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  <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Garmin MapSource - mps (mapsource)</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="fmt_gdb.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 3. The Formats</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="fmt_garmin_txt.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" ><a id="fmt_mapsource"></a>Garmin MapSource - mps (mapsource)</h2></div></div></div><p class="fmtcapshdr">
    This format can...
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          read and write waypoints
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          read and write tracks
        </p></li><li class="listitem"><p class="fmtcapsitem">
          read and write routes
        </p></li></ul></div><p>This format has the following options: <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_snlen" title="snlen option">snlen</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_snwhite" title="snwhite option">snwhite</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_mpsverout" title="mpsverout option">mpsverout</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_mpsmergeout" title="mpsmergeout option">mpsmergeout</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_mpsusedepth" title="mpsusedepth option">mpsusedepth</a>, <a class="link" href="fmt_mapsource.html#fmt_mapsource_o_mpsuseprox" title="mpsuseprox option">mpsuseprox</a> .</p><p> 
  This format supports the Garmin <span class="productname">Mapsource</span>™ product family.
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  This format is based on significant reverse-engineering and guesswork.
  GPSBabel's output appears to be compatible with the various versions of 
  MapSource.  Icon mapping is attempted between different MapSource versions.  
  Altitude is supported, but proximity and depth are not.  
</p><p>
  Naming files *.mps will allow file-&gt;open in Mapsource to find the files 
  more easily.  
</p><p>
  Versions 3, 4, and 5 of the Mapsource data format are handled automatically 
  on input.  By default the output is version 5.  (Until 3/2004, it was
  version 3, but since Mapsource updates are free, the convenience of
  having modern icon sets outweighs the backward compatibility concern.
  Users of other versions can either upgrade or specify the switches to
  get output in a compatible format.)  Waypoints, routes, and tracklogs are 
  all handled, but map sets are ignored.
</p><p> 
  Information on the Garmin Mapsource format was provided by Ian Cowley and 
  Mark Bradley.  The code was implemented by Robert Lipe and Mark Bradley.
</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_snlen"></a><code class="option">snlen</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Length of generated shortnames.
    </p><p>
This option specifies the length of generated short names on output.  The 
default is 10 characters.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_snwhite"></a><code class="option">snwhite</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Allow whitespace synth. shortnames.
    </p><p>
This option specifies whether to allow whitespace (space, tab, etc.) in 
generated short names on output.  The default is to not allow whitespace.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_mpsverout"></a><code class="option">mpsverout</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Version of mapsource file to generate (3,4,5).
    </p><p>
This option specifies the format version for the output file.  The default
is version 5, as noted above.  Supported versions are 3, 4, and 5.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_mpsmergeout"></a><code class="option">mpsmergeout</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Merge output with existing file.
    </p><p>
This option causes the output to be merged with a pre-existing output file.
This allows MapSource sections that aren't handled by GPSBabel (e.g. map sets)
to be preserved.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_mpsusedepth"></a><code class="option">mpsusedepth</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Use depth values on output (default is ignore).
    </p><p>
This option causes GPSBabel to write depth values for waypoints.  Most 
input formats do not support depth values, so the default is to not write
them.
</p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fmt_mapsource_o_mpsuseprox"></a><code class="option">mpsuseprox</code> option</h3></div></div></div><p>
      Use proximity values on output (default is ignore).
    </p><p>
This option causes GPSBabel to write proximity values for waypoints.  Most 
input formats do not support proximity values, so the default is to not write
them.
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