Help needed with Ambit *.kml files.

[Lost-again]

Suunto have recently added the facility to download your track file from Movescount. It exports in *.kml format which is a Google Earth format. It uploads to google earth with all the elevation and speed data, giving a good new way to view your route data. However, I want to use my 3rd party mapping software ( Memory-Map) which means I need the data in *.gpx format. With my x9 I have always used GPSBable, which is a great little converter. Every time I run GPSBable on the *.kml file it produces an empty *.gpx file. I have tried several other converters and non appear to be able to identify the track or route data in the kml file but reports a successful conversion, although if I look in the kml file with a text editor it has the track data in a section titled <gx:Track>. I think I have tried everything, any help from someone who understands the formats is very appreciated!

[twelveone]

I also want a quick and simple way of converting to gpx. I found a python script someone has written to do the conversion here: http://code.google.com/p/ambit2gpx/
I'm going to try combining that with a tool to run python scripts as windows executables using this: http://www.py2exe.org/
I'll update with results tomorrow once I've had a chance to play around with it.

Note that the gpx conversion script is used with your ambit's raw original xml file and not the file you export from movescount. You can find these files in c:\users\\appdata\roaming\suunto\moveslink2\ (if you're on windows 7) after syncing your ambit.

[twelveone]

Just realised it was joelc from these forums that wrote the script, thanks joelc!

[twelveone]

I've just successfully converted 6 of my run logs from the past week using joelc's script, directly from the ambit's xml files to gpx, and uploaded them without issue to the site I use to log my training (fetcheveryone.com). Had to install python for windows from here first: Download Python then run the script from the command prompt, specifying the ambit's log file I want to convert.

First, add the python directory to the PATH for every command prompt window, this means you can just run "python" as a command rather than the full path to the python.exe file. Do this by typing the following at the command prompt for python version 2.6, or replace the "26" if you've installed a different version.

PATH C:\Python26;%PATH%

Then change directory to where you downloaded joelc's script to, e.g.:

cd c:\Users\your username\Downloads

Then run the script against your log file like this example:

python ambit2gpx.py c:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\Suunto\Moveslink2\log-9314984608001A00-2012-04-12T17_12_36-8.xml

This should create a new gpx file in the Moveslink2 directory with the same filename that you specified to convert, but a .gpx extension.

[Lost-again]

Twelve one: thanks for ths, just the information I was looking for, really appreciated. I have a mac so will first try python for the mac, but it I cannot get it to work, I have windows under parallels so will follow your guide. I will let you know!

[martowl]

If you want to spend a little money on Software, rubiTrack for the mac will sync with your Movescount folder (it is coming soon, I am testing a version that works with the Ambit) and import all data, HR, altitude, cadence and gps data. You can then export .tcx as a track or course and .gpx data from the app. It is in the Mac app store. It also keeps local copies of your files and is a great equipment tracker.

[PaulR7]

Hi All
Can anyone help me out, Im a Mac user, when I click on 'export move' within Movescount, it downloads the file but in .xlxs format. Google Earth won't allow me to open this file.

Any help / instructions, greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Paul

[twelveone]

Hi All
Can anyone help me out, Im a Mac user, when I click on 'export move' within Movescount, it downloads the file but in .xlxs format. Google Earth won't allow me to open this file.

Any help / instructions, greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Paul

Click on "export track" at the bottom of the map view - this will export the route/track to a .kml file which you can open with google earth

[PaulR7]

Hi twelveone

Thanks very much, sorted!

cheers
Paul

[Sinziana Eveline]

If you need to convert KML files to GPX files you could try using this tool Kml2gpx.com: convert kml to gpx online. It's free, simple and fast. It's free and simple to use.