SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Ski Tracks Android V1.0 User Guide www.corecoders.com skitracks-android@corecoders.com Copyright 2013 Core Coders Ltd, All rights reserved.
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SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Terms & Conditions Credits Legal Notices Leave Feedback Report Issue Social Links Main Displays ! 12 Tracking! 12 History! 13 Maps! 14 Photos! 15 Import SKIZ! 16 Importing Via Email/Gmail! 16 Importing Via Computer! 16 Technical Information! 18 Location! 18 Accuracy! 18 Troubleshooting! 19 Future ! 22 Copyright 2013 Core Coders Ltd, All rights reserved.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Forward If you have already purchased Ski Tracks V1.0 for your Android device, Core Coders would like to thank you for your support and we hope that you enjoy your application. We would like to thank all those involved in the testing of this application.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Introduction This section has some information relating to the application design and technology. Locations Ski Tracks uses a technology built into the majority of Android Devices called assisted GPS (aGPS). aGPS uses a number of different ways to get your current location: 1. Phone mast triangulation. 2. WiFi Hotspot location database. 3. GPS using 3 or more satellites to calculate position.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Designed by Skiers and Snowboarders Before Ski Tracks was developed, we spent a lot of time in the mountains trying to see how users access their phones and what they wanted. Ski Tracks is the result of this analysis. However, before we developed this application we asked many Skiers and Snowboarders what they really wanted from an application and this is what we were told. 1. Easy to Read Live Ski Statistics - Particularly speed and distance. 2.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 User Interface The user designed to Tracking running notification. GPS Status indicator (Solid = Fix. Flashing = No Fix.) the interface has been specifically make it easy to see the most important information required by Skier and Save track. Clear track. Resume/Start Tracking. Snowboarder. Live track analysis tabs. Camera Track name and description. Edit Track details. Distance display. Speed display. Altitude display. Vertical display.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Quick Start Guide This section describes the main functions you will use on the application. Recording The main purpose of this application is to record your location on the mountain and to calculate useful and accurate statistics based on these locations. When you start the application up for the first time, you will be presented with the Tracking display as shown below: Copyright 2013 Core Coders Ltd, All rights reserved.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 All the Ski Statistics should be empty, the location tracking is already active and should be trying to get a location fix. Pressing the Start button will start the recoding. No data will be recorded until the application receives a good quality location. A number of things will happen once in record mode.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 GPX This file format is used by a large number of GPS receivers and software that can view your tracks. SKIZ This is the Ski Tracks native file format and is designed for sharing and importing to friends who are running Ski Tracks. Photographs The pictures taken on each Android device may vary due to the quality of the camera hardware it contains. The majority devices however provide relatively good picture quality.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Copy Us We love to hear what our users are up to on the mountain - we have already received thousands of tracks and photographs. So if you want us to be automatically copied on your email then that would be great. We may use your tracks or photographs in our marketing and testing. We will never give your email to anyone outside of Core Coders. We will, from time to time, tell you about Ski Tracks related information.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Tracking running notification. GPS Status indicator (Solid = Fix. Flashing = No Fix.) Save track. Clear track. Resume/Start Tracking. Live track analysis tabs. Track name and description. Speed display. Camera Main Displays Edit Track details. Distance display. Tracking Altitude display. Vertical display. Runs display. Track duration Descent Slope display. Position display. Distance profile graph.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 History This is where access all of your past tracks data, you sharing options etc. Copyright 2013 Core Coders Ltd, All rights reserved.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Maps The track’s map feature lets you view where you have been on the mountain. Your track is display as a red line and helpful information tabs are displayed along the way depending on what you select in the Map Tools. Information markers Track Start Standard view. Track finish point (Only displayed on History tracks). Hybrid view. Satellite view. Terrain view. Press this to open the map tools. Distance markers. Time markers. Duration markers.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Photos The majority of devices have some sort of camera hardware installed. The quality of this hardware varies between device but the majority are to a pretty good standard. If you take photographs they will be added to your track. If you have a location whilst taking these photographs they can be displayed on the map in the correct location. Share the photograph. You can either share via email or via your Photo Gallery.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Import SKIZ Ski Tracks can import native .skiz files into the application. There are a number of ways this can be done on Android and it can vary between device. We have tried to make it as easy as possible to import your SKIZ files. 1. Email a friend a SKIZ file using the export option and they can open the .SKIZ file and it will get imported automatically. 2. Mount your device onto your computer via USB to gain access to its storage.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 5. Depending on the device, you have to either remove the device from the computer or you can leave it attached. Eg. a Samsung Galaxy S3 can be left attached whereas a Samsung Galaxy Ace can’t. (We recommend detaching and unmounting your device from the computer to be safe). 6. Now its simply a case of navigating to the Ski Track’s Tracking display and it will automatically start importing those tracks. 7.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Technical Information Location Location Filter (Good Quality) Accuracy <= 50 metres. Accuracy Ski Tracks uses sophisticated algorithms for the measurement of distance, speed and slope angle. We are constantly improving our analysis of run data from different mountains and Android devices.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Troubleshooting This product has been tested by a number of Beta testers and using a series of test scripts and files to make sure this product is fully working before it reaches the application store. However as with any complex software product there is always a possibility of a bug, omission or an unknown fault that has got through the testing phase of the application.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Symptom My device does not get a location. Cause Devices vary in their ability to get a GPS fix. To check if you have a location, on the Tracking display, there should be some Lat and Lon values. If not then a location hasn’t been received. Also have a look in the top status bar for a GPS status icon. If it’s flashing it means it hasn’t got a fix and solid it has. Lastly open the GPS section and look at the time of the last location that came in.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Symptom My battery doesn’t last long? Cause Battery life can be affected by a number of factors. These include the following: Temperature - Batteries tend to work best around room temperature between 18-25C. Therefore, placing your device in an inside pocket will work best. Turn off unwanted features: 1. Bluetooth. 2. Wifi. 3. Push email. 4. 3G.
SkiTracks_Android_UserGuide_V1_0! Document Version 1.0 Future We are already working on the next version of Ski Tracks for Android and these updates will be free for those who have already purchases a copy of Ski Tracks. The upcoming updates will be published to bring the Android product inline with the iPhone product in regards to features. If you have any suggestions then please visit our web site at www.corecoders.com and contact us. Thanks you The Core Coders Team.
