manual:user_guide:tracks:planning
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| - | ====== Route Planning | + | ====== Route Planning ====== |
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| - | ===== About ===== | + | ===== About routes |
| - | **Routes** are strings of waypoints along which user is **[[manual: | + | |
| - | Unlike tracks, routes are **pre-planned** and put into navigation devices or **drawn on maps** so that we can travel | + | **Routes** are strings of routepoints |
| - | Routes | + | **Routes** |
| - | ===== Route Planning Screen ===== | + | |
| - | | + | **Routes** can be drawn **manually on the map** or **automatically** by an online routing service, offline routing app, PC software or web application. **Locus Map** provides several methods of creating routes: |
| - | * <wrap box> | + | * **Route planner** - tool for manual and automatic drawing of routes with routing service assistance |
| + | * **Changing tracks to routes** - using tracks as routes for navigaton | ||
| + | ===== Route planner ===== | ||
| + | This tool can be switched on several ways: | ||
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| + | ==== Route planner screen ==== | ||
| - | Route planning screen consists of the main **map screen**, additional **bottom panel** | + | {{ : |
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| - | * **Total distance counter** - displays real total distance of the route. Tapping it changes distance units. | + | |
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| - | * {{: | + | * **Topbar** - contains |
| - | * {{: | + | * **Bottom bar** - displays basic route stats (length, estimated time, positive |
| - | * {{: | + | ==== Route line ==== |
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| - | * //Show chart// | + | |
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| + | The line between points stretches straight in case of manual drawing or runs along roads and paths in case of automatic drawing. | ||
| ===== Drawing instructions ===== | ===== Drawing instructions ===== | ||
| - | * **make necessary settings** - e.g. select routing service | + | ==== Set your drawing mode ==== |
| - | * //Menu > Settings > Navigation// | + | * tap {{: |
| - | * or //routing data service dialog > navigation settings// | + | * {{: |
| - | * **set starting point:** | + | * {{: |
| - | * shift {{: | + | === Offline |
| - | * select location by the // | + | Download |
| - | * //quick add// - tapping the map - fastest method but not accurate | + | </ |
| - | * {{: | + | * **Include navigation hints** - when checked, Locus creates also direction commands related to the new route which can be used for voice navigation. |
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| - | * by tapping a green routepoint you can create a **via point** | + | |
| - | * the viapoint can be renamed\\ {{ : | + | |
| - | * you can also add **points of interest** as via points. Click them on the map and tap {{: | + | |
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| - | ===== Offline | + | |
| - | If you need an offline routing engine for planning routes (and point-to-point navigation as well), download | + | |
| - | BRouter provides also **[[manual: | + | ==== Add shaping points |
| - | ===== Rendering routes from tracks ===== | + | The route is built by **shaping points** |
| - | {{ : | + | * by **tapping** {{: |
| - | Tracks can be turned into routes when they are intended for navigation or guidance: | + | |
| - | * select track in data manager or tap on it on the map | + | The route line, rendered between shaping points, contains also **segment points** {{:manual: |
| - | * select | + | <WRAP center round important> |
| - | * **[[manual: | + | **NEVER place the shaping points on intersections!** The router needs to know the direction **after the turn** so that it can add the proper navigation command to it. |
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| - | ===== Estimated travel time ===== | + | ==== Add via points |
| + | Via points are places you want to go through when **navigating the route** - the voice navigation will notify you of them and in case of route recalculation the via points are not detoured. | ||
| - | When you plan a trip it is always useful to have some estimation | + | Via points can be created out of shaping points: |
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| - | {{ : | + | * **rename** the via point (optional) and confirm. Via point in the planner:\\ {{ : |
| - | This function can be found in the track detail screen menu > more. | + | * after saving the route the via point is **marked by an icon**:\\ {{ : |
| - | ===== Editing already saved tracks and routes ===== | + | By moving a via point on map in route planner it changes back to a shaping point. |
| - | If you want to edit saved tracks | + | ==== Add LoMap POIs ==== |
| - | * **select | + | [[manual: |
| - | * select {{: | + | * tap a POI on map |
| - | * a **new bottom panel** emerges: | + | * select where to put the POI in the route - at the start, end or inside:\\ {{ : |
| - | * {{: | + | * when you select |
| - | * {{: | + | * when you select |
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| - | * // | + | ==== Add your own points ==== |
| - | * // | + | Your own interesting places or downloaded geocaches |
