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- | ====== Share & Export ====== | + | {{ : |
+ | ====== Share ====== | ||
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- | ===== About ===== | ||
- | This feature enables to share several ways of sharing your position to your friends: | ||
- | * **GPS coordinates as a text message** | ||
- | * **map as an image** | ||
- | * **map crop with all visible objects as a //.kmz// file** | ||
- | ===== Share Map Center ===== | ||
- | The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are. Just send a message with your position. | ||
- | The dialog hast two parts: | + | This feature offers several ways of sharing |
- | ==== Plain text ==== | + | ===== My location ===== |
- | * **Text to share** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains usually GPS coordinates and can be edited later. The recipient can use your message directly to view your position in another application | + | |
- | * **Additional data** - adds other detailed info about your position: | + | |
- | * **Coordinates** (text) - default value | + | |
- | * **Geohash** (URL) - coordinates are coded in a short URL to open in the [[http:// | + | |
- | *** Google Maps** - a direct link to Google Maps | + | |
- | * **Accuracy** - current GPS accuracy of your device | + | |
- | * **Altitude** - GPS-calculated altitude | + | |
- | * **Share** - confirms action and offers available sharing services - SMS, E-mail, Dropbox, Skype, Facebook etc. | + | |
- | ==== KML file ==== | + | |
- | * sends a //.kml// file with your current location for displaying in any .kml-supporting software (e.g. Google Earth) | + | |
- | * the line for text description is optional, the text will be included in the //.kml// file | + | |
- | ===== Share Screen ===== | + | ==== My current location |
- | * a very simple method of sending your device screenshot | + | The quickest way how to tell your friends |
- | * the feature captures | + | ==== My LIVE location ==== |
- | * the captured image containing | + | This feature enables sharing your location continuously in the real time with **anybody in the World who has access to the internet**. It shares a **URL** leading to a microsite where your location is displayed on a map and updated every 15 seconds. |
- | | + | |
- | ===== Export Map Content ===== | + | |
- | | + | * in the next dialog you can **copy to clipboard** or **share via all available services** the URL displaying your real time location.\\ {{ : |
- | * the file is stored | + | * the URL can be opened |
+ | <WRAP center round info > | ||
+ | The service is running in BETA mode so far and can be used **for free for 30 minutes**. If you like it you can subscribe to **Live Tracking Premium service** in the **[[manual: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Share map cursor location ===== | ||
+ | Place the map center cursor at any position and share it: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Text message ==== | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | * **Text part** - pre-filled by Locus Map, contains address, GPS coordinates and is editable. | ||
+ | * **+** - adds other detailed info about the cursor position:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Coordinates** | ||
+ | * **Geohash** | ||
+ | * **Google Maps (URL)** | ||
+ | * **Accuracy** | ||
+ | * **Altitude** | ||
+ | * **blue**{{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Quick sharing === | ||
+ | * Google Maps | ||
+ | * Geohash | ||
+ | |||
+ | Directly calls available messaging apps to send Google Maps or Geohash URLs through them without further editing. | ||
+ | ==== Other map apps ==== | ||
+ | Quickly shares the map cursor position with all other map apps installed in your device, e.g. Google Maps, Waze, Sygic etc. | ||
+ | ==== Facebook ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shares the map cursor position on your Facebook profile. Facebook login and confirmation that you allow Locus Map to write on your wall is required. | ||
+ | ===== Special ===== | ||
+ | ==== Screenshot ==== | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | A very simple method of sending your device screenshot to your friends. The feature captures a shot of the whole map screen with all displayed objects - points, tracks, etc. - without controlling buttons. Then Locus calls all available apps that can share the image | ||
+ | ==== All as KMZ ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Creates a // | ||
+ | **Share** button calls all available services for sharing files. |