sac-route-portal-gpx-fx/README.md

# SAC Route Portal GPX Downloader

The [Swiss Alpine Club](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/) has a great
[route portal](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/huts-and-tours/sac-route-portal/) for
finding interesting hiking routes.

However you can not download the tracks as gpx files, as they argue that the
exact paths are subject to change and it could be dangerous to adhere too
closely to them.

I do agree with that, but you can draw your own routes and download those,
mainly taking some time to draw after the route they are already showing on the
map.

With this extension you can select any track and then download it as a gpx file
(an active subscription is needed).

## Be Cautious!

Heed their warning and do not blindly follow the gps track! Use your brain and
plan your route beforehand to be aware of dangerous parts and alternatives.

Take a look at their
[safety instructions](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/training-and-safety/safety/).

## Contributors

- wizche
- [Michal Bryxí](mailto:michal.bryxi@gmail.com)
initial commit 2021-06-15 09:14:46 +00:00			`# SAC Route Portal GPX Downloader`

Sanitize filenames of downloads. Some routes have characters like ":" in them which can be illegal on certain filesystems. Remove the known common ones and replace them with an underscore. 2024-06-24 09:07:53 +00:00			`The [Swiss Alpine Club](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/) has a great`
			`[route portal](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/huts-and-tours/sac-route-portal/) for`
			`finding interesting hiking routes.`
initial commit 2021-06-15 09:14:46 +00:00
Sanitize filenames of downloads. Some routes have characters like ":" in them which can be illegal on certain filesystems. Remove the known common ones and replace them with an underscore. 2024-06-24 09:07:53 +00:00			`However you can not download the tracks as gpx files, as they argue that the`
			`exact paths are subject to change and it could be dangerous to adhere too`
			`closely to them.`
initial commit 2021-06-15 09:14:46 +00:00
Sanitize filenames of downloads. Some routes have characters like ":" in them which can be illegal on certain filesystems. Remove the known common ones and replace them with an underscore. 2024-06-24 09:07:53 +00:00			`I do agree with that, but you can draw your own routes and download those,`
			`mainly taking some time to draw after the route they are already showing on the`
			`map.`

			`With this extension you can select any track and then download it as a gpx file`
initial commit 2021-06-15 09:14:46 +00:00			`(an active subscription is needed).`

			`## Be Cautious!`

Sanitize filenames of downloads. Some routes have characters like ":" in them which can be illegal on certain filesystems. Remove the known common ones and replace them with an underscore. 2024-06-24 09:07:53 +00:00			`Heed their warning and do not blindly follow the gps track! Use your brain and`
			`plan your route beforehand to be aware of dangerous parts and alternatives.`

			`Take a look at their`
			`[safety instructions](https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/training-and-safety/safety/).`
Don't crash if segments.geom is null. Somtimes (for example https://www.sac-cas.ch/it/capanne-e-escursioni/portale-escursionistico-del-cas/albristhubel-6246/escursioni-con-le-racchette/von-matten-simmental-2785/) segments.geom is null and the creation of the gpx xml subsequently fails. If that is the case just ignore it and do not try to turn it into a track segment. Thanks to wizche for the report and fix! 2023-02-03 11:41:49 +00:00
			`## Contributors`
Sanitize filenames of downloads. Some routes have characters like ":" in them which can be illegal on certain filesystems. Remove the known common ones and replace them with an underscore. 2024-06-24 09:07:53 +00:00
Don't crash if segments.geom is null. Somtimes (for example https://www.sac-cas.ch/it/capanne-e-escursioni/portale-escursionistico-del-cas/albristhubel-6246/escursioni-con-le-racchette/von-matten-simmental-2785/) segments.geom is null and the creation of the gpx xml subsequently fails. If that is the case just ignore it and do not try to turn it into a track segment. Thanks to wizche for the report and fix! 2023-02-03 11:41:49 +00:00			`- wizche`
add michal bryxí as contributor 2024-06-25 08:46:19 +00:00			`- [Michal Bryxí](mailto:michal.bryxi@gmail.com)`