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aka179	2007-06-26 , 15:15
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It took me some time to figure this out so here is the procedure (using WinXP box):

1) Save route from Google Earth as kml file (for example as route.kml). If necessary manually edit route.kml to remove any non-ascii comments/names (there was Cyrillic text in my case)

2) Maemo Mapper supports routes in reduced version of GPX 1.0 format, so we need some converter here. I did not found any ready to use converter, it takes three steps.

3) Use tool from here to convert route.kml to route1.1.gpx

4) Use tool from here to convert GPX 1.1 to GPX 1.0. Result file is route1.0.gpx

5) Now edit route1.0.gpx:

<wpt> Elements are not supported by Maemo Mapper so they should be converted to <trkpt> ones (move name element and rename it to desc), like done below:

Source:

Code:

<wpt lat="55.68303000000001" lon="37.84037">
	<name>Head southeast on Novoryazanskoe sh.</name>
</wpt>
...
<trk>
	<name>Route</name>
	<trkseg>
		<trkpt lat="55.68303000000001" lon="37.84037"></trkpt>

Fixed file:

Code:

<trk>
	<name>Route</name>
	<trkseg>
		<trkpt lat="55.68303000000001" lon="37.84037">
			<desc>Head southeast on Novoryazanskoe sh.</desc>
	</trkpt>

6) Copy result route1.0.gpx to your Nokia device and open using Route->Open from menu.

A bit cumbersome but it works.

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