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1. 12311 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 4 Tablqjwjejfr tiyjujijo p CAP a s jd T g h j Kk I Shiftiz z civiblinimi ctl aii re Registration key When you purchase you are given a registration key which is encoded to either your Owner name or your UID Enter this key into this field and press Register to unlock full functionality of the program Owner Name The registered Owner name on the device You may be required to provide this name for purchasing the application This name is the same name that you set into your Start gt Settings gt Owner Information screen It cannot be entered on this screen UID The handheld device Unique Device Identifier This ID is a unique number for the individual handheld device You may be required to provide this name for purchasing the application Register Press the Register button to unlock the program for full and unlimited use PathAway Manual Page 12 of 137 17 Oct 08 Main Map Screen Once you exit the Startup About screen you are presented with the main PathAway Map View Screen When you first run the program it will be centered on a location of one of the tutorial maps in Muskoka Canada The following illustration show the primary screen areas of PathAway
2. a1 Ferd 3 le E At oat eet i re sigh Mi F di gt Po fi a REA e et a i D a A ar p r J F an s de ate ALA a kt hag Ls E baz it a it j E j O a AE a pa dl A m ae i AE L paias i Ta A 4 Lat a E EE ak k s da i PathAway Manual Page 13 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway on Windows Mobile Smartphone Standard devices On Windows Mobile Smartphone Standard devices there is no Touch screen so all interaction with the program is done via command keys and keyboard On these devices the main screen will change as seen below You can issue commands via the left and right command keys and control the directional functions via the Tools gt Directional Keys button i a PathAway an f 8 38 X Tools Menu Contains options equivalent to the toolbar Main Menu Now follow the short tutorial to get an overview of PathAway s features PathAway Manual Page 14 of 137 17 Oct 08 Tutorial Be sure you have downloaded and installed the PathAway optional components If you haven t done so already then start PathAway from the handheld Programs home page by tapping on the PathAway Icon If presen
3. PathAway Manual Page 49 of 137 17 Oct 08 Favorites Menu The Favorites menu provides quick access to your most commonly used commands It is customizable so you can add your favorite commands or remove commands you don t use PathAway ee 23 51 X To add a command to the Favorites menu simply Tap and Hold on any Finger Touch Menu item and choose Add to Favorites from the menu In the Favorites menu Tap and hold on a Favorites command item to make modifications A menu will popup with the following available commands Name Description Action Remove Remove the item from the favorites menu Move Up Move Down nee the position that the favorite item appears Restore Restore Defaults Restore the favorites menu to its Restore the favorites menu to its original settings settings PathAway Manual Page 50 of 137 17 Oct 08 GPS Menu PathAway qe 421153 X PathAway ao f 12 29 Simulate GPS Pocket Mode Start New Trip Advance Route Target Set Closest Route Target Configure GPS Use GPS Controls connection to GPS device Simulate Simulates a route by animating travel along the points of the route Turns off screen and locks keys but continues GPS tracking This feature enables you to track your way while reducing battery consumption as much as possible Locking the screen and keys allows you to put your handheld in your pocket withou
4. PathAway Manual Page 74 of 137 17 Oct 08 Toolbar Buttons le 29908 The top of the screen contains a set of tools designed for quick access to the most common functions Toolbar rs Main Menu Bar Press to bring up the Main Menu Turns to hourglass when drawing screen i 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 e Add Point at location Scale Zoom into current map by expanding the map Q Scale Zoom Out of the current map by shrinking the map Choose Map Maps available to Zoom In or Out There are maps available at the current location to zoom into or out of Press this option to select one Choose Map no other Map available There is no map available to Zoom In or out to You can still choose other options from this menu such as Show Hide Map Web Maps or Vector maps ii options imi Choose Map Zoom Out to another Map When the button is highlighted it means there is a lower resolution map at the current location Choose Map Zoom In only available to another Map When the button is highlighted it E means there is a higher resolution map at the current location 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 Map zoom moves between layers of maps of diff
5. This screen contains a number of buttons for adjusting the coordinates of the map As well a nudge factor can be set for adjusting the precision to which to move the map Os kd Adjusts the map towards the corresponding direction by the given factor nudge kii EET E3Jpa Adjusts the map in both directions horizontally or vertically by the given factor Dit 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 PF Pathaway AL a ok Set the geographical longitude latitude coordinates projection type and Map Details Calibration DE datum of the map See Map Details for more information Type Top Left Bottom Right Datum Wits 54 r Top Left Bottom Right Lat N45 224 65007 Lat M44 05 76064 Lang 450 21 64395 Long W77 56 133 Database Options Maps E PathAway Manual Page 108 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Point Databases Lists of your points databases Choose a point database to make the active database for which new points will be added to Manage point databases by duplicating or
6. Choose this point and press OK This will perform the map calibration The Map Details dialog will be displayed showing the new top left and bottom right Mame Y coordinates of the map da Convention ctr 106 mi Cooper Ft gg mi To accept the changes press OK Your known points should be displayed on the Ica 11 mi E Fairylands 5 To ensure that the two points you will use are correct physically go to the Foreman Rd 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 Database Options Sort 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 This gives the map calibrator more data to perform the adjustment
7. Edit Trip Manage Trips Import Trip Export Trip Choose a trip to activate for use All routes points and track logs for the Activate Trip Trip will be displayed on the screen When selecting a route for the trip only the routes stored in the trip will be shown Edit Trip Edit the details of the current trip Brings up the Edit Trip dialog Wanane Tins Manage all of the trips available on the device Create new trips add g ie items to trips drag items into the trip etc Import Trips Import Trips from GPX or KML files Export Trip Export a trip to a GPX or KML file PathAway Manual Page 52 of 137 17 Oct 08 View Menu f a PathAway dr 421205 X a PathAway dr f 12 30 X w Show Dashboard Default Dashboard Show Taskbar Show Toolbar 7 Show Text Menus Map gt Show view options for the map screen Show Hide Dashboard Turn Dashboard On Off Default Dashboard Restores original Dashboard for current screen Show Taskbar Turn Top taskbar on off Turn Bottom toolbar on off When the toolbar is hidden you can access Show Toolbar the toolbar by tapping on the bottom of the screen between dashboard items or by pressing the Tools button right command button Teauie Text Menus Toggle between iconic toolbar and text only bottom menus Left button 99 calls up main menu right button displays menu of toolbar options Force PathAway to enumerate all maps and databases on the regist
8. all track segments or each segment can be placed in a separate database Add Duplicates Points Downloads waypoints from GPS into selected Points database F PathAway diaz ok T I oe Options gt Tracks Routes Points gt Send To GPS Device Mo response From GPS For sending data to handheld GPS devices This operation is supported for only Garmin GPS devices in Garmin Garmin Interface mode and Magellan NMEA Route 04 07 14 16 50 da ensure that your GPS device is on and connected before selecting this RS rane Routes Sends selected route to GPS All points in the route may be uploaded Track 04 07 26 19 49 as waypoints linking to the route Points From Tracks Sends selected track to GPS as a track log Default Points Points Sends points from entire Points database or only the currently selected point Points are stored as waypoints on the device PathAway Manual Page 99 of 137 17 Oct 08 a PathAway ar 11 50 ok Options gt Maps Lists all loaded maps Choose display to show the map on screen Transfer maps between memory expansion cards Bl Joseph River EA Lake Joseph 25 Close Returns to the current navigation screen E Lake Joseph 5 Muskoka Show Displays currently selected map on the current navigation screen Muskoka Upper e Bl SouthOntario Delete Deletes the current map Kg Toronto Downtown e E Toronto Lakeshore Details Allows editing of the map details 418 mato Y TTopo0
9. 2 55 ok Send Loc Retrieve Loc map Autd 4 gt Automatic SMS Location Receive Automatic Http Location Retriewal Polling Interval Every 10 00 minutes Settings E Cancel 17 Oct 08 Remote Retrieve Settings Dialog In this dialog you specify the settings for retrieve remote locations This dialog applies to Http retrieval only SMS retrieval is detected on receipt of the location Format The format to send the location in button beside the Format dropdown Enter the settings for the retrieve format Address The Http address to retrieve locations from Example the PathAway location test service is at http pathaway com cgI bin locpost cgi Entering http as the start of address will perform an HTTP GET operation To send via HTTP Post enter the word POST in front of the http URL Example POST http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi Caution Do not enter any variable parameters on this line ie http url com x y etc Any extra parameters should be entered on the Commands line Remote gt Remote Settings gt Remote Locations Dialog Lists all of the Remote Locations by ID Checkbox Turn On to display the Remote on the map Turn Off to hide it from the display Note the Show Remote Locations option must be turned on for any remotes to be visible on the map screen See the Remote gt Remote Settings gt Map Display Dialog Tap and Hold Menu Lists the commands av
10. PathAway GPS 5 Professional Edition GPS Navigation and Mapping Software version 5 0 for Windows Mobile Handhelds d User Manual Last Updated Sept 17 2008 Table of Contents Table OF CONTENUS iia esas erate ip niente ein ewes wien et 2 TREEOGUCEION eins o ninia 6 TAStallatO Muestreo eee 6 GENO Started ansias o ooo 9 First time Launch Choose Interface ccccsnssneesseccccccncnneeeseeemneeseeeneneeeseeeneeenennunaaeeeenens 10 Startup 7 ADOUE SCrE Gii iiinn aE aan 11 PathAway Register SCG ih misa 12 Mai Map SClCCIN sra aan 13 TUTO FA sin an 15 STEE TEN AP o EE EP 15 CHOOSING a ROU Sisa ta 21 a ad AT 21 Simulating Navigation cessonarraicro cia iaa aia 23 SEI MaS rra 23 changin Map VWeWS iriser rerna reani AET EA aian 23 i ZOOMING DelWeen MaS iors cnrhceanetsnacaninenseareensene sere secsedaecuntemnortedaerauerarebeseeedauad does 23 2 Saling a Map EXpand SANK ansia 24 Improving Visibility of Navigation LINES ccoocccccccccccnccnncnnnrnrr rr rra 25 o o E O II e o o y TTET 25 capturing PONES ON Ma Disssinnsnta once lc 27 PCat ROUTO oorr PP A e o o 28 os AP o ne 29 Contiqurilda a GPS stand ria ip aaa 29 Navigating with AGP O carrasco rara 30 RECO rada TACKS a it 30 FONOWING Recorded racks ao ina ii 31 Remote Tracking arica rasa 31 decada 31 Sending your Location seci miraasicasa ricino A 31 MOMILOFING Remote LOCATORS essere lapices 35 Setting up Remote Tracking us
