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1. Path Away PathAway version 3 User Manual Last Updated Dec 12 2003 Table of Contents SEEING ENN 2 VANN 3 TET 10 RENE NN 12 NAN VION ender 12 Context Sensitive POPUP MENUS ccc ccee cece eect eee eeeeteeeeeeeesaneeee 16 OOS enren wae tie in EN E AEE aadetuneesatuamecend en 25 PV TE 45 MEN 45 PathAway Map Manager uuaravanarnvnnernvsvenavevenavnnnnnnnnnnunnersueverene 45 PathAway Icon Manager wvrranavnnannnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnensennnnsnennnnnnne 46 Other Map Conversion TOOIlS cccccccsccccueecccccecccceecueesucususueusneuanens 47 TOVE NN 47 PathAway Map Conversion SDK cccccccseececuceeeceeeeueeeaueeeeusnaunens 47 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Getting Started Before starting the tutorial you should have downloaded and installed the PathAway software PathAway PC tools and the sample data maps point icons and vehicles in either gray scale or color format Ensure all of the components are in your HotSyncQ folder by running the Palm desktop Install tool HotSync to your Palm Powered device Now try following the short tutorial to get an overview of PathAway s features Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 2 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Tutorial Be sure you have downloaded and installed the PathAway optional components To determine what maps and other data is stored on your device go to the Options menu and first select Maps This will show you all of the maps
2. PathAway GPS 3 User Manual To setup your GPS device for use in PathAway select the menu GPS Preferences w GPS Configure Choose your GPS device protocol from the list Most GPS Device Protocol Port devices use NMEA standard protocol If your model is not specifically gt PIER Cradle listed in the list box then NMEA will most likely work Baud Parity Bits Stop we 4500 ww Fi w Connection Status Select how you are connected to the GPS If you attach via cable Mot Connected Fie D View 0 choose Cradle If your device works through the device infrared port choose Infrared Ensure your GPS device is setup to communicate and match up the baud parity bits and stop bits settings Most if not all GPS devices use Parity N Bits 8 Stop 1 4800 is the most common O Log GPS input baud rate Attach and turn on your GPS unit Ensure you can get a signal Most GPS units require a direct line of sight to the satellites Press the Connect button to test the GPS You should see the data stream messages flowing from the unit Once your position is fixed the longitude latitude elevation and UTC Universal Time Clock are displayed Press OK to exit the dialog Congratulations you re now ready to navigate with PathAway Press the satellite icon to connect and disconnect from the GPS E ZI Tip You can also connect and disconnect the GPS by pressing the Memo hard key WEZA When you first connect the New Trip dialog wil
3. position marker This is because the Color and Lines settings were w H S E changed to improve the visibility of the route line on the map To do this choose the Options Preferences menu select the preferences colors amp Lines category dropdown and choose colors Color and Lines Here you can change the way the lines and colors on the maps are displayed If you O Mew Trip on Startup have a color device you can create easy to read contrast between your Stay on when Connected maps and route and track lines Experiment with this option until you ve found a view that suits you You can even change the look of the current Position Marker by selecting between 3 different styles Preferences w Colors amp Lines Line Style Position Marker Style Width Dashboard ET Show Points Point Labels mee sp Capturing Points on a Map Run the simulator until it stops at the town of Rosseau Lets say there is a marina close by that you d like to mark for future reference I e Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 6 of 47 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual you re almost out of gas and can t afford to go searching for the nearest marina Center the map at a shoreline near Rosseau Press the Add Point Q button The Edit Point dialog is displayed Here you can enter information about this point such as its name description icon position and elevation Position will be already entered because the point has a location on the map If
4. Defines the radius to search for points to display in proximity list Starting Number 1 con Point View width mi Point Naming BRIS PRP Define how new points are auto named Points can be automatically Timm Kammen named by geographical coordinate or be incrementing numeric ids Preferences Colors amp Lines The Colors and Lines dialog allows you to to improve the visibility of the navigation displays on the map Select the preferences category dropdown and choose colors Color and Lines to activate this dialog Here you can change the way the lines and colors on the maps are displayed If you have a color device you can create easy to read contrast between your maps and route and track lines Experiment with this option until you ve found a view that suits you You can even change the look of the current Position Marker by selecting between 3 different styles Preferences w Colors amp Lines Line Style Position Nlarker Style Width Dashboard EY Show Points Point Labels man EI 3d Effect EY 3D Effect DE JP Cancel Active Route Set the color and width of the Active route line Can set whether to show each route point mark as well Brings up Line Style dialog Line to Next Point Set the color and width of the line from the current position to the next point on the route These are shown when the preferences option Show All Tracks is on Can set whether to show each route point mark as well Brings up
5. Distance traveled since start of Trip first GPS fix Elapsed Time Elapsed time in minutes since start of Trip first GPS fix Average Speed Average speed since start of trip wey i ooo Sect VN See Teese Sere ooo re ort er a mame aema ra De ooo Estimated amount of time to reach destination Available Time to Dest ete only if following a Route Estimated time of Arrival at destination Available only if Arrival Time eta following a Route Distance to destination along route Available only if Dist to Dest dtd following a Route Follow this course to reach next leg point Available only if Follow Heading following a Route Dist to Next Point Distance to next leg Available only if following a Route Off Track Warning Nicnlawe dictanra and nnaitinn aff tha raita track Avajlable Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 21 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual only if following a Route Heading Direct to Dest Displays the heading direct to the route destination point Available only if following a Route Displays the straight line distance direct to the route E DECE DE destination point Available only if following a Route Hessen Next be Heading to follow after next point in route is reached g g Available only if following a Route Dist of Next Leg Distance to next point after next point Available only if following a Route Display Right Left turn instructions Activates when
6. This gives the map calibrator more data to perform the adjustments Once calibrated your known points should be displayed on the map in their correct locations Calibrate using Nudge Controls When the option for calibrating using Nudge controls is selected the nudge control screen is shown Nudge moves adjusting the calibration of the map by geographical coordinates This amount of adjustment is set by the nudge factor The nudge factor is set in decimal degrees X nudge 0 005 This screen contains a number of buttons for adjusting the coordinates ries of the map As well a nudge factor can be set for adjusting the vr precision to which to move the map pt FN a Adjusts the map towards the corresponding direction by the given factor nudge ESE EJP Adjusts the map in both directions horizontally or vertically by the given factor FE adjusts the map in both directions equally horizontally and vertically by the given factor Effect is to make the map appear to cover a larger or smaller geographical space Note if the geographical width is not exactly the same as the height then the map sizing movement will appear to be of different values horizontally and vertically since the pixel coverage of a nautical mile degree lat or lon is different between width and height Calibrate manually Info Enlia i Set the geographical longitude latitude coordinates projection type T P Top Lett Bottom Right and datu
7. When there is no active information available for a dashboard control item or the dashboard item is hidden only a bar will be displayed Clicking on one of the bars will bring up the dashboard menu Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 22 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Toolbar Buttons The top of the screen contains a set of tools designed for quick access to the most common functions Toolbar Main Menu Bar Turns to hourglass when drawing screen Connect Disconnect GPS When connected to GPS turns to a Lock icon when a GPS fix is obtained Vertical bars shows of satellites fixed on Short dots indicate of satellites in view Add Point at location oggle proximity alarm on off Zoom into current map by expanding the map Zoom Out of the current map by shrinking the map Restore Map scaling to 100 or Actual size Show full map view Zoom Out no Map Zoom In no Map Zoom Out to another Map Zoom In to another Map Please note moving between stacked maps should not be confused with map scaling where you zoom into or out of a single map by expanding or shrinking the map PathAway does not scale maps at this time Memory and performance limitations on the Palm OS prohibit reasonable performance for map scaling at this time Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 23 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Hard key assignments Add Cycle Zoom Databases Connect Point and O
