manual:ios:planning
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| The planner can be started in two places: | The planner can be started in two places: | ||
| - | * <wrap box> | + | * <wrap box> |
| - | * <wrap box>Menu > Route planner</ | + | * <wrap box>Menu > Route planner</ |
| ==== Route planner screen ==== | ==== Route planner screen ==== | ||
| - | {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks: | + | {{ :manual:ios:ios142.jpg? |
| - | - **Drawing | + | - **drawing |
| - | - **add/ | + | - **add/ |
| - | - **back/forward** - move along planning process steps | + | - **undo/redo** - move along planning process steps |
| - | - **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|content | + | - **[[manual:ios:maps# |
| - | - **centering** - centers the screen on your current GPS location | + | - **centering** - centers the screen on your current GPS location |
| - | - **zooming** - zooms the map in or out (buttons can be hidden in route menu > settings) | + | - **zooming** - zooms the map in or out |
| - **basic stats** - length, estimated time, elevation gain/loss | - **basic stats** - length, estimated time, elevation gain/loss | ||
| - | - **graph tab switch** opens the elevation chart and surface/way type graphs:\\ {{ : | ||
| - **itinerary** - dynamic list of shaping or via points on the route | - **itinerary** - dynamic list of shaping or via points on the route | ||
| - | The **top bar** - contains the **Save/ | + | |
| ==== Route line ==== | ==== Route line ==== | ||
| The route line consists of segments rendered between shaping points and via points inserted on the map screen. | The route line consists of segments rendered between shaping points and via points inserted on the map screen. | ||
| {{ : | {{ : | ||
| - | * {{: | + | * {{: |
| - | * {{: | + | * {{: |
| - | * {{: | + | * {{: |
| When a **routing mode** is on, the line between points runs **along roads and paths**. If you choose to draw **manually**, | When a **routing mode** is on, the line between points runs **along roads and paths**. If you choose to draw **manually**, | ||
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| The route is built with **shaping points** {{: | The route is built with **shaping points** {{: | ||
| * by **tapping** {{: | * by **tapping** {{: | ||
| - | * by **tapping | + | * by **long-pressing |
| - | The route line, rendered between shaping points, also contains **segment points** {{: | + | The route line, rendered between shaping points, also contains **segment points** {{: |
| <WRAP center round important> | <WRAP center round important> | ||
| - | **NEVER place the shaping points on intersections!** The router must know the direction **after the turn** to add the proper navigation command. | + | **NEVER place the shaping points on intersections!** The router must know the direction **after the turn** to add the proper navigation command. |
| </ | </ | ||
| ==== Select routing profile ==== | ==== Select routing profile ==== | ||
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| Example: | Example: | ||
| - | * **OFF**: You want to plan a hiking trip and you want to get to the trailhead by car. Start planning the route in the car profile. When you get to the trailhead, switch to the hiking profile. The first part remains routed for the car, and you go on with hiking. When you get back to the place where you left your car, switch to the car profile to design the route back home. | + | * **OFF**: You want to plan a hiking trip, and you want to get to the trailhead by car. Start planning the route in the car profile. When you get to the trailhead, switch to the hiking profile. The first part remains routed for the car, and you go on with hiking. When you get back to the place where you left your car, switch to the car profile to design the route back home. |
| * **ON**: You are designing a biking trip. You plan the first version in the "bike touring" | * **ON**: You are designing a biking trip. You plan the first version in the "bike touring" | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| * {{: | * {{: | ||
| - | * the **progress of the route** depends on selected **profile** - car or bike routes run along roads, MTB or walking routes along paths etc.\\ {{ : | + | * the **progress of the route** depends on the selected **profile** - car or bike routes run along roads, MTB or walking routes along paths etc.\\ {{ : |
| - | <WRAP center round tip> | + | |
| - | **Geek alert!** | + | |
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| - | You can also place the **additional parameters** button directly on the screen. The long-press on the main button then triggers the manual mode: | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | * check the option **Quick profile parameters** in [[planning# | + | |
| - | * **custom parameters** button is on the planner screen:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | === Customized ETA === | + | |
