From 1df14b14c5eeb393f019d89cb0651c882a63dcca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: parkrrrr Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:31:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] moving options --- xmldoc/formats/bcr.xml | 49 ++++++++++----------------- xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-index.xml | 8 +++++ xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-name.xml | 6 +++- xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-radius.xml | 10 +++++- 4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/xmldoc/formats/bcr.xml b/xmldoc/formats/bcr.xml index d5117d50b..c5604099d 100644 --- a/xmldoc/formats/bcr.xml +++ b/xmldoc/formats/bcr.xml @@ -1,34 +1,21 @@ - - - - This file format (extension .bcr) is used in "Motorrad -Routenplaner 2002-..." by Map&Guide. It is a route-onle -format. If you own a newer release (2005...) you can also use the XML -export and convert via gpsbabel ... -i tef -... to your preferred format. May be there are other -products from Map&Guide using the format. + +This file format (extension .bcr) is used in Map&Guide +Motorrad Routenplaner 2002 and later versions. +BCR is a route-only format. If you own a newer release (2005 or later) you +may also use the XML export with GPSBabel's tef +input format. - Coordinates are stored in Mercator format. The -calculation between this and our internal format can result in visible -differences. Experience reports are welcome. - Options: - - - If more then one route are -present in source data, with this option you can determine, which of -this should used for the output. The range is 1 to number routes in -input. If you don't use this, only the first route will be converted. + +There may be other products from Map&Guide that use this format as well. - - - Not every input format has a real -name for routes in their data. So you can give the route a nice -name. - - - Overwrites the default value of -6371000.0 meters for the earth radius. My be this can help to reduce -differences. - - - Sample BCR command with all options - gpsbabel -r -i gpx -f in.gpx -o bcr,index=1,name="From A to B",radius=6371012 -F a_to_b.bcr - + +Coordinates are stored in a BCR file in a Mercator projection. The +conversion from the Mercator projection to polar (latitude/longitude) +coordinates and back again may result in visible differences. Experience +reports are welcome. + + + Sample BCR command with all options + gpsbabel -r -i gpx -f in.gpx -o bcr,index=1,name="From A to B",radius=6371012 -F a_to_b.bcr + diff --git a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-index.xml b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-index.xml index 8b1378917..2d981b38b 100644 --- a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-index.xml +++ b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-index.xml @@ -1 +1,9 @@ + +Because the format supports only one route, this option may be used +on output to select a single route from a collection of +routes read from a more expressive format. If you have, say, a +gpx file that contains two routes, you may +use this option to write them one at a time to individual files. + +gpsbabel -i gpx -f routes.gpx -o bcr,index=1 -F route1.bcr -o bcr,index=2 -F route2.bcr diff --git a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-name.xml b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-name.xml index 8b1378917..575866e3a 100644 --- a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-name.xml +++ b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-name.xml @@ -1 +1,5 @@ - + +This route specifies the name of the route. This is particularly useful if +the route came from an input format that did not support named routes, but +it may also be used to rename a route. + diff --git a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-radius.xml b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-radius.xml index 8b1378917..db96ea032 100644 --- a/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-radius.xml +++ b/xmldoc/formats/options/bcr-radius.xml @@ -1 +1,9 @@ - + +This options instructs GPSBabel to use a different value for the radius of +the earth when converting between the Mercator projection and geographic +coordinates. The default value is 6371000.0 meters. + + +Careful experimentation with this value may help to reduce conversion +errors. + -- 2.30.2