osmapiR (version 0.2.3)

osm_create_gpx: Create GPS trace

Description

Use this to upload a GPX file or archive of GPX files. Requires authentication.

Usage

osm_create_gpx(
  file,
  description,
  tags,
  visibility = c("private", "public", "trackable", "identifiable")
)

Value

A number representing the ID of the new gpx.

Arguments

file

The GPX file path containing the track points.

description

The trace description. Cannot be empty.

tags

A string containing tags for the trace. Can be empty.

visibility

One of the following: private, public, trackable, identifiable. For explanations see OSM trace upload page or Visibility of GPS traces).

Details

Note that for successful processing, the file must contain trackpoints (<trkpt>), not only waypoints, and the trackpoints must have a valid timestamp. Since the file is processed asynchronously, the call will complete successfully even if the file cannot be processed. The file may also be a .tar, .tar.gz or .zip containing multiple gpx files, although it will appear as a single entry in the upload log.

See Also

Other edit GPS traces' functions: osm_delete_gpx(), osm_update_gpx()

Examples

vignette("how_to_edit_gps_traces", package = "osmapiR")