ViewRanger User Manual (Symbian edition) January 2011 www.viewranger.
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Contents Installation Instructions........................................................................................ 6 Requirements............................................................................................... 6 Web Site & Getting Started.......................................................................... 6 Step 1 – Install Software..................................................................................... 7 Step 2 – Copy Maps to Memory Card or Internal Disk...........
Tracks............................................................................................................... 48 Following Your Location on the Map.......................................................... 48 Recording a Track...................................................................................... 48 Track Settings................................................................................................... 51 Routes & Waypoints.....................................................
GPX Files.......................................................................................................... 93 Image And Note Lists........................................................................................ 95 Match Images to Track............................................................................... 96 Image And Note Views...................................................................................... 97 Sharing POIs, Images And Notes.....................................
Installation Instructions Please read the license agreement on page 126 before installing ViewRanger. There are two steps to installation: 1. Install the software using the phone's web browser, Ovi Suite or the phone’s File manager application. 2. Copy the map files onto the memory card or internal mass storage disk Requirements ViewRanger is compatible with Symbian S60 2nd, 3rd and 5th edition phones, running Symbian v7, 8 or 9. See the latest list of compatible phones at www.viewranger.
Step 1 – Install Software The ViewRanger software is provided as a Symbian install file called: ViewRanger2ndEd.sis for S60 2nd edition phones ViewRanger3rdEd.sisx for S60 3rd edition phones ViewRanger5thEd_Touch.sisx for S60 5th edition touch screen phones. S60 2nd edition phones: Nokia: 3230; 6260; 6600; 6620; 6630; 6670; 6680; 6681; 6682; 7610; N70; N72; N90. Samsung: SGH-D720; SGH-D730; SGH-Z600.
Installing the Software Using the Mobile Web Browser The easiest way to install the ViewRanger software is to use your phone's mobile web browser, but this download about 900KB of data. Start the phone's web browser and go to www.viewranger.com/software The web page will identify your phone and show a link to the correct software. Click on the link to download and start the install.
3. Go to the applications folder or the home folder and run File manager. This is usually in either the Tools or the Organiser folder. On some phones it is in Settings > Organizer. 4. Select the memory card. On some phones you need to press the right cursor key to swap to the memory card tab. 5.
Step 2 – Copy Maps to Memory Card or Internal Disk The map files are split into areas, the data for each area being provided in an individual file or folder. For example, the folder named LakeDistrict contains the map and height files for the Lake District. You can choose which map folders you copy on to your phone’s memory card or internal disk. To copy the maps to the memory card you have several options: • The USB connection with the phone in Mass storage or Data transfer mode.
To copy the maps: 1. Open My Computer and browse to the memory card or internal disk using a method chosen from the list above. 2. On the phone’s memory card or internal disk create a folder named ViewRanger at the root level (E:\ViewRanger\). If this folder already exists then use it. 3. Copy any map folders or files that you wish to use from the CD into the ViewRanger folder. 4. These files can also be copied into the ViewRanger folder: • MiniScaleGB.
Installation Questions and Messages • You can install the software on the phone's main memory, the memory card or the internal disk. If you have a lot of spare main memory then use the main memory, but if you are short of memory or in doubt, then choose the memory card or internal disk. • Answer yes if you are prompted ‘Unable to verify supplier. Continue anyway?’ or get a ‘Security warning’. This warning appears because the version you are installing has not yet been Symbian signed.
Starting ViewRanger To run ViewRanger press the phone’s menu or home key , select the ViewRanger icon and then press the cursor pad centre. On touch phones go to the applications folder and tap on the ViewRanger icon. On most phones ViewRanger will be in a sub-directory, for example Applications, My Own or Installations. (See Tips and Tricks on page 122 for advice on configuring this.) Getting Started – 6 Key Things To Know If you have a phone with a keypad then: 1. The cursor keys ◄►▲▼ pan the map.
Activating ViewRanger Software and Maps You have 16 days to activate ViewRanger software after you first use it. During those 16 days it is fully functional, so can be used as a trial without being activated. To activate you need the serial number, which is provided: • By email for software and maps purchased by download • On the rear of the instruction sheet provided with CDs / DVDs • On the rear of the memory card case There are two ways to activate ViewRanger: 1.
Creating A User Account On The ViewRanger Server To get the full benefit of ViewRanger, you should create an account on the ViewRanger server. This allows you to receive and submit images, notes and points-of-interest, and to update licensed POI sets to receive the latest features and points-of-interest. The first time that ViewRanger connects to the server, it will ask if you want to create an account.
Getting Started – Maps When you start ViewRanger it will show the Map view and will centre on one of the maps. If you cannot see a map, choose Options > Organizer, go to the Maps section, highlight a map, press the cursor pad centre or button and choose View. Use the arrow keys ◄►▲▼ to pan around the map. On touch phones touch and drag the map to pan. Use the * key to zoom in to the map and use the # key to zoom out. On touch phones press the zoom in and out buttons.
Getting Started – Panoramas Use the left and right arrow keys or buttons ◄► to rotate the view. Use the up and down arrow keys ▲▼ to zoom in and out. If you have a touch phone use the zoom in or out buttons. To toggle land shading on and off either use the menu’s Display > Shading on / off item, or press the 7 key. On touch phones press the 'mountain top' button. To see the view from the current GPS position, use the menu item GPS & location > Use GPS position, or press the 2 key.
