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<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Placemarks</sub> | |
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====== Placemarks ====== | |
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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 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 Placemarks menu ===== | |
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The placemarks menu provides an easy access to all placemarks related features. | |
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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); | |
* "''**Search a location**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} allows you to search a location by name or coordinates. | |
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Tap on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the placemarks options: | |
* "''**Placemarks labels**''" {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} controls whether or not to display the labels of placemarks on the map; | |
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* "''**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. | |
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{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of placemarks from the application settings. | |
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===== Waypoints ===== | |
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A waypoint is a particular location marked on the map associated with some information like a name, a description, etc. | |
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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. | |
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{{: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_edit_a_waypoint|How to edit or move a waypoint?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:custom-icons|How to use custom icons?]] | |
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===== Sets of waypoints ===== | |
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Several waypoints can be grouped into a set allowing an easier management. Sets are very useful when managing multiple waypoints of a common purpose. | |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-set-create#how_to_create_a_set_of_waypoints|How to create a set of waypoints?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-set-create#how_to_add_move_or_delete_points_of_a_set|How to add, move or delete points of a set?]] | |
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===== Routes ===== | |
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A route is an ordered list of waypoints. All waypoints of the route can be edited like any regular waypoint. | |
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Routes are mainly used when preparing a journey, and displayed with a line joining the subsequent waypoints. | |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-route-create#how_to_create_a_route|How to create a route?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-route-create#how_to_add_move_or_delete_points_of_a_route|How to add, move or delete points of a route?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:follow-path|How to follow a route?]] | |
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===== Paths & Tracks ===== | |
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A path is a list of locations along a way. A path can be made of multiple parts, called segments. It can also contain waypoints to store some information concerning surrounding places. | |
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Paths are usually recorded using the [[en:help:v2:tracker|track recorder]] (in this case they are preferably called "tracks"), but they can also be manually drawn on the map. | |
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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: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-merge|How to merge paths?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:statistics|Details and statistics on tracks]] | |
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Once recorded, drawn or downloaded, paths can be followed, allowing the application to warn you if you're getting too far away from it: [[en:help:v2:landmarks:follow-path|How to follow a path?]] | |
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===== Proximity alerts ===== | |
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Proximity alerts allow you to be warned when you approach an area. | |
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[[en:help:v2:landmarks:proximity-alerts|How to use proximity alerts?]] | |
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===== Tools ===== | |
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[[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\ | |
[[en:help:v2:landmarks:measure|How to measure distances and bearings?]] | |
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===== Import / Export ===== | |
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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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^ Supported file formats and types of placemarks ^ Import ^ Export ^ | |
| **GPX (GPS Exchange Format)** (''***.gpx**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks// \\ Common GPS data format for software applications. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]] | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_placemarks|see here]] | | |
| **KML/KMZ** (''***.kml**'', ''***.kmz**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Common GPS data format for expressing geographic annotation \\ and visualization within Internet-based two-dimensional maps. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup>, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_placemarks|see here]] | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_placemarks|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 | | |
| **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 | | |
| **Geocaching LOC** (''***.loc**'') \\ //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 | | |
| **AutoCAD DXF** (''***.dxf**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data \\ interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_placemarks|see here]] | | |
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<sup>1. Includes few icons and style elements. For ground overlays, [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-import-kmz|see here]]</sup> | |
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[[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_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 placemarks?]] (''***.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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