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<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Landmarks</sub> | <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Placemarks</sub> |
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====== Landmarks ====== | ====== Placemarks ====== |
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The Landmarks feature allows you to save, retrieve and display on the map various items like locations and paths. | The Placemarks feature allows you to save, retrieve and display on the map various items like locations and paths. |
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The application allows you to save and restore landmarks from and to various support, including off-line files (GPX, KML, CSV, LOC) on the memory card and on-line storage (AlpineQuest Community Landmarks). | |
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| The application allows you to save and restore placemarks from and to various support, including off-line files (GPX, KML, CSV, LOC) on the memory card and on-line storage (AlpineQuest Community Placemarks). |
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===== The landmarks menu ===== | ===== The Placemarks menu ===== |
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{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu.jpg?nolink}} | The placemarks menu provides an easy access to all placemarks related features. |
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The landmarks menu provides an easy access to all landmarks related features. | |
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Click on the "''**Landmarks menu**''" button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the menu: | Click on the "''**Placemarks menu**''" button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the menu: |
* "''**Explore landmarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the Landmarks Explorer that allows you to manage your saved landmarks; | * "''**Explore placemarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the Placemarks Explorer that allows you to manage your saved placemarks; |
* "''**Create a landmark**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} allows you to create new landmarks; | * "''**Create a placemark**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} allows you to create new placemark; |
* "''**Displayed landmarks**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} shows the displayed landmarks list that allows you to manage displayed landmarks (available only if landmarks are displayed); | * "''**Displayed placemarks**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} shows the displayed placemarks list that allows you to manage displayed placemarks (available only if some placemarks are displayed); |
* "''**Control time**''" {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} shows the time controller panel for all displayed tracks (available only if time-tagged landmarks are displayed); | * "''**Control time**''" {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} shows the time controller panel for all displayed tracks (available only if time-tagged placemarks are displayed); |
* "''**Search a location**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} allows you to search a location by name or coordinates. | * "''**Search a location**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} allows you to search a location by name or coordinates. |
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Some options are also available in the Landmarks menu: | Some options are also available in the Placemarks menu: |
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* Click on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}; | * Click on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}; |
* "''**Landmarks labels**''" controls whether or not to display the labels of landmarks displayed on the map; | * "''**Placemarks labels**''" controls whether or not to display the labels of placemarks displayed on the map; |
* "''**Target information**''" controls whether or not to display the target information box (if any landmark is targeted). | * "''**Target information**''" controls whether or not to display the target information box (if any landmark is targeted). |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of landmarks from the application settings. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of placemarks from the application settings. |
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By default, waypoints are displayed on the map as small purple circle, but their display colors or icons can be changed. | By default, waypoints are displayed on the map as small purple circle, but their display colors or icons can be changed. |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} From the Landmarks menu, you can specify if the names of waypoints must be displayed on the map. You can also configure the display size from the application settings. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} From the Placemarks menu, you can specify if the names of waypoints must be displayed on the map. You can also configure the display size from the application settings. |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-waypoint-create#how_to_create_a_waypoint|How to create a waypoint?]]\\ | [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-waypoint-create#how_to_create_a_waypoint|How to create a waypoint?]]\\ |
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===== Landmark features ===== | ===== Tools ===== |
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[[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\ | [[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\ |
===== Import / Export ===== | ===== Import / Export ===== |
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The application allows you to import landmarks (waypoints, routes, tracks, areas) from various file formats and display them on the map. | The application allows you to import placemarks (waypoints, routes, tracks, areas) from various file formats and display them on the map. |
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<html><center></html> | <html><center></html> |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_landmarks|How to import landmarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.shp**'' / ''***.plt**'' / ''***.wpt**'' / ''***.loc**'' files)\\ | [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|How to import placemarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.shp**'' / ''***.plt**'' / ''***.wpt**'' / ''***.loc**'' files)\\ |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_landmarks|How to export landmarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.dxf**'' files) | [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_placemarks|How to export placemarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.dxf**'' files) |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_import_csvtsv_files|How to import landmarks?]] (''***.csv**'' / ''***.tsv**'' files)\\ | [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_import_csvtsv_files|How to import placemarks?]] (''***.csv**'' / ''***.tsv**'' files)\\ |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_export_csvtsv_files|How to export landmarks?]] (''***.csv**'' / ''***.tsv**'' files) | [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_export_csvtsv_files|How to export placemarks?]] (''***.csv**'' / ''***.tsv**'' files) |
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