Map View When you start ViewRanger it shows the map view. This diagram shows the main items in the Map view. You can switch most of these elements on and off using the Display sub-menu. Location bar Current co-ordinates Cursor keys mode Track recording indicator Altitude at current location Current heading Navigation arrow Direction of travel, length indicates speed User created POIs GPS current location Scale bar Basic Control Keys ▲▼◄► Scroll the Map view up, down, left and right.
Touch Screen phones Touch and drag to pan the map. Zoom in and out with the zoom buttons, automatically changing map scale to the best available The button switches the selection cursor on and off. The overlay button toggles the overlay on and off – that is routes, tracks and points of interest. Tap in the left half of the header bar to see the short cuts menu. Tap in the right half of the header bar to see the GPS & location menu.
Previous view Returns to the view being displayed before the last View on map or View set on map operation. A view is a combination of map scale, position, country and zoom. Cursor keys > This sub-menu sets the mode for the Map view and controls function of cursor keys or of touching the map. GPS & location> Shows GPS & location sub-menu Display > Shows Display sub-menu, which contains controls affecting how the map is displayed.
Done to go back to pan mode. (See pages 27 & 105.) icon in header. Set Pano Direction Set the direction of view for the panorama on the map. The left and right arrow keys rotate the panorama veins, the up and down arrows narrow and widen the Panorama view. Press Panorama to swap to the Panorama view and press Done to go back to pan mode. icon. Select The cursor appears as a cross in the centre of the screen.
Create > Create POI Create a new POI. You will be prompted to enter a name, a default name being provided. The POI is added at the centre of the screen and you can move it with the cursor keys or on touch phones by touching. Press Done when you are finished. Create route Create a new route. You will be prompted to enter a name, a default name being provided. The first waypoint is added at the centre of the screen and you can move it with the cursor keys or by dragging.
GPS & Location > Use GPS Position ViewRanger will use the location given by the GPS. In the map view this locks the map to the GPS and in the panorama view it updates the viewpoint to the GPS position. Connect to GPS Connects to a GPS. Connect New GPS Only available on 2nd edition phones. Use this option if you have previously used a different GPS receiver and need to use a new one. Disconnect from GPS Disconnects from the GPS.
message if there is any, reports the latest available software version and if necessary updates the category file. Settings > Account > Account sign in Contacts the ViewRanger server, reports the server status message. Reset password Asks the server to reset your password. Your new password is emailed to the address you originally gave. Change password Changes the password associated with your server user account. Create new account Create a user account on the ViewRanger server.
Context Menu (cursor pad centre or button) The commands in this menu vary depending on what is selected. Some of the commands are: Panorama from here Swaps to the Panorama view, moving its viewpoint to be from the map centre. Up to three variants are available – from the map centre, from the selected point, or from the GPS position. Choose Displays a list of selectable objects shown on the map, so you can quickly see their names and choose one. Map scale & zoom > ViewRanger supports multiple map scales.
Select mode In the Map view you can go to Select mode either by pressing 1 or by choosing Options > Cursor keys > Select or on touch phones by pressing the select button . In this mode a cross is shown in the centre of the screen, and the arrow keys move the cross over the map. If you press the cursor pad centre or button then whatever is under the cursor is selected.
Panorama Viewpoint You can see and move the Panorama viewpoint in the Map view. The viewpoint is shown as a cross, surrounded by a black triangle. Three lines show the view span and direction, the furthest distance you can see being indicated by the arc. The Panorama shows you everything that can be seen from your current viewpoint in that ‘pie’ section.
Free Online Mapping ViewRanger can display free online mapping from OpenStreetMap and Open Cycle Map. This mapping is downloaded as it is needed. It is cached on the phone. If the mobile network is not available, or if you choose to work offline, then ViewRanger will display as much as it can using the cached tiles. List the maps: To see the available online map layers go to Options > Organizer, then into Maps, then into "Online mapping". Agree to update the list of maps.
The list of online maps Worldwide overview Downloading tiles Zoom in through levels of detail OpenStreetMap shows detailed street maps Open Cycle Map shows cycle routes, contours and facilities Note: Open Street Map and Open Cycle Map use free map sources and the level of detail available varies greatly. Maps in screen shots © 2010 CloudMade.com; Map data CCBYSA 2010 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; OpenStreetMap.org contributors.
Map Downloads You can download maps and other files within ViewRanger . Quick summary This is a quick summary of the download functionality. Read the following sections for a more detailed description and screen grabs. • To see which map layers and other items are available to download, go to Options > Organizer and swap into the Downloads section. Answer yes when prompted to update the list.
You can list the maps and tiles on the phone that belong to that layer by pressing the right cursor key or on touch phones by touching it twice. Items without an arrow can be downloaded directly. In the picture above are two sections of Miniscale map and a POI set containing nature reserves. To download an item highlight it, press the cursor pad centre or and choose Download. You'll be told how large the item is and if there is any charge.
As you move around the screen the tile that will be downloaded if you ask for it is drawn with a bold outline. To download the tile that is outlined in bold press the cursor pad centre or press the button and choose Download map tile here. After a short pause ViewRanger will tell you how large the tile will be, how much you will be charged and what your balance will be after downloading the tile. Answer Yes to confirm, No to stop. If you reply No then the tile is not downloaded and you are not charged.
Auto download If you choose Options > Downloads > Auto download on, then ViewRanger will automatically download map tiles as you pan around the screen. It requests tiles where you don't already have a map. When auto download is only ViewRanger only downloads tiles for the map scale you are currently viewing. It does not show the grid if you are viewing a map of a different scale, for example the overview map.
