+
What
+ GPX is an XML
+ format for GPS data. Many personal GPS devices now support
+ outputting their track logs to GPX. If you want to do something
+ fun with the data from your GPS device, then this might be a
+ good place to start.
+
+
+
+
Why
+ +
+
+ This gem is the direct result of my work on a site I once wrote called WalkingBoss (RIP).
+ It powered the trip creation and editing parts of the site. After talking
+ about WalkingBoss at a few different Ruby groups and RailsConf,
+ I was convinced that I really should release this code back to
+ the community. After all, a large portion of the site would not
+ exist were it not for the many other open source ruby projects I
+ used in creating it.
+
+
+
+
How
+
+
+ Version 0.1 of this library relied entirely on REXML for XML
+ parsing, which was convenient (no dependencies) but slow on
+ large GPX files. Since version 0.2, the library relies on
+ the libxml-ruby bindings.
+ Instead of taking minutes to run, the unit tests now take a matter
+ of seconds.
+
+
+
+
Examples/Docs
+ See the README file in the RDoc docs for examples.
+
+
+
+
+
Download
+ To download the latest version of this gem, please visit: http://rubyforge.org/projects/gpx/.
+
+
+
+
Who
+ +My name is Doug Fales. I'm a software consultant in Montana.
+ I enjoy writing software but would rather be outdoors making
+ more GPX files on most days. If you would like to contact me
+ about anything (bugs, patches, or freelance work), I can be
+ reached at: doug [at] falesafeconsulting [dot] com.
+
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+