Display GPX files on a map

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Looking for recommendations on how to display GPX tracks (GPS recordings) on a map within Glide?

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I believe the Glide’s map component/layout only takes address in text and coordinates as inputs.

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Thanks, I’m currently using the webview component to embed GPX tracks uploaded to external platforms like Wikiloc, Outdoor Active, Komoot, ViewRanger. Here’s a helpful list of services.

I wondered whether anyone can recommend an API that processes GPX files. The goal is simplify the process and keep control over my content.

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Hi Ric_1,

Did you find a solution for your desires functionality? I too would like to add GPX tracks for users to follow directly in my app project.

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Unfortunately not, I started using Mapbox API to display maps with pin markers (very simple) but encoding polylines or writing GeoJson to display tracks was too complex for me. For the moment I gave up but will keep the post updated should I find a solution.

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For my purposes I have been able to build a route in Google Maps, save the link and convert it to a gpx file. From there I put the link to the gpx file in post on a website. I’d love to be able to do this in a Glide app for turn by turn directions for users. It’s rather tedious the way I do it now. I edit photos of maps with route overlay for a visual to accompany the link for now. I’ll share when I find something better.