GPS ViewRanger works with the GPS built in to most phones, or with an external NMEA compatible Bluetooth GPS receiver. To connect to the GPS either press Lock to GPS, or choose the Options > GPS & location > Connect to GPS menu item or simply press the 2 key. ViewRanger uses all the enabled positioning services to determine your location. It favours those which are most accurate and have the lowest power demand.
Satellite Status The Satellite Status panel shows a chart indicating the strength of the satellite signals being received by a connected GPS receiver. The more satellites that are shown connected and the stronger the signal (the higher the bar), then the better the positional fix will be. The Hdop value is a measurement of the GPS position’s accuracy – the lower the value, the more accurate the position. A value of 1.0 is excellent, higher values are poorer. A value of 10 or more is very inaccurate.
Arrival alarm tone The tone / sound played when the arrival alarm is triggered. The list shows all tones, sounds and music tracks stored in the standard locations on the phone. XTE alarm distance When navigating a route, this value determines when the cross track error alarm sounds. Cross track error is the distance you are away from the planned route. If this setting has a value of 100m the alarm will sound if you are 100m or more from the route.
Maximum Hdop Hdop is a measure of GPS accuracy. A value of 1.0 is perfect, a value of 10.0 is poor. This setting sets the maximum value of Hdop at which ViewRanger will consider the GPS reading valid. If the Hdop reported by the GPS module is above this value then the GPS circle and cross will go grey, and no track points will be recorded until the fix is more accurate.
This figure depends on the accuracy of your GPS receiver and on current conditions – for a receiver with SiRF you might be able to use a figure of 0.5kmph, but for a less sophisticated receiver a figure of 2kmph is required. Setting the Stationary Speed and Heading Samples values Normally the default settings do not need to be changed, but if you find that the heading changes when you are stationary, or vice versa, then adjust Stationary Speed or Heading Samples. Don’t do this while walking or moving.
You can set the maximum Hdop that ViewRanger will treat as valid in Settings > GPS. The default is 50.0, but if you get poor tracking results with spikes then reduce this number to 20 or even to 10. If the Hdop is above the value you choose, then ViewRanger will consider the GPS location invalid – the GPS circle and cross will go grey, and no track points will be recorded until the fix is more accurate. GPS Altitude Accuracy ViewRanger can show two types of altitude. Plain 'altitude' is calculated from .
Electronic Magnetic Compass The following phones contain an electronic compass, which is supported by ViewRanger from version 2.7.24 onwards: 5th edition: Nokia: N97; N97-mini. Samsung: i8910HD. 3rd edition: Nokia E72; E55; E52; 5730; N86; 6720; 6710; 6210. Map view ViewRanger displays a compass indicator to the bottom left of the map view. The white arrow points to north, the black line indicates grid north.
• The compass can be switched on and off using Options > Display > Show / hide compass. Panorama The panorama will rotate automatically to align with the direction the phone is pointing. As with the map the calibration is indicated - the bottom axis changes colour, as does the compass button on touch screen phones. Twist the phone until the axis and button go green. The direction the phone is pointing is indicated by an arrow in the bottom label area.
Compass display in the panorama - left is not calibrated, middle and right are calibrated Trip You can set any trip field to display the compass using the trip settings. Navigation Normally ViewRanger navigates using your heading, as given by the GPS. You can tell ViewRanger to use the compass instead by selecting Options > Navigation > Use compass. Important Note: Only do this if you are holding the phone straight in front of you.
You may prefer to tell ViewRanger to use just one orientation - do this using the screen orientation setting in the UI section of settings. Compass calibration If the compass ring is red or yellow, or if the panorama axis / arrow / button are red or yellow, then the compass needs to be calibrated for accuracy. This is the way the compass in these devices works, it's not something we can change.
Trip View The trip view displays navigation information and a range of statistics about your current journey. You can configure which statistics are shown and can choose from six different screen layouts. The statistics include values such as distance, speed, average speed, time moving, estimated time of arrival, altitude and pace. You can save different combinations and layouts as profiles, and step through the profiles like pages with the arrow keys.
Field choices There are currently 30 choices for each field. To change which data is shown, press the cursor pad centre or and choose Trip settings. The fields are numbered 1 to 8 working across the page then down line by line. The choices are: Trip distance – the distance travelled since you last reset. Speed – your current speed. Maximum speed – the maximum speed recorded since you reset. Average speed – the average speed since you reset. This is calculated over the time you are connected to the GPS.
Bearing – if you are navigating along a route or towards a point, this shows the bearing you should take to the next point. Navigation arrow – the navigation arrow, displayed when you are navigating along a route or towards a point. It indicates the direction to go relative to your current direction to reach the next point. The colour changes, as described in the navigation section of the user manual. Final destination – the name of the route or target point.
is saved with each profile, so you can have different target speeds for different profiles. Distance tolerance – this value tells ViewRanger how big a movement to allow when calculating the distance travelled. It should normally be left set to 50 metres. If you reduce it significantly then the total distance recorded would increase because small variations in GPS location would get added to your distance moved. If you have a poor GPS you might need to increase this value.
Tracks If you connect to a GPS, ViewRanger lets you track your location. You can track your position on the Map view and you can record your track so that you can later review the route that you followed and get information such as distance, average speed, etc. Following Your Location on the Map ViewRanger can follow your location in the Map view. This allows you to instantly identify your position on the map. To start tracking, in the Map view select Lock to GPS or press 2.