11. Route 08 05 26 15 31 Route 08 05 26 22 52 Route 08 06 27 11 29 Route 08 08 26 13 39 Route 2pts Route Empty Route Run 8k Y Rte Charlesbourg_all RTOD1 5 J Rte Charlesbourg_all RTO 5 e E Rte Gci1FCT Plane Pla 16 E Sections To add points to your route first select the new route you just created from Fate ee the list of routes Next select the menu option Edit gt Edit Points This brings K5 dad AO up an empty list of points From the menu choose Add from other Database Default Points Points database A list of points form the Tutorial points will be brought up Select ic Ontario Cities Footes Bay Marina as your starting point Press OK Select Add from other se database again Select Rosseau and OK Now you have a basic Point A merece wane to B route Lets go with it and press OK until you get back to the map screen On your map you should have one red straight red line heading from Footes ego 118 Test Points Bay to Rosseau But you re not flying there so you ll have to choose to alter i Edit Databases the route Pick a point along the water and tap and hold on the map to mark a point From the popup menu choose the Add to Route gt option then the WF Insert command The point will be inserted into 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 Note Altern
12. VDOP is caused by Vertical Accuracy VDOP the location of the satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy PathAway Manual Page 70 of 137 17 Oct 08 Dashboard Routing Info ne Pathiwaj OFT rer A A Displays information regarding the current Route being followed These JENE her LEE items are only valid if following a route Elevation Warning Time to Dest ete Arrival Time feta Dist to Dest dtd Heading Direct to Dest Dist Direct to Dest Follow Heading Dist to Next Point Time to Next Point erk Dist to Next Yert Angle to Next Heading on Next Leg Dist of Next Leg Time on Next Leg Turn Instructions Time to Turn Off Track Warning Displays distance and position off the route track Elevation Warning Displays distance and position from the elevation recorded at the current route position in the active route database Time to Dest ete Estimated amount of time to reach destination Arrival Time eta Estimated time of Arrival at destination Dist to Dest dtd Distance to destination along route Heading Direct to Dest Displays the heading direct to the route destination point Dist Direct to Dest Displays the straight line distance direct to the route destination point Follow Heading Follow this course to reach next leg point Dist to Next Point Di
13. PathAway dr f 5 41 ok E My Documents PathAway On first time startup PathAway enumerates the folders as follows 3 15D Card PathAway 1 Registers lt Personal Folder gt PathAway folder The actual name of the lt Personal Folder gt is resolved in the device registry It is usually called My Documents 2 Searches and registers a PathAway folder in all storage cards found If the storage car does not have a PathAway folder it will be created and a Database volume is mounted PathAwayDBV cdb This allows reading and writing of Tracks routes and points on the card Subsequent startup 1 Storage cards are not automatically searched for They must be registered via the Options Folders dialog 2 Card Insertion Removal Will automatically register cards inserted while PathAway is in use My Documents PathAway for device Memory Storage Card PathAway for expansion cards o OS Folders Menu Commands Add Folder Register a new folder PathAway will look for databases in the new folders Note PathAway does not search for databases in sub folders Delete Folder Removes a folder from the Folder Enumeration list PathAway will no longer search for databases in this folder Note the My Documents PathAway folder cannot be removed Default Storage Folder By default all new PathAway databases are stored in the My Documents PathAway folder This option allows you to change where the default dat
14. Points 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 Management of Routes Shows list of routes Options to Create new routes rename Routes delete edit route points duplicate join 2 routes together Beam route to others Select a route to display on the map Management of Tracks Shows list of recorded tracks Options to rename delete edit Tracks track points duplicate join 2 tracks together Beam tracks to others Select a track to display on the map Maps Management of Maps stored on the handheld or expansion card Shows list of maps MAPS Options to edit map location details Display map delete maps beam maps to others Management of Downloadable Maps from the Web Maps can be downloaded via various Web Maps Web Map Servers This option allows you to choose which service to use and whether to automatically download maps for the viewable area of the map Management of Points databases You can store points in multiple databases and Point Databases show hide databases Folders The Folders dialog allows you to specify the file folders that PathAway uses to look for Maps Point Route and Track databases Settings for options such as units of display track recording options map display Preferences i i i E E options time estimation settings
15. Route Empty Route Run amp k Press Next to go to the next screen PathAway Manual Page 21 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start New Trip gt Tracking Options This next screen allows you to specify whether you want to record your travel to a Track Log Keep the Record to Track Log button checked Also ensure New Log is selected This means you will record your travel to a new track log This track will be named automatically for you Press the Finish button to return to the main screen You are now ready to start navigation PathAway ee f 4 36 X Tracking cy New Log 05 Add to existing track log Finish Now to see the location at the start of the route choose the menu Goto Start hts of Route This moves the map to center it s location at the start of the map 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 Note if you don t see a map on the screen then press the Choose Map gt tool button Select the map from the list to view it PathAway Manual Page 22 of 137 are PathAway A 17 Oct 08 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 fact if you re fo
16. access the wireless data capabilities of the Cellular device Note PathAway 1418 Track 08 04 03 18 32 Support does not provide technical support for obtaining data connections a a i ki a Menu Fa Sections Send My Location Moves location to the start or end of the active route Retrieve Locations Moves location to the start or end of the active recorded track View or modify all retrieved remote locations See Remote gt Remote Remote Locations Locations Dialog Remote Settings eo Tracking modify remote tracking map display and user When multiple remotes are being tracked there is always one remote Goto Active Remote that is the Active remote This option will center on the remote that is currently active Center the map on the next remote This remote then becomes the Goto Next Remote Active Remote Center the map on the previous remote This remote then becomes the Goto Previous Remote Active Remote Auto Center Remotes Cycles centering the map on each remote at a pre defined time interval Enable Remote Tracking Enables or disables the automatic remote locations retrieval Enable Remote Send Enables or disables the automatic remote send location PathAway Manual Page 59 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options Menu iy PathAway qe 421231 X Routes Tracks Maps Web Maps Screens Point Databases Remote Folders Options p Preferences Calibrate Map About PathAway
17. and Points are stored Finish Selecting finish will save and Activate your new trip Finish GPS Configure Dialog y PathAway ek ME 12 53 ok Device Setup for GPS device Watch GPS input stream to ensure communications is a ele Advanced working properly Protocol NMEA Port COM GPS Configure gt Device 9 Baud 4500 Auto Detect Device Protocol Connect 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 Not Connected Fix D views O protocol NMEA is the most common protocol for serial communications in use today _ 2nmection Stopped 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 is set as the active communications interface Port Choose the port your GPS is connected to Most common connection via cable is COM1 This is the same port you attach a cable or cradle to sync your C I handheld with your PC For Bluetooth GPS devices the COM port number a varies across different Handheld devices Most will display the name Bluetooth beside the COM port number associated with it See our FAQs on the PathAway forum for the most up to date information on specific GPS device configurations
18. choose Average Speed from the drop down Notice the Correction Distance option on this screen This option allows you to setup a catch up distance if you fall behind PathAway will show the Target Speed on the dashboard This Target Speed is the speed you must travel in order to catch up or slow down to your specified average speed Set the Correction distance to 1 mile Press Ok to return to the main map screen PathAway Manual Page 38 of 137 17 Oct 08 Next setup the Dashboard to display Pace information y Pathaway eye E 1 45 X To do this tap and hold on an existing Dashboard item like the A E Latitude Longitude setting or any yellow k tick mark on the side of the screen The Dashboard menu will popup On this menu select the the Pace Info gt sub menu The options here are Speed Delta Speed difference between your Average Speed and the preset Average Speed Up Arrow means you re too Slow ie Speed Up Down Arrow means Too fast ie Slow Down Time Delta Time difference between your Average Speed and the preset Average Speed Up Arrow means you re too Slow ie Speed Up Down Arrow means Too fast ie Slow Down Distance Delta Distance ahead or behind of target position Target Speed This is the speed you need to travel at for the fixed distance setting in order to recover to the target Average Speed For the tutorial assume we are interested i
19. device supports up to 256 colors then 4 bit gray scale maps will work You can enter the longitude and latitude coordinates at this time if you know them If not it is sometimes easier to match them up to known geographical points This is done once the maps are transferred to the device See section on Calibrating Maps The position coordinates can be specified by one of the following methods 1 By top left and bottom right corners 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 a number of known geographic points 4 by projection type along with some known points PathAway Manual Page 136 of 137 17 Oct 08 When you re done 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 handheld device via the File Send To command Select the option File Send Map to Windows Mobile Device ActiveSync must be running and connected to the handheld device For importing pre calibrated maps PathAway Map manager supports jpr calibration cal format and PathAway s own PWM format See the Advanced Map Converter manual for details on these formats Icon Manager The Icon Manager allows you to create your own custom icons to represent Points
20. gt Map gt Zoom Map gt Contains zooming options for maps an d 12 33 e PathAway ar 12 30 X i Scale Zoom In Scale Zoom Out Vector Maps Scale 100 Map Display Select Scale Maps Web Maps Name Description Action lt Closest Map gt Displays the name of the current map if any none Zooms into the next map under the selected location Map Zoom Out Center map and Zoom out to the wider area map For all Taps Overview Map Displays the overview map Expands the pixels of the current map to show a close up view of the area Map Zoom In 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 PathAway Manual Page 55 of 137 17 Oct 08 View Menu gt Map gt Zoom Map gt Rotate Map Contains rotation options for maps PathAway ar d 409 X AN So da EN i i fya a Note if the Preferences are set to Auto Rotate then the map will automatically rotate upon the next location movement Name Description Action lt Closest Map gt Displays the name of the current map if any none Rotate Left Rotates the map 90 degrees to the left Rotate Right Rotates the map 90 degrees to the right Rotate 180 Rotates the map 180 degrees North Up Rotates the map so North is facing up East Up Rotates the map so East is facing up West Up Rotates the map so W
