2. Arrow (Track Recording) in OruxMaps Version 6

[chobkwon]

2. Arrow (Track Recording) in OruxMaps Version 6



At the moment you activate the GPS button 'Arrow'—'Start GPS', the center of the cursor will mark your position.

If you move the map with your finger, this feature is disabled for a while (configurable) after which the GPS will resume the map tracking using the GPS.

When you activate the GPS without recording a track, the GPS will be turned off if you leave OruxMaps in order to save battery.







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The next status is initiated when you start/stop recording a track by using the button 'Arrow'—'Start Recording'.

This can be clicked directly and it will switch on the GPS automatically.

When you are recording a track, the GPS is not turned off even when you leave OruxMaps,

so be careful, because it uses quite some battery power!



Once there is a GPS fix, the track that you are walking will be drawn onto the map,

and the dashboard will display the information associated with the current track.



If no track was started, a new one will be created automatically.

If an existing track is loaded onto the screen, you will be asked whether

you want to continue (added to the last segment of the track),

or start a new segment,

or start a new track.





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Let's dedicate some words to saving battery power:

The GPS settings allow you to configure three parameters:

1. minimum time between GPS measurements. The higher, lower battery consumption.

2. minimum distance between measurements.

3. maximum accuracy to record the received position.





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The first parameter is the one that is most relevant, since Android can switch off the GPS chip during the intervals,

which saves a considerable amount of power.

Although you can fine-tune these parameters to your liking,

the button 'More – Settings – GPS' allows you to quickly select one of the following three modes:



1. Default (use the values selected in the settings)

2. Fast, takes a lot of GPS measurements, but uses a lot of battery.

3. Power save, set GPS to 30 seconds and 80 meters. This will greatly extend battery life.





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If you want to stop recording, press the button 'Arrow'—'Stop Recording' again and track logging will be stopped.

To continue, you can use the same button and you will be presented with three options:



1. Continue with the last segment of the current track (I personally do not recommend doing this)

    - it is better to split the track in logical units, segments, each with its own statistics.

2. Start a new segment (this is recommended, if it is the same travel/track).

3. Start a new track (details as to what is a track and a segment will be given further on).





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Every time you finish, the track will be recorded in the internal database.

You can see the tracks with 'Road'—'Manage tracks/routes'. The first track in the list is the current one.

Later it will be explained what you can do with the tracks in this list.





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An icon in the status bar will indicate if you have a route loaded in the screen.

To clear the screen and remove the route (from the screen, not the database) you can use the button 'Road'—'Remove'

If you wish to continue a track ( one that includes several days of trekking, one segment per day)

you can go to 'Road'—'Manage tracks/routes', select the one you want to continue,

load it and then select 'Continue the track' when you tap the "Start Recording" button.









Live tracking:

If you have an account on MapMyTracks.com,

you can send your track data directly to the server so that others can follow your activity.

This option is only available if you are recording a track.

Configure your account via 'More – Settings – Integration – MapMyTracks'.

Start recording a track, then start 'live tracking'.



External GPS:

You can use an external bluetooth gps, which you can configure under 'More'-'Settings'-'GPS'.

If you have configured an external GPS, a new option will be available in the tracks menu 'Start ext. GPS'.



IMPORTANT:

If OruxMaps loses contact with the external gps when you are recording a track, the program will attempt to restart the internal gps to avoid losing the track.



Heart rate monitor:

Currently OruxMaps is compatible with the Bluetooth heart rate sensors.

After you have it configured under 'Settings', two new options will be made available under the 'Track' menu: 'Record with HRM' and 'Track – Start HRM'.

If you have properly configured the control panel, it will display the current pulse,

maximum, minimum, average and battery status of the heart rate monitor.

When you save the track, the heart rate data are stored with it.

If you upload the track to MapMyTracks.com, you will also be able to consult your heart rate data.

Heart rate data are also exported when you export the track to a GPX file.



Sensors ANT+:

OruxMaps can be used with various sensors ANT+.

If the terminal is compatible with Android, an option appears 'starts ANT+' under the menu 'Arrow'



 Pulsometer

 Pedometer

 Cadence Sensor (bike)

 Speed sensor (bike)

 Sensor cadence-speed combined (bike)



Automatic creation of start/end Wpt:

Set under 'More'-'Settings'-'Waypoints'.

This option will automatically create a Wpt that indicates the start/end point of each segment.



Automatic creation of segments:

For some activities, it may be interesting to have statistical data every XX kilometers or every XX minutes.

You can configure this behavior under 'More'-'Settings'-'Roads(Tracks/Routes)'.

If this option is activated together with the above, all statistical information will be added to each Wpt that indicates the end of a segment.

[z3us]

Thanks!

[oruxbayer]

Thank you very much.

Especially the sense of segments is interessting... I hope every "interpreter-software" can handle this.



Greetings, Franz