A recorded track shown on the Map view. The details view for the track. The spacing of the arrows on the track is at regular time intervals, the interval being controlled in Settings (Track mark time, see page 51). The Details view shows a range of statistics about the route including: length; real length (allows for ups and downs); height gain and loss; maximum and minimum height; average and maximum speed; number of points.
Processing a Track When you select a track and press the cursor pad centre or button, a context menu is shown. There are two useful options to reduce the memory that a track uses: 1. Remove spikes – removes any track points whose speed is much greater or much less than the preceding and following points. These can occur due to GPS glitches, for example walking under a dense tree canopy. 2. Reduce – halves the number of points in the track by removing every other point.
Track Settings The settings panel (Options > Settings) contains a page of track specific settings. Record track Whether the application should record a track log (the route you take) whenever you connect to a GPS. Also controlled from the Map view’s Options > Create > Record track item. Track Mark Time ViewRanger draws arrows along a track indicating the direction you travelled. Their spacing is at regular time intervals given by this setting.
Routes & Waypoints A route is an ordered list of waypoints. With ViewRanger you can follow routes just as you would with a dedicated GPS unit. There are three ways to create or import routes in ViewRanger: 1. Create in ViewRanger, using the Map view’s Create > Create route menu item 2. Create from a track, using the Route from track menu item 3.
Details of route showing the name, statistics and description.
Searching and Downloading Routes ViewRanger provides a database of routes, which you can search using an Internet connection. You can read a description of each route and then, if you wish, can download the route. To search for a routes go to Options > Organizer, then go into Routes. Choose Search for routes. ViewRanger connects to the server and lists the routes that are available to download within 20km of the centre of the displayed map.
Creating Routes Go to the Map view’s Options menu, and from the Create sub-menu choose Create route. A box and new waypoint appear in the centre of the screen and the soft key labels change to New Wpt and Done. You can move the waypoint using the cursor keys. When you have positioned it, press New Wpt, the cursor pad centre or button to create a new waypoint. Press Done when you have finished the route. On touch phones tap and drag the offset handle to place a waypoint, letting go when positioned.
Route From Track Select a track you have recorded and press the cursor pad centre or button. Choose Edit, Route from track from the menu. A new route will be created that follows the track. You will be prompted to choose a tolerance. Smaller values give a more accurate conversion but lead to more waypoints. Larger values give a less precise match with fewer waypoints. A track converted into a route.
2. Go to the Organizer by choosing Options > Organizer 3. In the Organizer select Options > Import GPX / LOC 4. Choose your GPX file Transparent Routes You can make routes partially transparent. This allows you to see much of the map detail through the route. To set the opacity go to Settings > UI > Route opacity and adjust the slider. This grab shows a route that has an opacity of 20%, so is 80% transparent. This feature is not available on S60 2nd edition phones.
Set position Set the position of a waypoint by typing in the co-ordinates. Show / Hide Hide the route, or show it again. Lock / Unlock Lock the route so it cannot be edited. Properties Show the Properties view in which you can edit the name, colour, description and list of links. For waypoints you can choose the icon. Reverse route Reverse the order of the waypoints Extend route Extend the route by adding a new point after the last point.
Graphs The graph allows you to see a plot of speed, distance, altitude and GPS altitude against time for a track. For a route you can see altitude plotted against distance. In this first screen grab the graph shows speed against time. The speed in km per hour is shown on the y-axis and the time is shown on the x-axis. The speed units used are set in Settings. In this case the time is shown is the actual time, but this can be changed to be relative to start of the track starting from 0:00.
Altitude graph Speed graph Distance graph All quantities You can choose which graph is shown using the Options menu, or can step between graphs using the 4 and 6 keys. To change the time use choose ‘Actual time’ for the clock time and ‘Relative time’ for time relative to the start of the track.
Route Graphs For routes you can plot altitude on the y-axis against distance on the x-axis. Waypoints are shown as dotted vertical lines. If a way point is currently selected it is shown as a solid vertical line. If the map centre is within 300m of the route then the closest point on the route is shown as a red line – for example, if the map view is locked to the GPS the red line will indicate the closest point on the route. Equally you can use the map's select cursor.
Navigation ViewRanger will help you navigate to a point or follow a route. You need to be connected to a GPS receiver and then choose the point or route you wish to use. To follow a route or navigate towards a specific mark, point of interest or waypoint: 1. Select the route, POI, Mark or Waypoint that you wish to use. You can do this through the Organizer or by using the cursor keys whilst in Select Mode in Map view, or on a touch screen phone by touching the object. 2.
Alarms ViewRanger has two different alarms: POI / Waypoint Arrival Alarm – this alarm is triggered when you reach your target point or the next waypoint. The trigger distance is set in the GPS page of Settings. If the distance is set to 50 metres, then the alarm will trigger when you are within 50 metres of the target. XTE (Cross Track Error) Alarm – this alarm is triggered if you deviate too far from the route. The trigger distance is set in the GPS page of Settings.
The default is the alert panel beep, but you can choose any sound, tone, MP3 or music track. You can record and use your own sound. The Settings GPS tab also contains a volume slider to control the volume of the alarm. Sound and Video Links You can add a sound or video link to a waypoint or POI and it will be played when you first reach that point. To add a sound link use the Details view's ‘Add sound link’. Alternatively in the description type using the format:
Route Navigation Settings There are three settings that control navigation. All are set in the GPS tab of settings. 1. Arrival alarm distance - the distance at which the arrival alarm sounds and the navigation arrow turns red. This is the grey outer circle in the picture. 2. Cross track error (XTE) alarm distance - if you go more than this distance away from the route the cross track error alarm sounds and the navigation arrow turns blue. This is shown as the dotted line. 3.
