An overview of the From GPS toolset

The From GPS toolset contains tools to convert Global Positioning System (GPS) files into features.

GPS is a collection of satellites that provide location information to earth-based receivers. The quality of this information varies depending on location, satellite fix, and precision of the GPS receiver.

GPX is a de facto standard maintained by TopoGrafix for saving the results from a GPS receiver. This XML-based standard allows GPS waypoints and tracks to be saved and shared. Points are collected in the WGS84 projection and saved in a latitude–longitude pairing, usually with time and elevation information. Translating GPX files into features allows for their use within ArcGIS.

Tool in the From GPS toolset

Tool	Description
GPX To Features	Converts a GPX file into features