Create a Course Without GPS Data
9 April 2008Want to know the elevation profile for a ride, run or hike you’re planning? Or maybe you completed a route and wish you knew how far you went and what the elevation profile looked like? Do you have a Garmin Forerunner or Edge and want to generate a course, download to your device, then use the course for pacing or to keep you on track? Use Course Creator to do all of this and more. You don’t even need a login to get started, just start mapping.
Brad Culberson, Lead Software Engineer for Peaksware (TrainingPeaks.com) recently released version 2.5 of Course Creator. Read about Brad’s first release of Course Creator here.
The new version is very easy to use with a clean new interface, a real-time elevation data profile that is extremely accurate using Ground Control TrainingPeaks, the option to save routes and a number of file types available to export. You can even use Course Creator to map, then export a route to download and ride on a Computrainer.
Other features and updates include:
- Create a gpx file which can be imported into many mapping applications
- Updated user interface to use Yahoo Flex Library
- Added elevation profile
- Added re-sizeable windows
- Added ability to use application without logins
- Added settings for accounts to use English or metric units
- Added elevation auto fill during route creation
- Revised and intuitive ‘Edit Toolbar’
- Export to Google Earth
Try the Course Creator to build your routes today.
2 Responses to “Create a Course Without GPS Data”
April 14th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Great job Brad only one thing I have a tablet PC I did not try to hard but my pen wouldnt work Does it or if it doesnt can you do it? Its still great if you cant or it wont Thanks again
April 19th, 2008 at 6:41 am
…hmmm…. It looks great Brad, but… I have one saved course (I suppose it pulled it in from “routes” in my TrainingPeaks account, and I can’t seem to find a way to start adding a new route.