CSV to GPX Converter

Field guide: CSV to GPX Converter

The coordinates live in a spreadsheet — survey stations, fishing spots, delivery stops, geocache solutions — and the device that needs them speaks GPX. This converter reads CSV with a header row, finds the lat/lng columns by name (lat, latitude, y / lng, lon, longitude, x), and optionally picks up name, ele(vation) and time columns. Out comes valid GPX 1.1 that Garmin BaseCamp, phone navigation apps and handheld units import directly.

One decision matters: waypoints or a track? Independent places (POIs, stops, stations) should be waypoints; an ordered path (a recorded or planned route) should be a track. The tool decides sensibly — rows with timestamps, or more than 100 rows, become a track; otherwise you get named waypoints — and tells you which it chose. Rows with missing or out-of-range coordinates are skipped and counted, so a stray header repeat or empty line never silently corrupts the file. As with every tool in this kit, the CSV is parsed in your browser and never uploaded.

Field tips

• Use a header row — the converter matches columns by name, so name,lat,lng,ele works regardless of column order.
• Coordinates must be decimal degrees (28.6139, not 28°36′50″N). Convert DMS values first — our DMS converter in the field category handles that.
• For a planned route on a Garmin device, fewer than 100 points without timestamps gives you waypoints; add a time column (even fake, increasing times) to force a track instead.

Conversions run locally in your browser and follow the cited specifications. Always verify critical output in the target application; for survey-grade or legal data, confirm coordinate systems and datums with your GIS team.