21. it points in your direction of travel If you are disconnected and following a route it will point in the direction to the next point in the route If no route is being followed you ll see only the cross hairs You can set the style of direction pointer in the Position Marker Style dialog To do this click on the Position Marker button from the Lines amp Style Dialog In the Position Marker Style dialog you can choose the desired Direction Arrow style color and size of the marker For more emphasis on screen set the 3d Effect to create a shadow behind the marker Lede 3D Effect Sn ogaao El PathAway Manual Page 26 of 137 17 Oct 08 er 46434 E Capturing Points on a Map Run the simulator until it stops at the town of Rosseau Let s say there is a aaa marina close by that you d like to mark for future reference I e you re almost Dear Cave out of gas and can t afford to go searching for the nearest marina gt call ie rey 1 Port Cookburn yOSsseau pnu Center the map at a shoreline near Rosseau Press the Add Point Qan 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 Bay Mor h be already entered because the point has a location on the map If you were actually tracking using a GPS the true position and elevation would be entered Alternatively you can tap and hold on a point anywhere on the m
22. 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 your handheld You re ready to use your new icon as a point PathAway Manual Page 137 of 137 17 Oct 08
23. the alarm will sound when you get closer than the specified target distance Of Off Track and elevation warnings you must be further away or above or below from this distance for the alarm to sound e Sound Set the warning alarm sound Choose from the pre defined sounds or from a sound file of your choice Press the Play button to test the sound de Options gt Preferences gt Routes af EE Route Preferences Define preferences for navigating using routes Ma Trackine alarmas Route Pola gt Route Warnings A E Off Track Warning Off Track Warning Defines distance to right or left of route track you can On Track Width o 007408 km get before Off track warning is triggered O Elevation Weare Elevation Warning Defines vertical distance of track route you can get Ht Threshold 0 0185 ram before Elevation too low too high warning is triggered Route being followed paute Navigation must contain Elevation information C Follow Routes in Sequence _ Route Pt Proximity Radius ps o Follow Routes in Sequence By Default PathAway targets the Next Route Manual Route Advance Only point by determining the closest route point in the direction of travel This might not be the most desirable method for navigation since some routes my crisscross or loop back Or perhaps the route requires a grid pattern to be run In this case the Follow Routes in Sequence can force PathAway to Target only the Next Po
24. 02 14 27 g Route 08 05 26 15 31 LI Route 08 05 26 22 52 Ig Route 08 06 27 11 29 LE Route 08 08 26 13 39 IE Route 2pts L_ Route Empty Route Run 8k LE Rte Charlesbourg_all RTO01 L_ Rte Charlesbourg_all RT001 2 IQ Rte GCI FCT Plane Planetenweg Menu Eg Next Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Tracks to use for f PathAway it d 4 58 the for trip a A Select Tracks to use for the trip Mark all the Track Database that you want to use for the trip by selecting the i checkbox next to the Track Name Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 11 E Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 12 _ E Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 13 i Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 14 _ E Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 15 _ E Trk Grand_Canyon_East HIKE 16 _ E Trk San Francisco Rodeo B RBLO1 Y Trk Seattle Cashmere Moun C5M01 m1 WanderungEnzenberg1 L_ X Country 08 03 16 Albion Hills _ amp Track 08 07 14 18 02 E Track 08 09 05 11 29 E Track 08 09 05 16 44 PathAway Manual Page 82 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start New Trip Create New Trip Trip Name d PathAway it diase X Select the name of the trip By default the name is based on the chosen Activity and creation date Seattle Cashmere Mountair Storage Folder Storage Folder Select the folder to place the trip information into Note a only the links to the files are stored in Trips databases so ensure you save My Documents PathAway Ml the Trips Data to the same folder that your Routes Tracks
25. 08 03 15 Rou _ Ol Snowshoe Track Beaver Track 08 04 01 18 08 Track 08 04 03 18 01 Track 08 04 03 18 32 Y Track 08 04 05 10 52 Fa Sections Remote Tracking PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so they can see where you are Others can view your location directly on their handheld or via Web server You can also setup your handheld to retrieve the locations of others This feature is very useful for applications such as group travel where you need to see where others in the group are search and rescue where searches need to pinpoint the victims location or view the positions of other rescuers asset and vehicle tracking or any other purpose where locations of others are important Since PathAway can also post your location to an http tracking service Web based Location Monitoring servers can track locations of PathAway handhelds We provide a web service to test and view locations sent from and to PathAway There are two methods for sending and retrieving locations SMS Simple Messaging Service or HTTP Both methods require that you have a wireless data handheld SMS communications requires that the device support Microsoft MAPI Mail services Most Phone Edition handhelds have this capability For Http the handhelds must include capabuilities to acquire data from the internet This includes via cellular data or WIFI If your PDA and separate cell phone have Bluetooth capabilities you can connect th
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27. For information on how to configure cables to connect your GPS device to your PDA see the links in the GPS Sites page Auto Detect If you re unsure of the specific Port and Baud rate select Auto Detect then press the Connect button This will cycle through all of the ports and baud rates available and attempt to connect to a GPS stream based on the selected protocol Once a match is found the auto detect will display the settings being used You should note these settings for future reference 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 PathAway Manual Page 83 of 137 17 Oct 08 matches the selected baud rate here Check your GPS device manual for information on proper baud rate settings Note The most common baud rate for most GPS devices is 4800 BPS Next is 9600 followed by 57 600 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 GPS Configure gt GPS Log Dialog This section is used for debugging GPS communications Record GPS
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30. Radials HAW a 11 09 ok Configuration options for the display of time and distance radials on the map Show Estimated Travel Time Radials When enabled a circle will be drawn on the map for each specified radial value showing the estimated time to reach the area of the map L_ Show Estimated Travel Time Radials Range Time Radials minutes Range Time Radials minutes PathAway can display the estimated travel time graphically on the map via special range radials set a specific minutes Each ring shows the estimated time to reach a certain portion of 1 2 5 10 30 60 120 240 the map Ie If the first setting is set to 1 minutes then there will be a ring shown on the map indicating where you will be in one minute To adjust the time radials enter the minutes for each radial separated by a comma Note Turn the radials on off in the View gt Map Display dialog Show Distance Radials When enabled a circle will be drawn on the map for each specified radial value showing the distance to the area of the map Cancel Range Distance Radials PathAway can display the distances graphically on the map via special range radials set a specific distances Each ring shows the estimated time to reach a certain portion of the map le If the first setting is set to 1 km then there will be a ring shown on the map indicating 1 km from the current position To adjust the radials enter the distance for each radial separated by a comma For va
31. Remote Tracking service provider Password Password as provided from Remote Tracking service provider Remote ID The Remote ID represents the name that will identify you to the recipient of your location The ID to send can be set to your Owner name or UID as it appears on your handheld or it can be set to a custom ID by selecting Other Usually Remote Tracking Services have a unique name registered for each device authorized to send it s data Remote gt Remote Settings gt Retrieve Loc Dialog Settings and Configuration for Retrieval of Remote locations Automatic SMS Location Receive If your handheld has SMS Simple Text Messaging capabilities turning on this option will monitor the incoming SMS messages for Remote Locations As messages are received then will be shown on the map Automatic Http Location Retrieval Locations tracked via Http are posted to a Web based Tracking Server Polling Interval Applies to Http Location Retrieval Set the time interval between checking and downloading new locations Note If you are polling often this could result in significant data usage charges from your service provider Settings Go to the Retrieve Location Settings Dialog to configure PathAway for Remote Location retrieval PathAway Manual Page 130 of 137 e PathAway wo 10 59 lok Account Name IN Password Doo Remote ID 3 Owner Mame UID 0 Other Cancel F PathAway 5
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33. alarm settings and GPS configuration Adjust map location coordinates by selecting 2 known points on the map Map location is Calibrate Map adjusted by distances between the two points by nudge controls or by setting the top left and bottom right longitude and latitude coordinates About PathAway Information about PathAway Registration key entry PathAway Manual Page 60 of 137 17 Oct 08 Goto Menu PathAway ee qf 1231 X Goto Start Goto End of Route Goto Start of Track Goto End of Track Selection Find Location Exit Show World Map 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 Find specific location Enter specific location coordinates lookup an Find Location address online find a point Once the location has been found you can center the map on it add it to a route or create a new point World Ma Display built in world map This is the default view if no maps are wore ep installed or found at the current location PathAway Manual Page 61 of 137 17 Oct 08 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 Popup Context menu Tapping on a dashboard item brings up the Dashboard Popup menu options Map Popup Menus Tapping on the map brings up a context sensitive m
34. are displayed This data is the navigation data in the program In this view by default the dashboard shows as follows Upper left Elevation Upper Middle Course Upper Right Speed Bottom Left Location overlaid by Proximity and Alarm information Bottom Center Current Time Bottom Right Map Range PathAway Manual Page 42 of 137 17 Oct 08 Tracking View AA Shows the map and navigation data Default travel stats are related to fw Path e 4 EB E information specific to your current trip Default settings are ZA Upper Left Elevation p J Upper Middle Course m Ardo Upper Right and down current average and maximum speed Left side trip time and distance odometer Fie 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 PathAway Manual Page 43 of 137 17 Oct 08 Route View Shows the map and navigation data plus full info for point proximity As you f approach a point distance from and course to are displayed Points in coe AA proximity are displayed by closest point P 3 es PathAway Zy k de Point View Shows the map and navigation data plus access to the point route and track f databases Useful for selecting items from the databases and displaying them on the map or placing them into a route Details such as Posit
35. for navigating Tap and hold 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 Smartphone Standard The Dashboard menus are accessed setting the Tools gt Directional Keys Mode to Dashboard Selection Once this mode is activated you can use the directional keys to move around to the Dashboard items Tap on a dash item to modify it s settings The following describes the Dashboard menu options i j P oo 1 a 1 Location Coordinates Tracking Info Routing Info Name Description Hide Removes the currently selected info from the selected Dashboard Set the primary font for the currently selected item Brings up the Set Font Set Font Dialog PathAway Manual Page 68 of 137 17 Oct 08 E PathAway Er iaae ok Dashboard Item Set Font Dialog Font Size Dashboard items all consist of 2 potential lines Set the font size desired for the top and bottom lines of the selected dashboard item a ET amp Dashboard Tracking Info gt Pe ae _ 84Secondary Coordinates North Arrow Y i oo Dist odo HI Average Speed GenerYert Speed ES Set FqProximity Shows GPS Status Same as on Toolbar and currently selected Directional Hard Key mode Tap on this item to Use th
