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Plotaroute recently added support for most waypoint symbols to be exported as corresponding FIT course point types. When saving as GPX, a few of them are not yet supported (meaning the wpt/sym element is always the default "Flag, Blue").

These are the specific wpt/sym values I find to be supported:

• Shower
• Information
• Restroom
• Pin Blue
• Summit
• Campground
• Scenic Area
• Picnic Area
• Danger Area
• Drinking Water
• Medical Facility
• Restaurant
• Lodging
• Gas Station

• Straight
• U-Turn
• Right
• Right_slight
• Right_sharp
• Left
• Left_slight
• Left_sharp

These are the important waypoint symbols currently missing in GPX compared to FIT:

• Shop/Supermarket
• Paths crossing
• Steep descent
• Steep ascent
• Fence/obstacle
• Time marker
• Meeting point
• Train station
• Bus station

Thanks for that feedback. We'll look into that when we get chance. I don't think that GPX has the same standards as FIT though for point types.

Yes, unfortunately there does not seem to be a GPX standard for waypoint symbols.

That being said, you do have the freedom to add the missing waypoint types, which I would especially welcome for store and transportation waypoints.

Following up on this, I checked what Garmin Connect is doing when a course is saved as GPX file: They are simply using the internal name of the FIT SDK CoursePoint type enum (looks like the Java implementation, it's an all uppercase string like FOOD or WATER). I definitely prefer your approach over Garmin's, it's much closer to what I've seen around the internet in terms of symbol naming.

Thanks for that insight.