RouteConverter 2.16 is ready

Release 2.16 from 3. September '15

• adds an option to change the map view from Java FX back to Eclipse SWT
• adds size and date columns and a context menu for the restart of downloads to the download dialog
• adds an option to allow to start numbering at first position of current selection
• adds top/up/down/bottom menu items to the position menu
• adds a context menu to rename and delete routes to the browse tab
• uses Weblate.org for the localization of RouteConverter so anyone can help
• uses a new icon set with high resolution icons on Retina Macs
• uses the Aster Global Digital Elevation Model V1 2009 first when queryingGeonames for elevation information
• provides a new extended help which is derived from the website - simply press F1
• reduces the number of interactions between the web browser and the application
• removes the Earthtools elevation service as www.earthtools.org is down
• fixes a bug where an empty file was reported as unreadable
• fixes a bug where map links where not opened in the external browser but locked up the program
• fixes a bug where the Java FX-based map view didn't use the complete available space after the program start
• fixes a bug where inserting positions automatically zoomed
• fixes a bug where iGO8 Route (*.kml) files could not be converted from route to track
• fixes a bug where Google Earth 5 (*.kmz) files with PNG images could not be read
• fixes a bug where creating a new file and exiting did not bring up the save as dialog

Downloads for Release 2.16

RouteConverter 2.15 is ready

Release 2.15 from 15. July '15

• adds an option to disable "show all positions" after loading and after switching position lists
• provides elevation service that tries to select the best possible elevation service
• shows the URLs of routes in the catalog as a tooltip
• uses JavaFX on Windows for the map view which requires Oracle Java 7 Update 40 or later to work
• uses the system-wide proxy configuration as documented by Oracle
• removes the faulty Outdoor Active maps integration
• fixes a bunch of bugs during the startup phase which make the map, routing and elevation unusable
• fixes a bug where routes where just rendered partially and inaccurately
• fixes a bug where elevation information was erased when trying to complete it
• fixes a bug where downloads where slowed down, performed twice and reported failures
• fixes a bug where the conversion of long routes to tracks did not render an accurate track afterwards
• fixes a bug where gpsbabel did not work on 64 Bit operation systems
• fixes a bug where Google Maps URLs where not parsed correctly
• fixes a bug where the rename of a category in the local route catalog had no visible effect
• fixes a bug where the route length is doubled each time the position list is switched

RouteConverter 2.14 is ready

Release 2.14 from 27. April '15

• adds the OSM-based OpenTopoMap
• adds Portuguese localization
• adds notifications in the lower right corner to display download progress
• requires at least Java 7
• uses a single JAR for 32 and 64 Bit support, which internally selected the correct version
• uses the Apple key as an accelerator instead of Ctrl
• uses JavaFX on Mac OS X for the map view which requires Oracle Java 7 Update 40 or later to work
• uses version 3.18 of the Google Maps API which introduces fading of map tiles and supports the avoid ferries routing option
• supports the Garmin TrackPointExtension v1 and v2 for GPX 1.1 (.gpx) files
• renders a red line if a routing request to Googles servers did not return any results
• completes elevation data when inserting positions only if the data is already locally available
• creates trips for Garmin zümo 590LM with more than 29 waypoints
• makes route color configurable
• fixes reading CoPilot 9 (.trp) files which are UTF-16LE encoded
• fixes a bug when loading the Hikemap
• fixes a bug where the Outdoor Active Maps showed missing tiles
• fixes a bug where the profile didn't use all the horizontally available space
• fixes a bug in undo for completion after insertion of intermediate positions
• fixes a bug in undo for removing positions
• fixes a bug that WPL sentences might have no checksum
• fixes an int overrun bug in the track duration calculation
• fixes a bug to make value conversion for Statute and Nautic unit system commutative

RouteConverter 2.13 is ready

Release 2.13 from 18. July '14

• reads CoPilot 9.5 (.trp) files 
• reads GoPal 7 Route (.xml) files 
• reads new Google Maps URLs starting with /dir/ 
• offers a new time column as suggested in the forum
• allows to configure where to store NASA SRTM1, SRTM3 and Jonathan de Ferranti DEM 1, DEM 3 elevation data 
• uses Google Maps API 3.16 
• uses DJNative Swing 1.0.2 and Eclipse SWT 4.3 which enables the map on the Linux distributions again 
• fixes a bug where printing was disabled until a position was selected 
• fixes a bug where coordinates at the mouse position where printed 
• fixes a bug when routing was slow

RouteConverter 2.12 is ready

Release 2.12 from 4. April '14

• allows to choose between NASA SRTM1, SRTM3 and Jonathan de Ferranti DEM 1, DEM 3 when completing elevation data
• allows to keep the option dialog open all the time
• offers a downloads dialog to show the previously hidden downloads of elevation data
• adds a column to the positions table that shows the elevation difference from a position to its predecessor
• is signed with a certificate from Certum which enables Webstart with Java 1.7.0_51 again
• uses version 3.15 of the Google Maps API which enables the mouse wheel with Internet Explorer 11 again
• fixes a bug when the sort menu entries are not activated directly after loading a file

RouteConverter 2.11 is ready

Release 2.11 from 30. October '13

• reads Columbus TimeAlbum (.csv) files
• reads and writes MotoPlaner URLs
• reads SRTM1 and SRTM3 files when completing elevation data
• allows to switch between speed and elevation in the context menu of the profile graph
• uses the Glopus (*.tk) format with latitude,longitude,comment when pasting to the clipboard
• uses a single instance when calling the Webstart API and passing it an URL to open
• uses integer tick units for the profile graph to avoid fraction number
• is more robust when reading NMEA 0183 Sentences (*.nmea) files
• allows to use zoom level 19 of Mapnik maps
• fixes the performance issues when deleting large number of positions in tracks with lots of positions
• fixes a bug when converting routes to tracks that inserted new positions in unpredictable order
• fixes a bug when reading NMEA 0183 Sentences (*.nmea) files where the ZDA year is encoded with 4 digits
• fixes a bug when writing Garmin POI (*.gpi) files with spaces in the position list name
• fixes a bug when writing Google Earth 5 (*.kml) speed bars with wrong speed segments
• fixes a bug when writing WebPage (*.html) files which failed to display positions
• fixes a bug when registering at the RouteConverter service that allowed empty first and last names

This is how it looks like:

OnlinePC über RouteConverter

Gerade habe ich einen schönen Bericht über RouteConverter 2.10 bei OnlinePC entdeckt. Besonders gefreut hat mich, daß die einfache Bedienung und die automatische Erkennung geschätzt werden:

Der Clou an RouteConverter ist einfache Bedienung sowie die automatische Erkennung des jeweiligen Datenformats. Es genügt, eine GPS-Datei ins Programmfenster zu ziehen, und die Software ermittelt die passende Dateibehandlungsroutine. Anschliessend erscheinen die Wegpunkte rechts im Fenster, während links eine Vorschau der Strecke in Google Maps zu sehen ist. Die Kartenansicht lässt sich umstellen, verschieben und zoomen. Einzelne Wegpunkte kann der Nutzer bearbeiten, löschen, verschieben oder hinzufügen. Die jeweilige Position wird direkt auf der Karte markiert.

Danke.