Google Maps to IGC
SendaOne turns a Google Maps route into an FAI IGC file (and a SeeYou CUP task) for free-flight instruments — XCSoar, SeeYou Navigator, Oudie, LK8000. Sketch the ground line of your intended route in Google Maps, paste the link, and load it on your vario or flight computer. It is the only Google Maps converter that speaks IGC and CUP.
Convert now →How it works
- Share the route from Google Maps. Plan the ground line of the route or task, tap Share, copy the link.
- Convert at SendaOne. Paste the URL and pick IGC for a track file, or CUP for a SeeYou task with named turnpoints. Click Convert.
- Load it on your instrument. Import the IGC or CUP into XCSoar, SeeYou Navigator, Oudie or LK8000, and use it as a planning aid.
Why pilots use SendaOne — and what to expect
- Honest by design. This is a planned route, not a recorded flight. The IGC carries a valid HFDTE date and deterministic timestamps, so it parses cleanly and the same link always yields the same file — useful for stable references, never a claim that you flew it.
- Real turnpoint names in CUP. The CUP
desccolumn carries the actual place name you set in Google Maps (UTF-8, so accents and CJK survive), while the shortnamestays the task reference key. - ASCII-clean IGC. The FAI format is ASCII-strict; SendaOne sanitizes pilot, glider and task text so a non-Latin name never breaks the parser.
- The only tool that does it. No other Google Maps converter outputs IGC or CUP. No account, no email; your URL is processed in memory and discarded.
Fly responsibly
This file is a convenience conversion of a ground route, not an approved flight plan. It does not model controlled airspace, terrain clearance, weather or glide. You are solely responsible for airspace, NOTAMs and the free-flight rules of your jurisdiction. Use it only as a planning aid and verify everything before launch. See the precision and scope notes for detail.
Frequently asked questions
Can I get a Google Maps route onto a paragliding instrument?
Yes, indirectly. Google Maps has no free-flight export, but SendaOne converts the Maps link into an FAI IGC file (and a SeeYou CUP task) that XCSoar, SeeYou Navigator, Oudie and LK8000 read. It is a planning aid for the ground line of a route, not a recorded flight log.
Is the IGC a real flight log?
No, and SendaOne says so plainly. It is a planned route, not a flown flight. The B-record positions follow your Google Maps line and the timestamps are deterministic placeholders — the same input always produces the same file, byte for byte — with a valid HFDTE date so instruments parse it instead of falling back to 30/12/1899.
Should I use IGC or CUP?
Use SeeYou CUP when you want named turnpoints for a task
in SeeYou or XCSoar; the desc column carries the real place
name you set in Google Maps. Use IGC for instruments and
tools that expect a track. SendaOne produces both from the same link.
Is it safe to fly this route?
It is a convenience conversion of a ground route, not an approved flight plan. It does not know controlled airspace, terrain clearance, weather or your glide. You are solely responsible for airspace, NOTAMs and the rules of your jurisdiction. Use it only as a planning aid and verify everything before launch.