| - | All **walking and cycling profiles** provide an option to customize the way the app calculates your **estimated time on the route**. All except the road cycling profile base the calculation upon your **average speed on flat ground**:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | Road cyclists define their **power in Watts**:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | === Include navigation commands === | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | When checked, Locus creates also direction commands related to the new route which can be used for voice turn-by-turn navigation. | + | |
| - | === Router selection === | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | The router profiles are provided by the selected **[[manual: | + | |
| - | **[[manual: | ||
| ==== Manual mode ==== | ==== Manual mode ==== | ||
| === What is it good for? === | === What is it good for? === | ||
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| {{ : | {{ : | ||
| * {{: | * {{: | ||
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| - | <WRAP round tip> | ||
| - | <WRAP round important> | ||
| - | ==== Alternative routes ==== | ||
| - | {{ : | ||
| - | LoRouter Offline and GraphHopper routers also provide **alternatives for planned route segments**. Whereas GraphHopper always provides alternatives, | ||
| ===== Via points ===== | ===== Via points ===== | ||
| - | Via points are places you want to go through when **navigating the route** - the voice navigation will notify you of them and in case of route recalculation the via points are not detoured. | + | Via points are places you want to go through when **navigating the route**. |
| - | + | ||
| - | Via points can be created out of **shaping points, LoPoints, your own user points or by defining new points individually**. | + | |
| - | ==== Change to a via point ==== | + | Via points can be created |
| - | * tap a shaping point on the map or itinerary and select **Change to** from the bottom panel:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | | + | |
| - | * **rename** the via point (optional) | + | |
| - | * after saving the route the via point is **marked by an icon**:\\ {{ : | + | |
| <WRAP center round info> | <WRAP center round info> | ||
| - | * By moving a via point on the map in the route planner it **changes back to a shaping point**. | + | * By moving a via point on the map in the route planner, it **changes back to a shaping point**. |
| - | * You can set **[[manual: | + | |
| </ | </ | ||
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| ==== Undo, re-do, remove points ==== | ==== Undo, re-do, remove points ==== | ||
| * to **remove last added shaping point**, tap {{: | * to **remove last added shaping point**, tap {{: | ||
| - | * to **reverse all edits** (adding points, moving them), tap **back button**(see above, 3) | + | * to **reverse all edits** (adding points, moving them), tap **undo button** (see above, 3) |
| - | * to **repeat reversed steps**, tap **forward | + | * to **repeat reversed steps**, tap **redo button**(see above, 3) |
| ===== Itinerary ===== | ===== Itinerary ===== | ||
| Shaping and via points are listed in the itinerary. Here you can perform several actions with them: | Shaping and via points are listed in the itinerary. Here you can perform several actions with them: | ||
| - | * **change their order** by dragging | + | * **change their order** by long-pressing and dragging |
| - | * **change their location** with the [[manual: | + | * **delete** route points |
| - | * **add via points** to the itinerary: | + | |
| - | * **delete** route points | + | |
| - | * display **route segment** details with the option for recalculation in a different profile:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | ===== No-go points ===== | ||
| - | If you know a place on the route you can not go through but which is not reflected by the map or routing data - e.g. temporary roadblock, wood harvesting in the forest, flooded area, etc., **tell the route planner to avoid it**. | ||
| - | * shift the cursor on the spot you want to block and select **Add no-go** from the route menu:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | * if necessary, set the **means of transport** the no-go area is valid for, the area **radius** (25, 50, 100, 500, 1000 m) and **time of validity** (tap the no-go area on map):\\ {{ : | ||
| - | * route planner makes **detours** around the no-go areas:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | * to **delete** a no-go area, tap the **...** menu:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | * the route **without detours**: | ||
| - | ===== Warnings ===== | ||
| - | <wrap info> | ||
| - | Route planner marks **potentially dangerous places** on the route (challenging terrain, heavy traffic, barriers, tunnels, unprotected railway crossings, and so on). They are specific for each routing profile, e.g. cobblestones are marked as a " | ||
| - | Warnings are also accessible from the **route menu**:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
| - | * If you are an adventurous type and you don't need any warnings, you can **[[manual: | ||
| - | * **[[manual: | ||
| - | </ | ||
| ===== Route recalculations ===== | ===== Route recalculations ===== | ||
| - | ==== Segments ==== | + | You can recalculate the whole planned route for a different activity: |
