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en:help:v2:landmarks [2018/07/10 10:00] – [Import / Export] alpinequesten:help:v2:landmarks [2022/05/22 15:34] – [Import / Export] alpinequest
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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Landmarks</sub>+<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > Placemarks</sub>
  
-====== Landmarks ======+====== Placemarks ======
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-The Landmarks feature allows you to save, retrieve and display on the map various items like locations and paths.+Placemarks are various marks you can save on the maps, including pointsareas and paths. You can create and display an unlimited number of those marks. They are not linked to any map; when you change the current map, all your displayed marks remain unchanged.
  
-The application allows you to save and restore landmarks from and to various support, including off-line files (GPX, KML, CSV, LOC) on the memory card and on-line storage (AlpineQuest Community Landmarks).+The application is also able to import and export placemarks from and to various well-known formats, like GPS, KML/KMZ, CSV/TSVShapeFile, etc.
  
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-===== The landmarks menu =====+===== The Placemarks menu ===== 
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-{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu.jpg?nolink}} +Tap the "''**Placemarks**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu button to display the menu that contains
- +  * "''**Explore placemarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the placemarks explorer that allows you to manage your saved placemarks, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer|see here for more details]]
-The landmarks menu provides an easy access to all landmarks related features. +  * "''**Displayed placemarks**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} shows the displayed placemarks list that allows you to manage displayed placemarks (available only if some placemarks are displayed)
- +  * "''**Create a placemark**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} allows you to create new placemark
-Click on the "''**Landmarks menu**''" button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to display the menu: +  * "''**Control time**''" {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} shows the time controller panel for all displayed tracks (available only if time-tagged placemarks are displayed);
-  * "''**Explore landmarks**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} opens the Landmarks Explorer that allows you to manage your saved landmarks; +
-  * "''**Create a landmark**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} allows you to create new landmarks+
-  * "''**Displayed landmarks**''" {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} shows the displayed landmarks list that allows you to manage displayed landmarks (available only if landmarks are displayed)+
-  * "''**Control time**''" {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} shows the time controller panel for all displayed tracks (available only if time-tagged landmarks are displayed);+
   * "''**Search a location**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} allows you to search a location by name or coordinates.   * "''**Search a location**''" {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} allows you to search a location by name or coordinates.
  
-Some options are also available in the Landmarks menu: +Tap on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the placemarks options: 
-  * Click on "''**Options**''" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}; +  * "''**Placemarks labels**''" {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} controls whether or not to display the labels of placemarks on the map; 
-  * "''**Landmarks labels**''" controls whether or not to display the labels of landmarks displayed on the map; +{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu-options.jpg?nolink}} 
-  * "''**Target information**''" controls whether or not to display the target information box (if any landmark is targeted).+  * "''**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.
  
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of landmarks from the application settings.+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can configure the display size and lines thickness of placemarks from the application settings.
  
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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. By default, waypoints are displayed on the map as small purple circle, but their display colors or icons can be changed.
  
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} From the Landmarks 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.+{{: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.
  
 [[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_create_a_waypoint|How to create a waypoint?]]\\
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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:local-track-create#how_to_manually_draw_a_path|How to manually draw a path?]]\\
 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-track-create#how_to_split_or_edit_points_of_a_path|How to split or edit points of 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: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-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)\\
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-===== Landmark features =====+===== Tools =====
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 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer#how_to_open_the_placemarks_explorer|How to open the placemarks explorer?]]\\
 +[[en:help:v2:landmarks:explorer#how_to_display_export_copy_edit_or_delete_multiple_items|How to display, export, copy, edit or delete multiple items?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\ [[en:help:v2:search|How to search places by name or coordinates?]]\\
 [[en:help:v2:landmarks:measure|How to measure distances and bearings?]] [[en:help:v2:landmarks:measure|How to measure distances and bearings?]]
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 ===== Import / Export ===== ===== Import / Export =====
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-The application allows you to import landmarks (waypoints, routes, tracks, areas) from various file formats and display them on the map.+The application allows you to import placemarks (waypoints, routes, tracks, areas) from various file formats and display them on the map. Here is the list of all supported file formats.
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 +{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Please check the notes and requirements for each format.
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-^ Supported file formats and types of landmarks   Import  ^  Export +^ Supported file formats and types of placemarks   Import  ^  Export 
-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Exchange_Format|GPX]] (''***.gpx**'') \\ Waypoints, routes, tracks  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_landmarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_landmarks|see here]]  | +**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]]  | 
-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language|KML/KMZ]] (''***.kml**'', ''***.kmz**'') \\ Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup>, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_landmarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_landmarks|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]]  | 
-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values|CSV/TSV]] (''***.csv**'', ''***.tsv**'') \\ Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas  |  {{: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]]  | +**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]]  | 
-[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile|Shapefile SHP]] (''***.shp**'') \\ Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_landmarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | +**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_landmarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | +| **GeoJSON** (''***.json**'', ''***.geojson**'') \\ //Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas// \\ Open standard format designed for representing simple \\ geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes.   {{: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_landmarks|see here]]  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | +**IGC (Flight Data Format)** (''***.igc**'') \\ //Tracks// \\ Open standard format published by the IGC (International Gliding \\ Commission) containing flight data from FAI flight recorders.  |  {{: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_landmarks|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  | 
-[[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_eXchange_Format|AutoCAD DXF]] (''***.dxf**'') \\ Waypoints, routes, tracks, areas  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes, [[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_landmarks|see here]]  |+**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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-[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_import_landmarks|How to import landmarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.shp**'' / ''***.plt**'' / ''***.wpt**'' / ''***.loc**'' files)\\ +[[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_landmarks|How to export landmarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.dxf**'' files)+[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-gen#how_to_export_placemarks|How to export placemarks?]] (''***.gpx**'' / ''***.kml**'' / ''***.kmz**'' / ''***.dxf**'' files)
  
-[[en:help:v2:landmarks:local-import-export-xsv#how_to_import_csvtsv_files|How to import landmarks?]] (''***.csv**'' / ''***.tsv**'' files)\\ +[[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 landmarks?]] (''***.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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