8. coordinate system is a simple rectangular Sano en map shape All longitude lines are perfectly vertical and all latitude lines Type Top Left Bottom Right are perfectly horizontal This type of map is accurate enough for maps Datum of small areas where the curvature of the earth is insignificant Morth American Datum_1933 PathAway will also run much faster with this system since no complex Top Left math is required to determine plot points on the map To calibrate maps LE IE SATE cs Bottom of this type you need to know only the top left and bottom right Longit Z3 S1O1115 Right longitude and latitude coordinates of the map Lat NL 05033498 ce See Entering Longitude Latitude coordinates for specifying the top left Cok Cancel and bottom right coordinates of the map You can also calibrate the map right in PathAway using the locations of two or more known points See the section on Calibrating Maps The Projection type of map employs maps defined using specific named projections such as Lambert Conformal Conic UTM and Calibration Transverse Mercator All projected maps require the library Type Projection ProjLib prc and their appropriate projection library except Lambert projection Conformal Conic which is built into ProjLib Lambert Conformal Conic Lat long Geodetic Transverse Mercator specific projections and how to set them up in PathAway Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 37 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 U
9. displaying maps and other travel and location information The screens are all composed of a map viewing area surrounded by a customizable dashboard The dashboard can also be completely removed from the view in the View menu There are 5 different screens available for targeted use They are shown as follows Full Screen Map View Utilizes most of the screen to show as large a map area as possible Long Lat speed elevation and direction of travel are displayed This data is the navigation data in the program Tracking View Shows the map and navigation data Default travel stats are trip time and distance current average and maximum speed Proximity View Shows the map and navigation data plus full info for point and route proximity Time and distance to destination and next point on track are shown Position off or on track is also displayed 1682ft FAA Elsinorls amp it AAN Arma lz 2266ft es Badgerow Is E OF fri el Silver Birches lz E Route View Shows the map and navigation data plus full info for point proximity As you approach a point distance from and course to are displayed Points in proximity are displayed by closest point cait det Arma ls 14 Pott 44 Right of Track Toimi AAN Direct to Dest 1682ft FAA Elsinor ls E st AAN Arma ls Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 12 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Point View Shows the map and navigation data plus a
10. gt none Map Zoom In For all Taps Center map and Zoom out to the wider area map Overview Map Displays the overview map Expands the pixels of the current map to show a close up view of the area Map Zoom Out For all Taps Scale Zoom In Shrinks the pixels of the current map to show a wider view of the area Scale 100 Draws the map in its original scale Scale Zoom Out Remove the map from the screen or Show Hide Map show the current map if it has been hidden Go to the Maps dialog to choose other Choose Map gt maps not within the bounds of the selected area Same as selecting the Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 17 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual main menu Options Maps Map Popup Menu Choose Map Menu gt Map Popup Menu Route Menu gt Add Route Pt Add Turn Instruction Name Description Action Shanta Names Displays the name of the current route if any Displays the Point Edit dialog for the Edit selected route point Route Point selected Shown when there is an Active Add Route Pt Adds selected location to the route Route and location not on route Adds the selected location to the route Shown when there is an Active Add Turn Instruction and flanc it ac a Tiirn nnint Route and location not on Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 18 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Note the Intersection icon is the route in
11. points to current database from another point databases A new list is displayed Choose the point to add and press OK Edit For modifying the details of the selected point such as name geographical coordinates description and icon Launches the Point Edit Dialog Points Dialog Menus Name Description Point New Creates a new point Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 32 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Edit Points Modify selected point details Delete Deletes the selected point Beam Beam entire point to another Palm device Move To Move entire point database to and from expansion card Send to GPS Send selected point or entire point database to Garmin GPS device Get from GPS Download points directly from a Garmin GPS device Options New Database Create a new Points database Edit Databases Edit point database list Add from other Database Split Database Split database at current record Add points from other database to current database Sort by Name Sort by point name Sort by Proximity Sort points in order of closest location to current location Sort by Icon Sort by selected point icon name Database Details Edit Database name and details Preferences Launch Preferences Point Details Edit point name geographic location description and choose an icon to represent the point on the map This dialog is divided into sections Info and Location the point Info s
12. this track in the mM Track 01 12 922 27 14d same way you would a route 2 EE F Track 01 12 9 22 32 5 d You can get additional information when following a recorded track To get the recorded track time as your ETA data go to the Options Preference menu and select the Time section Under the heading Time estimates based on turn the check box on entitled Recorded Track Speed You ll see your time remaining in the Route view screen This is the actual time it took you when you recorded the track This includes any stops along the way Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 9 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Terminology Map Data Map Data refers to a database whichs contains a map The Map Manager is used to create maps for PathAway The current version runs under Windows 95 98 2000 or higher Original maps can be in Jpeg or BMP format You can create your own maps in a Paint program or acquire the maps through scanning CD ROM or download from the Internet You must ensure you do not violate copyright rules applied for the maps acquired In the Map Manager you can enter the Long Lat coordinates for the top left and bottom right corners of the map as well as the color depth Gray shade 16 color 256 color or 64 million colors depending on capabilities of your device Maps can be as large as the user desires providing there is enough memory on the Palm Powered device Maps should be in longitude and latitude format Mea
13. threshold for the proximity point and Ea aa l 2 202 TE choose from one of the predefined alarm sounds Proximity 1 2 302 rig ET Proximity 2 Dari d 8 All Alarms Turn 1 2302 wif Enable Disable alarms E Turn 2 Gate wd 6 Off Track Set the Off Track warning alarm distance and sound This alarm will sound when you veer from the specified track by the off track distance The Off track alarm will continue to sound every 30 seconds while off track Press the alarm clock to test the sound Proximity 1 and 2 Proximity alarms can be set to alert you at two separate proximity distances Different sounds can be set to notify you of when you are approaching points Proximity 1 is the early warning alarm Proximity 2 is the Point approaching alarm Turn 1 and 2 Turn instructions can be created by setting a route point to be an Intersection The Turn alarm settings will sound as you approach turns Route Preferences Routes BY Off Track Warning Route Preferences Define preferences for navigating using routes On Track Width 0 004 mi Off Track Warning Defines distance to right or left of track you can get before Off track warning is triggered Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 42 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Preferences Points Preferences Points Preferences related to the display of points and naming of new points Auto Point Naming Format Lat Lona In Proximity when within Preise PE cccecteuste
14. you have a basic Point A to B route Lets go with it and press OK until you get back to the map screen Default Points Joe River Vi Silver Birches fe EREI Stephens Ft M139Kkn Markers ES 25 km M45 117943 H 6 03 km Blueberry Ft H 1223 tt On your map you should have one red straight red line heading from Footes Bay to Rosseau But you re not flying there so you ll have to Joe R Ames Marro 65 43 km choose to alter the route Pick a point along the water and tap on the a pee tt map Choose the Add to Route button Press OK from the Edit Point l 4 1 dialog to accept the point The point will be added to the route and the route line is altered to reflect the change PathAway will insert the new point between the two closest points along the route ft ts Note Alternatively you can choose to navigate to just a single point by selecting the point on the map and choosing Add to Route gt New Route from the Popup menus Choose the option to Navigate to selected point from the New Route dialog Connecting a GPS Now that you ve got the basics its time to get on your PathAway PathAway works best with a GPS Global Positioning Satellite device Most GPS devices transmit location information through a serial cable attached to the PDA Other units attach directly to the device See the support page for a listing of compatible GPS devices and accessories Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 7 of 47 12 12 2003
15. 5 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual River You ll see the buttons change When the fbutton changes to press it You ll be shown a closer up view of the river You can also select maps by name by going to the Options Maps dialog selecting a map and pressing the Display button Please note moving between stacked maps should not be confused with map scaling where you zoom into or out of a single map by expanding or shrinking the map The scaling of maps is done via the magnifying icons 2 Scaling a Map Expand Shrink As of PathAway 3 you can now expand or shrink your maps on the view screen to show a wider area or to get close to a location while still rendering a view of the map This operation is recommended for handhelds with higher processing power and internal memory but is available for all devices To scale maps use one of the following methods e Select the Bor buttons or e Selecting an area of the map Choose Map Menu gt from the pop up menu and select Zoom Scale In or Zoom Scale Out When you zoom in all of the map pixels are expanded to show you a closer look at the area When you zoom out you will see a wider view of the map To return to the original map pixels select the Scale 100 icon Mon the tool bar or select the Popup menu gt Map Menu gt Scale 100 Improving Visibility of Navigation Lines Distance You may notice the screen above has a thicker route line and larger Course
