Is it possible to identify a track in a user map?

i get around it by selecting the track line I want to look at in a user map, right click, change colour (or width) and have a look at the number of track points in the edit window. Then I go back into track properties of each track and look at the 'track points' number in the track properties window to find the corresponding number and hence identify the track.

of course it's easier going the other way - if you know the track you want to select in user map, i have a look at the number of track points for that individual track and find the corresponding number in the track list on the user map.

A bit long winded, but I've used this method to identify and remove a couple of 'bad tracks' from my dataset which were causing outliers.

Thank you hermes for this workaround.

I use Reefmaster(Custom Paths) and Google Earth(KMZ) for track maintenance.

First I have to setup. I will export any new track data from my sonar unit(GPX). I will import from this new GPX file into RM. Then use RM Write to File as a Google Earth KMZ for the track.

Then I will Edit(or Create a new) User Map, click Edit Tab on upper right of RM screen and set Group as Custom Path which now give option to import that KMZ track which will add that new track-segment to the User Map. The edit panel will display each track-segment of your track with the number of track-points in each track-segment.

So now I have my tracks as User Maps using the Custom Path method.

So now you can Edit a User Map, zoom-in on the track area desired. Left-click on track, then Left-click Edit Tab and Edit Window will open with the selected track-segment highlighted. You can edit the track-segment's color, line-width, etc. You can also delete track-segments in the Edit Window. You can Right-click a track and are given options for that track-segment part of the track. I wish the Edit Window would stay open as long as I Left-click track-segments, but it does not, so you have to continually re-open it.

Reefmaster and Google Earth both handle tracks with track-segment very well. I create a Lake folder under GE's My Places and save all my track KMZ's in those folders. This results in my tracks being backed up in both RM and GE.

Most time, I use Google Earth to edit a track or a track-segment since GE gives a satellite image as a background.

Matt, as the number of tracks is increasing rapidly in some projects, could we get an easier way to identify a track in a project or user map ? I know there is a workaround, but it is very time consuming.