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===== What is the difference between a route and a track? ===== | ===== What is the difference between a route and a track? ===== | ||
- | **Tracks** act like breadcrumb trails, allowing you to see where you or another individual traveled in the past. Tracks contain track points, not waypoints or points of interest. They provide a record of where you have been and when to later determine your path and speed. | + | * **Tracks** act like breadcrumb trails, allowing you to see where you or another individual traveled in the past. Tracks contain track points, not waypoints or points of interest. They provide a record of where you have been and when to later determine your path and speed. |
Locus Map can **[[manual: | Locus Map can **[[manual: | ||
- | **Routes** are generally made up of a series of significant points along your path. Locus Map will tell you the bearing and distance to the next point in sequence as you navigate along your route. | + | * **Routes** are generally made up of a series of significant points along your path. Locus Map will tell you the bearing and distance to the next point in sequence as you navigate along your route. |
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- | ==== Activating whole folder ==== | + | ==== Activating |
- | * tap the **folder icon**:\\ {{ : | + | * tap the **folder icon**:\\ {{ : |
* to **deactivate** all tracks in the folder, tap the icon **again** | * to **deactivate** all tracks in the folder, tap the icon **again** | ||
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To hide track/ | To hide track/ | ||
* **to hide a single track**, tap it on the map and select **hide** from the bottom menu:\\ {{ : | * **to hide a single track**, tap it on the map and select **hide** from the bottom menu:\\ {{ : | ||
- | * **to hide all tracks/ | + | * **to hide all tracks/ |
===== Track& | ===== Track& | ||
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+ | When you **tap on a track/route in the track manager folder**, the detail panel emerges. The upper part is filled with a map preview of the track. Tapping the centering button opens the map screen with the track aligned in the center:\\ {{ : | ||
When you **tap a track on the map**, the detail panel slides up from the bottom:\\ {{ : | When you **tap a track on the map**, the detail panel slides up from the bottom:\\ {{ : | ||
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The bottom toolbar: | The bottom toolbar: | ||
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**More details emerge when you slide the track detail panel further up:** | **More details emerge when you slide the track detail panel further up:** | ||
==== Way types and surfaces ==== | ==== Way types and surfaces ==== | ||
- | <wrap info>This feature is available | + | <wrap info>Available |
The way types and surfaces along the route are displayed only if the route is planned in the Locus Map route planner using [[manual: | The way types and surfaces along the route are displayed only if the route is planned in the Locus Map route planner using [[manual: | ||
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==== Trackpoint detail ==== | ==== Trackpoint detail ==== | ||
- | Each track or route consists of track- or route-points. Tapping the icon in the corner opens the detail screen with information about the particular point:\\ {{ : | + | Each track or route consists of track- or route points. Tapping the icon in the corner opens the detail screen with information about the particular point:\\ {{ : |
- | * **Track** - name and folder, arrow buttons to **move among other trackpoints** along the track | + | * **Track** - name and folder, arrow buttons to **move among other track points** along the track |
* **Statistics** - distance, time and elevation gain to the **start** of the track and to its **end** | * **Statistics** - distance, time and elevation gain to the **start** of the track and to its **end** | ||
- | * **Location** - GPS coords, actual speed, azimuth of the device, GPS accuracy and date of creation | + | * **Location** - GPS coords, actual speed, azimuth of the device, GPS accuracy, and date of creation |
=== Trackpoint toolbar === | === Trackpoint toolbar === | ||
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- | ==== Sharing | + | * {{: |
- | {{ : | + | ==== Navigation/ |
- | * | + | Tapping the button opens a selection dialog where you can start **[[manual: |
- | ==== Editing info ==== | + | |
- | ==== More tools ==== | + | |
- | ...to be continued... | ||
+ | ==== Sharing ==== | ||
+ | Another bottom bar menu offers track/route sharing options:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Share by link** - the app generates a link that you can send to your friends via a favorite app or service:\\ {{ : | ||
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- | ==== Track/route analyzer | + | <WRAP center round tip> |
- | When you need to know **statistics | + | When you edit the route later in the app, the **change is synced with the cloud even if you don't have [[manual: |
- | * **tap the track** on the place from which you want to define the span | + | </ |
- | * tap the **other point of the span**. You can repeat this step and **change the span definition**. | + | * **Share as GPX** - Locus Map offers other available apps through which you can send your track/route quickly as a GPX file |
- | * **check the general stats and elevation chart** in the bottom bar\\ {{ : | + | * **Track overview** - Locus Map generates a hi-res JPG with the track map and statistics. This can be shared via any available app on your phone.\\ {{ : |
- | {{ : | + | ==== Editing info ==== |
- | {{ : | + | Here you can edit the **name, description, |
+ | ==== Menu of other options ==== | ||
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+ | * **Re-route** - opens the track/route in the [[manual: | ||
+ | * **Edit track** - opens the track/ | ||
+ | * **Export** - opens the [[manual: | ||
+ | * **Make a copy** - creates a copy of the track/ | ||
+ | **Reverse the route only for offroad use!** Navigation commands on a reversed route don't reflect the traffic situation accurately. | ||
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+ | * **Delete** - removes the track/route from the app - **this is irreversible!** | ||
+ | ==== Tools ==== | ||
+ | The second level of the menu contains more advanced options:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Update elevation** - <wrap info> | ||
+ | * **Analyzer** - useful when you need to know **statistics and charts of a particular part of the track or route**: | ||
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+ | * tap the **other point of the span**. You can repeat this step and **change the span definition**. | ||
+ | * **check the general stats and elevation chart** in the bottom bar\\ {{ : | ||
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+ | * **Weather** - local weather forecast | ||
+ | * **Compute area** - calculates the area covered by the track/ | ||
+ | * **Estimated travel time** - calculates the route time according to the selected activity. [[manual: | ||
+ | * **Itinerary** - list of waypoints along the route, sorted by the distance from the start:\\ {{ : | ||