16. K Screen In Out Disconnect button Views GPS Note some hard keys can also be used to press OK from a dialog New Trip Dialog OK key Connect GPS hard key Edit Point OK key Add Point button Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 24 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Dialogs GPS Menu Options from the GPS menu bar Start New Trip New Trip Follow Route Forward For selecting route and track recording log before beginning a trip Se a O Transportation mode wom Boot BY Record to Track Log wW Mew O Add to Track 03 04 12 00 09 Follow Track Forward or Follow Route Forward Follow Track Reverse Follow Route Reverse Select the route to follow from the list of previously created routes and Imaviqate to Point recorded tracks Transportation mode wom Boot Navigate to Point ET Record to Track Log Select a single point to navigate to Selecting this option will bring up mH Mew Of Addte the Point Selection Dialog Here you select the point to navigate to Track 03 04 12 00 09 Single Point navigation differs from Route database navigation in that only a single point is routed to The Route line will appear on the map directing you to straight to this point Transportation Mode Meus Trip Select the transportation mode type This enables you to easily identify Follow Route Forward trips of common type w Footes Boy to Rossegu Record to Track Log Transportation mode Turn on or off track record
17. Line Style dialog Other Routes Set the color and width of the non active Route lines These are shown when the preferences option Show All Tracks is on Can set whether to show each route point mark as well Brings up Line Style dialog Active Track Set the color and width of the Active track log line Can set whether to show each track point mark as well Brings up Line Style dialog Other Tracks Set the color and width of the non active Track lines These are shown when the preferences option Show All Tracks is on Can set whether to show each track point mark as well Brings up Line Style dialog Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 43 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Entering Longitude Latitude Coordinates The geographical coordinates are specified vertical distance from the equator known as latitude and horizontal distance from the Central meridian over Greenwich England known as longitude These coordinates are entered in one of three available formats Hemisphere Degrees minutes Hemisphere Degrees minutes seconds and decimal degrees Latitude coordinates north of the equator are prefixed by N or a positive number Coordinates in the southern hemisphere are prefixed by S or negative numbers Examples Hemisphere Degrees minutes N45 30 500 W79 30 500 must be a space between degrees and minutes Hemisphere Degrees minutes seconds N45 30 30 0 W79 30 30 must be a space between degrees minut
18. PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Dashboard Context Menus Customizable Dashboard Options allow you to see the information you are most interested in Aa Hl J Mas Speed a Dist of Mest Leg Heading Time to Dest fete Turn Instructions Elevatiorn hi Arrival Time eta ah i Battery Status Dist to Dest dtd 5 Ra Vert Speed Follow Heading i Map Marne Dist to Next Point Pate View Range F Off Track Warning E Proximity Trip Dist Coda k Heading Direct to Dest i vert Dist to Mext Elapsed Time Dist Direct to Dest rd vert Angle to Next Average Speed Heading on Next Leg Free Memory Max Speed Dist of Mext Leg ad Set Font Tapping on a Dashboard item allows you to have different information displayed at the dash location tapped on If no information is selected for a Dashboard or there is no information available then a small bar is displayed Clicking on the bar will also bring up the Dashboard menu The following describes the Dashboard menu Options Name Description Removes the currently selected info from the selected Hide Dashboard Heading Shows current Heading course direction Elevation Shows current Elevation Speed Shows current rate of speed Location Shows current longitude latitude position Current Time Palm OS Time when not connected to GPS Time GPS UTC time zone offset when connected to GPS Map View range distance Horizontal distance from left to right side of screen View Range Trip Dist odo
19. S 3 User Manual Note the Intersection icon is the route indicator of a Turn Edit Displays the Point Edit dialog for the pont eclectod selected point Allows adjusting the location of the Adjust Location selected point by tapping it s proper Point selected position on the map Delete Point Deletes the selected point from the Stek Points database Go to the Points dialog to choose other Points Routes Same as selecting the main menu Options Points Map Popup Menu Tracking Menu gt Track 03 04 14 10 44 Follow Forward Follow Reverse Suspend Tracking Show Track Log Calculate Area Tracks Name a Description Action lt Current Track Current Track Log gt Displays the name of the current track Displays the name of the current track log Activate the selected Route to follow from the Follow Forward Start Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse Follow Reverse i i order starting at end point of the route Suspend Resume Suspends or Resumes recording positions to the Permer current track rene Show Hide Track Show Hide Track Log Shows or hides the current track Shows or hides the current track log on the map on the map Calculates and reports the bounding area of the Calculate Area current track Go to the Tracks dialog to choose other Tracks Tracks Same as selecting the main menu Options Tracks Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 20 of 47 12 12 2003
20. They work best when you have a map and have recorded tracks with the GPS and or have marked a few points If the track doesn t exactly line up with a road or points are not right on the place they should be you can use the nudge controls to Line up the maps with the known points Calibrate Manually Manual calibration means simply setting the top left and bottom right geographical longitude latitude coordinates of the map Calibrate by known points First you should select the map you are going to calibrate If the map to calibrate is not visible go to the Options Maps dialog and choose the map by it s name and select Show The screen will be changed to the Full Screen Map View You are prompted to select the first point Scroll the map to a position of Known coordinates i e your home then click on the map the location where the point SHOULD be This brings up the Points list Select the point that should be displayed at the selected location Press OK Va Mark second known salt Do the same for the second point It is best to try to pick two points PEPE 0 Default Points that are as far away as possible This gives the map calibrator more find w Proximity data to perform the adjustments When you select the second point Footes Bay Marina amp W 545 km the Points dialog appears prompting for the name of the known Has 07 14979 dd Al GS kr location W 5 27 km 5 66 km W449 kr Choose t
21. al Once calibrated PathAway will center the map to your current location As you move the map is re centered to show your position If you are recording your track you ll see a blue or dark gray line showing your line of travel on the map Navigation Menus The following menus are available from all Navigation screens GPS Menu fors View Options Goto Connect ei Disconnect Simulate Start New Trip End Trip Configure GPS Connect Disconnect Controls connection to GPS device Simulate Simulates a route by animating travel along the points of the route Start a new trip Options to start with a new track log Start New Trip or continue current and choose a new route to follow End Tri Clear the track log reset odometer Next connection p will start with a new track log Setup for GPS device Choose device type Confirm Configure GPS communications View Menu ers view Full creen flap View zl Tracking View Proximity View i Route View Point View lt lap Display a Hide Dashboard j Default Dashboard Hide Toolbar Full Screen Map View Shows Full Screen map view I Tracking View Shows Tracking view Proximity View Shows Proximity view Route View Shows Route View Point View Shows Point View Map Display Show options for Map Display Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 14 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Show Hide Dashboard Turn Dashboa
22. ame port you use when HotSync is selected For information on how to configure cables to connect your GPS device to your PDA see the online Links page Baud Rate The Baud rate is the speed in bits per second which data is transferred from the GPS device Some devices have a fixed baud rate others can be selected on the GPS device itself Ensure that your baud rate on your GPS matches the selected baud rate here Check your GPS device manual for information on proper baud rate settings The most common baud rate for most GPS devices is 4800 BPS Next is 9600 followed by 57 600 Parity Bits Stop bits Serial communications settings Most devices use N 8 1 Check your GPS manual for proper settings Log GPS input Used for debugging GPS communications Checking this flag will record the GPS communications stream to a log file called PathAwayLog pdb When you HotSync the file is transferred to your Palm Backup folder You may be asked to send this log to PathAway customer support if you have problems connecting to your GPS Note If your Palm User name is Charlie Patterson and your Palm folder is in C Palm your Backup folder can be found at C Palm PatterC Backup Timer Comm PathAway 3 implements Interrupt Based communications to make the program more responsive to user input while connected This method is preferable if it works for the GPS device If you have been encountering difficulties with GPS connectivity you can s