Following a route 1. Starting at the first point on the route the navigation arrow will point at the second point. As long as you stay on route, that is you don't trigger the cross track error alarm (so are within the dotted lines on the previous page), the navigation arrow will continue to point at the second waypoint. 2. When you reach the grey outer circle, the arrival alarm will trigger. The navigation arrow will turn red, but it will still point at the second waypoint. 3.
Detail of what happens as you reach the waypoint As you reach the waypoint there are two target distances involved. The navigation arrow points to the next waypoint. In the diagram below, as you go from waypoint number 1 to waypoint 2, the arrow points towards waypoint 2.
Going off route If you go off route by more than the cross track distance, ViewRanger will reevaluate where you are. If it finds that you are closer to a later leg of the route it will direct you along that leg. It gives preference to the earlier route legs. However, if you return to your route it will revert to directing you to the next waypoint. It will never consider route legs prior to a waypoint that you passed through and was marked as achieved, as long as that waypoint was achieved in correct order.
Navigation Commands These commands are in the Options > Navigation menu in both the Map view and the Trip view. • Silence alarm - silences the alarm. It won't sound again until it is triggered by a new event - for example, arriving at the next waypoint. • Alarm wpt details - show the details view for the point that has triggered the alarm • Target wpt details - show the details view for the target waypoint. • Prev wpt details - show the details view for the previous waypoint.
Manual Route Navigation You can also manually select waypoints to navigate towards, rather than using the automatic method described above. Chosen target waypoint Current GPS position To navigate to a specific waypoint first select the waypoint, then press the cursor pad centre or and choose Navigate to. To select a waypoint you can use the route’s waypoints list, or can use the Map view’s select cursor (press 1 or choose Options > Cursor keys > Select or on touch screen phones use the button).
Settings The Settings panel contains a range of controls allowing you to configure ViewRanger. This section covers the settings related to the map and user interface. Options> Edit This shows an edit panel for the selected item, for example a text editor. Alternatively press the cursor pad centre or button. Save Changes Saves any changes you have made to settings and goes back to the main Panorama view. Back does the same.
Units Type View Layout Metric (km, metres) Imperial (miles, yards, feet) Nautical (nautical miles, feet, knots) Small Heading: Uses a smaller heading bar. Full screen: Hide the header completely, only supported by the Map view. Magnetic Variation Sets the amount of magnetic variation. Default is 0.0. Use negative values for West, positive values for East. Function of 3 key Function of 7 key Function of 9 key Function of 0 key Choose which function is performed when the shortcut key is pressed.
charging screensaver is disabled while the phone is connected to an external power source, so the screen will stay illuminated. When you disconnect the power source the screen will return to normal. (You can also use Options > Phone > Disable screensaver to switch off the screensaver when the phone is not powered, but be aware this shortens battery life.) Reverse rhs softkeys An advanced setting for 3rd and 5th edition handsets.
Larger text Use a larger font where possible. Phones normally use fonts that are adjusted to their screen size but if you have trouble reading text in ViewRanger then switch this on and where space allows ViewRanger will use a larger font. Button opacity On touch screen phones controls the opacity of the buttons over the map. Map These settings affect the display of the map screen. Night vision Switch this on at night for the screen to drawn with a red hue, to help preserve your night vision.
that you submit for points-of-interest to the server. Connection > Access Point Controls your Internet access point. If set to Always ask, you will be prompted to choose every time you connect. Map cache size The amount of space to use on the memory card or mass storage disk to store online map tiles. See page 51 for a description of the Track settings, page 35 for the GPS settings, page 110 for the Beacon settings and page 44 for the Trip settings.
theme - for example warning panels and menus - so choose an appropriate theme for your phone. Location Bar When you are in small heading or full screen modes, a small location bar may be shown under the heading bar. This bar contains location information. The location bar is always shown in the Panorama, Navigation and Satellites views. It can be toggled on and off in the Map view by using the Settings > Map > Show location bar switch.
Organizer The Organizer is where you can access POIs, Routes, Tracks, Search, POI Sets, Filter, Maps and Bookmarks to manage these objects. My POIs: Lists the POIs that you have created. POIs are points of interest. They have a single point and are displayed with an icon of your choice. They have a creation time and can be given a category and a description. Routes: Lists the routes. Routes are ordered lists of waypoints. Tracks: Lists the tracks you have recorded.
Edit Contains Hide all, Show all and Delete all options, which hide, show or delete all the POIs in My POIs, routes and waypoints. If you swap into Routes, then the Edit menu contains items to hide, show or delete all routes, and likewise for My POIs and tracks. Import GPX / LOC GPX is a file format used to send data between GPS and mapping applications. LOC is a format used to interchange locations, especially for geo-caching.
Search The search view allows you to search the gazetteer and POI sets. It also optionally searches the ViewRanger server. You can search by text, area or category. You can choose to see the results in a list or on the map. The search panel can be accessed by choosing Search from the Options menu, or by pressing 3. It can also be accessed from the Organizer by choosing the Search item. The search fields are: • Name – this matches the start of words in the name and description of POIs.
All other items will be temporarily hidden so only the search results are shown. To return to normal display choose Options > Show all POIs. The search results appear as a set within the Organizer’s POI Sets list – so you can manage the search results in the same way as POI sets. If you chose to see the search results in a list, you can use Options > View set on map to see the results on the map. Up to 250 results are shown.
