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- | ====== How to automatically draw a path along roads? ====== | ||
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- | The application allows you to automatically draw a path between two points that follows the shortest way along existing roads and paths. | ||
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- | The application uses by default an online service that does not require any setup, but it can also use the [[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Using an online routing service ===== | ||
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- | This option uses an online service, so requires an Internet data access to work (either WiFi or mobile network). | ||
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- | To create an auto-routing: | ||
- | * Move the map center icon over the start location and tap it {{: | ||
- | * Tap ''" | ||
- | * Choose ''" | ||
- | * If you want, choose a name for your path and the location where it's saved, and tap ''" | ||
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- | By default, the transportation mode is by car, so the path will only follows roads. In order to select another transportation mode, tap the transportation mode icon {{: | ||
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- | * Move the map center icon over the destination location {{: | ||
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- | Once the path has been computed, it's displayed on the map. | ||
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- | If you want, you can move the map center icon over a new location {{: | ||
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- | If you are not happy with the generated path, you can: | ||
- | * Delete the last locations of the path by tapping ''" | ||
- | * Delete an entire path segment by tapping anywhere on the path segment to delete {{: | ||
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- | When you're done, tap the ''" | ||
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- | ===== 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 ''" | ||
- | * Select ''" | ||
- | * If the BRouter application is not installed on your device, a warning message will be displayed. Tap ''" | ||
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- | * In the BRouter installation page on the Google Play Store, tap ''" | ||
- | * Wait for BRouter to be downloaded and installed, then tap ''" | ||
- | * 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 ''" | ||
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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. | ||
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- | * Now that you know, tap ''" | ||
- | * 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 {{: | ||
- | * Once you've selected all the areas you need, tap ''" | ||
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- | When the download is finished, tap the return button of your device to exit BRouter and return to the application. Tap the ''" | ||
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- | ===== How to get information on automatically drawn paths? ===== | ||
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- | You can get basic statistics while creating your path, directly in the auto-routing side view. Just tap on the ''" | ||
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- | After closing the auto-routing side view by taping on the close icon {{: | ||
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