GPS waypoints and routes and Grid References for Round Rotherham
(Initial data sets have been uploaded - updated for 2007, unchanged for 2008)
The GPS waypoints make 9 routes (Stage 1 forms routes 1 and 2), to successive checkpoints.
Also, there may be some changes. If your system allows, subscribe to the GPS data file for notification if there is a change.
The first field in each data line (after the W for Waypoint)
is the 'Idnt' field
The Waypoint Idnt always starts with one or more descriptive letters
that indicate the decision at this point, followed by a hyphen and a numerical
sequence starting at 001
Meaning of letters
L = left R = right
LR = left then right LL=left and left again
Sharpest turn
AL= Acute Left SL = sharp left
Gentlest turn
FL = fork left BL=bear left
(and of course the same for Right turns)
S = straight on
C = check-point (special symbol: x in circle)
002 is a sequence number, as in S-003
X-015 indicates a point to take care (special GPS symbol: Red Cross cross) as in ALX049
10 figure grid references are given for the GPS system.
The sequential list provides the 'conventional' 6-figure grid references for use in conjunction with OS Landranger Map 111 or Explorer Maps 278 (Sheffield and Barnsley) and 279 (Doncaster).
GPS route file and GPS waypoint file in Garmin format using the precise format required by PCX5 software. (revised for 2009)
The format of the Route file was adjusted for my Garmin GPS12 with PCX5 software. My new GPSMAP 60SCx is incompatible with PCX5 so I now use GPS Utility. Other more conventional format for the title - with spaces or underscores, or a leading hyphen - are ineffective. Load this first, then the waypoint file, as the route file loads the waypoints but without the symbol specification.
These files are loadable to newer Garmins (that can't
use PCX5), Magellan and other GPS brands using inter
alia GPS Utility,
a shareware product written by Alan
Murphy (contactable via his site). (There is a restricted freeware version;
a full bells-and-whistles version is available on payment of a fee - it's
cheapest to select payment in dollars!).
GPSU files: If you have GPSU (even if you don't have a GPS unit) you can download a map and display the route. Download one of the following set files into the same folder, open GPSU and select the first (.txt) file.
1:50000 scale: txt map
calibration
1:25000 scale: track, waypoints and route GPSU
waypoint file
(.txt), OS Explorer map file and calibration
file
Waypoints in .csv format for
you to process (with Excel, for example) as you will! Shows 6 and 10
figure grid ref data.
Also in POI (Point Of Interest) .csv format, in
sequence. Others may find these useful to create Memory Map and Anquet
map route files
Memory Map route files (provided by Mark Benton and Richard Weremiuk, with thanks). Try the file RoundRotherhamRoute.mmo, which has the 2007 route.
GPS waypoints in .aef format for Anquet maps
(from 2007).
The file, created by GPSU, is said to contains the waypoints and routes as
Anquet paths. Or as a single Anquet route for 2009
(created by GPSU - hope it works. Or as a
series of paths derived from each stage (only stage 1
- 2007 -
at present for test purposes). Unfortunately, I have not been able to check
whether Anquet reads the files properly.
Courses for Garmin Forerunner. Right click on
link and Save As Target... Then import the Course file into Training
Center (File - Import Course). You should get a page showing Courses on the
left, and on clicking the + see Stages 1 to 8. Click on each in turn to see the
course on the display. Click on Send To Device (obviously with the device
plugged in!) for each stage. This file has the course, not the waypoints (you will have a
breadcrumb to follow on your forerunner - I trust). I believe that's what's
meant to happen, but when I tried it with a Forerunner 205 I didn't see anything
on the display - I hope to test it again.
Alternative formats for Forerunner .tcx
.hst Warning - if you use either of these
formats, back up the history on Training Center first. They could
overwrite your existing data on Training Center.
Standard format .gpx file (should be compatible with any good GPS software)
Garmin Mapsource format .gdb, for transfer to and from Garmin units with computer connectivity (except Forerunner, I believe)
NEW for 2007 - updated for 2009
Download 3 files (right click on link, Save Target As...) to the same folder the
GPSU file (.txt), an OS Explorer map file and a calibration
file.
Open GPS Utility, File Open the rrr_gps_map.txt file.
The .jpg file is reproduced from Explorer® Maps 278 and 279, 1:25 000 scale,
by permission of Ordnance Survey® on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
©Crown copyright 2000.
All rights reserved. Licence number WL10217.
View - Calibrations - select the map file rrr25_ac1.jpg
It should automatically calibrate using the rrr25_ac1.gux file
Set your GPS for OSGB grid and Ord Survey datum - if the route file works with your GPS, you should only need that - it will give the 165 waypoints in 9 packets of up to 30 waypoints (2 packets for Stage 1), starting and finishing at a checkpoint. All sections are within the 30 waypoint limit of the GPS12.
Sequential list of standard 6-figure Grid References for the 160 critical points (generally changes of direction)
6-figure Grid References for the Checkpoints
To clear your GPS of Round Rotherham waypoints, use the Clear data set. Each year there are changes, so it is best to get a clean start. Also, you may want to load other waypoints, e.g. the Munros, before your next run. Delete waypoints with the selected symbols of Flag (routine waypoints), Circle-X (checkpoints) and First Aid (tricky locations).
If you require a different GPS data format, contact me, Henry Marston (include a Subject and Body text - unexplained attachments may be treated as spam), and I will try to generate it for you (using GPSU).
Data Update 17 September, 2009
