


      <para> This format is designed to read the XML emitted when you
use the <ulink url="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/">
	Google Directions API</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
If you use a Unix-compatible
operating system, this shell script might be useful:
</para>
<programlisting format="linespecific"><![CDATA[
#!/bin/sh
FROM="233 S. Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL"
TO="1060 W. Addison St, Chicago, IL"
URL="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/xml"
wget -O - "$URL?origin=$FROM&destination=$TO&sensor=false" \
2>/dev/null >google_map.xml
gpsbabel -i googledir -f google_map.xml -o gpx -F google_map.gpx
]]></programlisting>

