Re: What's the difference between waypoint, track and route?

Dave Pawson wrote:
> Suggested amendment.
>
>      <glossentry id="xml">
>         <glossterm>Geocaching</glossterm>
>         <glossdef>
>           <para>GPS based "paper chase", see
>           <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching"; /></para>
>         </glossdef>
>       </glossentry>
>
> Change the id value to geocaching?
> Then have some informal agreement that the id value will be the term 
> in lowercase, or camelCase if >1 word?
> It makes it easy to refer to glossary entries.
Right, "xml" is just a typo, left over from copy/paste.
> Also
>
>       <glossentry id="itinerary">
>         <glossterm>Itinerary</glossterm>
>         <glossdef>
>           <para>same as a Route (e.g. used by TomTom)</para>
>       <glossseealso otherterm="route">route</glossseealso>
>         </glossdef>
>       </glossentry>
> so that the terms are linked.
I had it exactly that way and removed the link again (it looks a bit 
ugly IMHO and the glossary is pretty small today). However, as the 
glossary may grow in the future, having the link may make sense.
>    <glossdef>
>           <para>a collection of gas stations, post boxes, shops and
>           like.</para>
>         </glossdef>
> Could I suggest 'locations' instead of gas stations, which is 
> colloquial I think.
Right
> > The glossary might be placed in /gpsbabel/xmldoc/chapters/preface.xml 
> > right before the </preface> tag - or as a standalone "top level" 
> > item. However, it might better *not* be placed *after* "The Formats" 
> > section, where no one will find it ;-)
>
> Or it's own appendix?
>
> <appendix>
>   <title>Glossary</title>
>    <para>Terms that are used in conjunction with GPSBabel.</para>
>   <glossary>
>      <glossdiv>
> etc
Unsure
> I like the wikipedia link! I can't improve the current text.
I wasn't sure about "paper chase", got it from a dictionary.

I've attached an edited version.

Regards, ULFL

<glossary>
  <title>Glossary</title>
  <para>Terms that are used in conjunction with GPSBabel.</para>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>G</title>
    <glossentry id="geocaching">
      <glossterm>Geocaching</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>GPS based "paper chase", see 
        <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching"; /></para>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>I</title>
    <glossentry id="itinerary">
      <glossterm>Itinerary</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>same as a Route (e.g. used by TomTom)</para>
        <glossseealso otherterm="route">Route</glossseealso>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>P</title>
    <glossentry id="poi">
      <glossterm>Points of Interest (POI)</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>a collection of locations like: gas stations, post
        boxes, hotels, shops, ...</para>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>R</title>
    <glossentry id="route">
      <glossterm>Route</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>a list of geopoints (often with names) connected in a
        specific order. Usually a collection of geopoints defining
        the route you want to pass while traveling, created by PC
        software, or generated inside a GPS device. They can be
        composed of existing waypoints, or new "routepoints" might
        be generated.</para>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>T</title>
    <glossentry id="track">
      <glossterm>Track</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>a collection of geopoints recorded by your GPS device
        while traveling -- "breadcrumb trails". The order of
        trackpoints within the track is important. Usually a
        trackpoint doesn't have a name or comment, but a timestamp.
        This distinguishes a trackpoint from a waypoint.</para>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
  <glossdiv>
    <title>W</title>
    <glossentry id="track">
      <glossterm>Waypoints</glossterm>
      <glossdef>
        <para>are geopoints that are not necessarily connected to
        other points, and their order is unimportant. They can be
        entered before, while or after you actually visit the place
        and might have tags like name, comment and the like.
        Usually used to mark special locations as your home, a
        hotel or a geocache.</para>
      </glossdef>
    </glossentry>
  </glossdiv>
</glossary>
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