Android Reviw Miro GPS Recorder User Manual

GPS ESSENTIALSGetting Started2013-01-16Covers Version 3.1.2The latest version of this document is available at http://www.mictale.com/gpsessentials/

CameraShows a HUD (head up display) of your waypoints. You can also shoot images.The HUD displays waypoints so that you can match them with landmarks

The shutter button triggers capture of a single image. After the image has been captured and processed, you will see an iconic view of t

CompassAn orienteering compass that shows magnetic north, the direction to the next waypoint and a few widgets from your dashboard.Th

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Portable MapsShows your waypoints, routes and tracks on a map from various data sources.This view shows your waypoints, tracks and routes on top

There is one active cursor which is bolder than the others. You can have a maximum of 3 cursors, when you attempt to create the fourth cursor, the old

2. Now drag the cursor onto the location where you want the new waypoint. 3. Tap on actions to show the actions pane.4. Select the add tool to create

the dashboard, the divider will become visible and you can drag it to make more room to either the map or the dashboard.! 17

Google MapA multi-layer map display that shows all your waypoints, tracks and routes.The map view is probably the most versatile and complex v

button to zoom out and the right plus button to zoom in. You can also pinch to zoom by tapping and holding with two fingers at the same time and then m

WelcomeWelcome to GPS Essentials, the swiss army knife of GPS navigation on your Android phone. This document gives you a brief overview of what you

Layer NameDescriptionCurrent RouteShows the current route.SatelliteShows a satellite view of the ground.ContactsShows the result of a contact search.S

WaypointsWaypoints denote a specific location on the earth. The waypoint list stores all waypoints and you can order the list.The waypoint list shows a

When you have entered some numbers into the location editor and then select another format from the spinner, GPS Essentials attempts to convert the

On the right side of every waypoint, you see a small arrowhead and a length. This is the direction and distance from your current location to thi

RoutesYou use routes to plan a trip. Routes consist of zero or more waypoints in a specific order.The route consists of legs that connect the w

Notice: The route service will continue to run in the background when you switch off the device or start another app. This will also cause the GPS rec

TracksTracks are records of your trips. When you started recording, GPS Essentials continuously saves locations to a track. You can rev

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SharePublish your data and collaborate on mapfinity.com. You can upload pictures, waypoints and your current location and view your conte

SatellitesThis is a sky view of all GPS satellites that are visible to your device. This view is good in cases when you don’t have a GPS

market://details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentialshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentialsThe link will open the Google Play

Every satellite has a circle around it and the radius of this circle is an indicator for the signal to noise ratio.Satellites can be in

ChartsShows graphics about your performance on your track. You see curves for your speed and altitude. You can switch the horizontal axis between dis

PicturesShows, locates and shares the pictures that you took within GPS Essentials and associates waypoints.In the pictures activity, you can swipe th

MessagesMessages contain textual information about things that happened while GPS Essentials is running.Messages are always listed by time with the la

Ta g sYou use tags to structure your waypoints, tracks and routes. Tags are words or short phrases that you can attach to any one of these entiti

SettingsConfigures all global settings in a single place.The configuration is organized into sections. Tap on the setting to change it. Most of the sett

SettingDescriptionAuto Skip DistanceSpecifies the maximum distance to skip a route point. “Auto Skip Target” has to be checked for this value to take e

DonateTells you how you can support development and maintenance. Developing and maintaining GPS Essentials is a lot of work. When you donate

Appendix A: Error ReportThis is how a typical error report looks like:Created: Fri Nov 11 00:41:31 GMT+01:00 2011com.mictale.gpsessentials, version 2.

at com.mictale.view.Binding$1.onClick(Binding.java:185) at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485) at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.

Start ScreenYou see the start screen when you start the app. It contains icons to access all features of the app.Some of the icons are

Appendix B: VersionsGPS Essentials receives regular feature additions. Since we deployed GPS Essentials to Android Market for the very first t

Appendix C: Contacts PluginThe contacts plugin is a supplemental package that you can install on your device. It is available on Android Market and fr

DashboardThis is a fullscreen area to place widgets that show you navigation information, such as your current speed or the distance to the ne

NameDescriptionDeclinationThe declination of the horizontal component of the magnetic field from true north, in degrees (i.e. positive means the magnet

NameDescriptionAltitudeThe altitude above (or below) main sea level. (Prior to Android 2.0, this value is relative to the WGS84 ellipsoid).Max Altitud

NameDescriptionDistance CoveredThe distance traveled while GPS Essentials is in the foreground or tracking. You can reset this value.Trip #1A trip cou

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