Track file is a comma-separated file with a *.log extension, which may or may not have field names in the first line. It can look as follows:

$PMGNTRK,4918.804,N,12255.386,W,00035,M,222007.83,A,,200806*62
$PMGNTRK,4918.816,N,12255.376,W,00028,M,222109.83,A,,200806*6D
$PMGNTRK,4918.824,N,12255.377,W,00034,M,222135.84,A,,200806*68
$PMGNTRK,4918.827,N,12255.366,W,00033,M,222203.84,A,,200806*6A
$PMGNTRK,4918.825,N,12255.353,W,00029,M,222229.38,A,,200806*6A

The custom format changes CSV field names (col0, col1, col2, etc) to Magellan track file field names (lat, lon, checksum, etc), reformats them, and creates two types of geometries - points (Magellan's waypoints) and a track, which is the line connecting all the points.

The reader requires two parameters - number of lines to skip, which can either 0 or 1 (GPS unit does not create file header, whereas MapSend does), and time difference with Greenwich (GPS unit writes time in Greenwich time).

Note that this is a preliminary version of the format, and it can be changed in the future. This format is shipped "as is", is not the part of FME, and officially is not supported at this moment. However, if you find any errors, or want to suggest any improvements, feel free to contact us via e-mail.

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