Improvements to get Bulk Stats and Data Downloads
I have a large number of tracks in Gaia, and I want the ability to see some simple reporting/statistics, as well as a quick way to download many tracks for some period of time (for backup or import into another tool, for example). The ability to file tracks into folders and view stats and download data for the whole folder helps, but I believe the enhancements below would significantly improve the flexibility:
1) If there was the ability to add tracks to multiple folders (i.e., more of a tagging than foldering approach), that would add a lot more flexibility. The big advantage is that you could set tags up for several different ways you want to look at your track data, without having to undo it.
2) If the current folder view could be enhanced to allow you to view all tracks by date range and folder (or 'tag'), and see cumulative stats and download data, that would prevent having to set up folders or tags to represent time periods.
3) In the overalls stats for the folder (or "tag"), add the number of tracks in the view.
Example usage:
Say, I having numerous recorded tracks from my hikes, along with a handful of uploaded tracks from friends that I have used for planning purposes, and I tag these as separate categories.
I want to quickly check some stats on number of hikes, total miles, total EG for various time periods (months, quarters, etc.). I then want to expand that time period to view all of 2017, and then download a GPX with all of my personal recorded tracks. I want the uploaded tracks excluded from both the stats and the downloaded data.
The 3 changes I described would let me accomplish this very easily.
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Adding those requested features would make the site and app much more user-oriented and useful. I don't know if it is also possible to enhance the editing ability of the tracks, since the trim function is somewhat limited. Sometimes I'd like to be able to examine just a portion of a track.
Perhaps in the same feature upgrade; being able to download the data from the analyzed tracks (the 2D plots) would allow such partial-track examination. Currently, the axes are given with odd distances between grid lines (metric converted to imperial, I think), but currently if I want to know at what min:sec I started a hill and what min:sec I completed the hill, I have to export the GPX track and look at it in another tool. It would be convenient for Gaia to provide that capability on the site (not in the app).
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The idea of tagging has been suggested months/years ago on several submissions. It's got to be the most requested feature.
What I think you're really suggesting is a query and reporting capability, which I think would be great.
I am thinking if Gaia provided a web API, like REST services then people could write their own query and reporting and customize it anyway they'd like. Also just being able to export in bulk all the track summary data to say a CSV would allow people to perform analysis in Excel.
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@sjmj3us Yep, in a nutshell I am asking for tagging and a more sophisticated reporting capability that can leverage the tags, along with flexible time window selection options. I hadn't seen the prior requests, but I'm not surprised.
I agree about api access and bulk data export options. In my opinion it would strengthen Gaia's position as the central place for all my GPS data if I knew I could always access the data the way I needed it.
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I just wanted to check back on this request thread to see if there is any renewed interest, or possibly updates on building it?
To summarize, what is needed is:
1) Ability to add tags to tracks, and
2) A simple stats/reporting view that can be filtered by date/time and tags, as well as a data download link based on this filter. -
@jellsworth
Thanks for posting again.
There is still interest in updating how folders are designed and it is something Andrew, Gaia GPS CEO, is also interested in doing. You can read more about his comments on folder updates here: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360009507793-What-s-the-status-of-the-feature-requests.
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