Google Maps to Sensus Connect Route

[wimorrison]

All,

Recently I needed to get some complex and very specific routes into Sensus Connect and according to Volvo it cant be done - well here is how you do it

1. Create your route in Google Maps and then copy the URL from the address bar
2. Download Tyre to Travel and use it to import the route (File, Import from Website). Then save the route as xxxx.gpx
3. use Route Converter either online or downloaded to read the xxxx.gpx (File, Open) as waypoints and save it as xxxxx_route.gpx (File, Save As, then choose GPX 1.1 format)
4. save the xxxx_route to USB stick and import them into the car using the import route in the settings menu.
5. go to select destination, stored locations, routes and select the route you have just imported

You will then find that the car will show the entire route using the way-points that you have selected in Google maps.

Using this will also allow to converts Garmin, TomTom, KML or just about anything into a route that can be read by Sensus Connect. You can read these other formats into Tyre or Route Converter and then save and import to the car.

I hope this is useful - certainly helped me this past week!

BTW - all the software is free

[tem]

First look, it seems to be a wee bit complicated, for me.
If I were a White Van driver, then I can see the benifits of computing a route with all your drop off points, etc.
For me, I have stored destinations/waypoints that I normally go to and just select them as and when required.

A good post - thank you.

tem.

[wimorrison]

Reading it through it can seem complex, it is actually very easy and only takes 5 mins.

I agree that if you are only using existing points and don't care about the route then it is of limited value - I needed to use exactly the same route as the cyclists for 400 mls and that is a lot of points to enter into the car satnav by hand!

But if it helps someone, it is worth posting (perhaps Volvo will read it and realise what the capabilities of Sensus are - but then again ...)

[Considered1]

I use a Garmin 800 on my bike and find it really easy to design a route on ridewithgps.com (anyone can register for free) and export route as a .gpx file/trail (never really understood which was which).. which can be emailed or saved.

Would this take any steps out of your process?

I think the cumbersome task in all of this is the USB stick, would I be able to send it to the car?

[wimorrison]

Originally Posted by Considered1

I use a Garmin 800 on my bike and find it really easy to design a route on ridewithgps.com (anyone can register for free) and export route as a .gpx file/trail (never really understood which was which).. which can be emailed or saved.

Would this take any steps out of your process?

I think the cumbersome task in all of this is the USB stick, would I be able to send it to the car?

If you choose export as GPX Route in RidewithGPS that will go straight into the car from the USB

The other steps are need to get from Google Maps as they closed the API

[Considered1]

Thanks.. For the benefit of all I'd say that in ridewithgps.com it's easier to create a car route than a cycle route.

[JEFFBOND]

Originally Posted by wimorrison

All,

Recently I needed to get some complex and very specific routes into Sensus Connect and according to Volvo it cant be done - well here is how you do it

1. Create your route in Google Maps and then copy the URL from the address bar
2. Download Tyre to Travel and use it to import the route (File, Import from Website). Then save the route as xxxx.gpx
3. use Route Converter either online or downloaded to read the xxxx.gpx (File, Open) as waypoints and save it as xxxxx_route.gpx (File, Save As, then choose GPX 1.1 format)
4. save the xxxx_route to USB stick and import them into the car using the import route in the settings menu.
5. go to select destination, stored locations, routes and select the route you have just imported

You will then find that the car will show the entire route using the way-points that you have selected in Google maps.

Using this will also allow to converts Garmin, TomTom, KML or just about anything into a route that can be read by Sensus Connect. You can read these other formats into Tyre or Route Converter and then save and import to the car.

I hope this is useful - certainly helped me this past week!

BTW - all the software is free

Thanks very much :-)
I had a number of routes in TomTom itn format from my old SatNav - from home to Paxos in the Ionian with a number of stopovers/return/alternatives. I couldn't find a way to do this and had resorted to naming each of the waypoints in a 'Saved' Group with a numerical prefix do I could 'simply' set each destination in turn.
Your suggestion has worked perfectly - I just had to rename the Route on Sensus (as it named it as the first and last points/destinations) to make it simple to understand.
Great piece of work and advice.
Jeff