RV Trip Wizard output for Google Maps Integration.

[Galway Girl]

I sent a message asking the folks at RV Trip wizard if they had a feature to overlay multiple trips on one map...and they said no but to try exporting to Google Maps and using layers....here's a result as an example of what's possible, I'm still learning.

So Google Maps allows direct import of the .gpx files that are output by RV Trip wizard.  
Normally the .gpx are used to load into Garmin devices, but Google Maps reads them as well.

I started by opening up a new map in Google Maps created "My Map" as a BASE map with the first 2019 trip where we picked up the trailer, and added a layer for each subsequent main trip.

I found that 6 is the maximum number of individual layers you can add in Google Maps.
There are controls to change the type of marker, color, line width etc.
There are also controls to turn on/off the titles for each stop.

To create more graphic maps, Google enables embedding photos by geotag into the maps as well.
I'm considering adding pictures of each campsite for each stop to see if it's at all useful.

The map below lets us see big holes in our travel...so we've still got miles to go before we sleep!

Craig & Rose
Hull 505 - Galway Girl

 

 

[SNY SD UP]

Craig,

I really like what you have done here. 
I tried something similar (RVTW to GE Maps), and all I was able to show in GE Maps was 'straight-line' travel from stop-to-stop.  

I too had a discussion with RVTW and they were not interested in being accommodating or compatible with what it would take to more closely 'follow the road' as we travelled.
The RVTW follows the roads in their software so why can they not export the same '.gpx' file with GPS Lat-Lon points to GE?   
It may be more data than they want to process for an export.  i should find those replies, and send them to you to see how closely they match what you may have received form them.  i.e. Copy paste a standard response.

I have used the Garmin RV890 for a few years now; I believe I was able to get a '.gpx' file out of there either directly or by passing the RV890 export through Garmin’s Basecamp, then to GE Maps.  I do not remember, but will fire it up in a week or two.  As we plan for our 2025 outing, I will get back up to speed on this.

I am going to meet with some people who are ‘GIS Professionals’, and see if it is some ‘Export’ option I need to set either in RVTW or the Garmin 890 or ‘Import’ option in GE, to see if I can get GE Maps to show the actual routing and not ‘Stop-to-Stop Straight-line’ routing.

I really like the way you are documenting your routes.  I am just not there yet.

Are you able to show what your GE 'My Places Side Bar' looks like?

 

Regards,

Bryan