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I have a GPS track in GPX format available from a recent bike tour and I need and want to do some analysis on the tracks. I'm wondering whether there is any way to transform the GPX data into an elevation model/graph like this (blue):

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I created this image above using the german platform komoot.de where you can upload your GPX tracks but it's not customizable or in any way editable/scalable/exportable.

Are there any tools to achieve this? (The pink speed graph is optional.)

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  • Example Snowdon Wales, bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=http://uk3peaks.com/snowdon/… substitute with your gpx file. Click Elevation or Gradient Option.
    – Mapperz ♦
    Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 16:02
  • @Mapperz, that is a great link and interface!
    – Aaron ♦
    Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 16:11
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    Tip with bikehike you can scroll across the Elevation/Gradient Chart with the mouse cursor that position is then shown on the map interactively.
    – Mapperz ♦
    Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 16:16

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For a Python approach, try gpxplot available from code.google.com. The script is available here and the online interface is located here.

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Try using GPS Visualizer. The profile tool looks like what you may be interested in.

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Or, Maplorer: View GPX file on map + elevation

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You can do this with ArcGIS 10.1.

  • run GPX to Features tool (converts GPX files to points features class)
  • run Points to Line tool (converts points FC to line FC)
  • run 3D Analyst tool: Stack Profile (creates a table of elevation AND with the optional output graph, provides the profile as a graph)

So you'll need ArcMap 10.1 basic /w 3D Analyst.enter image description here

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From the comment earlier Bike hike has the ability to parse gpx from a web location and renders this on the google map but also creates Elevation and Gradient profiles:

Miles and Kilometers supported

Other options:

Add Course-point
Drag edit mode
Reverse the Route
Map Size

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This is an Example of a trail up Snowdon Mountain in North Wales.

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?lnk=http://uk3peaks.com/snowdon/pygtrack.gpx

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  • What do you mean, "drag edit"? I can seem to drag neither waypoints, nor the route itself... Also, there doesn't seem to be a way to remove a waypoint other than refreshing the page, resetting it to the initial view (rather poor user experience).
    – Tomislav Nakic-Alfirevic
    Commented Mar 9, 2017 at 9:34

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