23. anding or Shrinking the current map 1 Zooming Between Maps You can install as many different maps as you like into PathAway PathAway will organize and layer the maps depending on the scale and geographic coordinates of the map Think of the maps as if they are organized from above the surface of the earth When you are up very high you see a wider area Moving closer or down you see less area and more detail So Map Zoom In or tmoves you closer and Map Zoom out moves you further away When you have two or more maps within the same geographic location that you are centered on you can switch in and out of these maps in one of the following ways e Select the lor buttons or e Press the hard Up out or Down keys In or Ct and select Zoom Map In or Zoom Map Out or e Selecting an area of the map Choosing Map Menu gt from the pop up menu from the Map Menu gt select Choose Map gt and select the map by name The samples come with a few different resolutions of maps The buttons at the top right of the screen allow you to move into and out of these stacked maps You don t need a map to increase or decrease the view but if there is a map available it will be shown These buttons change shape to show you whether there is a map available A highlighted zoom button indicates there is a map available An unlite zoom fbutton means there is not Scroll around the Joseph Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page
24. ansion cards Note All databases on cards are stored in the Palm Launcher folder PathAway will also look for databases in the Palm PathAway folder but will not transfer data between this folder Options Calibrate Map O Re center Map to Once maps have been transferred to the device you can fine tune the de map coordinates by matching the positions of known points on the GY Calibrate by selecting two maps with the actual position displayed by the map Resolution and known points offset of the map is adjusted Or the map database can be edited and the top eft bottom right coordinates of the map can be manually edited O calibrate using nudge controls O Calibrate manually by top left bottom right of map Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 38 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual First you should select the map you are going to calibrate If the map to calibrate is not visible go to the Options Maps dialog and choose the map by it s name and tap the Show button To calibrate the map select the Options Calibrate Map menu options You will be shown a dialog with calibration options Calibrate by known points The easiest way to calibrate a map is to simply choose two points where their geographical location longitude latitude is already known These may be points you ve already captured using your GPS Calibrate using Nudge Controls Nudge Map Calibration controls are for making small adjustments to the maps
25. ap to it s geographic coordinates Delete Deletes the selected map Beam Beam maps to another device Move To Move maps to and from expansion cards Map Details Edit map information such as name map type and geographical coordinates projection and datum The map details dialog is divided into sections Info and Calibration The Info section contains the information about the map The Calibration section holds information on the map coordinates Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 36 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Map Details Info Info Name Mame The name of the map CHEESE Tatars arpa eMac Scaoe ctl stander ror necaSc ECE EC EE Mor CE EHO Transportation mode Transportation Mode w Airplane The travel type the map is intended for Allows you to organize maps by type Ie Aviation boating Hiking etc Note the transportation mode data comes from the Vehicles prc Icon database You can create your own types by editing this database in the Icon Manager Map Details Calibration The Calibration of the map requires three major components 1 Type of Calibration 2 Map Datum Information ae 3 Map Geographic Coordinates relative to the pixel image of the fame 12 lake joseph 31 E204 map fname 10 SLAKE a JOSEPH 31 E 094PMG a al 1 Calibration Type PathAway allows the map to be defined by 3 different types 1 Top Left Bottom Right 2 Projection 3 3x3 Point The Top Left Bottom Right
26. by setting the top left and bottom right longitude and latitude coordinates About PathAway Information about PathAway Registration key entry Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 15 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Goto Menu GPS View Options gelit oe Start of Route End of Route start of Track End of Track etl Go to Start End of Route Moves location to the start or end of the active route Go to Start End of Track Moves location to the start or end of the active recorded track World Map Display built in world map Context Sensitive Popup Menus Tapping on PathAway screen brings up a context menu depending on the item selected Tapping on the map brings up the Map Context menu Tapping on a dashboard item brings up the Dashboard menu options Map Popup Menus L M45 08 67 WTA ft TE Tapping on the map brings up a context sensitive menu Tapping on an existing point will display the current location coordinates the closest point name and a menu of options The following menus are activated when the map is tapped on based onfi Add Turn Instruction the condition The menus are organized into multiple layers for easy Delete Point Map Menu gt navigation The first menu is the Top Level ma Route Meny Tracking Menu Map Popup Menu Top Level Name Description Action Displays a screen showing Displays the geographic coordinates of detailed informatio
27. ccess to the point route and track databases Useful for selecting items from the databases and displaying them on the map or placing them into a route Details such as Position Proximity Elevation Time Leg Time Leg Distance and Leg Speed can also be displayed Points find Default Points Proximit me Brackenridge F ES 84mi en Brandy Lk Cott E922mi il Cedarwood Cot E 17 mi Chaplain te yy M O 82 mi 24 Chiefs ls SE M 1 08 mi ES R Tip You can also traverse through the screens by pressing the Phone Book hard key BEZA Navigating without Maps PathAway works with or without maps When used without maps PathAway will display all points in a virtual Longitude and Latitude world You can Zoom In and out to increase and decrease the Scale factor of your view If you have points routes or Tracks defined PathAway will display them on the screens GPS connectivity works well with or without maps Navigating with Maps When navigating with maps PathAway will center the map on your current location When not connected to GPS you can scroll the map to view different portions in the following 2 ways Tapping and holding on the edges of the map will scroll the map in the direction towards the stylus The map will continue to scroll until the stylus is released Tapping and dragging will scroll the map in the direction you move the stylus Navigating with a GPS Device PathAway su
28. ct if you re following a recorded track the simulator will display the actual speed and time See Following Tracks later on in this section Watch the simulator until it stops at your destination the town of Rosseau Note When you re actually connected to a GPS you ll see a blue line indicating your line of travel This is your recorded track Each dot on the line represents a recorded point Try running the simulator with the different views Each view shows you a different set of interesting information See Screen Views for details Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 4 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Scrolling Maps Maps in PathAway can be larger than the screen so scrolling maps is important Besides scrolling automatically as you move maps can be scrolled using your stylus in 2 ways 1 Tap and drag a point on the map to drag the map around Release the stylus when you ve reached the position you would like to view 2 Tapping and holding on the edges of the map will scroll the map towards the edge tapped on Try it out See if you can find the Joseph River on the map Scroll the map by following the red route line Tip To quickly go to the start or end of your route go to the Goto menu and select Goto Start of Route or Goto End of Route Changing Map Views There are two different ways to change the view of the map 1 By zooming in or out of different maps or 2 By scaling the current map i e Exp
29. dicator of a Turn Removes the specific point selected from Delete fm Route the active route Point remains in point Route Point selected database if there already Activate the selected Route to follow Follow Forward Activate the selected Route to follow in Follow Reverse reverse order starting at end point of the route New Route Create a new route Ale up the New Route Go to the Routes dialog to choose other Routes Routes Same as selecting the main menu Options Routes ee Map Popup Menu Other Points Menu gt Name Description Action Displays a screen showing detailed information about the location such as distance to ETA to etc Displays a list of points found in the lt Points List gt geographic coordinates of the selected location Displays a screen showing Displays the name of the closest point if detailed information about the any point such as distance to ETA to etc lt Closest Point gt Adds the selected location to the Points Add Point database Calls up Edit Point dialog for No point selected naming and selecting icon Shown when there is an Active Add Route Pt Adds selected location to the route Route and location not on route Adds the selected location to the route Shown when there is an Active Add Turn Instruction i and flane it ac a Tiirn nnaint Route and location not on Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 19 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GP
30. e calculated Time Estimates based on Recorded Track Speed Report to the exact time it took previously on a followed track Applies only when following a recorded track Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 41 of 47 Preferences w Tracking BY Record Track History BY Record by Time w 10 seconds EY Record on Course Change only EY Record while moving only Track Dota Size Unlimited Preferences w Time Time Estimates based on BY Recorded track speed then Custom Speed Custom Speed 33 mph Local time offset w hours fram GMT O aPS calculates Speedi ourse 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Average Speed Estimates based on current average speed Current Speed Estimates based on current speed Custom Speed Base time estimates on the specified average speed Local time offset Add or subtract time extracted from GPS Greenwich mean time GPS calculates Speed Course When On use the speed reported by the GPS device as the current speed and course When off PathAway will calculate the current speed and course This option is provide because some GPS devices report course and or speed incorrectly Preferences Configure GPS See GPS Configure GPS Preferences Map Display See View View Map Display Preferences Alarms Preferences Alarm ET All Alarm Distance Have audible alarms sound when you reach points of interest or get off farm pm ee 004 your route track Set the distance
