GPX Plugin for ArcGIS

An extension (plugin) for ArcGIS 10.x to allow ArcCatalog and ArcMap to open a GPX file as a native GIS dataset. The GPX file does not need to be converted to a more common data format before viewing.

Build

The plugin was developed with C#, and .Net 3.5. It requires the ArcObjects libraries from ESRI. Visual Studio 2010 project files are provided for building the source code.

Testing

After building a debug version with Visual Studio

1. Copy reg.bat and unreg.bat to the 10xCode/bin/debug folder.
2. Run reg.bat as administrator
3. Start a debug build and visual studio should launch ArcCatalog after building the debug dll
4. Use ArcCatalog to test browsing/viewing a GPX file.
5. You do not need to re-register between builds unless you change the GUID

Deploy

The plugin requires installation by an administrator.

1. Copy GpxPlugin.dll from 10xCode/bin/release to some stable system folder.
2. Copy reg.bat and unreg.bat to the same folder.
3. Run reg.bat as administrator.
4. Use ArcMap and/or ArcCatalog as usual.
5. To uninstall:
   • Run unreg.dll
   • Delete reg.bat, unreg.bat, and GpxPlugin.dll

See the MS Word file in the Docs folder for more information.

Publish

New versions (or recompiles for new versions or ArcObjects) should be published to IRMA and the PDS (Alaska Region's GIS network drive).

1. Copy reg.bat, unreg.bat, and GpxPlugin.dll to a folder named for the version of ArcGIS that it was compiled against (i.e. GpxPlugin10.7)
2. Zip up the folder.
3. Provide the zip file to the PDS Manager for addition to the X:\GIS\Apps\GpxPlugin folder.
4. Login to IRMA and add the zip file to the Download list. (You need to be the IRMA project owner)

Using

A GPX file is a compound data set. It expands to 1 or more spatial feature classes. One is a point feature class for all way points in the GPX file. Another is a polyline feature class for all track logs. The third is a polygon, which is just a closed versions of the track logs.

Preview the feature classes in a GPX file as a table or a spatial view in ArcCatalog. Use the Add Data tool in ArcMap to add a GPX file to a map.

See the MS Word file in the Docs folder for more information.