How do I convert a set of latitude/longitude coordinates with timestamps to a GPX tracklog?

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Converting tracks from a GPX track to a CSV table or some other format is relatively easy, but I’m looking to go the other way. I have a table of point locations logged with a handheld GPS, with timestamps. I need to convert them to a GPX file with a tracklog containing those points so they can be used with some other software to geotag some photos. I can convert them to GPX waypoints easily enough using QGIS/GDAL, but not to a GPX tracklog, the timestamps are lost.

Here’s the header of my CSV:

Lon,Lat,Altitude,NewTrack,TimeStamp,Datum,InternalTime

convert csv gpx tracklog

Here's the header of my CSV:

Lon,Lat,Altitude,NewTrack,TimeStamp,Datum,InternalTime

Mapperz · Accepted Answer

GPS Visualizer will pass your time stamps to gpx format.

Using the online tools will preserve your timestamp in the .csv file.

Convert a GPS file to plain text or GPX
  
  This form reads a tracklog or waypoint file (in a recognized format)
  or plain-text tabular data, and converts it to an easy-to-read
  tab-delimited or CSV text file, or to a GPX file.

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_input

basilisk · Answer

The question was asked years ago, so if you are searching for this recently and you are using or willing to use Python >= 3.5, you can use gpx_converter.
Install using pip
pip install gpx_converter

then use it by calling the csv_to_gpx in your case:
from gpx_converter import Converter

Converter(input_file='your_input.csv').csv_to_gpx(lats_colname='Lat',
                                                 longs_colname='Lon',
                                                 output_file='your_input.gpx')

How do I convert a set of latitude/longitude coordinates with timestamps to a GPX tracklog?

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