31. ection is for specifying information on the description of the point The Location section holds the actual geographic location data for the point info Default Points Database Icon ow Bridge Info Section Name info Default Points Database Longitude 79 22 06000 2 Green Diamond 3 Red Diamond Name for the point Maximum length is 79 characters All characters except commas and quotes are valid Note Describe the point Maximum length is 4000 characters Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 33 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Point Icon Drop down list Apply your own custom made icons to your points See Icon Manager for details on how to import your own points Show on Map Center the map on the current point Add to Route Add point to current route Location Section Longitude Latitude Geographical coordinates for the point See Entering Longitude Latitude coordinates for specifying the top left and bottom right coordinates of the map Elevation Altitude above sea level for the point Options Points Edit Databases Lists of your points databases Choose a point database to make the active database for which new points will be added to Points w Points Point Databaze Records Canada airpt 1149 Canada Cities Names 2 38 Default Points 246 TIE Dataie Manage point databases by duplicating or joining databases move to and from expansi
32. es and seconds Decimal degrees 45 505 79 505 Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 44 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual PathAway Tools PathAway Tools are provided to convert PC based maps and data into PathAway format Two tools are currently provided as Windows Desktop Applications e PathAway Map Manager e PathAway Icon Manager Other tools are provided as part of the PathAway Conversion Tools SDK in Windows Console or Batch program and Windows DLL Installing Install PathAway Tools on your Windows PC by running the Install program The install program will create Program Start Menu shortcuts for accessing the tools programs PathAway Map Manager Use the Map Manager to prepare maps for PathAway The application is quite simple and straight forward To prepare a map follow these steps 1 Ensure the map is in either Jpeg or BMP format 2 Run the PathAway Map Manager 3 To import a map choose from the menu Map Import Map Select your map from the dialog 4 Next give the map a name and set its color depth The color depth must at least match your device s Most Palm Powered devices support color depths that are equal to or less than the maximum available on the device I e if your Palm Powered device supports up to 256 colors then 4 bit gray scale maps will work 5 The next step is to Calibrate your map s geographic coordinates so it can be used for GPS Navigation To set the calibration for the
33. et PathAway to use the Timer Based Communications as in Version 2 To set Timer Based Communications turn ON the setting for Timer Comm This will set the program to communicate on a timer rather than the new Interrupt based communications Connect Begins communicating with GPS device If communications are working properly you should see a stream of GPS information on the screen When a FIX of your current position has been determined then the current longitude and latitude position will be displayed along with type of fix number of satellites used for the fix and total number of satellites in view View Menu Dialogs Map Display Options Control what layers are displayed on the maps Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 26 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Preferences w Map Display Gite O T Mop Display a Geer O T Mop Display Display Wo Show Maps Show line to next point O Auto Select Maps O Auto Zoom when connect O Use Grav for 4 bit maps EY Scale Maps for Zoom BY Show Active Track O Show All Tracks BY Show Active Route BY Show line to next point EF Show Points te Seren ere Highlight Closest Point Show Dashboard Normal Text Large Text Small Text Show Toolbar ET ss Show Maps Display maps on the navigation screen When not selected navigation can be done by the virtual map which will still place your recorded points on the screen based on the current zoom factor Auto Se
34. he Links page from the main PathAway com web site for the list of applications currently supporting direct conversion to PathAway format Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 47 of 47 12 12 2003
35. he text is not to be displayed This is useful to avoid screen clutter when viewing wide areas Highlight Closest Point Show label distance to and pointer to the closest point in proximity Show Dashboard Show or hide the Dashboard Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 27 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Normal Small Large Text Global setting to show text in different sizes When large text is selected each font on the dashboard is expanded by one size When small text is selected each font is reduced by one size Show Toolbar Show or hide the top toolbar on the main screens Options Menu Dialogs Options Routes Route management dialog Lists all of your routes You can create new routes edit a route or choose an existing route to follow forward or reverse The current Route you are following is indicated in the rightmost column by an f for forward or r for reverse Routes Routes Routes Routes Route Marge Records Route Marge Records w Footes Boy to Rossedu da Footes Bay to Rossedu 28 Follow Reverse Follow Reverse x Select Route to follow by highlighting a route in the list If the Map Display Preferences are set to Show All Tracks then a check box will appear beside each route Turn the check box on to always display the route on the map Turn the check box OFF to hide the route from the display New Create a new route Will launch the Route Database Info Dialog Edit P
36. his point and press OK This will perform the map calibration Silver Birches Iz E We 1 krm The Map Details dialog will be displayed showing the new top left and Je og ME p he bottom right coordinates of the map pl sp mod To accept the changes press OK Your known points should be Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 39 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual displayed on the map in their correct locations To ensure that the two points you will use are correct physically go to the point and capture the exact coordinates of each point from the GPS I e Point 1 Corner Store Point 2 Home If this is not possible try to determine the coordinates from a paper map or pinpoint them on an electronic map on the Web I e Mapquest Select the Options Calibrate Map menu options The screen will be changed to the Full Screen Map View You are prompted to select the first point Scroll the map to a position of known coordinates I e Corner store Click on the map the location where the point SHOULD be This brings up the Points list Select the point that should be displayed at the selected location In this case choose the Corner Store point Press OK Do the same for the second point I e Click where your home is on the map then select the Home point you captured earlier Note It is best to try to pick two points that are as far away as possible and not positioned horizontal or perpendicular to each other
37. ing Choose to create a new track log or to add to the current track database If you choose new track then all a travel stats will be reset I e Odometer travel time etc a Snowmobile alk Tip This dialog is launched when you first connect to the GPS If you ve Con Janet A connected using the Memo hard key ME you can quickly accept the defaults Follow last route and record a new track by pressing the Memo hard key again to begin tracking with GPS GPS Confi gure Preferences OPS Protocol ET Timer Comm l l MEA Setup for GPS device Watch GPS input stream to ensure Port Cradle 80003 communications is working properly Baud Pority Bits Stop 4500 ww i Fi oF Mot Connected Fix 0 View 0 Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 25 of 47 O Log GPS input PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Device Protocol This is the method that your GPS device uses for communicating with other devices Choose your type of GPS device or specify it s communications protocol NMEA is the most common protocol for serial communications in use today NMEA stands for National Marine Electronics Association PathAway supports version 2 0 or higher of NMEA 0183 Check your device for specifications on interfacing with other devices Some devices have multiple interfaces that can be set Ensure that NMEA 0183 is set as the active communications interface Port Choose the port your GPS is connected to Most common is cradle port This is the s
38. installed on your device From the device home page tap on the PathAway Icon gt to start the application Screen Views The first screen you see is the Full Screen Map View PathAway has 5 different views To see the different views select PathAway s menu bar Note on most Palm Powered devices you can bring up the menu by tapping the title bar otherwise select the menu icon button Choose the View menu Now choose one of the four screen views listed Here is an overview of what you will see Full Screen Map View Utilizes most of the screen to show as large a map area as possible Long Lat speed elevation and direction of travel are displayed This data is the navigation data in the program Tracking View Shows the map and navigation data Default travel stats are trip time and distance current average and maximum speed Proximity View Shows the map and navigation data plus full info for point and route proximity Time and distance to destination and next point on track are shown Position off or on track is also displayed 1682ft FAA Elsinor ls E p28ft AAN Arma lz 2066ft eS Badgerow lz E OF fri g Silver Birches lz E Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 3 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Route View Shows the map and navigation data plus full info for point proximity As you approach a point distance from and course to are displayed Points in proximity are displayed by closest
