GPX (.gpx)
- Import fully supports the GPX format Version 1.1.
Background & Context

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- GPX global positioning data.
- Standard format for exchanging GPS location data.
- Stores GIS data recorded with GPS devices.
- GPX is an acronym for GPS Exchange Format.
- XML format.
- Introduced in 2002.
Import

- Import["file.gpx"] imports a GPX file and returns a combined rendering of all graphics layers.
- Import["file.gpx"] returns a GeoGraphics object.
- Import["file.gpx","elem"] imports the specified element from a GPX file.
- Import["file.gpx",{{"elem1","elem2",…}}] imports multiple elements.
- See the following reference pages for full general information:
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Import import from a file CloudImport import from a cloud object ImportString import from a string ImportByteArray import from a byte array
Import Elements

- General Import elements:
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"Elements" list of elements and options available in this file "Summary" summary of the file "Rules" list of rules for all available elements - Data representation elements:
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"Data" graphics primitives for each layer "Graphics" all layers combined into a single GeoGraphics object "GraphicsList" list of graphics representing the layers of a GPX archive "TabularAssociation" association of layer names and Tabular objects - Import by default uses the "Graphics" element for the GPX format.
- Import["file.gpx","Data"] returns an expression of the form {layer1,layer2,layer3} . Individual layers are given as a list of rules representing the geometry as well as numerical and textual information associated with the features.
- Meta-information elements:
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"Comments" description of the file as a string "LayerNames" all layer names, given as a list of strings "Metadata" author and copyright information "Name" name given in the file "SpatialRange" range of geographic coordinates, typically given in decimal degrees - Geographic coordinates in GPX files always refer to the WGS84 datum.
Options

- General rendering options:
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Background None background color ImageSize Automatic overall size of the image
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Applications (2)
Import Elements (1)
"TabularAssociation" (1)
Import all layers as an association of Tabular objects:
Convert geometry data from a latitude-longitude pair to GeoPosition:
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 2010 (8.0) | Updated in 2025 (14.3)