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[Closed] Garmin - possible actual time at a point in a ride

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Is it possible to find the actual time you were at a point on a ride.

In reference to [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-can-people-behave-like-this/page/2#post-6590710 ]this thread[/url] it would be really useful if I could give the police the exact time I was at the scene.

Does 'Timing' include stopped time, if that's the case I can just add to the ride start time.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 2:42 pm
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download the GPX or TCX file. its just comma separated time/position/speed data.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 2:44 pm
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Certainly can if you open the GPX/TCX file and look at the text.

Edit: too slow.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 2:44 pm
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grab the GPX file either directly from the device or after uploading to Endomondo/Strava/etc.
believe it contains actual time in UTC in the file

edit: also a bit slow, but the Endomondo/Strava thing lets you visualise as well as see a load of numbers. to be really sure, delete loads of data points before/after the bit you think is "interesting", and re-upload that just to prove where you were in a short time period.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 2:45 pm
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If you use Strava then dragging the mouse along the profile of the route shows the offset time you were at that location - there's a dot that moves along the map at the same time.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 2:47 pm
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Excellent, got it using strava. Passed on to the police so hopefully this will help with viewing any cctv.

tried downloading to gpx/tcx but not sure how to open the file.

Thanks.


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 3:00 pm
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For future reference, open with Windows Notepad. You can also use this to combine two files if your GPS has gone wrong mid-ride or you do a multiday ride and want a big long map...


 
Posted : 06/01/2015 3:05 pm
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I find that [url= http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=7973 ]Microsoft XML Notepad[/url] is a bit easier than plain Notepad, and it's free


 
Posted : 07/01/2015 6:44 am