36. is out by more than a minute then the internal system clock is changed to match the GPS time PathAway Manual Page 114 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Map See View gt View Map Map Display PathAway dr f 11 04 ok Options gt Preferences gt Tracking Tracking Alarms Roul 4 Set track recording preferences Allows you to Control how often position data Record Track History is logged to the Active Track Database log makii 8 Record by Time in Record on Course Change only Track Data Size Control how large the track file can get Record while Moving only Record Track History Saves recorded GPS location to a logging database while connected Record By Time Record track log point at time intervals Set to Constant to record as often as ta Record by Distance the communications speed and device performance will allow Record on Course Change only Will only record track points if the time _ Record 3D Fixes only precision has passed and a course change has occurred since the last track was recorded Record While Moving only Will only record track points if the time precision Cancel has passed and have traveled the specified distance since the last track was recorded Record By Distance Record track log point at distance intervals PathAway will record a track point at specified distance traveled markers Record 3D Fixes Only When recording to a track log by default all valid fixes are recorde
37. or will return an unsuccessful message If the send fails check the error message received and attempt to resolve the problem If there is not enough information you can check the log file in your My Documents PathAway folder It is entitled PathAwaySendLog txt This log file contains a dump of the data being sent To see your location on a web page on your PC go to http pathaway com findme and enter your Owner name or the j Pathaway Account Name ef 10 59 ok PO Password Doo Remote ID i Owner Mame CV UID 0 Other Other name you entered You will be shown the location you sent on a Google Map PathAway Manual Page 33 of 137 17 Oct 08 Cancel PathAway Find Me Location of Pat W Last Location of Pat WW 142862006 13 19 42 Speed mph 0 kph Heading 3 Msg ii E Digitalslobe Terrabletrice L hit ap data EEN Note The FindME page refreshes every 60 seconds so updates to your location will be shown at regular intervals This activity has shown you how to send your location manually by issuing the Send My Location command You can also have your location sent at regular intervals by setting up the Automatic Send feature This is done in the Remote gt Remote Settings gt Send Loc dialog Refer to the Reference section for details on this Next step is to retrieve locations from a tracking server to set PathAway up as a mobile location monitori
38. points F pathaway dt 9 23 Y Name 0 Name Name of Route Bracebridge to Port Carling Add Points Add points to route Launches the Point Record Editor Note l Route points can also be added from the map view by selecting a point on the Transportation 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 Activity Select the activity that the route will be used for from the list Icons can be created using PathAway Icon Manager Options gt Tracks Lists of your recorded tracks Choose a track to follow for pinpoint accurate hAware u EE routing I Pathawakg we 4 pe ok Manage your tracks by duplicating or joining tracks and transfer between Garmin GPS devices 18 Run 6k w Morgan 08 03 w Run 7k Sun RRC 08 04 40 The checkboxes beside each name are for Enabling the track log to be Vg Run 7k Sun RRC 08 00 displayed on the map This is only relevant if Options gt Show All Enabled E Run sk 08 04 13 08 35 is turned on E Run Hills 08 04 17 19 20 Ol Snomobile BE Torrance 0 L_ J Snowmobile Bala BB 08 0 Bl Snowmobile BB smi E Snowshoe 08 03 15 Rou E Snowshoe Track Beaver e E Track 08 04 01 18 08 Track 08 04 03 18 01 Track 08 04 03 18 32 Y Track 08 04 05 10 52 Menu Eg Sections PathAway Manual Page 96 of 137 17 Oct 0
39. route and flags it as a Shown when there is an Active PathAway Manual Page 65 of 137 17 Oct 08 Turn point Route and location not on route Note the Intersection icon is the indicator of a Turn Edit Displays the Point Edit dialog for the selected point Point selected Adjust Location Allows adjusting the location of the selected point by Pointselected tapping it s proper position on the map Delete Point Deletes the selected point from the Points database Point selected Go to the Points dialog to choose other Routes Same Points i E as selecting the main menu Options Points Measure Distance between 2 points You can measure distance between the current point and the selected point or select any two points to measure the distance between Measure Map Popup Menu gt Tracking Menu gt Shows the options available at the current location for the Active Track Log If 3 PathAway dr i 3 39 Es a Track Log Point is under the location clicked on then options for this point are shown otherwise only options for the Active Track log are shown e E Follow Forward Follow Reverse Suspend Tracking Hide Track Log Calculate Area Tracks Name Description Action lt Current Track Log gt Displays the name of the current track log Follow Forward Activate the selected Route to follow from the start Shown when a track log is active Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order
40. the current location Display the commands related to points on the map Includes Add Point add to route and measuring distance between points Display the Routing commands available Display the Tracking options available Displays list of other points in the proximity of the selected area Map Popup Menu gt Closest point Shown when no point selected Shown when there is an Active Route and location not on route For all Taps Shown always Shown always Shown always Shown always Contains location sensitive options for the currently selected point Show details of point edit the point or delete it Name Details PathAway Manual PathAway qe 421247 X PathAway Description Displays a screen showing detailed information about the point such as distance to ETA to etc Page 63 of 137 af q 11 45 X Edit Point Adjust Location Add Route Pt Action Shown Always Show information on the Point if it is selected otherwise 17 Oct 08 information on the selected location is shown Edit Point Displays the Point Edit dialog for the selected point Shown when a Point is selected Displays the picture associated with the selected Shown when a Point with an associated Show Picture point picture attached is selected Shown when a point is selected that has an associated sound clip attached to it s Plays the associated audio attached to the selected Pla
41. whether your location send is working properly Note You can send to multiple locations by separating each address with a semi colon Format The Format dropdown lists the available formats available to send If you are sending via SMS directly to other PathAway handhelds use the PathAway format Check with your Tracking Service provider for the required format to send in There are certain settings required in order to correctly send your location To set this up press the button beside the Format dropdown PathAway Manual Page 32 of 137 j PathAway af a2 10 41 Dk Send Addresses http pathawawy compcgi binflocpost cgi A Format Pathway Tourabtech Qy MMEA 54 MMEA RMC Eg Cancel 17 Oct 08 The Send Format Settings dialog is for specifying your account information and your identifier for the recipient to understand In this example simply ensure the Owner name button is checked off This will use your Owner name to send along with your current location Note If you are uncomfortable send your Owner name you can select Other and pick a name that will appropriately disguise you Press Ok in this dialog then OK again in the Send My Location dialog to begin transmitting your location PathAway will transmit the location in the background When PathAway has completed sending it will return either Location Send Successful message on the status line at the bottom of the screen
42. will show the name elevation heading speed and the time and date the remote data has been captured Note The date will not be displayed if it is today s date and the speed and course will not display if the remote is stationary Changing the Remote Item Label The labels for the remotes can contain a lot of information about the remote This amount of information that appears on the map can be controlled in the Remote gt Remote Settings dialog under the Map section These options are explained in the reference section To prepare for the next section of the tutorial turn off all the options except Show Remote Locations and Show Name PathAway Manual Page 36 of 137 Pathaway er f 7 53 X i he ES oe peli E AE Ia E a F Pathaway er 2 25 ok Send Loc Retrieve Loc Map Ata A Map Display Show Remote Locations Show Mame Show Elevation Show Heading Show Speed Show Recorded Time Show Distance To Remote Show Course To Remote Show Elevation to Remote Show Off Map Remotes Show Line to Remote OOUR EIES Eg Cancel 17 Oct 08 View Multiple Remotes Most likely you will be retrieving locations for more than one remote To do this via SMS is automatic since other remotes will SMS you their location with their Remote ID and PathAway will add them to the list of remotes and display them on the map For viewing Server based multiple remotes yo
43. you can change the colors associated with the remote Remote gt Remote Settings gt Map Display Dialog The labels for the remotes can contain a lot of information about the remote This section allows you to control how and what displayed on the map screen Show Remote Locations Show or Hide all active Remote Ids Show Name Show the name or label of the remote If the Label is empty then the Remote ID will be shown Show Elevation Display the elevation above sea level of the remote Show Heading Display the direction the remote is traveling in Show Speed Show the speed the remote is moving Show Recorded Time Show the date and time which the location was received Note if the location was received on the current day then the date will not be shown Show Distance to Remote Show the distance from the current location to the remote s location Show Course to Remote Show the directional heading from the current position to the remote PathAway Manual Page 132 of 137 y Pathaway dr f 12 57 ok ID michael J Transportation Background g Cancel y PathAway er 2 25 ok LI Ei LI Show Mame Show Elevation Show Heading Show Speed Show Recorded Time Show Distance To Remote Show Course To Remote Show Elevation to Remote Show Cff Map Remotes _ Show Line to Remote 17 Oct 08 Show Elevation to Remote Show the amount of above or below the current elevation Note 123 means r
44. your track you ll see a blue or dark gray line showing your line of travel on the map PathAway Manual Page 48 of 137 17 Oct 08 Main Menu The following menus are available from all Navigation screens Select the PathAway main menu by pressing the Main menu toolbar icon or via the Menu Menu jim command button key The menus will be different depending on whether you chose the Standard Text Menus or the Finger Touch menus Standard menus are simple cascading text menus as found on most Windows Mobile applications The Finger Touch main menu is a simple way to traverse through the various options As well the menus are drawn around the maps so you can continue to navigate while making menu selections This is useful when you can only sometimes you may only keep your eye on the screen for a few seconds at a time The menu consists of a toolbar at the bottom of the screen for moving around These include options for cancelling the menu moving back to the top menu up to previous menu and favorites menu The menu options are shown around the edges of the screen overlaying the map Tap on any of the options to traverse to the next menu indicated with a gt after the menu name or to select one of the commands Tap and hold on the menu item to add the menu item to your Favorites menu P
