What is the difference between track and route in a GPX file

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rajan sthapit picture rajan sthapit · Apr 3, 2012 · Viewed 20.6k times · Source

I wanted to know what is the basic difference between a GPX track and route file

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Stefan picture Stefan · Apr 4, 2012

A route is a sequence of waypoints, its the plan for your navigation. A track is the recorded path you did actually follow while trying to implement the plan (the route).

As GPX files a different XML schema is used for routes and tracks. Here are examples: http://cycleseven.org/gps-waypoints-routes-and-tracks-the-difference

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