Course point message

Course point messages are the points of interest of a course: turns, summits, water points, food, danger, first aid, segment starts… The device alerts the user when approaching them.

FIT name: course_point
Global message number: 32
JavaScript SDK key: coursePointMesgs
Fields: 9

Fields

messageIndexString
Index of the message among the messages of the same kind in the file, starting at 0. Other messages use it to reference this one.
timestampDateTime
Moment the point should be reached, for courses with a time target.
positionLatSint32semicircles
Latitude. FIT stores coordinates as semicircles: multiply by 180 / 2^31 to get degrees.
positionLongSint32semicircles
Longitude. FIT stores coordinates as semicircles: multiply by 180 / 2^31 to get degrees.
distanceFloat64m
Distance from the start of the course to the point.
typeEnum
Kind of point: left, right, straight, summit, valley, water, food, danger, first aid, sprint…
53 possible values
- store
- info
- transport
- left
- right
- transition
- alert
- generic
- obstacle
- summit
- valley
- water
- food
- danger
- straight
- firstAid
- fourthCategory
- thirdCategory
- secondCategory
- firstCategory
- horsCategory
- sprint
- leftFork
- rightFork
- middleFork
- slightLeft
- sharpLeft
- slightRight
- sharpRight
- uTurn
- segmentStart
- segmentEnd
- campsite
- aidStation
- restArea
- generalDistance
- service
- energyGel
- sportsDrink
- mileMarker
- checkpoint
- shelter
- meetingSpot
- overlook
- toilet
- shower
- gear
- sharpCurve
- steepIncline
- tunnel
- bridge
- crossing
- navaid
nameString
Name of the point, displayed on the device.
favoriteBool
Whether the point was marked as a favorite.
mesgNumString
Global message number identifying the kind of message. Decoders use it to know which profile to apply to the data.

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