45. 300155430 Y TTropoo100192731 Ol Slatbaken Stora Asko 8 CHARLESTON HARBOR Menu Eg Sections Map Dialog Menus Name Description Close Closes the dialog and returns to the main map screen Displays currently selected map on the current navigation screen If the map is outside of the Show Map current location bounds The current location pointer will be moved to the center of the map location Map Menu Move To Move maps to and from expansion cards Edit Menu Edit Details Allows editing of the map details including name and activity used for This brings up the Map Details Dialog Calibrate Map Calibrate selected map to it s geographic coordinates Delete Deletes the selected map Options Menu Preferences Brings up the Map Display preferences dialog Sort Menu Unsorted No sorting Sort by Name Sorts by name Sort by Location Sorts by the top left longitude location Sort by Transportation Mode Sorts by selected transportation mode name PathAway Manual Page 100 of 137 17 Oct 08 Sort by Location Sorts in order of closest proximity to current location Sort by Scale Sorts by highest map resolution to lowest The higher the resolution the more detail on a map Preferences Launches Track preferences dialog Options gt Maps gt 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
46. 8 Tracks Dialog Menus Name Close Goto Start Location Active Track Log View Info Follow menu Follow Off Follow Forward Follow Reverse Database Menu New Duplicate Join Move To Send to GPS Get from GPS Import Export Edit Menu Edit Points Edit Details Delete Options Preferences Show All Enabled PathAway Manual Description Close the current menu and return to the main screen Position the center of the map to the start of the selected track If the track is the active track log it will be shown on the map as well 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 If checked it indicates that the selected track is the active log and GPS data will be added to it Press this option to deactivate the logging to the selected track Show information on the selected route Clears the Follow flag on the selected track Activate the selected Track 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 Activate the selected Track to follow in reverse order starting at end point of the Track Creates a new route Will launch the Track Database Details Dialog Duplicates the selected track Select the Track database th
47. Data to Log File Checking this flag will record the GPS communications stream to a log file Settings button Control the type and amount of data that gets recorded to the log file Erase Log File button Clears the log file of all existing data Max File Size Sets the file size limit of the log file Once this size has been exceeded no further data will be recorded to it Enter O for an unlimited file size Note Unlimited will record until the system is out of memory so it is recommended to impose a limit PathAway Manual Page 84 of 137 y Pathaway ye 12 55 ok Device GPS Log Advanced _ Record GPS Data to Log File Settings Erase Log File Max File Size kb enter 0 For unlimited E Cancel 17 Oct 08 GPS Configure gt Advanced GPS Options i PathAway eee 1 01 ok Device GPS Log Advanced The advanced options are settings that are uncommon to most GPS device configurations Only adjust these settings if you are having problems communicating with the GPS or the specs for your GPS require it Elevation Correction None C imer comm Disconnect if Mo Response after Parity Bits Stop Buffer JE a e Elevation Correction Elevation correction allows you to set an amount to adjust the Elevation reported by the GPS Some GPS devices report the Elevation Options are Sirf GGA Altitude Correction NMEA rules say elevation in GPGGA is either un
48. HREE or more known points coordinates of the map can be manually edited on the map C3 Calibrate using nudge controls cy Calibrate top left and bottom right by selecting TWO known points First you should select the map you are going to calibrate If the map to l l calibrate is not visible go to the Options Maps dialog and choose the map by 5 pala manually by entering map it s name and tap the Show button efinition To calibrate the map select the Options Calibrate Map menu options You will be shown a dialog with calibration options Calibrate top left and bottom right by selecting TWO 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 THREE or more known points on the map This method allow you to select up to 9 known points to be used for calibration This method is useful if your map does not have horizontal and vertical latitude and longitude lines respectively Use this method for the highest map accuracy Selecting this method will bring up a panel below the map Options in this panel allow you to select points on the map for use in calibration select captured points for use or enter the coordinates manually PathAway Manual Page 105 of 137 17 Oct 08 Calibrate using Nudge Controls Nudge Map Calibration controls are for making small adjustments to the
49. Info section contains the information about the map The Calibration section holds information on the map coordinates Options gt Maps gt Details gt Info AF PathAway r A EEk Name Edit the name of the map The format must be a valid file name Map Details Calibration A Mame My Documents Pathauiay The folder name appears to the right of the Name prompt It is not editable Use the Options gt Maps gt Database gt Move To option to move databases Barri to Northbay around folders Transportation Transportation Mode The travel type the map is intended for Allows you to COIE RS organize maps by type I e 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 Database Options Maps E Options gt Maps gt Map Details gt Calibration The Calibration of the map requires three major components 1 Type of Calibration 2 Map Datum Information cf Map Geographic Coordinates relative to the pixel image of the map PathAway Manual Page 101 of 137 17 Oct 08 1 Calibration Type F q Pathaway fa 5 ME 3 32 ok PathAway allows the map to be defined by 4 different types Top Left Bottom Right Top Left Bottom Right Top Left Botborm Right Known Points Projection 3x3 Point Touratech QV oo Lat N45 24 65007 Long Wiel 21 64395 Top Left Bottom Right The Top Le
50. Page 23 of 137 17 Oct 08 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 moves 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 o select the and from the menu choose a map or Map Zoom In or Map Zoom Out press the hard Up out or Down keys In or Bring up the Main Menu Choose View gt Map gt Zoom and select Zoom Map In or Zoom Map Out or select Choose Map gt and select the map by name The samples come with a few different resolutions of maps The Choose Map Fes dt d 4 32 e button allows 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 un highlighted zoom button means there is not Scroll around the Joseph River You ll see the buttons change When the F button changes to F press it Yo
51. World view displays your location on a view of the world This feature is useful for easy scrolling to a relative world location You may zoom in by pressing the Zoom Scale In button a few times This image map of the world is very low resolution and will lose detail after zooming a few times The Map Zoom In indicator on the Choose Map icon SF will highlight when you position your location over an installed map Press this button when it turns yellow to go to the map in that location If this button is not highlighted then your can still select the Choose Map icon and Map Zoom In to a No Map view meaning no map will be displayed but all tracks routes and points within this location will be With PathAway you do not need maps to do navigation nAi 171NASste UTM EOSL Remote gt Send My Location Dialog j Pathaway gh 41 or 461 10 41 ok PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so they can Send Addresses see where you are Others can view your location directly on their handheld http pathaway com cgi binflocpast cqi or via Web server There are two methods for sending location SMS Simple Messaging aa Service or HTTP To Send your location ensure you have a Wireless data connection and connect your GPS and acquire a fix of your current location Pathway Next select the main menu option Remote gt Send My Location Touratech Q You will be presented with the Send My Location dialog In this dia
52. abases are stored This enables you to do things like record track logs to an external storage card to ensure the data is captured on secure media PathAway Manual Page 111 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options Folders gt Add Folders folders you want PathAway to look for databases Uncheck folders to remove them from the enumeration list Note the My Documents PathAway folde cannot be removed i mcs iPAQ File Store i i My Documents To view the sub folders press the sign to the left of the folder name El Storage Card Al AUDIO New Folder Create a new folder Edit the folder name inline then tap outside LE GARMIN the field to apply the name Al PALM lE Pathaway Ho i Temp New Folder PathAway Manual Page 112 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences Settings for options such as units of display track recording options map display options time estimation settings hard key settings map and dashboard colors routing options etc i PathAway ae 42 10 59 ok Options gt Preferences gt Interface a Interface General Coordinates Configuration options for user interface and language Lok AE n Language Use face Choose the language to operate the software in The program will exit this edad dialog and the display will be set to the chosen language Standard Menus User Interface For Pocket PC Classic Professional devices only PathAway can operate by using either standard text based menus or via larger ico
53. ailable on the particular remote See the Menu description list below Close Close the dialog and return to the main view screen Menu Options Info Display all details on the selected remote Show on Map Center the selected Remote on the map i PathAway an PEER Formar Path way kd EN Address http pathawaw compcoi binflocpost cgi Commands E Cancel i PathAway e 23 01 ok E John w Michael J E Pat w E Sue 9 New Remote ID Create a new Remote ID The Remote Item Info dialog will be called up in order to set the Remote ID label and display colors Edit Edit the current Remote details in the Remote Item Info dialog PathAway Manual Page 131 of 137 17 Oct 08 Delete Delete the selected Remote Delete All Delete All remotes in the list Remote gt Remote Locations gt Edit Remote Item Remote Items can be displayed in different colors and with either it s ID or a simpler label name These can be changed by editing the attributes of the remote ID Identifier of the Remote This ID must match the ID identified by the Remote Tracking Service Label Display label for remote Use in cases where the remote id is a very long name or if a more descriptive name is required Background and Text buttons You can change the Text and the background color of the Remote by selecting the appropriate buttons This will bring up a color palette dialog where
54. an enladsubermeeainnnises 133 OVD ara SNOT NCS ES 133 Entering Longitude Latitude Coordinates ccccccscscccvecucvencucueeeucucesucrensucurenauerenguaneneueusegas 134 Entera UTM Coordinates ina ada 135 Entering OSGB Coordinates iii A 135 PathAway TOO Saint ASAS AAA 136 PR REA 136 Kapanga a aio Dil E 136 COM Manager a een es da oo O 137 PathAway Manual Page 5 of 137 17 Oct 08 Introduction This manual describes PathAway GPS 5 Professional Edition for Windows Mobile Features for other editions of PathAway such as Standard or Express will have fewer features available then described here This manual is primarily based on Pocket PC Professional Classic models of Windows Mobile devices Screens may be different on other devices running Smartphone Standard or Windows CE Important differences are noted throughout the manual Installation PathAway Installation program can be downloaded from the internet or provided on CD The installation program comes in the form of a Windows Executable Setup program Before Downloading Ensure You have read and accepted the License Agreement as posted on the Download Page and in the Install program PathAway supports your installed operating system ie Pocket PC 2003 You have enough memory available to meet the specified system requirements You have enough disk space available on your PC to download and install the PathAway Tools sae as ae All the necessary information will be posted on
