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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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| Placemarks are various marks you can save on the maps, including points, areas 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. | |
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| The application is also able to import and export placemarks from and to various well-known formats, like GPS, KML/KMZ, CSV/TSV, ShapeFile, etc. | |
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| ===== The Placemarks menu ===== | |
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| 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]]; | |
| * "''**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; | |
| * "''**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; | |
| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:submenu-options.jpg?nolink}} | |
| * "''**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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| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:preview-waypoint.jpg?nolink}} | |
| 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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| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:preview-set.jpg?nolink}} | |
| 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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| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:preview-route.jpg?nolink}} | |
| 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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| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:preview-track.jpg?nolink}} | |
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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: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: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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| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:preview-alert.jpg?nolink}} | |
| 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: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: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 | | |
| | **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 | | |
| | **IGC** (''***.igc**'') \\ //Tracks// \\ Open standard format published by the IGC (International Gliding \\Commission) that contain flight recorder logs. | {{: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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