<s>
GPSBabel	B-Language
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
transfer	O
routes	O
,	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
waypoint	O
data	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
consumer	O
GPS	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
convert	O
between	O
GPS	O
data	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPSBabel	B-Language
is	O
part	O
of	O
many	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
including	O
Debian	O
and	O
Fedora	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fink	B-Application
and	O
Homebrew	O
systems	O
for	O
getting	O
Unix	O
software	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
contributors	O
to	O
OpenStreetMap	O
use	O
GPSBabel	B-Language
to	O
convert	O
GPS	O
track	O
data	O
from	O
proprietary	O
formats	O
to	O
the	O
GPX	O
format	O
OpenStreetMap	O
requires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPSBabel	B-Language
is	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
Geocaching	B-Application
community	O
because	O
it	O
enables	O
people	O
with	O
incompatible	O
GPS	O
units	O
to	O
share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
GIS	B-Application
)	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
QGIS	B-Application
and	O
Grass	B-Application
use	O
GPSBabel	B-Language
for	O
many	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
operations	O
and	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photographers	O
frequently	O
use	O
GPSBabel	B-Language
for	O
geotagging	O
images	O
,	O
associating	O
location	O
with	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPSBabel	B-Language
enables	O
owners	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
brands	O
of	O
GPS	O
units	O
to	O
view	O
their	O
GPS	O
data	O
in	O
several	O
popular	O
consumer	O
map	O
programs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
&	I-Application
Trips	I-Application
.	O
</s>
