traccar2gpx

What is Traccar?

With Traccar you can view defined GPS devices in real-time with no delay.

How is Traccar working?

You need to own a tracker. A tracker is a small device, either handheld (e.g. „Traccar Client App“ using your mobile, mobile tracker „Incutex TK5000“) or fix mounted (e.g. OBD connected devices). A tracker sends its GPS position frequently via GPRS to a portal: Traccar.

Traccar is Open Source and can be hosted by yourself - or you buy it as a service. If you are interested in details: Traccar.org.

Why traccar2gpx?

I'm doing lots of bicycle or motorbike trips that I'm tracking. The Traccar portal gives me the option to download a range of days and returns them as one track.

While Traccars export option is pretty good, I have different needs. Let's compare some options:

Compatibility

This version has been tested with Traccar 5.4 - 6.0

Configuration file

traccar2gpx is configured by a sidecar configuration file. If you don't edit your config file with the needed credentials, traccar2gpx fails to run with an error exception.
Here is an example of how to edit your config file:

{
    "root_url": "your_url:port",
    "email": "your_email_2_access_traccar_server",
    "password": "your_password"
}

More about the config file

• The config file must be named: traccar2gpx.json
• The file must be in valid json format.
• The file must be in the same directory as traccar2gpx.exe
• The file must include:
  • the URL to access the traccar server & the port to access it. Typically this is http://your_url:8082 .
    Remark: http not https!
    If you self-host your traccar server, make sure the have the right port forward setup in your router.
  • your user-id and password that has the proper rights to access your traccar admin API.

Use of traccar2gpx

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