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<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]]</sub> | <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Positioning</sub> |
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====== Positioning ====== | ====== Positioning ====== |
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Most devices now have a GPS chip which is used to compute this location. GPS provides a precise location while not using any cellular network. However, it must have a clear access to the sky, meaning that it cannot be used indoor. | Most devices now have a GPS chip which is used to compute this location. GPS provides a precise location while not using any cellular network. However, it must have a clear access to the sky, meaning that it cannot be used indoor. |
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{{ :en:help:v2:positioning:positioning-submenu.jpg?nolink}} | |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If your device doesn't have a GPS chip, or if this one is turned off in the Android settings, the network location (much less precise) may be used. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If your device doesn't have a GPS chip, or if this one is turned off in the Android settings, the network location (much less precise) may be used. |
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| {{ :en:help:v2:positioning:positioning-submenu.jpg?nolink}} |
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To turn on the GPS positioning and display your real location on the map, you can either: | To turn on the GPS positioning and display your real location on the map, you can either: |
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===== The sub-menu ===== | ===== The Positioning menu ===== |
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Click on the "''**GPS position**''" menu button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the sub-menu, containing the following items: | Click on the "''**GPS position**''" menu button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the sub-menu, containing the following items: |
* The "''**Position toggle**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the positioning; | * The "''**Position toggle**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the positioning; |
* The "''**Rotate the map (using GPS)**''" check-box {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the map rotation to make it match your current GPS orientation (you must be moving); | * The "''**Rotate the map (using GPS)**''" check-box {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the map rotation to make it match your current GPS orientation (you must be moving); |
* The "''**Display distance line**''" check-box {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the drawing of a line from the map center to your current location including its distance; | * The "''**Positioning status**''" check-box {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the display of a box on the map giving the most important positioning information {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}. |
* The "''**Positioning status**''" check-box {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} activates or deactivates the display of a box on the map giving the most important positioning information {{:icon_08.png?nolink}}. | |
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The "''**GPS position**''" menu button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} icon and color let you know the current state: | The "''**GPS position**''" menu button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} icon and color let you know the current state: |
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{{:en:help:1.4:geolocation:menu-off.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is white, the GPS positioning is turned off. Long-press the button to turn it on. | {{:en:help:v2:positioning:positioning-menu-off.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is white, the GPS positioning is turned off. Long-press the button to turn it on. |
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{{:en:help:1.4:geolocation:menu-on-locked.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is green, the GPS positioning is turned on and the current location is displayed at the map center (or being retrieved). Long-press the button to turn it off. | {{:en:help:v2:positioning:positioning-menu-on.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is green, the GPS positioning is turned on and the current location is displayed at the map center (or being retrieved). Long-press the button to turn it off. |
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{{:en:help:1.4:geolocation:menu-on-unlocked.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is green with a lock key, the GPS positioning is turned on and the current location is currently not displayed at the map center (you're looking somewhere else on the map). Click on the button to center the map on the current location. | {{:en:help:v2:positioning:positioning-menu-unlocked.jpg?nolink}} When the icon is green with a lock key, the GPS positioning is turned on and the current location is currently not displayed at the map center (you're looking somewhere else on the map). Click on the button to center the map on the current location. |
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