vkx2gpx 1.0.0

Convert Vakaros .vkx sailing telemetry files to .gpx format

vkx2gpx

Convert Vakaros .vkx sailing telemetry files to .gpx format.

Preserves track points (position, speed, course over ground) and start line marks (pin and committee boat) as numbered GPX waypoints.

Installation

pip install vkx2gpx

Or from the repository:

pip install git+https://github.com/Matx1n3/vkx2gpx.git

Usage

CLI

vkx2gpx --input race.vkx
vkx2gpx --input race.vkx --output race.gpx
vkx2gpx --input race.vkx --verbose

Python

from vkx2gpx import vkx2gpx

vkx2gpx("race.vkx", "race.gpx")

Output format

The generated .gpx file contains:

Track points — one per PVO record (0x02):

• Latitude / longitude (degrees, 1e-7 resolution)
• Elevation (meters)
• Timestamp (UTC)
• Speed over ground (m/s)

Waypoints — one per start line position record (0x05):

• Latitude / longitude
• Timestamp (UTC)
• Name: Pin (port) 1, Pin (port) 2, Committee boat (starboard) 1, etc.

License

MIT