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| ====== Route Planning ====== | ====== Route Planning ====== | ||
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| - | This article is under reconstruction. Sorry for any inconvenience. | ||
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| * **Changing tracks to routes** - using tracks as routes for navigation | * **Changing tracks to routes** - using tracks as routes for navigation | ||
| ===== Route planner ===== | ===== Route planner ===== | ||
| - | ==== Quick reference ==== | ||
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| - | For a quick reference, check the basics video tutorial: | ||
| - | {{youtube> | ||
| ==== How to start it ==== | ==== How to start it ==== | ||
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| The **top bar** - contains **Save/ | The **top bar** - contains **Save/ | ||
| ==== Route line ==== | ==== Route line ==== | ||
| + | The route line consists of segments rendered between shaping points and via points inserted on the map screen. | ||
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| - | When a routing mode is on, the line between points runs along roads and paths. If you choose to draw manually, the line is straight between points, unrelated to roads. | + | When a **routing mode** is on, the line between points runs **along roads and paths**. If you choose to draw **manually**, the line is **straight between points**, unrelated to roads. You can use **various routing profiles** or manual segments between each point of the route according to your needs. |
| ===== Drawing instructions ===== | ===== Drawing instructions ===== | ||
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| * The router profiles are provided by the selected **[[manual: | * The router profiles are provided by the selected **[[manual: | ||
| ==== Manual mode ==== | ==== Manual mode ==== | ||
| + | === What is it good for? === | ||
| + | * useful in places not covered by routing data - when you need to **go off-road** and off-path (to cross a stream without a bridge or make a shortcut across a meadow...) | ||
| + | * useful for **simple distance measurement** | ||
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| + | === How does it work? === | ||
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| - | * {{: | + | * {{: |
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| + | <WRAP round tip> | ||
| + | <WRAP round important> | ||
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| <wrap info> | <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 " | 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> | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
| * If you are an adventurous type and you don't need any warnings, you can **[[manual: | * If you are an adventurous type and you don't need any warnings, you can **[[manual: | ||
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| ==== Segments ==== | ==== Segments ==== | ||
| 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' | 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** | + | * tap the selected **segment point** |
| * tap **recalculate** and select another activity | * tap **recalculate** and select another activity | ||
| * **confirm**: | * **confirm**: | ||
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| * set **direction and distance**\\ {{ : | * set **direction and distance**\\ {{ : | ||
| * tap **GENERATE**\\ {{ : | * tap **GENERATE**\\ {{ : | ||
| - | + | ===== Reverse route direction ===== | |
| - | ===== Stats, charts and estimated travel time ===== | + | This command quickly **reverses the whole route** and recalculates its stats - elevation gain, ETA, etc. |
| + | ===== Stats, charts, weather | ||
| * **quick check the distance, estimated time on the route, and the elevation gain** - see the bottom bar. The ETT is just approximate. | * **quick check the distance, estimated time on the route, and the elevation gain** - see the bottom bar. The ETT is just approximate. | ||
| * **elevation chart** - <wrap info> | * **elevation chart** - <wrap info> | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | * check **more details about the route** - Route menu > Route stats:\\ {{ : | + | * check **more details about the route** - Route menu > Route detail:\\ {{ : |
| - | * check detailed | + | * **Tools**:\\ {{ : |
| + | * **[[manual: | ||
| + | * **Compute area** - area covered by the route | ||
| + | * **Estimated travel time**:\\ {{ : | ||
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| 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. | 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 ===== | + | ===== Instant navigation/ |
| - | You can start [[manual: | + | You can start [[manual: |
| * open **route menu** | * open **route menu** | ||
| - | * tap **Navigate**!\\ {{ : | + | * 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!** | ||
| - | * open **route menu**\\ {{ : | + | * tap the saving button in the topbar:\\ {{ : |
| - | * tap **Save | + | * 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 | * set **activity** - good for overall statistics | ||
| - | * select **folder** - tell Locus 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. | + | * set **style** - color, thickness, pattern... Usually, it is not necessary, the folder style is pre-selected. |
| + | * tap **SAVE** | ||
| - | If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason want to abort all planning, tap **Clear planner** in the route menu:\\ {{ : | + | If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason |
| <WRAP center round important> | <WRAP center round important> | ||
| **" | **" | ||
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| ==== Quick drawing ==== | ==== Quick drawing ==== | ||
| To **turn off adding shaping points by tapping the map screen**, uncheck this option.\\ {{ : | To **turn off adding shaping points by tapping the map screen**, uncheck this option.\\ {{ : | ||
| - | ==== Via points as default ==== | ||
| - | When this option is checked, the route is created from **[[manual: | ||
| ==== Measuring area ==== | ==== Measuring area ==== | ||
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| ==== Long tap on + ==== | ==== Long tap on + ==== | ||
| Here you can define the action after long-pressing the **+** button for adding points:\\ {{ : | Here you can define the action after long-pressing the **+** button for adding points:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | ==== Via points as default ==== | ||
| + | When this option is checked, the route is created from **[[manual: | ||
| ==== Allow edit of navigation points ==== | ==== Allow edit of navigation points ==== | ||
| With this option checked, you can add points with navigation commands or change shaping/via points into them:\\ {{ : | With this option checked, you can add points with navigation commands or change shaping/via points into them:\\ {{ : | ||
| - | ==== Itinerary - show chart ==== | + | ==== Keep manual segments |
| - | This option displays elevation charts of the route segments in the [[manual: | + | When turned on (default) |
| ==== Zoom buttons ==== | ==== Zoom buttons ==== | ||
| If you don't need them on the route planner screen turn them off (you can still zoom in/out by pinching or double-tapping/ | If you don't need them on the route planner screen turn them off (you can still zoom in/out by pinching or double-tapping/ | ||
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