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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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{{: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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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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