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--- en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing [2022/06/16 09:51] – alpinequest
+++ en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing [2023/09/16 21:17] – alpinequest
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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>
+<sub>[[en:help:v2|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2:landmarks|Placemarks]] > Auto-routing</sub>
 ====== How to automatically draw a path along roads? ======
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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).
+This option uses an online service, so requires an Internet data access to work (either WiFi or mobile network).
 {{: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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-====== Using the BRouter offline service ======
+===== Using the BRouter offline service =====
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+This option uses the external BRouter application that must be installed and correctly setup on your device. This tutorial will help you with all these steps:
+  * In the auto-routing creator (see above how to display it), tap the ''"**Settings**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} icon and on the ''"**Source**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} drop-down list;
+  * Select ''"**BRouter (offline)**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}};
+  * If the BRouter application is not installed on your device, a warning message will be displayed. Tap ''"**Install**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to open the BRouter installation page on the Google Play Store. If you don't have access to the Google Play Store, you can download and install BRouter from the [[https://brouter.de/|BRouter website]].
+{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing-offline-1.jpg?nolink }}
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+  * In the BRouter installation page on the Google Play Store, tap ''"**Install**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}};
+  * Wait for BRouter to be downloaded and installed, then tap ''"**Open**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}};
+  * The first time you open BRouter, you'll be asked where to store the routing data needed to generate the offline routings. Leave the choice selected by default and tap ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}.
+{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing-offline-2.jpg?nolink }}
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+The BRouter download manager will be start, and explain that large amount of data may be downloaded depending on the areas you want to save for offline use. In order to generate offline routings in a specific area, BRouter needs the routing data of that area stored on your device. This data is not related in any way to the map data you may have already stored to display maps offline, and is relatively much smaller in size.
+  * Now that you know, tap ''"**I know**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}};
+  * A map of the world will be displayed. Tap once on the approximate location you want to download routing data, then once again to select the exact areas to store {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} that will be displayed in green;
+  * Once you've selected all the areas you need, tap ''"**Start download**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}}.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The download process may take some time depending on the areas you've selected.
+When the download is finished, tap the return button of your device to exit BRouter and return to the application. Tap the ''"**Settings**"'' wheel icon again, you should now see a message telling you that BRouter is correctly found. Tap ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_11.png?nolink}}, and start drawing auto-routings as explained in the first section of this page.
+{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing-offline-3.jpg?nolink }}
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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 basic statistics while creating your path, directly in the auto-routing side view. Just tap on the ''"**Statictics**"'' title {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display or hide the statistics panel.
-  * Click anywhere on the path {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and select its name {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
-  * Select ''"**Details**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}.
-{{: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.
+If you have the [[en:help:v2:elevations#digital_elevation_model_dem|elevation feature]] activated, the elevation profile will also be displayed.
-{{: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}} When using the offline BRouter auto-routing service, the application uses the elevations it provides. All other services don't provide elevations, so the application uses its own elevation data.
+After closing the auto-routing side view by taping on the close icon {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}, you can still get the statistics of the track by taping anywhere on it {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}, then on its title popup {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}. Basic statistics are given in the displayed placemark menu {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, tap ''"**+ More**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to get [[en:help:v2:landmarks:statistics#statistics|the full statistics]].
 {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:auto-routing-4.jpg?nolink }}