smartwatch version of oruxmaps ?

[PeterS]

Dear Oruxmapper's



Recently I backed an (standalone and/or companion) android smartwatch on Kickstarter (with GPS, with voice call , IP67 water resistant,Bluetooth 4, wifi, 2G/3G, 5M camera, G-sensor (Accelerometer), E-Compass, Gyroscope, ...)

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What I believe your true buddy on outdoor mountain bike/hiking/sailing trips

For this special purpose I would like to suggest a 'downsized' version of the Oruxmaps for smartwatches :



OruxSmart





1. Display size

o Omate Truesmart (kickstarter) => 240x240 (Omate UI 1.0 / Android 4.2.2)

o Sony smartwatch





2. Easy transfer between OruxSmart <-> OruxMaps (WiFi, Bluetooth)

o Tracklogs : OruxSmart -> OruxMaps

o TripInfo : OruxSmart -> OruxMaps

o Tracks or routes : OruxSmart <- OruxMaps

o TrackMaps : OruxSmart <- OruxMaps



3. (Gpx) track/route navigation

o Distance to next trackpoint

o Direction to next trackpoint

o Direction after next trackpoint



4. TrackMaps

o Offline satellite maps based on tracks ie 50meter left & right from the track

o Created on phone or tablet, easily transferred to smartwatch



5. 'where to go' map view :

o current GPS position centered on screen,

o default zoom resolution (autoscale in meters of the track to see, ie 50m around current position)

o Track / map orientation : turning with riding direction



6. (sensor or GPS) Speed, Heart rate , frequency, distance, ...



7. (after)Trip info

o Tripdistance

o total triptime,

o Total time moving

o Totalk timestanding

o Avg speed

o Max speed



8. Camera (nice to have)

o Camera selection (device camera, GoPro camera (wifi), ...)

o Start/stop recording

o liveview





How I'm currently using Oruxmaps and other applications / devices / tools :



Trip preparation

• Find tracks on gpsies, wikiloc, ... + Import in gpsies to fine tune

• Or create complete new track with gpsies.com

• Download track to Oruxmaps

• Create new offline map of the trackarea in Oruxmaps based on GoogleMaps satellite

• Download track to Garmin eTrex vista



If above functionalies would become available :

• Create new offline trackMap

• Download track to OruxSmart (OruxMaps -> OruxSmart)

• Download trackMap to OruxSmart (OruxMaps -> OruxSmart)





During the trip (current way of working)

• 70% of navigation done with Garmin eTrex vista 'trackback navigation'

• 30% Oruxmaps (on the phone in the camelback) used in case of doubts and as backup

• Tracklogging : Garmin etrex vista

• GPS Tripinfo : Garmon eTrex vista

• Heartrate : Polar

• Bike speed, distance, ... simple sigma bikecomputer



My wishful thinking :

• 90% of navigation done with OruxSmart 'track/route navigation' on Omate

• 9% of navigation done with OruxSmart 'where to go map view' on Omate

• 1% Oruxmaps (on the phone in the camelback, with full maps) used as backup, if for some reason a changed track has to be followed, ...

• Tracklogging : OruxSmart on Omate

• GPS Tripinfo : OruxSmart on Omate

• Heartrate : OruxSmart on Omate (using Bluetooth 4.0 sensor)

• Bike speed, distance, : OruxSmart on Omate (using Bluetooth 4.0 sensor)

• Optional : Camera control (Gopro wifi): OruxSmart on Omate