| - | If you changed your mind and you want to **use a different activity** for a part of the planned route, OR the automatically drawn segment doesn' | + | |
| - | * tap the selected **segment point** on the map or in the itinerary | + | |
| - | * tap **recalculate** and select another activity | + | |
| - | * **confirm**: | + | |
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| - | ==== Recalculate all ==== | + | |
| - | You can also recalculate the whole planned route for a different activity: | + | |
| * plan or open a route in the planner | * plan or open a route in the planner | ||
| - | * open the drawing mode selector and **choose a new routing profile**: | + | * open the drawing mode selector and check the option **apply to entire route** |
| + | * **choose a new routing profile**: | ||
| - | If you just want to **customize the routing profile for the whole route**: | ||
| - | * plan or open a route in the planner | ||
| - | * open the drawing mode selector and tap **customize** in the submenu of the selected profile | ||
| - | * change the desired parameters | ||
| - | * tap **recalculate all**:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | ===== Automatic round trip ===== | ||
| - | <wrap info> | ||
| - | Locus Map can automatically create your round trip based on the defined **distance** and **direction**. | + | ===== Stats and charts ===== |
| - | * place the **starting point** on the map and tap **Suggest a new round trip** in the route menu\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | * select **activity** or means of transport (service is provided by GraphHopper only)\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | * set **direction and distance**\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | * tap **GENERATE**\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | ===== Reverse route direction ===== | + | |
| - | This command quickly **reverses the whole route** | + | |
| - | ===== Stats, | + | |
| * **quick check the distance, estimated time on the route, and the elevation gain** - see the bottom bar. The ETT is just an approximation. | * **quick check the distance, estimated time on the route, and the elevation gain** - see the bottom bar. The ETT is just an approximation. | ||
| - | * **elevation chart** - <wrap info> | + | * **elevation chart** - slides up when you tap the chart button:\\ {{ : |
| - | * **way types and surfaces** - <wrap info> | + | |
| + | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
| **The chart dynamically changes according to your route edits** (adding points, moving them...) | **The chart dynamically changes according to your route edits** (adding points, moving them...) | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | * check **more details about the route** - Route menu > Route detail:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | * **Tools**: | + | |
| - | * **[[manual: | + | |
| - | * **Compute area** - area covered by the route | + | |
| - | * **Estimated travel time**:\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | \\ {{ : | + | |
| - | The ETT is calculated from a combination of various parameters. These include distance, elevation profile, estimated speed, estimated elevation gain/loss per hour or a certain amount of break time specific for particular activities. | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | ===== Instant navigation/ | + | |
| - | You can start [[manual: | + | |
| - | * open **route menu** | + | |
| - | * tap **Navigation/ | + | |
| - | * select the option you need and set additional parameters: | + | |
| ===== Share planned route ===== | ===== Share planned route ===== | ||
| {{ : | {{ : | ||
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| ===== Save route ===== | ===== Save route ===== | ||
| When you are done with all edits, **save your route!** | When you are done with all edits, **save your route!** | ||
| - | * tap the saving button in the topbar:\\ {{ : | + | * tap the saving button in the bottom bar:\\ {{ : |
| * route saving dialog opens:\\ {{ : | * route saving dialog opens:\\ {{ : | ||
| * add **name** of the route (optional - Locus usually inserts names of the route start/end places automatically) | * add **name** of the route (optional - Locus usually inserts names of the route start/end places automatically) | ||
| * add **description** (optional) | * add **description** (optional) | ||
| - | * set **activity** - good for overall statistics | ||
| * select **folder** - tell Locus Map where to store the route | * select **folder** - tell Locus Map where to store the route | ||
| - | * set **style** - color, thickness, pattern... Usually, it is not necessary, the folder style is pre-selected. | ||
| * tap **SAVE** | * tap **SAVE** | ||
| - | If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason you want to abort all planning, tap **Clear planner** in the route menu:\\ {{ : | + | If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason you want to abort all planning, tap the **trash bin** in the bottom bar:\\ {{ : |
| - | <WRAP center round important> | + | |
| - | **" | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
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