FPA Converter

Extract text from Navigation alerts (FPA)

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Drop or upload your .FPA file

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How to extract text from your FPA file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FPA file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert FPA to another file type

To convert FPA Alerts to another format, you need iGO Navigation or other GIS software.

Convert a file to FPA

To convert other file formats to the "GPS Proximity Database" file type, you need software like iGO Navigation or a similar tool.

About FPA files

The .FPA file extension is primarily associated with iGO Navigation software developed by NNG. These files function as Point Addressing or Proximity Alert databases, specifically containing coordinate data for speed cameras, red light cameras, and school zones. While crucial for driver safety, the format is proprietary and binary, meaning you cannot simply open it in a text editor to verify the data or merge it with other lists.

Users often encounter friction when trying to update their GPS units; simply dragging a new .FPA file into the content/speedcam folder may not work if the device license does not support that specific module. Furthermore, because the file is opaque, users cannot easily inspect it to remove false positives or add new hazard points.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Customization: Convert to standard TXT (often called the "SPUD" or "EUR+" format) to edit coordinates in a spreadsheet or text editor.
For Visualization: Convert to KML or KMZ to view the alert locations on Google Earth or verify them against Google Maps.
For Archiving/Exchange: Convert to CSV for universal database compatibility.

*Note: Less frequently, this extension refers to a Finale Performance Assessment file by MakeMusic, used to grade musical performances, or an encrypted order file for Front Panel Express enclosures.*

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your FPA file.

Users also converted DDB and DRL files.

FAQ

If you want to convert FPA file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use iGO Navigation or similar software from the "Navigation Alert Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to FPA, try iGO Navigation or another comparable tool in the "Navigation Alert Data" category.

The FPA Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FPA converter.