39. l appear To accept the defaults Follow last route and record a new track press the Memo hard key again to begin tracking with GPS Navigating with a GPS Now that you re connected to the GPS you can begin to travel At this point you should have acquired your own maps and installed them into PathAway using PathAway Tools Map Manager You can acquire maps from online web mapping sites or you can scan your own from paper maps use digital pictures or get maps from CD ROM Note In order to use maps with a GPS you need to calibrate them to their proper geographic longitude latitude coordinates This can be done in map manger by specifying the top left and bottom right coordinates of the map or in PathAway using positions of known points Refer to Calibrating Maps for more information Once calibrated PathAway will center the map to your current location As you move the map is re centered to show your position If you are recording your track you ll see a blue or dark gray line showing your line of travel Reco rd i n g Tra cks Preferences w Tracking BY Record Track History You can record tracks for later use or to see where you ve been This pg pecordby Time 10 seconds is especially helpful in case you start going in circles E Record on Course Change only GY Record while moving only Tracking databases can get quite large especially if you are capturing Tr TS SR Mammen amount of memory The Preferences section under T
40. lect Maps When Show Maps is selected this option will automatically switch maps when the position is no longer over the current map When this option is checked the zoom to No Map feature is not available if there is at least one map at the current location Auto Zoom when connected With this option on the map of the highest detail will automatically be chosen while connected to the GPS User Gray for 4 bit maps For color devices only If you have created or acquired 16 color 4 bit maps they can be displayed in either 16 colors or gray scale Show Tracks Show the currently active track log line For color devices the log is shown in blue For gray scale devices the track log is gray and identifiable by the points that connect the lines Show All Tracks Display all the available tracks on the device This feature may cause the screen to draw quite slowly depending on the number of tracks in memory This feature is useful to see all the tracks you ve traveled on To select a track to follow tap on one of the track points and select Follow Forward or Follow Reverse Show Points Show the recorded point icons and or labels on the map screen Show Icons Show the point icons When you zoom out you can specify the threshold when the icons are not to be displayed This is useful to avoid screen clutter when viewing wide areas Show Text Labels Show the point text labels When you zoom out you can specify the threshold when t
41. log containing all track segments or each segment can be placed in a separate database Points Downloads waypoints from GPS into selected Points database Options Tracks Routes Points Send To GPS Send to GPS Device ia For sending data to handheld GPS devices This operation is supported E Add Route Points for only Garmin GPS devices in Garmin Garmin Interface mode and Track Default Tracks O Points from Default Points Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 35 of 47 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Magellan NMEA Please ensure that your GPS device is on and connected before selecting this option Routes Sends selected route to GPS All points in the route may be uploaded as waypoints linking to the route Tracks Sends selected track to GPS as a track log Points Sends points from entire Points database or only the currently selected point Points are stored as waypoints on the device Options Maps Lists all loaded maps Choose display to show the map on screen Toronto Lakeshore Toronto Downtown Toronto ir2jctdir pro Transfer maps between memory expansion cards P 979ktudi pre Show i i hlgsOontariod00 pro Displays currently selected map on the current navigation screen Toronte pre SOntarighwy 9 Cancel Returns to the current navigation screen Delete Deletes the current map Details Allows editing of the map details Map Dialog Menus Name Description Calibrate Map Calibrate selected m
42. m of the map See Map Details for more information Datum Horth American Datum 1983 Top Left Lat NAG 15 17945 SEE Long 5 101115 Right Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 40 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Options Preferences Settings for options such as units of display track recording options map display options time estimation settings and GPS configuration Preferences General Distance Elevation Volume Course General settings for units of measure Position Define the geographical coordinate display format Latitude Longitude UTM or OSGB New Trip on Startup Automatically run the New Trip dialog when the program starts Allows Preferences w General Distance Elevation Volume Stat Miles w Feet w Litres Course Position HSE OD Mimra O Mew Trip on Startup BY Stay on when Connected you to choose your route instead of the program automatically starting with the last used route and track log Stay on when Connected Override Handheld s auto shutoff feature Preferences Tracking Set track recording preferences Record Track History Saves recorded GPS location to a logging database while connected Track Data Size Control how large the track file can get Track Precision Control how often data is logged Record By Distance Record track log point at distance intervals Preferences Time Estimation Control how time based estimates ar
43. map click on the Calibrate button on the top panel of the Map Window The Calibration panel will appear NOTE if you re not sure of the map s coordinates you can calibrate the map later in PathAway based on captured GPS points See the PathAway manual section on Calibrating Maps Calibrating Maps in PathAway Map Manager The simplest form of calibration is a map defined by Top Left and Bottom Right coordinates You can enter the longitude and latitude coordinates of each corner of the map You can also calibrate a map by its known Projection parameters The 3x3 calibration option is used by Touratech QV to prepare maps for PathAway Calibrate by Top Left and Bottom Right Points First choose the Calibrate Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 45 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual The position coordinates can be specified by one of the following methods 1 By top left and bottom right or 2 By the map center coordinates and the total distance covered by the map Total distance is in statute miles To convert from nautical miles to statute miles multiply nautical miles by 1 151 For Kilometers to Miles multiply kilometers by 0 621 3 By the known longitude and latitude coordinates of known points on the map With this method you can set up to 9 points on the map to calibrate on For each point you can click on it s position on the map and enter it s geographic coordinates Once you have entered all of the points click A
44. n Then select the track to append to the previously selected one Press OK The Join will be performed Deletes the selected track Beam entire track database to another Palm device Move database to and from expansion card Send track to Garmin GPS device Download track directly from a Garmin GPS device No sorting Sorts by name Sorts by creation date Sorts by selected transportation mode name Sorts in order of closest proximity to current location Launches Track preferences dialog Page 31 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Options Points Lists all points Points may be stored in multiple databases Select a point to Goto on the map edit point information delete add new points Points Default Points E E E ey 7 Hone a Indianhead Marina Joe R Ames Harrows s Joe R Lookout ie Joe R Rock Cut Joe River Bridge Joe River E Joe River VY Pr te f Point Databases Drop down List Select the point database to edit Choose Edit Databases to add or modify entire Point databases Find Searches for the next occurrence of the entered point name New Create a new point Will launch the Point Edit Dialog Up Down Arrows Moves the selected point up or down in the list Add to Route Adds the selected point to the active route Close Closes the current dialog and returns to the previous dialog Show Shows the selected point on the navigation screen Add Add
45. n about the the selected location location such as distance to ETA to etc lt Current Location gt Displays a screen showing Displays the name of the closest point if detailed information about the lt Closest Point gt any point such as distance to ETA to etc Displays the Point Edit dialog for the Shown when a Point is Edit selected point selected Adds the selected location to the Points Add Point database Calls up Edit Point dialog for Shown when no point selected naming and selecting icon Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 16 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Shown when there is an Active Add Route Pt Adds selected location to the route Route and location not on route Adds the selected location to the route and flags it as a Turn point Note the Intersection icon is the indicator of Turn Shown when there is an Active Route and location not on route Add Turn Instruction Allows adjusting the location of the Adjust Location selected point by tapping it s proper EE position on the map eelected Deletes the selected point from the Shown when a Point is Delete Point i Points database selected ee Map Popup Menu Map Menu gt Name Description Action Displays the name of the current map if any Center Map Centers map at selected location For all Taps Zooms into the next map under the selected location lt Closest Map