55. ap A menu faz CTS S pops up with some options Select Add Point e PathAway E 4 ME 4 03 ok Info Location Sound Picture Tip You can also add a point to the map by pressing hard key 1 Press the key again to save the point and exit the Edit Point dialog This is a quick way ame Default Points to capture a point as you travel You can go back to the point later to enter its lake Jae Club Rd other details Icon 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 the Icon Popup You ll be shown a list of available icons available to attach to a point If Mate you installed the tcons prc database an extensive list of icons will be displayed For the marina choose the Gas Station i icon Tip Check out PathAway Tools Icon Manager for creating your own icons Database PathAway Manual Page 27 of 137 17 Oct 08 Creating Routes To create a new route go to the Options Routes 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 Press the OK button to return to the list of Routes 7 PathAwalg ef qf 11 49 Dk HF PathAway A EE ok Name O Route 04 05 25 10 49 B Route 08 09 04 17 28 Ol Footes Bay to Rosseau Route 07 12 13 16 43 Transportation AB Route 08 02 02 1427
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57. art New Trip gt Choose Trip 05 In this screen you will see options for creating and choosing trips Trips are o a structure in PathAway that contains a set of routes tracks and points to _ Create a New Trip be used for a certain activity such as a hiking tour or geocache hunt 8 Choose Trip Choose Trip In this tutorial we will not be using trips so select the option No Trip and 0 No Trip press the Next button Start New Trip gt Choose Route In the next screen we will choose a route to follow for navigation In 7 PathAway the term Follow is used to refer to routes or previously recorded y PathAway Fn DE E E X track logs that are being used to navigate on e K K First choose the option Follow a Route or Track Log from the top dropdown Folow a Route or Track Log Next from the Database drop down select the route entitled Footes Bay to Rosseau You re about to take a nautical tour through the lakes of Muskoka Route 08 09 04 17 28 Canada Footes Bay to Rosseau Route 07 12 13 16 43 Finally choose the option Follow Forward This means you will be following Route 08 02 02 14 27 the route from it s start point Route 08 03 26 15 31 Route 08 05 26 22 52 Route 08 06 27 11 29 You have now chosen to use the Footes Bay to Rosseau route for navigation Route 08 08 26 13 39 from the start of the route to the end Follow Route Reverse allows you to Route 2pts follow the route in reverse order for the return trip home
58. asses 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 A handheld device serial cable adapter can also be purchased separately Some devices may come with the required cables for connecting to your handheld device See PathAway com Links section for information and links 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 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
59. at Use Current Map Datum Latitude Longitude UTM OSGB or other national grid Datum Specify the Datum to use for the coordinates Most popular datum is WGS84 Use Current Map Datum Each map is calibrated using a specific datum Turn this option on if you want your coordinate system to change to use the datum of the map currently being viewed When no map is in view the Map Datum is WGS 84 Turning this option off allows you to select the datum of choice Cancel PathAway dr 2 11 03 ok Options gt Preferences gt Time er EO Control how time based estimates are calculated Time Estimates based on e Recorded Track Speed Report to the exact time it took previously on a followed track Applies only when following a recorded track Then e Average Speed Estimates based on current average speed sina oe e Current Speed Estimates based on current speed Set the speed in _ Set Clock to GPS time the Custom Speed box 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 Cancel 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 Set Clock to GPS Time When connected to the GPS the device system time is compared to the time reported from the GPS If the device system time
60. atively 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 Database Options Sort PathAway Manual Page 28 of 137 17 Oct 08 Connecting a GPS Now that you ve got the basics its time to get on your Path Away PathAway works best with a GPS Global Positioning System device Your device may have an embedded GPS or you may have and external GPS that is attached either wirelessly or through a serial cable attached to your device Other units attach directly to the device See the support page for a listing of compatible GPS devices and accessories By default PathAway will attempt to setup your GPS device for you To connect to the GPS press the GPS icon on the toolbar or main menu GPS Use GPS PathAway will then attempt to connect to your GPS and start tracking The EN GPS icon will change to the GPS Searching icon to indicate it is attempting to connect to satellites If PathAway is successful at connecting your GPS then you will see a line at the bottom of your screen displaying some of the GPS information being received Once the GPS has acquired a fix on your current location the GPS Icon will change A to the GPS Fixed icon and the Map View will be changed to the current location Note When the fix appears a new map may be loaded or a blank map vi
61. cation by address requires an internet connection The connection Find Location can be wired through ActiveSync or wireless via cellular data or Wifi Ms Enter the address of the location to search for in the form of a comma 121 Yonge st toronto on Separated string Street City State Country Enter the address in the Form of 1235 Mame Street City State Countr Once entered press the Next button PathAway will look up the address on d j d the internet and present a list of results PathAway Manual Page 126 of 137 17 Oct 08 Find Location gt Address Results Dialog i Pathaway af 26 15 Dk Find Location The list of addresses found is returned in a list Search Results Select the address from the list and press Next If the desired address is not En ne Sie PE ea on the list press Back to edit the Address entry Find Location gt Finish Dialog i PathAway ar f 6 49 ok Find Location Provides list of choices of what to do with the location found What do you want bo do with this location Add to Route Adds the location to a new or current route Add to Route Add as Point Adds the location as a new point Add as Point Show on map Center the map on this location Show on map Navigate to this location Create a new route to this location Any existing Navigate Eo this location route will be overwritten C PathAway Manual Page 127 of 137 17 Oct 08 Goto gt World View at 24 47 X
62. ce every como m _ Record 3D Fixes only PathAway Manual Page 30 of 137 17 Oct 08 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 are i PathAwakg er 11 48 ok automatically named using the date and time they are created You can change the name for your track and indicate the method of transportation by pressing the Details button Select the track you ve just recorded Press Follow reverse This will set activate the track to be followed in the reverse H Run 6k w Morgan 08 03 order it was recorded in You will see the red route line on the map You can 4 IG Run 7k Sun RRC 08 04 0 now use this track in the same way you would a route M B Run 7k Sun RRC 08 04 0 o W E Run ak 08 04 13 08 35 You can get additional information when following a recorded track To get the Fale Run Hills 08 04 17 19 20 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 Snomobile BB Torrance 0 turn the check box on entitled Recorded Track Speed You ll see your time Snowmobile Bala BB 08 0 remaining in the Route view screen This is the actual time it took you when Snowmobile BB smi you recorded the track This includes any stops along the way OB Snow hoe
63. choose this option and type in a new name for the track log This will create a new log and record your track records to it Finish PathAway Manual Page 80 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start New Trip Create New Trip Choosing Create New Trip from the main screen will prompt you to create a new blank trip or to duplicate an existing trip so you can modify it without affecting the original Start New Trip Create New Trip Activity Choose the Activity that the trip is based on This will help you organize your trips later Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Point Databases MMT it dias7 X for trip Select Point Databases for the trip Mark all the Point Database that you want to use for the trip by selecting the checkbox next to the Point Name OA Pts San Francisco Rodeo Beach L O Pts Seattle Cashmere Mountain LE Pts Snowmobiling Muskoka L_ Pts Snowmobiling Muskoka 08 02 19 Pts Trip 08 01 19 12 16 E Tutorial Points _ Q Points 08 07 14 18 01 _ 8 Points doug amp Points goo Pts 1174166 _ Q Pts 6 08 04 20 08 42 Q Pts7 _ Q Pts arapaho PathAway Manual Page 81 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Routes to use for f PathAway i d ass x the for trip 7 An Select Routes to use for the trip Mark all the Route Database that you want to use for the trip by selecting the checkbox next to the Route Name _ E Footes Bay to Rosseau IE Route 07 12 13 16 43 E Route 08 02
64. control the function of the hard keys on the device Select the preferences category Hard Keys to activate this dialog Enable Hard Buttons Check this item to enable the hard buttons Unchecking this button will disable the hard buttons completely Note that disabling the hard keys will make them inoperational while PathAway is the active application The default System settings will not be executed To set the hard buttons to execute the default system setting select the individual button number and choose System Setting from the drop down Enable Directional Buttons Check this item to enable the hard navigation Directional Buttons buttons to operate map zooming in and out Unchecking this button will Enable Directional Buttons disable the directional buttons Cancel PathAway Manual Page 123 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt System hAw er 11 12 ok The System preferences contain more advanced general settings for PathAway Event Timeout 100 1sec fe D no watt 1 wait for event Event Timeout PathAway monitors for events from the system on a continuous basis On occasion it may be necessary to force PathAway to wait Show GPS Connecting Status for a few seconds before checking for new commands Typically increasing the Switch Units when within wait time may be necessary to enable for some system resources like GPS mm device drivers to process their own data Speed Precision Decimal Plac
65. corrected ellipsoidal WGS84 elevation or if a correction table is included with the GPS Receiver then the corrected near geoidal elevation is given plus right behind the value is noted by which this corrected elevation differs from the ellipsoidal WGS84 altitude But some SIRF II chipset devices do not stick to this rule They give the uncorrected ellipsoidal elevation as altitude plus the correction value right behind So using a sirf II chipset may end up with a wrong elevation constantly I E elevation reported is 707 7 meters actual elevation seen from DEM or MAP or other receivers is 649 meters correction value is 48 0 meters GPGGA 144347 099 4806 9547 N 00834 8330 E 1 06 1 8 707 7 M 48 0 M 0 0 0000 75 Note This correction value can be negative thus finally adding up to the elevation given The entire story can be found at http www gpspassion com forumsen topic asp TOPIC ID 10915 Add Subtract fixed Elevation value This option simply adds or subtracts the specified elevation value to the recorded elevation from the GPS receiver Use this option in cases where the elevation data is off by a fixed estimated amount and there is no correction value provided Enter a sign for negative numbers E Cancel Timer Comm PathAway can communicate with the GPS via a Timer or on an Interrupt Interrupt method is preferable if it works for your GPS device If you have been encountering difficulties with GPS conn