Points Of Interest A point of interest, POI for short, is a single point on the map. It is shown with an icon and has a name. ViewRanger also provides area points of interest, or features. These represent items like lakes, towns, sea, beaches, hills and woods. These are not usually shown in the map view, though if one is selected a small icon at its centre is shown. They are drawn on the panorama, using appropriate shading.
Make a folder called Icons in the ViewRanger folder on the memory card (e.g. E:\ViewRanger\Icons\) and put the bitmap in there. When you next run ViewRanger it will appear in the list of icons in the Properties view. The icon will be referred to by its file name, so an icon whose file is named Bear.bmp will be called Bear.
Creating POIs If you create your own POI you can give it a name, a description, set its icon and set its category. It records its creation time, which is a useful way of logging where you have been or when and where a photograph was taken. There are various ways to create a POI: 1. Directly in the Map view using the Options > Create > Create POI menu option. You will be prompted to enter a name for the POI, then the POI will appear in the centre of the screen.
Editing POIs There is a range of options for editing POIs. You can access these options by selecting the POI in the Map view or in a list and then pressing the cursor pad centre or button. On touch phones touch the item twice to see the context menu: Details Show the Details panel. This shows a range of information about the POI: name; co-ordinates; creation time; status; description; image and note count. You can select links and open them – they can be to files or to web pages.
Share on server Share this POI to the server so that other people can see it when they use the search view. If the POI does not have a category you will be prompted to choose a category. If the POI has images or notes associated with it, you will be asked if you wish to share those too. Update on server This POI has already been shared to the server. This option allows you to update the server copy of the POI with any changes you have made. The update will fail if you do not own the POI.
POI Sets A POI set is a group of points of interest. A licensed POI set contains POIs that have been licensed from a commercial source such as Ordnance Survey. These POI sets cannot be edited, but they can be updated from the server so you can get the latest licensed data. Creating a POI Set To create a new, empty POI set go to Organizer > POI Sets. From the Options menu choose New POI set and then enter a name.
Setting the POI Set Icon To use custom icons, create a folder called Icons in the ViewRanger folder on the memory card (E:\ViewRanger\Icons\) and copy bitmap files into it. If the bitmap has transparency information that will be used. If the bitmap does not have transparency then any pixels that are near white will be made transparent. The name of the bitmap file will be used as the name of the icon, so a bitmap called garden.bmp would have a name of ‘garden’.
POI And Feature Categories All POIs and features have a category. For example a feature might be a “Town” and a POI might be a “Museum”. Categories are grouped together and there are up to 3 levels. One of the top-level groups is ‘Places/areas’. This has several sub-categories, ‘Town/city/village’; ‘Lake/sea/river’; ‘Hills/cliffs/islands’; ‘Wood/forest’; ‘Other’.
Filter The Filter view is used to control which POIs and features are displayed in the map and panorama. It allows you to switch whole categories and subcategories of POI on and off, and also to switch POI sets on and off individually. The Filter view is accessed from the Organizer. Alternatively it can be reached from the Panorama view’s display menu. The first few lines of the Filter view show the top-level categories. They have a small arrow on their right indicating that they have sub-categories.
Web Links, Phone Calls, Messages & E-Mails The details view contains details about the POI (or route or track), such as name, category, location, distance from current location and creation time. It also contains a description. You can highlight links in the Details or Note view using the up and down cursor keys. On touch screen phones touch the link and it will highlight and open. When a phone number or e-mail address is highlighted, press the cursor pad centre or button.
Formatting Notes And Descriptions This section is quite technical. It is not a core part of ViewRanger, so don’t worry if you don’t understand it. It has been provided so that we can provide improved POI descriptions in the future, but we are making it available for anyone else to use too. You can add some simple formatting and icons to the POI and image descriptions and to notes.
... – a file or web link. For example, Video - inserts a named link Video, which points to the file video.3gp. If clicked on ViewRanger will search the phone for that file and open it. The href can also be a web link. The href= can be omitted, so Video is equivalent. Note that web links are automatically spotted, the advantage of this format is that you can display a name for the link. ... – a location link.
GPX Files A GPX file is a GPS Exchange file. It is a file used to swap POIs, routes, waypoints and tracks between GPS units and other software. It is XML based, non-proprietary and becoming increasingly common. There are several utilities available on the Internet to convert files between formats and all support GPX. (For example, www.gpsu.co.uk and www.gpsbabel.org.) You can also import and export Landmarks to and from the phone's Landmarks database. (Not available on 2nd edition phones.
3. From Organizer choose Options > Import / export > Export visible to GPX, which exports all visible POIs in My POIs, together with all visible routes and tracks as a GPX file. POIs, routes and tracks that have been hidden will not be exported. 4. Go to Organizer > POI sets. Highlight a POI set. Choose Options > Import / export > Export POI set to GPX, which exports the highlighted POI set to a GPX file.
Image And Note Lists When you select a POI, feature, waypoint or route and choose the Image / Note list menu item, a list of images / notes associated with that object is displayed. If the object is a licensed or shared POI, so is available on the ViewRanger server, the image or note list may also contain shared images. The red bars to the right of the image list indicate the rating of a shared image. The longer the red bar, the higher the average rating given to that image by other users.
Change name Change the name of the image or note. Delete from server Delete the image or note from the server. This will fail if you were not the original creator of the image. Report error Report an error with the image or note. You will be prompted to enter a short explanatory note. ViewRanger staff will view your note and if possible correct the error. Report abuse Use this to report a serious and urgent problem with the image or note.
