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en:help:v2:landmarks [2020/01/24 10:21] alpinequesten:help:v2:landmarks [2021/04/28 15:10] alpinequest
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 ====== Placemarks ====== ====== Placemarks ======
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-The Placemarks feature allows you to save, retrieve and display on the map various items like locations and paths.+Placemarks are various marks you can save on the maps, including pointsareas and paths. You can create and display an unlimited number of those marks. They are not linked to any map; when you change the current map, all your displayed marks remain unchanged.
  
-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).+The application is also able to import and export placemarks from and to various well-known formats, like GPS, KML/KMZ, CSV/TSVShapeFile, etc.
  
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-===== The placemarks menu =====+===== The Placemarks menu ===== 
 +{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu.jpg?nolink}}
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-{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu.jpg?nolink}} +Tap the "''**Placemarks**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu button to display the menu that contains
- +  * "''**Explore placemarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the placemarks explorer that allows you to manage your saved placemarks, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer|see here for more details]]
-The placemarks menu provides an easy access to all placemarks related features. +  * "''**Displayed placemarks**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} shows the displayed placemarks list that allows you to manage displayed placemarks (available only if some placemarks are displayed)
- +  * "''**Create a placemark**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} allows you to create new placemark;
-Click on the "''**Placemarks menu**''" button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the menu: +
-  * "''**Explore placemarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the Placemarks Explorer that allows you to manage your saved placemarks; +
-  * "''**Create a placemark**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} allows you to create new placemark+
-  * "''**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 placemarks 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.
  
-Some options are also available in the Placemarks menu: +Tap on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the placemarks options: 
-  * Click on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}; +  * "''**Placemarks labels**''" {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} controls whether or not to display the labels of placemarks on the map; 
-  * "''**Placemarks labels**''" controls whether or not to display the labels of placemarks displayed on the map; +{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu-options.jpg?nolink}} 
-  * "''**Target information**''" controls whether or not to display the target information box (if any landmark is targeted).+  * "''**Target information**''" {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} controls whether or not to display the target information box (if any landmark is targeted). Tap on the settings wheel icon {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} to choose what information relative to the current target to display at the screen center.
  
 {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of placemarks 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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 [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-create#how_to_manually_draw_a_path|How to manually draw a path?]]\\ [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-create#how_to_manually_draw_a_path|How to manually draw a path?]]\\
 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-create#how_to_split_or_edit_points_of_a_path|How to split or edit points of a path?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing#how_to_automatically_draw_a_path_along_roads|How to automatically draw a path along roads?]]\\ [[en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing#how_to_automatically_draw_a_path_along_roads|How to automatically draw a path along roads?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-style#how_to_change_the_display_style_of_a_track|How to change the display style a path?]] (static or dynamic colors, dashes and arrows)\\ [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-style#how_to_change_the_display_style_of_a_track|How to change the display style a path?]] (static or dynamic colors, dashes and arrows)\\
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-===== Landmark features =====+===== Tools =====
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 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer#how_to_open_the_placemarks_explorer|How to open the placemarks explorer?]]\\
 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer#how_to_display_export_copy_edit_or_delete_multiple_items|How to display, export, copy, edit or delete multiple items?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\ [[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:landmarks:measure|How to measure distances and bearings?]] [[en:help:v2:landmarks:measure|How to measure distances and bearings?]]
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 | **CSV/TSV** (''***.csv**'', ''***.tsv**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Delimited text file that uses a comma to separate tabular data \\ (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. \\ Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_import_csvtsv_files|see here]]  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_export_csvtsv_files|see here]]  | | **CSV/TSV** (''***.csv**'', ''***.tsv**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Delimited text file that uses a comma to separate tabular data \\ (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. \\ Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_import_csvtsv_files|see here]]  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_export_csvtsv_files|see here]]  |
 | **Shapefile SHP** (''***.shp**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Popular geospatial vector data format developed by Esri \\ for geographic information system (GIS) software.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | | **Shapefile SHP** (''***.shp**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Popular geospatial vector data format developed by Esri \\ for geographic information system (GIS) software.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |
 +| **GeoJSON** (''***.json**'', ''***.geojson**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Open standard format designed for representing simple \\ geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |
 +| **IGC** (''***.igc**'') \\ //Tracks// \\ Open standard format published by the IGC (International Gliding \\Commission) that contain flight recorder logs.  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |
 | **OziExplorer PLT** (''***.plt**'') \\ //Tracks//  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | | **OziExplorer PLT** (''***.plt**'') \\ //Tracks//  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |
 | **OziExplorer WPT** (''***.wpt**'') \\ //Waypoints//  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | | **OziExplorer WPT** (''***.wpt**'') \\ //Waypoints//  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |