An overview of the services storing GPS tracks


I decided to find a service that allows you to store GPS tracks journeys and walks, just draw on the map the routes for future trips and share them with friends. Requirements — snap a photo to route various statistics on the trip, the ability to draw routes in the browser. Be sure to download the tracks in GPX format or NMEA, a nice bonus would be the availability of apps for the iPhone.
After going through a lot of similar services decided to allocate three (a good number, Yes) the most interesting and versatile, an overview of these services and I want to bring to your attention.


Everytrail.com



The website is interesting because to view the route uses a Flash through it appears Google map with the route, charts elevation and speed, as well as a slideshow of photos and videos, tied to the route. Thanks to the Flash card appears very quickly when you zoom in the route line is displayed constantly and does not disappear at the time of loading of the card, unlike the JS version of Google Maps used on other sites. Of the shortcomings – you can't use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out using the Flash route can not be viewed on browsers that don't support it (iPhone, iPad), although they have the same name in the AppStore app EveryTrail which you can use to record routes, view previously recorded routes.
The route on the website, you can download how to use proprietary software for popular mobile platforms (iPhone | Android | Windows Mobile | Blackberry) or just from the computer to download the file tracks recorded any GPS or logger – checked the download in formats GPX, NMEA. Another track you can just draw directly in the browser – useful if you are planning a trip and want to show the route of the comrades. The website allows you to combine tracks, for example, made on different days of the trip. There is also a function of "pruning" of tracks, but to understand how it works I failed.
The service allows you to snap photos made during the trip to the track, so that the map will display the point where the picture was taken. It is possible to download a photo from your computer (made in Flash, "drops" the Opera browser on my computer), as well as import photos from Flickr, Picasa or Youtube videos. Photos on the track can be placed manually or automatically – you can specify the time difference between camera and GPS (if available) or just set manually one photo (for example, the first, at the starting point) and the site will determine the time difference automatically.

GPSLogLabs.com



A great website that is designed for monitoring your sporting achievements, store routes of training and travel. Displays many kinds of statistical information about the route and shows a large number of graphs. The site interface is made using JS, all charts can zoom in and flip through. A feature of this service is that it has a very good track editor, they can split, merge, and apply various filters.
The service provides excellent Analytics, training or travelling, for example you can see how many miles did you run/travel every month, there's even a comic report for example shows me that the distance of my bike trips 39.3 km is 93% of the marathon distance and total ascent for this trip 1.0 km is 12% of the height of mount Everest.
Among the shortcomings of the service – a fairly complex interface, inability to upload photos related to the track and the inability to download the track to anyone except the user that created it.

GPSies.com



Probably the most famous storage service GPS traces. Allows you to view the downloaded track is not just for Google maps, as the majority of services and and on maps, OSM, Yahoo, and Microsoft – which, incidentally, is irrelevant for CIS. From the graphs, the service shows only elevation chart – however it is also the most convenient to use among the considered sites if you hover the mouse on the graph – shows not only the numerical value of the height at this point but the corresponding point on the track. To track, you can snap a photo uploaded from your computer or Picasa album and Youtube videos.
Of the downsides of the service to mention just a wild amount of advertising.

Added by request TarzanASG: If you record the track went down the road, and this road isn't on the map the OpenStreetMap(OSM) — you can help the community by uploading your track on the OSM website. manual download attached. Also on GPSies.com there is a function quick download any track on OSM, it is enough to press the button "Submit to Openstreetmap" from the view page of the track.

Conclusions


A clear leader among storage services tracks I make now are between everytrail.com and gpsloglabs.com. In the first attracted to the convenient interface of the site and lovely app for iPhone, the second – a large number of statistics on the tracks. GPSies.com too personal, but because of the abundance of advertising to use them, and especially to give someone a link to this website absolutely do not want. If anyone knows more worthy of attention services storage tracks — please tell me.
Article based on information from habrahabr.ru

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