| - | | + | * display your selected |
| - | TIP: when two coincident trackpoints covering each other occur and you want to add navigation command to the other that is not displayed, tap the point twice to switch between them. | + | * add them to your route **the same way as LoMap POIs** (see above):\\ {{ : |
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| + | ==== Add individually defined points ==== | ||
| + | Define a new point by an address, coordinates, | ||
| + | * open **route menu** from the topbar:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | * tap **Add point** and select | ||
| + | ==== Define areas to avoid ==== | ||
| + | If you know a place an route you can not go through but which is not reflected by the map or routing data - e.g. temporary road block, wood harvesting in the forest, flooded area etc., **tell route planner to avoid it**. | ||
| + | * shift cursor | ||
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| + | * route planner makes **detours** around the no-go areas:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | * no-go areas can be **deleted** by {{: | ||
| + | * the route **without detours**: | ||
| + | ==== Undo, re-do, remove points ==== | ||
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| + | * to **reverse all edits** (adding points, moving them), tap **back button**(3) | ||
| + | * to **repeat reversed steps**, tap **forward button**(3) | ||
| + | ==== Recalculate segment or whole route ==== | ||
| + | === Segment === | ||
| + | If you changed your mind and you want to **use a different activity** for a part of the planned route, OR the automatically drawn segment doesn' | ||
| + | * tap the selected **segment point** | ||
| + | * tap **recalculate** and select another activity | ||
| + | * **confirm**: | ||
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| + | === Recalculate all === | ||
| + | You can also recalculate the whole planned route for a different activity. | ||
| + | * plan a new route | ||
| + | * open route menu and select **Recalculate all** | ||
| + | * **select new activity and confirm**:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | ==== Check route stats and travel time ==== | ||
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| + | * check **more detailed stats** - Route menu > Route stats:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | * check route **Travel time** - Route menu > Travel time:\\ {{ : | ||
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| + | The time is calculated from a combination of various parameters. These include distance, elevation profile, estimated speed, estimated elevation gain/loss per hour or a certain amount of break time specific for particular activities. | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| + | ==== Instant navigation ==== | ||
| + | You can start navigation along the planned route right from the route planner: | ||
| + | * open **route menu** | ||
| + | * tap **Navigate**!\\ {{ : | ||
| - | | + | ==== Save route ==== |
| - | * //Cut part of track// | + | When you are done with all edits, **save your route!** |
| - | * //Remove all before// | + | * open **route menu**\\ {{ : |
| - | * //Remove all after// | + | * tap **Save route**\\ {{ : |
| - | * // | + | * add **name** of the route (optional |
| - | * {{: | + | * add **description** |
| - | * {{: | + | * set **activity** - good for overall statistics |
| - | * {{: | + | * select **folder** - tell Locus where to store the route |
| + | * set **style** - color, thickness, pattern... Usually it is not necessary, | ||
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| + | If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason want to abort all planning, tap **Clear planner** | ||
| + | <WRAP center round important> | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | ===== Settings ===== | ||
| + | Route menu contains a **submenu of setting options**: | ||
| + | ==== Line style ==== | ||
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| + | Color, width, pattern and other graphical aspects | ||
| + | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
| + | In order to **avoid too steep hills** you can set route color to dynamic slope style and define unacceptable range of the slope angle, i.e. 10%-30%. Locus will highlight such places for you:</ | ||
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| + | ==== Retaining unsaved plan ==== | ||
| + | By default, route planner **retains your unsaved plan** and **offers | ||
| + | ==== Quick drawing ==== | ||
| + | To **turn off adding shaping points by tapping the map screen**, uncheck this option.\\ | ||
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| + | ==== Measuring area ==== | ||
| + | {{ : | ||
| + | Do you want to measure area of your property? Check this option, Locus will color the area on map and display the area value in the bottom bar:\\ {{ : | ||
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| + | ===== Using tracks as routes ===== | ||
| + | Tracks can be turned into routes when they are intended for navigation or guidance: | ||
| + | * select track in data manager or tap it on the map | ||
| + | * select **Navigate** or **Guide On** or **Guide On reverse** | ||
| + | * **[[manual: | ||
| + | * **[[manual: | ||
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