66. cursor in the center of the screen It represents your current geographical position on the map If you are navigating with a GPS it points in your direction of travel If you are disconnected and following a route it will point in the direction to the next point in the route If no route is being followed you ll see only the cross hairs You can set the style of direction pointer in the Position Marker Style dialog To do this click on the Position Marker button from the Lines amp Style Dialog 3D Effect In the Position Marker Style dialog you can choose the desired Direction ok Arrow style color and size of the marker For more emphasis on screen set the 3d Effect to create a shadow behind the marker 3D Effect RARA Mj PathAway Manual Page 120 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Pace f Pathaway et 12 28 lok Route Point Pace Colors and Ling 4 gt Monitor Pace By The Pace feature allows you to define a certain pace that you are trying to maintain and PathAway will monitor your travel and display your pace time and distance information on new dashboard items Set the Recover Distance Average Speed and PathAway can tell you the required speed to travel at for the specified Average Speed distance in order to catch up to the desired pace Great for sports training Elapsed Time and Distance rally racing and arrival time scheduling Arrival Time and Distance Current Route The Pace Monitor
67. d However a GPS fix may not consist of an accurate elevation value Hence there can be a large error in the elevation recorded for a track This can be problematic if elevation is essential if this map is used for routing later This option allows you to record only coordinates that have a high accuracy for elevation as well as latitude and longitude PathAway Manual Page 115 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway ar d 11 05 ok Options gt Preferences gt Alarm Have audible alarms sound when you reach points of interest or get off your route track Set the distance threshold for the proximity point and choose from one of the predefined alarm sounds All Alarms Enable Disable alarms GPS Fix Lost e Time Intervals Off Track Warning Set the Off Track warning alarm distance and sound _ Distance Intervals 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 Remote Location Notifications Location Send Notifications Location Send Successful Location Send Failed Location Receive Notifications Location Recerved Location Retrieve Failed Off Track Left Right Sound different alarms to indicate whether you are left or right of the track Setting these checkboxes override the default off track sound BIRRERIA Proximity Approaching and Reached Proximity alarms can be set to alert you at two separate proximity distances D
68. d format Brings up a file selector dialog that allows you to select the file to export to For tracks the default extension is pwtrk Routes is pwrte Points is pwpts Note do not export to a folder where PathAway has a registered folder A PathAway delimited file in these folders will be automatically imported when the program starts up Page 109 of 137 17 Oct 08 Edit Points Edit Details Delete Options Preferences Rebuild Database Sort Menu Unsorted Sort by Name Sort by Date Sort by Transportation Mode Sort by Location Options gt Web Maps WebMaps is a feature which allows you to download maps on the fly while navigating via GPS WebMaps accesses various Web Map Servers to extract portions of the map to fill the screen With WebMaps you will always have 5 the screen filled with a map since new map sections are downloaded and displayed as you move Note the maps are extracted from third party services so their availability is not guaranteed Download Maps from Internet checkbox When checked PathAway will automatically connect to the internet and download map sections from the Source Map server Show Cached Maps when offline checkbox When Download Maps is unchecked and Show Cached is checked then PathAway will display the any map sections stored in the cache You should clear the Cache on a regular basis to prevent the device from running out of memory Cache Folder Specify where to sto
69. d item Edit Points View and Edit the Points for the selected item Remove from Trip Removes the database from the selected trip The database is not deleted Delete Delete the database This deletes the database All references to it in all trips will be removed as well Context Menu for Routes and Tracks Show on Map Show the selected route or track on the map Follow Off Forward Reverse Set the selected track or route to Follow forward or reverse Context Menu for Tracks PathAway Manual Page 87 of 137 17 Oct 08 Active Track Log Set as the current Active Track Log View Menu Dialogs Map Display Options Control what layers are displayed on the maps Show Maps Display maps on the navigation screen When not selected y PA navigation can be done by the virtual map which will still place your recorded hh PathAway r M 11 03 pk points on the screen based on the current zoom factor General Coordinates Time Map Auto Select 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 Auto Zoom when connected With this option on the map of the Use Gray for 4 bit maps highest detail will automatically be chosen while connected to the Scale Maps for Zoom GPS Show Vector Maps _ Tran
70. e GPS Note For Smartphone Standard models this screen is the default since there is no toolbar Heading Shows current Heading course direction Elevation Shows current Elevation Speed Shows current rate of speed Location Coordinates Shows current position in the Primary Coordinate setting Options GPS Status PathAway Manual Page 69 of 137 17 Oct 08 gt Preferences gt Coords Shows current position in the Secondary Coordinate setting Options gt Preferences gt Coords Secondary Coordinates North Arrow Displays a compass showing N S W E and a North Arrow Trip Dist odo 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 Max Speed Maximum speed obtained Vert Speed Displays the vertical rate of climb or descent Displays the current Time Dist value This is the speed at which it will take you Time Dist to cover a single distance unit Ie If you are using Metric units this is the time to travel one Kilometer This feature is useful for time speed training and racing data Displays the current Average Time Dist value This is the average Time Dist it Avg Time Dist has taken to cover a single distance unit Ie If you are using Metric units this is the average time to travel one Kilometer This feature is useful for time speed training and racing data This corresponds to the Alarm Sett
71. e Remote Then if you still are not viewing these remotes select Remote gt Show Next Remote Once you are viewing one Zoom out until you can see the location of all 3 These remotes should appear within the bounds of the tutorial maps Now Zoom in until only one or none of the remotes is visible To monitor all of the remotes you can have PathAway automatically cycle through and center the map display on each individual remote on a time interval To cycle the remotes select the main menu option Remote gt Auto Center Remotes The default is to cycle the remotes every 10 seconds To modify this interval go into the Remote gt Remote Settings dialog Auto Center section and change the time interval 2 Lal a foc a JE PathAway Manual Page 37 of 137 17 Oct 08 Modify Remote Label Attributes f Pathaway ef 2 12 57 ok You can see from the labels that all of the remotes are in different colors ID Michael J These colors can be changed by editing the attributes of the remote To change attributes tap and hold on the label and choose the label name Label in the menu followed by Edit Point This will bring up the Remote Item Transportation Attributes dialog In the Remote Item Attributes dialog you can change the Text and the a background color of the Remote by selecting the appropriate buttons a You can also set a different display name for the Remote Some Tracking servers require a long numer
72. e center of the map to the start of the selected route If the route is the active route being followed it will be shown on the map as well View Info Show information on the selected route Follow menu Goto Start Location 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 Follow Reverse Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order starting at end point of the route Database Menu New Creates a new route Will launch the Route Database Details Dialog Duplicate Duplicates the selected route Select the 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 Move To Move route database to and from expansion card Send to GPS Send route to Garmin GPS device PathAway Manual Page 94 of 137 17 Oct 08 Get from GPS Download route directly from a Garmin GPS device Import GPS LOC or PathAway pw files into PathAway databases Brings up a file selector Import dialog that allows you to select the file to import Exports the selected file to PathAway comma delimited format Brings up a file selector dialog t
73. e distances to locations on the map 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 Icons can be displayed in Normal or double large size Show Text Labels Show the point text labels When you zoom out you can specify the threshold when the 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 You can specify to show the point name label distance from current location and heading from the current location The following are options for the type of information displayed on the Closest Point Tag Show Label Display the name on the Closest Point flag Show Dist Display the distance to the closest point from the current position Show Heading Show the heading in degrees to the closest point Show Location Grid Show or hide the horizontal and vertical grid lines on the map Grid lines are show in longitude and latitude increments Menu Text Normal Large Text Global setting to display normal or large text for popup menus The large text option is useful for arms length viewing and finger selection Show Dashboard Show or hide the Dashboard Normal Small Large Text Global setting to show
74. e point s degree to which the overall position is affected by Positional Accuracy PDOP positional dilution of position PDOP PDOP is caused by the location of the of next route point satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy Route Vertical Dilution of Precision or Vertical Accuracy of next route point The next route point s degree to which the vertical position altitude is affected by Vertical Accuracy VDOP vertical dilution of position VDOP VDOP is caused by the location of the of next route point satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy I a Dashboard General Info 7 Pathaway e i aun J l Map Mame Map Details Time Date Routing Info Yiew Range A Battery Status E Bl setront Free Memory Map Name Displays the current map name Map Details Displays the current map name projection and datum type Time Current Time Displays time from the Handheld when not connected to GPS GPS UTC time zone offset when connected to GPS Date Displays the current date View Range Map View range distance Horizontal distance from left to right side of screen Battery Status Batt
75. e two to access the wireless data capabilities of the Cellular device Note PathAway Support does not provide technical support for obtaining data connections Sending your Location PathAway Manual Page 31 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway PRO provides the ability to send locations to others so they can see where you are Others can view your location directly on their handheld or via Web server There are two methods for sending location SMS Simple Messaging Service or HTTP Both methods require that you have a wireless data handheld These handhelds include any cellular data capable or Wifi enabled handheld If your PDA and separate cell phone have Bluetooth capabilities you can connect the two to access the wireless data capabilities of the Cellular device Note PathAway Support does not provide technical support for obtaining data connections To Send your location ensure you have a Wireless data connection and connect your GPS and acquire a fix of your current location Next select the main menu option Remote gt Send My Location You will be presented with the Send My Location dialog In this dialog you enter the following Send Addresses This is the addresses to send the location to For SMS enter the cellular phone number of the recipient For Http enter the Web URL of the recipient server In this example enter the PathAway FindMe location by entering http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi This will enable you to test
