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====== How to automatically draw a path along roads? ====== | ====== How to automatically draw a path along roads? ====== |
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The application allows you to automatically draw a path between two points that will follow the shortest way along existing roads. This feature uses an online service, so require an Internet data access to work (either WiFi or mobile network). | The application allows you to automatically draw a path between two points that follows the shortest way along existing roads and paths. |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The auto-routing feature doesn't depends on the currently displayed map. It may use Google routing service even if an OpenStreetMap based map is displayed. | The application uses by default an online service that does not require any setup, but it can also use the [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btools.routingapp|BRouter]] application offline service in order to generate the paths completely offline. |
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| ===== Using an online routing service ===== |
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| This feature uses an online service, so requires an Internet data access to work (either WiFi or mobile network). |
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| {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The auto-routing feature doesn't depends on the map currently displayed. It may use the Google routing service even if an OpenStreetMap based map is displayed. |
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| To create an auto-routing: |
* Move the map center icon over the start location and tap it {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; | * Move the map center icon over the start location and tap it {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; |
* Select ''"**Create a landmark**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; | * Tap ''"**Tools...**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; |
* Choose ''"**Auto-routing**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}; | * Choose ''"**Auto-routing**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}; |
* If you want, choose a name for your path {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}; | * If you want, choose a name for your path and the location where it's saved, and tap ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}. |
* Click on ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}. | |
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* Move the map center icon over the destination location {{:icon_06.png?nolink}}; | By default, the transportation mode is by car, so the path will only follows roads. In order to select another transportation mode, tap the transportation mode icon {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, and choose ''"**Walking**"'' for example. Using this mode, the path may also follow hiking trails. |
* Click on ''"**Location**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to start the computation of the path between the start and destination locations. | |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Depending the path length and server load, this computation can take few seconds. The auto-routing service may have disruption and not working properly during some periods, in this case you'll see a straight line between the start and destination locations. In this case, please try again later. | * Move the map center icon over the destination location {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} and tap ''"**+ Location**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to start the computation of the path between the start and destination locations. |
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Once the path has been computed, it's displayed on the map {{:icon_08.png?nolink}}. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Depending the path length and server load, this computation can take a few seconds. The auto-routing service may have disruption and not working properly during some periods and will result in a straight line between the start and destination locations. In this case, please try again later. |
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| Once the path has been computed, it's displayed on the map. |
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If you want, you can move the map center again over a new location and click on ''"**Location**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} to compute another path between the last two chosen locations. | If you want, you can move the map center icon over a new location {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} and tap ''"**+ Location**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} again to compute another path segment that will be appended to the previous path. |
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When you've finished, click on ''"**Save & close**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} to close the landmark editor and save your track. It will be displayed on the map {{:icon_11.png?nolink}}. | If you are not happy with the generated path, you can: |
| * Delete the last locations of the path by tapping ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} a few times; |
| * Delete an entire path segment by tapping anywhere on the path segment to delete {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} and tapping on ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} under the ''"**Track segment**"'' title. |
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| When you're done, tap the ''"**Close**"'' {{:icon_11.png?nolink}} icon. The path will be saved on your device and will remain displayed on the map. |
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====== How to get information on automatically drawn paths? ====== | ===== Using the BRouter offline service ===== |
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| ===== How to get information on automatically drawn paths? ===== |
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You can get various information on the paths your draw, just like any other tracks: | You can get various information on the paths your draw, just like any other tracks: |
{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If you have elevation data stored using the [[en:help:v2:elevations|Digital Elevation Model feature]], you can get the elevation profile {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} of you track and details on the elevation like minimum value, maximum value and gain. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If you have elevation data stored using the [[en:help:v2:elevations|Digital Elevation Model feature]], you can get the elevation profile {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} of you track and details on the elevation like minimum value, maximum value and gain. |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} More information on [[en:help:v2:landmarks:statistics|statistics is available here]]. More information on [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-style|styling (color, type of line) is available here]]. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} More information on [[en:help:v2:landmarks:statistics|statistics is available here]]. More information on [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-style#how_to_change_the_display_style_of_a_track|styling (color, type of line) is available here]]. |
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