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- | ===== The Location Tracker ===== | ||
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- | The AlpineQuest GPS Location Tracker is a background service that records all your locations and creates a track of your hikes. | ||
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- | At any moment, you can get advanced statistics (distances, speeds, elevations) and graphics. | ||
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- | Tracks can be saved within AlpineQuest or exported as GPX and KML files, that can be displayed in various softwares such as Google Earth. | ||
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- | To start the Location Tracker, click on the toggle {{: | ||
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- | The Location Tracker is composed of the following items: | ||
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- | * The **current track state** {{: | ||
- | * The **current track profile** {{: | ||
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- | When the Location Tracker is paused with recorded data, the following items are also available: | ||
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- | * The "'' | ||
- | * The "'' | ||
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- | ===== The Settings dialog ===== | ||
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- | The Location Tracker can be finely configured to provide the exact tracking you need. | ||
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- | ==== Localization settings ==== | ||
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- | The two first settings are linked to the GPS Localization settings, if you change one on a side, it will be updated in the other. This behavior is done to keep a synchronization between all locations listening within the application and so reduce the battery usage. | ||
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- | ==== Leaving followed path warning ==== | ||
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- | While [[en: | ||
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- | When being more far than the chosen distance, the application will play various sound notifications to help you find your way without handling your device: | ||
- | * When going even more far, the application will play two (2) "'' | ||
- | * When being more far that 1.5 times the chosen distance and still going more far, the application will play three (3) "'' | ||
- | * When going closer to the path, the application will play two (2) "'' | ||
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- | ==== Lost of signal warning ==== | ||
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- | If the GPS signal is getting poor or lost, AlpineQuest will replace the green GPS Location Tracker' | ||
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- | Using the " | ||
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- | ==== Locations filtering ==== | ||
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- | Once the source and frequency of the locations have been chosen, you can optionally configure filters. These filters allow you to reduce the amount of the track locations (and so the battery usage) and to increase the tracking accuracy. You may need to click on " | ||
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- | The " | ||
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- | ==== Barometric elevations ==== | ||
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- | If your device has a built-in pressure sensor, you can activate the " | ||
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