Specifications

One line per event
each field separated by a comma
non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,)
defaults will be used for empty fields
Field 1 : Number - this is the location in the array (max 1000), must be unique, usually start at 1 and
increment.
Field 2 : Latitude - decimal degrees.
Field 3 : Longitude - decimal degrees.
Field 4 : Symbol - 0 to number of symbols in GPS
Field 5 : Map Display Format - not yet used, set to 0
Field 6 : Foreground Color (RGB value)
Field 7 : Background Color (RGB value)
Field 8 : Symbol Size - 17 is normal size
Track File (.plt)
Line 1
: File type and version information
Line 2
: Geodetic Datum used for the Lat/Lon positions for each trackpoint
Line 3
: "Altitude is in feet" - just a reminder that the altitude is always stored in feet
Line 4
: Reserved for future use
Line 5
: multiple fields as below
Field 1 : always zero (0)
Field 2 : width of track plot line on screen - 1 or 2 are usually the best
Field 3 : track color (RGB)
Field 4 : track description (no commas allowed)
Field 5 : track skip value - reduces number of track points plotted, usually set to 1
Field 6 : track type - 0 = normal , 10 = closed polygon , 20 = Alarm Zone
Field 7 : track fill style - 0 =bsSolid; 1 =bsClear; 2 =bsBdiagonal; 3 =bsFdiagonal; 4
=bsCross;
5 =bsDiagCross; 6 =bsHorizontal; 7 =bsVertical;
Field 8 : track fill color (RGB)
Line 6
: Number of track points in the track, not used, the number of points is determined when
reading the points file
Trackpoint data
One line per trackpoint
each field separated by a comma
non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,)
defaults will be used for empty fields
Field 1 : Latitude - decimal degrees.
Field 2 : Longitude - decimal degrees.
Field 3 : Code - 0 if normal, 1 if break in track line
Field 4 : Altitude in feet ( - 777 if not valid)
Field 5 : Date - see Date Format below, if blank a preset date will be used
Field 6 : Date as a string
Field 7 : Time as a string
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