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Map screen


The main screen of the app displays the map, your current location and basic controls:

  1. Map scale - related to the selected zoom
  2. Attribution - copyright of the map data and interface provider
  3. Cursor - the pointer displaying info about POIs, defining places for creating user points, etc.
  4. Current location - your location according to GPS and other sensors
  5. Track recording - starts recording your activity
  6. Map selection - opens the map selection dialog
  7. Centering and map rotation - one tap centers the map screen on your location. Double tap rotates the map according to the compass
  8. Zooming - buttons for fluent map zooms changing
  9. Main menu - opens the general selection of app features and settings
  10. Function panel - buttons for quick search launch, adding a new point, and displaying GPS status.

Map control

  • you can shift the map by simple touching and dragging
  • zoom it in/out by pinching . If you prefer single-hand control, double-tap and drag the map to zoom it. Otherwise, use the zooming buttons.
  • to place your GPS location in the middle of the map screen, tap the centering button:
  • to rotate the map according to your heading or by compass, tap the centering button again:

You can also rotate the map manually with two fingers.

Map selection

Tap the map selection button and select among hiking/biking, winter and satellite maps:

manual/ios/map_screen.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/30 11:58 by mstupka