Working with Juliet & Trip Planner
LEADNAV Command has two planning tools. Trip Planner 
handles everyday mapping tasks instantly with no AI. Juliet 
is the AI specialist for complex GPS file work that can't be automated. Here's how to use each one.
Which Tool to Use
| Task | Use |
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| Build a road route from A to B | Trip Planner |
| Find gas stations / restaurants along the route | Trip Planner |
| Drop a marker at an address or place | Trip Planner |
| Use your current GPS location | Trip Planner |
| Convert a Track to a Route | Juliet |
| Merge multiple track segments into one route | Juliet |
| Import Course Notes PDF → Waypoints | Juliet |
| Convert VCPs or Race Markers to LEADNAV icons | Juliet |
| Clean a messy race GPX file | Juliet |
| Fix direction of travel on a race route | Juliet |
| Anything with a GPX file you uploaded | Juliet |
Simple rule: If you know exactly what you want and it involves a map location or road — Trip Planner. If it involves editing or interpreting a GPS file — Juliet.
Trip Planner — No AI→
Route Builder
Type an origin and destination (city, address, or place name). Add optional stops. Choose road preferences (avoid highway, tolls, or ferry) and a route color. Hit Build Route — the route appears on your map and saves to your active collection instantly.
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My Location (📍 button)
Tap the pin button next to Origin to fill in your current GPS coordinates automatically. The map will pan to your position and show the blue position dot.
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Find Along Route
After building a route, use Find Along Route to search for gas stations, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, pharmacies, camping, or parks along your route corridor. Results are placed as markers on the map automatically.
How She Works
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She Reads Your Active File Automatically
When you open Juliet with a collection loaded, she already has access to your GPX file. You don't need to paste coordinates or describe your data — just ask your question and she'll work from what's on the map.
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She Edits and the Map Updates
When Juliet makes changes — adding markers, converting tracks, cleaning waypoints — the result is saved and the map reloads automatically. What you see on screen is always the current state of the file.
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You Can Undo Any Edit
Every time Juliet modifies a file, a backup is saved first. If something doesn't look right, type
undo or revert and she'll restore the previous version instantly.4
She Remembers the Conversation
Juliet holds context across your session. Ask her to make a change, review it on the map, then ask for another refinement — she knows what you're working on the whole time.
What She Can Do
Analyze a File
Count routes, tracks, and waypoints. Identify marker types. Flag missing or misnamed points. Give you a full summary of what's in the file before you touch anything.
Convert Tracks → Routes
Race organizers hand out breadcrumb tracks. Juliet converts them into proper LEADNAV routes — the format required for turn-by-turn audio navigation in the iOS app.
Add & Edit Markers
Add new waypoints at specific coordinates or locations. Rename existing points. Assign the correct marker icon from the full 85-icon library. Remove duplicates.
Set VCP & Race Markers
Automatically convert all VCPs to Blue Square markers, RCPs to Red Square, and mile markers to their proper icons — matching LEADNAV race file standards across the entire file at once.
Verify Direction of Travel
Check that your route runs in the correct direction — start to finish. If a track was recorded in reverse or has segments out of order, Juliet will flag it and can correct it.
Navigate the Map
Tell Juliet to fly to any point in your file —
"Show me VCP 22", "Zoom to the start", "Go to mile marker 47" — and the map will pan and zoom there instantly.Merge & Clean Segments
Race files often come in multiple disconnected segments. Juliet can merge track segments into a single coherent route, fill gaps, and remove noise from GPS dropout areas.
Answer File Questions
Ask anything about your file. How many VCPs? What's at mile 80? Is the start waypoint in the right place? Juliet reads the raw GPX and gives you straight answers.
GPX Element Types
Example Prompts
Analyze
"What's in this file? Give me a summary of all routes, tracks, and waypoints."
Convert
"Convert all tracks to routes and verify the direction of travel is start to finish."
Race markers
"Apply the correct LEADNAV icons — Blue Square for all VCPs, circle for all RM markers."
Add a waypoint
"Add a Caution marker at 34.4148° N, 116.5256° W and name it 'Blind Crest'."
Navigate
"Show me VCP 14 on the map."
Undo
"Revert to the previous version."
Export
"The file looks good — save it and I'll download it."
Tip: Plain English works best. You don't need to use technical GPX terms — just describe what you want and Juliet will figure out the right operation. If she's unsure about something, she'll ask before making changes.
What She Won't Do
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Non-LEADNAV Topics
Juliet is scoped to LEADNAV GPS files, GPX processing, routes, waypoints, and offroad/racing navigation. She won't answer general questions outside that scope.
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Guessing Without Data
If no collection is loaded, Juliet can't work. Load a file first, then ask your question. She'll tell you if she needs something she doesn't have.
Trip Planner — Tutorials1
Build a Road Route from Home
Open Trip Planner → Route Builder. Tap 📍 next to Origin — it fills in your GPS location and pans the map. Type your destination in the Destination field. Choose a color and hit Build Route. The route appears on the map and saves to your collection automatically.
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Find Gas Stations Along Your Route
After building a route, switch to the Find Along Route tab. Select Gas Stations, set Max distance to 5 miles, and hit Find & Mark. All gas stations within 5 miles of your route are marked automatically. Use the Keyword filter (e.g. “Shell” or “Love’s”) to narrow to a specific brand.
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Find All Starbucks in a City
Go to the Place Search tab. Type
Starbucks in Hampton Roads and hit Search & Drop Marker. Every Starbucks in that area gets marked. Works for any business or place type: Walmart in Phoenix AZ, state parks in Colorado, marinas near Annapolis MD.4
Use Juliet to Clean Up Trip Planner Results
After finding locations with Trip Planner, open Juliet and ask her to refine:
“remove any markers that aren’t on the highway”, “keep only the ones with ocean access”, or “clear all markers”. Trip Planner finds everything — Juliet filters and organizes. Both tools work on the same file.5
Undo Any Trip Planner Action
Every Trip Planner action (Build Route, Find Along Route, Place Search) creates an automatic backup before making changes. If the result isn’t what you wanted, hit ↺ Undo Last Change at the bottom of any tab to restore the previous state instantly.
More Reference
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All 85 available map markers with icons and exact names. Use these names when asking Juliet to add or change marker icons.
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A tour of the full LEADNAV Command interface — panels, map controls, collections, and navigation.