OGPS

Updates

OGPS Version 3.4.0 is currently the latest version of OGPS. Please continue to check for updates.

Version History

Version 3.4.0 (November 15, 2020)

Version 3.3.0 (September 15, 2018)

Fixed issue where heart rate data couldn't be loaded from TCX files with no elevation data.
Fixed issue where tracks couldn't be loaded from GPX files with no elevation data.
Added the ability to load heart rate data from GPX files.
Removed the feature that automatically reopens the previous OGPS file on startup.
Fixed some minor issues.

Version 3.2.0 (February 3, 2012)

Added a measuring tool for measuring distances on the map.
Added "Playback Points" to make it easier to see current locations during track playback.
Moved the display settings to a separate window and added many new display settings.
Made it possible to adjust the graph vertically by dragging with the left mouse button while holding down Shift and/or Ctrl.
Made it possible to graph and color tracks according to different data.
Made it possible to show time of day along the graph x-axis.
Added start and finish times to the information displayed for track segments.
Added a date indicator to the Playback tab.
Added a "Clear Map Image" item to the File menu, which offers to clear the calibration points as well.
Added a "Consider Highlighted Track to be Checked" option. (This potentially confusing feature was not optional in the last version.)
Improved map and graph drawing performance and memory usage.
Made many minor changes and fixed some minor issues.

Version 3.1.0 (August 15, 2011)

Added a track list and an options menu to make it easier to manage many tracks within a single OGPS file.
Tracks now have names, checkboxes to control visibility and clickability, and assigned colors.
Added buttons to the Display tab for setting the colors assigned to new tracks when they are loaded.
Changed the Select Track(s) dialog box so that track listings are sorted by file, then track start time, and then track order within the file.
Condensed the text displayed in the Track tab textbox (track numbers were the only information removed).
Added the keyboard command Shift+Escape for completely canceling track selection.
Made it possible to automatically zoom and scroll to a track's location on the map by double-clicking on its entry in the track list. (This also selects all of the track's points if the Track tab is visible.)
Changed the default display settings.
Made minor changes and fixed some bugs.

Version 3.0.0 (May 22, 2011)

Added a speed/elevation/heart rate graph with horizontal zooming, from which track segments can be selected.
Greatly improved map and track drawing performance.
Made the track loading code read the times of any waypoints in GPX files and take them as lap times.
Added an option to color tracks according to average 'point speed' rather than 'segment speed' (this has a smoothing effect).
Changed the pace format on the Track tab to M:SS.
Changed the position format on the Track tab to HDDD°MM.MMM'.
Added elapsed time and distance to the information displayed for single track points.
Made the calculation of minimum and maximum elevation and heart rate consider track points rather than track segments.
Gave the program the ability to load tracks from TCX and GPX files on startup.
Put file association items in the Help menu.
Made the application display the name of the opened file in the window title.
Made it possible to pan the map with the arrow keys and zoom with the plus and minus keys.
Made it possible to create and remove lap points while using the Calibration tab (by pressing the L key as on the Track tab).
Made the F5 key reset the size of the imaginary map image when no map image is loaded (this affects track placement before calibration).
Added the keyboard commands Ctrl+Plus, Ctrl+Minus, Ctrl+Left, and Ctrl+Right for zooming and scrolling the graph.
Changed the default display settings.
Made many minor changes and fixed some bugs.

Version 2.2.0 (October 29, 2009)

Made track playback smoother.
Made it possible to cancel the dragging of a calibration point by pressing Escape before releasing the right mouse button.
Adjusted the behaviour of the Delete key in the Track tab so that an entire track can be deleted by pressing the key once.
Made some small improvements and fixed some minor bugs.

Version 2.1.0 (June 13, 2009)

Replaced the calibration modules with one based on scaling, rotation, and translation.
Changed the Calibration tab to enable drag-and-drop calibration.
Added map scale and track rotation data to the Calibration tab.
Added the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn for cycling through the calibration points.
Added more zoom levels.
Added the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down for zooming in and out.
Added more playback speeds.
Made playback pause whenever the map is being dragged.
Adjusted the behaviour of some keyboard shortcuts in the Track tab.
Added new keyboard shortcuts to the Track tab for leg selection.
Added the Ctrl+Right-click shortcut for preventing the selection of different tracks in the Track tab.
Added a "Replace Tracks" item to the File menu.
Changed the default display settings.
Made minor changes and improvements.

Version 2.0.0 (December 23, 2008)

Added the ability to load tracks from GPX files.
Added the ability to load, display, and play back multiple tracks.
Added the option to have the calibration points weighted for better track alignment.
Added the ability to import and export control circles as waypoints.
Added the ability to edit tracks by inserting laps and deleting unwanted points.
Merged the track view window into the main window.
Removed the limitation on the number of calibration points in use.
Added the ability to get the latitude and longitude of any map point by holding down both Control and Shift.
Made it possible to name/number the control circles.
Added the option for displaying lap numbers beside lap points.
Made it easier to select lap points (clicking anywhere within a lap point circle now selects the lap point).
Added the ability to load tracks from other OGPS files.
Changed the default display settings.
Made many small improvements and fixed some minor bugs.

Version 1.3.0 (June 12, 2008)

Added the ability to export images of the map and track.
Added the ability to color the track according to speed, elevation, or heart rate.
Added the ability to see information about a single track point or a segment of the track.
Changed the default display settings.
Made minor improvements.

Version 1.2.0 (May 11, 2008)

The "Open Map Image" dialog box now searches for GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF files, in addition to Bitmap files.
Fixed an issue where the Track View window sometimes wouldn't show the entire track area.

Version 1.1.0 (May 6, 2008)

The user's regional settings no longer affect file operations. Thus, tracks can now be loaded in regions where the decimal symbol is a comma.
Added a "Number of Circles" counter and a "Clear Circles" button to the Control Circles tab.

Version 1.0.0 (April 30, 2008)

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