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Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File Delorme Applications

These are the formatting conventions, with examples, for creating a text file to import as a draw file within a DeLorme® application.

Draw Object

Format

Example

Waypoint

BEGIN WAYPOINT
LAT,LON,Name,Symbol Name
LAT,LON,Name,Symbol Name
LAT,LON,Name,Symbol Name
END

BEGIN WAYPOINT
43.807801,-70.164440,DeLorme,Red Dot
43.807629,-70.163801,Walkway,Bridge
43.807211,-70.162746,Parking,Camper
43.806707,-70.163400,Parking2,Car
43.806696,-70.163905,Path,Deer Tracks
43.807125,-70.164768,Electricity,Dam
END

Line

BEGIN LINE
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON 
END

BEGIN LINE
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807629,-70.163801
43.807211,-70.162746
43.806707,-70.163400
43.806696,-70.163905
43.807125,-70.164768
43.807801,-70.164440
END

Spline

BEGIN SPLINE
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON 
END

BEGIN SPLINE
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807629,-70.163801
43.807211,-70.162746
43.806707,-70.163400
43.806696,-70.163905
43.807125,-70.164768
43.807801,-70.164440
END

Arc

BEGIN ARC
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON 
END

BEGIN ARC
43.807801,-70.164440
43.807704,-70.162775
43.807211,-70.162746
43.807430,-70.163644
END

Polygon
or
Rectangle

BEGIN POLY
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
LAT,LON
END

BEGIN POLY
43.808692,-70.165392
43.808692,-70.162493
43.806621,-70.162493
43.806621,-70.165392
43.808692,-70.165392
END

Circle

BEGIN CIRCLE
LAT,LON,Radius
END

BEGIN CIRCLE
43.807662,-70.163935,0.114611
END

Symbol

BEGIN SYMBOL
LAT,LON,Name,Symbol Name
END

BEGIN SYMBOL
43.807662,-70.163935,DeLorme,Red Dot
END

Map Note

BEGIN NOTE
LAT,LON,Text
END

BEGIN NOTE
43.807662,-70.163935,DeLorme
END

Text Label

BEGIN TEXT
LAT,LON,Text
END

BEGIN TEXT
43.807662,-70.163935,DeLorme
END


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