46. next Turn Instructions point is defined as an Intersection Available only if following a Route Battery Status Battery charge status expressed as a percentage Vert Speed Displays the vertical rate of climb or descent Map Name Displays the current map name Date Displays the current date Proximity Displays the proximity information to the closest point Vert Dist to Next Displays the vertical distance in elevation units to the next point on the route Ver Angle to Next Displays the vertical angle to the next point as expressed in degrees Free Memory Displays the amount of available memory Set Font Set the primary font for the currently selected item Customizing Screens All of the screens contain a customizable dashboard Each screen has a dashboard setup associated with it Here is how to customize the dashboard To Hide the Dashboard choose the main menu select View then Hide Dashboard The screen will look similar to this Hide the Dashboard for large screen map viewing Choose the View menu option Show Dashboard to turn the dashboard back on You can also utilize the entire full view of the screen by turning the Top Toolbar off by selecting the View menu and choosing Hide Toolbar To adjust individual dashboard items simply tap the item you would like to customize The Dashboard Options menu will appear showing the currently selected item and the options to available to set for the Elevation dashboard
47. ning the actual curvature of the map is stretched onto a flat surface and all longitude and latitude lines are straight Dashboard Customizable Border around navigation map screens Contains useful travel statistics and information Dashboard items can be modified by tapping on a particular item and selecting a new data item from the popup menu See Dashboard Context Menu GPS Global Positioning Satellite system uses a series of satellites to transmit data to receivers enabling them to accurately pinpoint their location and elevation on earth Originally developed by the U S Department of Defense as a military system GPS has become a global utility It benefits users around the world in many different applications including air road marine and rail navigation telecommunications emergency response oil exploration mining and many more PathAway utilizes connections to GPS devices to provide accurate positioning data Routes Routes can be created by linking points together in a sequence When following a route the distance to next point and time and distance to destination are displayed Also the distance and direction off of the route is shown Travel Transportation Mode Define your mode of transportation for easy searching for routes and tracks Time Estimates can be made by the default vehicle speed or a custom speed you choose Vehicles are currently defined PC side Tracks Tracks can be created by recording GPS m
48. oints Add or Edit Route Points Launches the Point Record Management dialog Details For modifying the details of the route such as name transportation mode and individual points Launches the Route Database Info Dialog Follow Off Clears the Follow flag on the selected route Follow Forward Activate the selected Route to follow from the start As you travel your current position along the route will be displayed Information such as ETA Dist to Next point Distance to destination etc can be displayed Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 28 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Follow Reverse Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order starting at end point of the route Goto Reposition the map to the start of the selected route Routes Dialog Menus Name Description Database Menu New Creates a new route Edit Points Edit track records in the Points Record Dialog Duplicate Duplicates the selected track Select the a route database select the Join menu command It will go back to the Route Join database screen Then you select the route you want to append to the previously selected one Press OK The Join will be performed Delete Deletes the selected route Beam Beam route database to another Palm device Move To Move route database to and from expansion card Send to GPS Send route to Garmin GPS device Get from GPS Download route directly from a Garmin GPS device Option
49. on cards beam to others and transfer between Garmin GPS devices New Create a new Point database Edit Points Edit points in the Points Record Dialog OK Cancel Returns to the current navigation screen Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 34 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Details Allows editing of the point name Point Database Dialog Menus Name Description New Creates a new point database Edit Points Edit points in the Points Record Dialog Duplicate Duplicates the selected database Select a point database then select the Join menu command Then select Join the database you want to append to the previously selected one Press OK The Join will be performed Delete Deletes the selected point database Beam Beam entire point database to another Palm device Move To Move database to and from expansion card Send to GPS Send point database to Garmin GPS device Get from GPS Download points directly from a Garmin GPS device Get From GPS Options Tracks Routes Points Get From GPS Device He PY Tracks mE BY Combine Track Segments For acquiring data from Garmin GPS devices j O Paints into Routes Default Points Downloads all routes from GPS Each route will be downloaded to a unique Add Duplicates route database Get Tracks Downloads recorded track logs from GPS Garmin separates track logs into segments The tracks can be downloaded into a single track
50. ovement These tracks can then be Followed to perform as an accurate guide for the travel Icons Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 10 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Icons in PathAway can be created and modified by using the PathAway Tools Icon Manager Original Icons can be created from a paint program in Jpeg or BMP format and imported into your Icon database These icons can then be used in PathAway to mark Points Points Points are locations marked by the user Each point can be identified by a name icon and description The icon you choose for your point will be displayed on the map In PathAway points are stored in the Points database You make create multiple points databases to store points To Create and Edit these databases go to the Points Dialog and select Options Edit Databases Proximity While traveling PathAway will display the points on the map that are in close proximity If following a track the distance to the closest point on the track and the distance to the end of the track are displayed Simulate Simulates a route by moving the map to points along the route in sequence until the end of the route Use the Simulate feature to verify routes you ve created or to review tracks after they ve been recorded Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 11 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Reference Navigation Views The main screens of the program are the navigation screens used for
51. point C3itt det Arma ls 14 Pott 44 Right of Track 7 86mi AAN Direct to Dest 1682ft FAA Elsinor ls E it AAN Arma lz Point View Shows the map and navigation data plus access to the point route and track databases Useful for selecting items from the databases and displaying them on the map or placing them into a route Details such as Position Proximity Elevation Time Leg Time Leg Distance and Leg ee Speed can also be displayed Er eal EE mer s Brackenridge F E 8 84 mi Brandy Lk cott E 9 23 mi Cedarwood Cot E 17 mi Chaplain ls w 3 Chiefs ls SE MO 82 mi Sa Qu Tip You can also traverse through the screens by pressing the Phone Book hard O Choosing a Route The sample data includes a route for you to try out Go to the Options menu and choose Route Select the route entitled Footes Bay to Rosseau You re about to take a nautical tour through the lakes of Muskoka Canada Press OK to return to the main screen You should see a red line on the map at Footes Bay That is your route line A route is a series of points connected together indicating a travel route When navigating you ll follow this route to get to your destination Simulating Navigation PathAway provides a nifty feature to animate your route before actually traveling Under the GPS menu select Simulate The travel simulation has begun The simulator works just as if you are actually traveling In fa
52. pply and the top left and bottom right corrds of the map will be calculated When you re done setting up the map save the map by selecting File Save Map As You will be prompted to save it with a prc extension You can also send the map directly to your HotSync folder by selecting File Send Map to HotSync Then simply press the HotSync button to install the map on the Palm Powered device PathAway Icon Manager The Icon Manager allows you to create your own custom icons to represent Points or mode of transportation icons If you haven t done so download onto your PC the sample icon and vehicle databases Once done open up the Icon prc file from the File Open dialog You ll see the list of icons already in the database Each name for an icon must be followed by a P comma P This is an indicator to PathAway that the image is a Point Icon Similarly V comma V indicates a vehicle icon Create your own icon using an application such as Windows Paint Create an image no larger than 24 pixels wide by 14 pixels high The average is 11x11 Save the file as a BMP or Jpeg Then in the icon manager choose Image Add Image and select the icon you just created That s it now save the file or send it to HotSync You re ready to use your new icon as a point Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 46 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Other Map Conversion Tools There are also a number of other methods for con
53. pports any NMEA0183 v2 0 or higher compatible GPS device This encompasses the majority of GPS devices on the market Delorme Earthmate and Tripmate proprietary protocols are also supported A GPS is not required to use the software A GPS device can be cable or infrared Special serial cable can be purchased from GPS device manufacturer Palm Powered device serial cable adapter can also be purchased separately Some devices may come with the required cables for connecting to your Palm See the online Links page for information on GPS devices and how to get your device attached to a GPS Current location on map is shown by the cross hairs in the center of the map window or with an arrow showing direction of travel When connected to a GPS direction is shown by course required to reach the next point on route To navigate with your own maps you need to convert and install them into PathAway using PathAway Tools Map Manager You can acquire maps from online web mapping sites or scan them from paper maps use digital pictures or get maps from CD ROM In order to use maps with a GPS you need to calibrate them to their proper geographic longitude latitude coordinates This can be done in Map Manger by specifying the top left and bottom right coordinates of the map or in PathAway using positions of known points Refer to Calibrating Maps for more information Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 13 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manu