Image And Note Views The image view shows the number of the current image followed by the total number of images. For example, if you are looking at the first of six images, then in the top right corner you will see 1/6. Step to the next or previous image in the list using the right and left keys ◄►. The name of the feature, POI or route that the image is associated with is displayed, followed by the image’s name. You can give shared images a rating using the Rate Image menu item.
Sharing POIs, Images And Notes POIs, images and notes can all be shared via the ViewRanger server so that others can see them. To share a POI highlight it in a list, press the cursor pad centre or button and choose Share on server. If the POI does not yet have a category you will be prompted to choose one. ViewRanger will connect to the Internet and send your POI. You will be asked whether you want to share any images and notes associated with the POI.
Adding Images And Notes To Features Or POIs To add an image to a POI or feature, select the POI or feature and then follow these steps: Choose Add image from the > Images & notes menu. Highlight the image you wish to add. A small thumbnail is shown. Give the image a name, then enter some descriptive notes. The image is added to the list for that POI/feature and is highlighted. You can view the image by pressing , scroll to see the description.
Image / Note Options Menu Next / Previous Step to the next image or note in the list (or use the◄► keys or buttons). Note / Image list Swap to view the list of Notes / Images associated with this POI. Rate image Give the image a rating between 1 and 5. Image viewer View the image in the phone’s Image viewer application. Report abuse Use this to report a serious and urgent problem with the image or note. You will be prompted to enter a short reason explaining the problem.
Panorama View Location bar gives position and altitude of viewpoint Mode Indicator: R: Rotate S: Select ViewTag 1: Single select & rotate View Tags label points of interest Tree icon indicates woodland Points of interest drawn with custom icons Water is shaded blue Direction bearing Water is shaded blue Cursor Keys ▲▼ Zoom panorama in or out.
view; GPS details, if connected; the name of any POIs containing the location. Map Swaps to the Map view. Viewpoint on Map Swaps to the Map view, centering it on the viewpoint location. The Map’s cursor keys are set to the ‘Move pano viewpoint’ mode, so you can adjust the Panorama viewpoint location. Show all POIs This option appears when you are viewing a specific POI set, and only the POIs in that set are displayed. The name of the POI set appears in the bar at the top of the screen.
shown. Use arrow keys ◄► to move selection / rotate panorama.
Panorama on touch screen phones Rotate the view using the left and right arrow buttons. Zoom in and out with the zoom buttons. Tooggle shading on and off with the "mountain top" icon button. Toogle between select modes (see next page) using the select button. Jump the viewpoint using the up arrow, return to eye level using the down arrow. You can also rotate the view by dragging the screen left and right. You can select features or POIs by touching them or their labels.
Panorama Rotate and Select Modes There are 3 different modes for the arrow keys ◄► in the Panorama view. Press 1 or use the options in the Rotate sub-menu to change between modes, or on touch screen phones use the select button . An icon appears in the status bar to indicate the mode. The selected View Tag is underlined. Rotate mode – arrow keys rotate view, icon shown in header. Select mode – arrow keys select View Tags, rotating if necessary. icon.
Disconnect from GPS Disconnects from the GPS. Satellites Shows the satellites graph, which indicates the quality and accuracy of the GPS position. Search Shows the search view, from which you can search POI sets, the gazetteer and the ViewRanger server.
Example Panorama Views These pictures show the effect of some of the Panorama controls.
Panorama Settings There are two pages of panorama settings, accessed through Options > Settings. Panorama View These settings relate to the position and size of the panorama view. View Radius Sets the maximum distance that ViewRanger calculates. Increasing this value will increase the amount of memory that ViewRanger requires, and increase the processing time to draw the panorama.
Day panorama. Times are approximate for a summer’s day. Draw Point POIs Controls whether point POIs and marks are shown. Point POIs are located with a single co-ordinate and show things such as tourist information centres or museums. This also controls the display of your own marks and POIs. Draw Area POIs Sets whether area POIs are shown. Area POIs are things like lakes, woods and towns. Draw View Tags Controls whether the textual View Tags are shown in the Panorama view.
Buddy Beacons and Trackers You can send your location to the ViewRanger server. If you give friends your details, they can track your location either using their own copy of ViewRanger or using a web page. You can send your location once, or can send it repeatedly. Likewise you can choose to locate either an individual or a list of people once, or can check their location repeatedly. ViewRanger also supports SMS based trackers – the Globalsat TR101/102/150/151 and the Retrieva range of pet collars.
If they can be located the map will move to be centred on their location. Their location will be shown using an icon. Their name and the time their location was recorded (and date if it was not today) will be shown at the top of the screen. View buddy on map – this is available if the buddy's location is known. It moves the map to show the buddy, but without re-requesting the buddy's location. Watch / track – repeatedly check the location of someone.
Watching and Locating Buddies and Trackers You can watch or locate single buddy or tracker, a subset of buddies or all your buddies. Watch checks the location repeatedly, locate checks the location just once. To watch or locate an individual buddy use the map view’s Options > Beacon & tracker > Locate now or Watch / track. You will be shown a list of buddies and trackers to choose from. It includes an item to add a new buddy or tracker.
Send old positions. Normally the buddy beacon web page shows just the most recent beacon position. However, if you log into www.viewranger.com/portal you can instruct the ViewRanger server to keep all your beacon positions. To tell the server to store your track switch on "Record Beacon Track" and press the Save button. There is a link to clear the positions.
