Main Features

• View V-900 and GPX routes on a map (using OpenStreetMaps) and in tabular format
• Show altitude and speed graphs, together with various other statistics about the tracks
• Select tracks using location name (of either the start or end point)
• Export tracks to GPX and KML

Comparison with TimeAlbum

Columbus complements TimeAlbum in various functions, but it is not yet a replacement for it.

The following table summarizes the main differences between the two applications

Feature	ColumbusViewer	TimeAlbum
OS	OSX1	Multiplatform
Input Types	Simple and Complex CVS2, GPX3	Simple and Complex CVS
JPG Geotagging		yes
View track info	yes	yes
Generate Config. File		yes
View tracks on a map	yes
Reverse Geocoding of Tracks	yes
Lookup of tracks	yes
Export to KML/KMZ	yes	yes
Export to GPX	yes	yes
Export to NMEA		yes
Convert GPX to V900	yes
License	Free	Free

¹ Columbus is written in Java, but the current version uses some functions (for the menubar and the inspector window) which makes it OSX specific. If enough interest is raised by the application, I will consider porting to Linux and Windows.

² Starting from version 1.1.0

³ Starting from version 1.2.0