GPX imported - wrong didtsnce ?
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i've uploaded a gpx track. The distance (road) is 19.6km but appear as 28,8km on windy route planner.ò is that a bug or i'm doing something wrong ? thank you
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@Bunker73
Could you show a screenshot of this route in Windy ? -
@idefix37 here a pics
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@idefix37 sorry i try to upload a pics... I also see another strange behaviouron the save GPX files in my preferences.
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@idefix37 if i load the parcourse saved in my preferences it appear with strange "zig-zag" line
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I don’t know how Windy manages the GPX files. Probably the coordinates of waypoints are rounded which gives this zigzag route because it is plotted from a large number of points a short distance from each other. It explains why the route length is longer in Windy.
I suggest that you simplify this route by deleting many waypoints and moving the others on the map road if necessary. Then save this route it in your favorites if you need to use it regularly.
Remember that the aim of the Route planner is not to get a navigation tool, but to predict the weather along the route. ECMWF model has a medium resolution of 9km. So even if the route plotting is not precise, it will be accurate enough for weather prediction during your travel. No need to have all the turns of this coastal road precisely drawn ! -
@idefix37 ok, thank you