Beacon Warnings The Beacon requires a data connection: • Check what your network charges for data transfer because leaving the beacon repeating for a long time could lead to large data bill. • Sustaining a data connection for a long period of time in areas of poor mobile coverage can reduce battery life. • You cannot always rely on getting a mobile signal, especially in rural areas. • The beacon is not intended as a safety feature.
Add a tracker - using an SMS message If you have received an SMS message from the tracker then you can use that message to add the tracker. To do this: ● Go to the tracker list using Options > Beacon & tracker > Buddy & tracker list ● Choose Options > 'Read inbox - choose' ● This shows a list of all messages in your phone's inbox. Choose one. ● ViewRanger will read the message and if it is from a tracker that it has not already got listed will ask if you'd like to add it.
Locate list - in the list you'll see a tick or cross next to each tracker. This command will ask all trackers that have a tick next to them to send their position to you. Watch list - this command asks all trackers that have a tick next to them to regularly send their position to you. View list on map - swaps to the map view, showing all trackers for which ViewRanger knows a location. Read inbox - choose - shows a list of all messages in your phone's Inbox. Choose one and it is processed.
Tracker battery low sound / colour - like the position alert, this sets the behaviour when a battery low message is received, or in the case of Retrieva when the battery voltage is detected to be low. Tracker emergency sound / colour - like the position alert, this sets the behaviour when an emergency/SOS message is received. Tracker geofence/motion sound / colour - like the position alert, this sets the behaviour when a geofence breach message is received, or when a motion or parking alarm is received.
Retrieva specific commands To tell a Retrieva tracker to go to roam mode or to track mode, highlight a Retrieva tracker in the list, press the cursor pad centre or button and choose 'Request roam mode' or 'Request track mode'. Globalsat specific commands Motion mode - asks the globalsat tracker to enter its motion mode, where it reports when it moves. Parking mode - asks the Globalsat tracker to enter its parking mode.
Bookmarks A bookmark is a location that has been saved with a name and its time of creation. To create a bookmark choose GPS & location > Add bookmark. You will be prompted to name the bookmark. If you are within a point-of-interest, for example on a hill, that name will be provided as the default, so you can create bookmarks without typing. To see the list of bookmarks choose GPS & location > Bookmark list or Organizer > Bookmarks.
Using ViewRanger in Different Countries ViewRanger supports the Mercator coordinate system, which covers almost the entire world except near the poles. It also supports international UTM coordinate system, which covers the whole world. It is split into 60 zones numbered from 1 through to 60. You can choose to display coordinates in this format by going to Settings > UI > Coordinate type.
My.ViewRanger.com Our community web site my.viewranger.com is our web based customer zone designed to work alongside our mobile app, to allow you to use the convenience of your computer to: • Plan your next adventure: search for routes, create your own. • Get organised: Synchronise your routes with your phones. • Invite others to participate: share your route. • Share your experiences: rate routes. • Keep a record of your trips: add notes & photos.
Tips & Tricks Phone To see a list of the apps that are running on the phone press and hold the menu or home key. A list of apps will appear in the top left corner of the screen. Use the up and down cursor keys to scroll through the list. Press the cursor pad centre to swap to the highlighted app or delete C to exit the app. On touch phones press and hold the application button, then touch on an application icon. To close the application press and hold, then choose Exit.
Panorama If you are using ViewRanger to view panoramas outside on a bright day, switch off land shading, as the outline display is easier to see. You can toggle shading on and off using the 7 key. On touch phones using the shading button You can also switch off shading to make rotation faster. To see the panorama from a location on the map, swap to the select mode by pressing 1 or on touch phones the button, as this will show a cross cursor in the centre of the screen.
Glossary 2D..........................Two-dimensional. A printed Ordnance Survey map is twodimensional, as it is a flat representation of the earth. 3D..........................Three-dimensional. ViewRanger’s panoramas make use of 3D data, because they also take account of height. Cross track error........The shortest perpendicular distance between your location and the planned route. Abbreviated to XTE. Feature...................In ViewRanger a feature is an area such as a town, lake, hill or wood.
Route......................A route is an ordered list of waypoints, setting out a journey. The waypoints may appear in the list more than once if the route doubles back on itself. The route has a name, description and list of web and file links. Scale......................Maps are produced to a scale, which is a fraction or ratio of the real size. Typical scales are 1:25,000, 1:50,000 or 1:1million. At a scale of 1:50,000 1km is 20mm long on the map and 1 mile is 32mm long.
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4.1.9 Web services by Yahoo! 4.1.10 Base cartografica: CARTA TOPOGRAFICA PROVINCIALE alla scala 1:10000 della PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO. Autorizzazione protocollo 4752/08 16/05/2008 4.1.11 Geoinformation (c) Bundesamt fur Kartographie und Geodasie (www.bkg.bund.de) 4.1.12 Data © 2010 CloudMade cloudmade.com; Map data CCBYSA 2010 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/; OpenStreetMap.org contributors. 5 USER OBLIGATIONS 5.
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Shortcuts – Panorama View ◄► Rotate panorama one step left or right (rotate mode) Change View Tag selection (select / single mode) ▲▼ Zoom panorama in or out OK Show the context menu, which contains options relevant to the current selection. 1 Change between the rotate and select modes. 2 Go to the current GPS location, connecting to the GPS if required.
Shortcuts – Map View ◄► Pan the map or move the currently selected item, depending on the cursor keys mode ▲▼ OK Show the context menu, which contains options relevant to the current selection. 1 Change between the pan and select cursor key modes. 2 Lock to the current GPS location, connecting to the GPS if required.