54. racks has some l E Track Data Size Unlimited Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 8 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual options for controlling track database size and recording precision A good detailed track for traveling between 30 and 60 mph is to set the precision to record position every 10 seconds To keep individual track database sizes down you can select the menu option End Trip This will save the track and start a new one Screen refreshes will only draw the current recorded track Alternatively you can set the tracking to record at certain distances This will create a track record when you reach a certain distance Therefore all track points will be of equal distance apart regardless of your speed Following Recorded Tracks Once you re recorded a journey you can now use the track to follow This is an extremely useful feature for finding your way home To choose a track to follow select the Options Tracks menu The Tracks Track tracks are automatically named using the date and time they are Track Marne Records created You can change the name for your track and indicate the Be one method of transportation by pressing the Details button Select the rer er track you ve just recorded Press Follow reverse This will set activate l qra 01 12 24 22 02 the track to be followed in the reverse order it was recorded in You will pr Track 011 12 9 22 09 see the red route line on the map You can now use
55. rd On Off Default Dashboard Restores original Dashboard for current screen Show Hide Toolbar Turn Top toolbar on off Options Menu GPS View Bea md F D i nts Tracks Naps Point Databases Management of Points Shows list of points Options to Create new points delete edit individual points Sort find and go to selected points on map Beam points to others Points Management of Routes Shows list of routes Options to Create new routes rename delete edit route points duplicate join 2 routes together Beam route to others Select a route to display on the map Routes Management of Tracks Shows list of recorded tracks Options to rename delete edit track points duplicate join 2 tracks together Beam tracks to others Select a track to display on the map Seine DaD aces Management of Points databases You can store points in multiple databases and show hide databases Management of Maps Shows list of maps Options to Maps edit map location details Display map delete maps beam maps to others Tracks Settings for options such as units of display track Preferences recording options map display options time estimation settings alarm settings and GPS configuration Adjust map location coordinates by selecting 2 known points on the map Map location is adjusted by Calibrate Map distances between the two points by nudge controls or
56. s Menu Unsorted No sorting Sort by Name Sorts by name Sort by Date Sorts by creation date Sort by Transportation Mode Sorts by selected transportation mode name Sort by Location Sorts in order of closest proximity to current location Preferences Launches Track preferences dialog Route Details Database Info For modifying the details of the route such as name transportation mode and individual points Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 29 of 47 12 12 2003 PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Routes Routes i Daa Info Name Footes Bay to Rossequ Transportation mode ww Vehicles Boot Name Name of Route Add Points Add points to route Launches the Point Record Editor Route points can also be added from the map view by selecting a point on the map and selecting Add to Route from the menu Edit Points Modify the points in the route Add new points delete points or change order Launches the Point Record Management dialog Mode of Transportation Select the transportation mode from the list Icons can be created using PathAway Icon Manager Options Tracks Lists of your recorded tracks Choose a track to follow for pinpoint accurate routing Trac Ks w Tracks Routes w Routes Track Mame Records Route Mare Records Bracebridge to Port Carling 92 da Footes Bay to Rosseau 28 Barrie toToronto Follow Off Reverse Follow Off Reverse Gate OK anes Ei OG vs Manage yo
57. ser Manual The 3x3 map type is a non rectangular map type controlled by 9 coordinate positions on the map Currently these map types can only be Calibration generated and calibrated using Touratech Desktop mapping software See the online section on PathAway and Touratech for more information Type ow 3x3 Points Datum Horth_American_Datum_1983 map idz 4 115 1 2 Map Datum Map Information Calibration You can also specify the source map datum used by the defined map Type 3x3 Paints This allows you to convert coordinated of different datums to display Datum TETE correctly on all maps Refer to the Advanced Mapping Manual for S E svenn more information on specific datums and how to set them up in MATERE PathAway Horth American Datum 1927 Canada Morth American Datum 1927 Canada MERIT 1983 Soviet Geodetic System 85 GRS 19800063 1980 OE J Cancel Move To From Expansion Cards kaiser ante O All Databases From the track route point or map database dialog select the Move to menu option From Handheld To ow FOSESIot Move or copy Duplicate databases to and from expansion card BY Overwrite Existing Checkbox Current Database love Duplicate f Cancel Copy or move the currently selected database to If the database is on be the expansion card the Option is to move from the card to Handheld main memory Checkbox All Databases Copy All Databases To and From exp
58. ur tracks by duplicating or joining tracks and transfer between Garmin GPS devices Follow Selects the track as a route Can follow tracks in the order they were recorded forward or in reverse order An f for forward or r for reverse is displayed on the track list indicating the track currently selected to follow Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Page 30 of 47 12 12 2003 Activate PathAway GPS 3 User Manual Sets the selected track as the active track log The track is Displayed on the current navigation screen All subsequent position recording added to this track Goto Repositions the location to the start of the currently selected track The track will not be displayed unless it is the Active track or is checked to show Edit Points Edit track points in the Points Record Dialog OK Cancel Returns to the current navigation screen Details Allows editing of the track name mode of transportation Tracks Dialog Menus Name New Edit Points Duplicate Join Delete Beam Move To Send to GPS Get from GPS Options Menu Unsorted Sort by Name Sort by Date Sort by Transportation Mode Sort by Location Preferences Copyright 2003 Muskokatech Description Creates a new track Edit Track points Brings up Database Record Edit Screen Duplicates the selected track Select the a tracking database Select the Join menu command It will go back to the Track database scree
59. verting maps into PathAway format You should choose the method that works best for the maps you are converting and the level of technical expertise you have The following lists the possible methods for converting and calibrating maps Touratech QV Touratech QV is a powerful PC Desktop GPS solution that now integrates support for creating viewing and editing PathAway Maps Routes Tracks and Points Touratech also sells maps for locations all over the world The combination of Touratech QV and PathAway provides you with a complete navigation solution Acquire and prepare all your maps create your routes and edit your points in Touratech QV Then transfer the data to PathAway to take with you on the road Once you return from your trip import all your the new recorded tracks and points back into Touratech for easy viewing and editing See http www ttqv com for more information PathAway Map Conversion SDK PathAway Data Conversion tools allow advanced users and developers to convert maps to PathAway format and to convert routes tracks and waypoints to and from PathAway format The Data conversion tools are currently in the form of Command Line batch programs and Windows DLL format See the PathAway Data Conversion Tools page to download the tools and get detailed information Other 3 Party Applications There is an ever increasing number of mapping applications now providing direct conversion to PathAway format Check t
60. you were actually tracking using a GPS the true position and elevation would be entered Alternatively you can tap a point anywhere on the map A menu pops up with some options Select Add Point info Tip You can also add a point to the map by pressing the Calendar patabase Default Faint hard key Point dialog This is a quick way to capture a point as you travel You can go back to the point later to enter its other details Icon 2 Green Diamond 3 Red Diamond One of the coolest features of PathAway is that you can use your own icons to display your points on the map In the Edit Point dialog select LL the Icon popup You ll be shown a list of available icons available to attach to a point If you installed the icons prc database an extensive list of icons will be displayed For the marina choose the Gas Station icon Tip Check out PathAway Tools Icon Manager for creating your own icons Creating Routes To create a new route go to the Options Route dialog and select New You will be presented with a dialog for naming the route and setting the mode of transportation Select your vehicle for the route For this tutorial select the Boat icon To add points to your route select the Edit Points button This brings Points raet Canada Cities Hames up an empty list of points Choose Add Select Footes Bay Marina as your starting point Press OK Select Add again Select Rosseau and OK Now

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