File Extension GPX

File type: GPS Exchange File

About the GPX file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .GPX files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The GPX file extension is utilized by several programs as their file format. This file format has with it a piece of GPS information using the GPS Exchange format. The file contains routes, waypoints, tracks or any information on the relative position of the user. The file utilizes the standard XML format which multiple software and Web services can easily import and read. The GPX file extension enables the exchange of GPS information among various applications as well as the sharing of the GPS information with any other user. The GPX file is an open standard and can be utilized without reservations by any GPS program. The GPX file format can be used without any modification but can be extended to allow it to work in other programs such as Mozilla/Firefox which does not contain the XML format.


Detailed information for file extension GPX

Category: Data files
File format: Open-Source
Open with Windows: Google Earth, EasyGPS, ExpertGPS, GPS Utility, Fugawi
Open with Linux: GPS Tuner, Cetus GPS, GeoNiche, GpxView
The GPX file extension is utilized by other applications such as the Google Earth, World Wind, iGO, J2ME Map and the Garmin. Google Earth is a three dimensional viewer program while the World Wind is a software used by NASA for its satellite imagery. iGO on the other hand is a handheld computer GPS navigation tool that provides information on the location of a user while the J2ME Map is a GoogleMap.