76. ect this option Create a New Trip Choose this option to select Points Routes and Tracks to be used for the trip Once the Trip has been created you can set the current route to follow as well as the tracking options Choose Trip Choose this option to choose an existing trip to activate for use Commands Next Choose when you have made your selection This will take you to the next screen If you chose Resume Current Trip or No Trip you will go to the Choose Route screen The Create New Trip will go to the Trip creation screens Choose Trip will show a list of trips to select Menu Cancel Cancel the dialog Changes will not be saved Menu Finish This option will start the trip using the currently selected options If there is an Active Trip or Route then they will remain active The current Track log will remain active PathAway Manual Page 79 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start New Trip Choose Route To navigate in PathAway you must choose to Follow a Route Track log or a stored Point A Route is a series of points that create the line that you will follow while navigating You can choose a recorded Track Log as well to follow Finally you can choose a Point and navigate directly to it So to start a new route to follow you must choose one of the following Follow Route or Track Log Select the route to follow from the list of previously created routes and recorded tracks When this option is selected the dialog will show the l
77. ectivity you can set 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 Disconnect if no response after X seconds If the GPS receiver is not responding turning this option on and setting the timeout value will cause the program to disconnect from the GPS if there is no response from it within the specified time period With this option off PathAway will continue to monitor the GPS for data Parity Bits Stop bits Serial communications settings Most devices use N 8 1 Check your GPS manual for proper settings Buffer This is the Communications Buffer Size in kilobytes It may be necessary to increase this value for some receivers that send data at high baud rates le 57600 plus PathAway Manual Page 85 of 137 17 Oct 08 Trips Menu Options from the Trips menu bar Activate Trip For selecting a trip to use for navigation Trips contain all the Routes Tracks and points required for a given trip Choose the Trip you would like to Activate and press Next You will then be taken to the Choose Route dialog see Start New Trip followed by the Tracking options dialog When you press Finish the selected Trip will become the Active trip Only the Routes Tracks and Points stored with the Activated trip will be shown on the scre
78. eferences gt General the data is entered as follows Grid Zone Format lt Two Letter Designator gt Example ST Northing Northing or vertical value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone Example 02115 Easting Easting or horizontal value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone Example 17353 PathAway Manual Page 135 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway Tools Installing Install PathAway Tools on your Windows PC by running the Install program PathAway3Install exe The install wizard will lead you through the steps of installing the software Ensure the option for PathAway Tools is selected Once completed PathAway Tools will be installed on your computer in the folder you specify and can be run from your Start Programs menu Map Manager Use the Map Manager to prepare maps for PathAway The application is quite simple and straight forward For detailed information see the PathAway Map Manager manual Quick Start TO prepare a map follow these steps Ensure the map is in either Jpeg or BMP format Run the Map Manager To import a map choose from the menu Map Import Map Select your map from the dialog The Map Manager will convert the image into the format necessary to display in PathAway Next give the map a name and set its color depth The color depth must at least match your device s Most handheld devices support color depths that are equal to or less than the maximum available on the device I e if your handheld
79. emote is above the current location 123 means remote is below Show Off Map Remotes If this option is turned on then the label of the remote will be shown in the corner of the screen in the general direction of the remote Note You can tap and hold on the label and select Show on Map from the menu to center the map on the screen Show Line to Remote This option will draw a line from the current location to the location of each remote The lines will be drawn in the color of the background of each remote Remote gt Remote Settings gt Auto Center Dialog fg Er 45 12 10 ok Retrieve Loc Map Auto Center 4 gt Control the automatic cycling the map view to show the location of each Remote Automatically Center Remotes l Auto Cycling Interval every Automatically Center Remotes Turn on this option to have the map view show each remote location one at a time This option is only active while Every seconds disconnected from the GPS Auto Cycling Interval every x seconds Eg Cancel Entering Location Coordinates Location coordinates are the values used to represent an exact location on earth These are defined in a number of ways The most universal is via longitude and latitude Other coordinate systems include UTM and USGB You can setup your default location coordinates in the Preferences gt Coords Dialog Keyboard Shortcuts The Smartphone Edition of PathAway contains extra hard keys via the keypad on the d
80. en Edit Trip af qf 4 56 X gt GC11FCT Planetenweg K nigskei gt Snowmobiling Muskoka gt San Francisco Rodeo Beach Loop Y 1174166 Seattle Cashmere Mountain P 6 08 04 20 08 42 gt Snowmobiling Muskoka 08 02 02 Tawingo Y Trip 08 01 19 12 16 Y Trip 07 11 19 17 32 Edit the configuration of the currently Active Trip This option allows you to edit the Activity type for the trip and the Routes Tracks and Points included in the Trip See Start New Trip dialog for details Manage Trips Manage all of the trips available on the device Create new trips add items to trips drag items into the trip etc This dialog shows all of your Trips organized by Folder in a Tree structure Press the sign to view the contents of the item at the lower level The All Databases dialog show all of the tracks routes and points stored in the selected folder You can drag and drop databases from the All Databases folder into a Trips folder in order to include it with the Trip Note that this only creates a reference to the database It does not move the database into the Trip This way you can have use the data across multiple Trips Menu Options New Trip This creates a new Trip and brings up the Create New Trip Dialog Show on Map This shows the entire bounds of the trip on the map PathAway Manual Page 86 of 137 PathAway ao 42 4 59 ok 4 6 08 04 20 08 42 6C11FCT Planetenweg K nigslei San Fra
81. en select the Join menu command It will go back to the Track database Select screen Then select the track you want to append to the previously selected one Press OK The Join will be performed Move track selected database s to and from expansion card Send track to Garmin GPS device Download a track directly from a Garmin GPS device Import GPS LOC or PathAway pw files into PathAway databases Brings up a file selector dialog that allows you to select the file to import Exports the selected file to PathAway comma delimited format Brings up a file selector dialog that allows you to select the file to export to For tracks the default extension is pwtrk Routes is pwrte Points is pwpts Note do not export to a folder where PathAway has a registered folder A PathAway delimited file in these folders will be automatically imported when the program starts up Edit track records in the Points Record Dialog For modifying the details of the track log such as name transportation mode and individual points Launches the Track Database Details Dialog Deletes the selected track database s Launches Tracking preferences dialog Display all the Checked Enabled track logs on the map screen This feature is useful to see all Page 97 of 137 17 Oct 08 the tracks you ve recorded on the map Note Map Rendering can become slow if there a large number of tracking databases enabled Rebuild Database be rebuilt Sort Menu Unso
82. eneeeeeeeeseeusnenneeeesseeeanenatteeseesagaas 78 Hard Key Assignments 2 Button D VICES ccc cece cece ee eee e eee e eee e eens rr 78 DOOS nic 79 PathAway Manual Page 3 of 137 17 Oct 08 Start NEW Tis iaa 79 Start NEW TiD GnOOSe ROS aia Aa 80 Stare New TRAD Ser Tracking OPTIONS iain a ds 80 Start New Trip Cr ate New Tip srescocscecceesnnstousessoesbaseaniecsaeese rate Edesa 81 Start New Trip Create New Trip Activity ccccccccsescucecensecnsescurescusesuursnuansavenseuansas 81 Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Point Databases for trip cccccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 81 Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Routes to use for the for trip cceeeee eee eens 82 Start New Trip Create New Trip Select Tracks to use for the for trip cceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 82 Start New Trip Create New Trip TD Names ia ii 83 GPS COMMOUre Dalo ssl eesenats 83 GPS CONGUE gt DEVICE ia AAA AA A 83 GPS Conidgure gt GPS Log Dial iia 84 GPS Configure gt Adv nced GPS OPIO Sintra aaa 85 TODS Messi Ss bia Sauer aes Be ea a 86 ACHVALS UIP inca kereeue st uaevacatase ae N 86 EGIL TID er rss ross E aaeea meant es ataaiannteamasemauaeanase 86 Manage RDSI O A oliate ian 86 Ment ODIOS ral od ld to eres 86 COMECE MENU veras ae aran 87 VIEW Menu DIALOGS iaa AA AAA 88 Map DISPlay OPUON S iras A 88 Options Menti bla l00S nia pases uiauaaseo enna enicanea ara 90 ODLUONS gt PONS A ace pine ran aera
83. enu Tapping on an existing point will display the current location coordinates the closest point name and a menu of options PathAway ao f 12 47 a PathAway qo 421144 X Joe River res gt Deselect Add Point Add Route Pt Take Picture Center Map Route Menu gt Tracking Menu gt Measure gt Other Points gt The following menus are activated when the map is tapped on based on the condition The menus are organized into multiple layers for easy navigation The first menu is the Top Level Map Popup Menu Top Level Name Description Action Displays a screen showing detailed information about the location such as distance to ETA to etc acura locion Displays the geographic coordinates of the selected location Displays the name of the closest point if any Select lt Closest Point gt gt the item to display a list of commands to operate on Shown when a Point is selected the selected point PathAway Manual Page 62 of 137 17 Oct 08 Add Point Add Route Pt Center Map Take Picture Point Menu gt Route Menu gt Tracking Menu gt Other Points gt Adds the selected location to the Points database Calls up Edit Point dialog for naming and selecting icon Adds selected location to the route Centers map at selected location Capture a picture using the devices internal camera and capture it s location as a point This is a quick way to create a picture point of
84. equence This sequence is usually 2 different hard keys on the device These are the customizable function keys For Smartphone Standard devices Pocket Mode can be exited via Q then P or via 1 then 3 The Pocket Mode preferences contain more settings for configuring the behavior of the Pocket Mode feature Pocket Mode is enabled via the GPS gt Pocket Mode command Battery Save Turn off Screen When enabled the map display screen will be turned off while Pocket Mode is active When disabled PathAway will continue to show the map screen even while Pocket Mode is engaged Touch Protect F PathAway Ek 1 74 ok Fixed Star time HH MM 55 Snap Position To Route Disconnect GPS at Finish f PathAway dr E 11 12 ok Pocket Mode System 4 Battery Save Touch Protect Lock Hard Keys Disable Touch Screen Cancel Lock Hard Keys When enabled the hard keys will be locked while in Pocket Mode You must use the hard key sequence to exit Pocket Mode PathAway Manual Page 122 of 137 17 Oct 08 Disable Touch Screen With this option enabled the touch screen will be disabled while in Pocket Mode When disabled you will still be able to use the touch screen features while in Pocket Mode Turn Off Screen should be diabled for this feature to be effective otherwise the screen will be blank Options gt Preferences gt Hard Keys y PathAway ef f 11 11 Dk The Hard keys dialog allows you to
85. ered Refresh folder locations This feature can be used if PathAway does not detect the addition or removal of maps or databases from outside the application PathAway Manual Page 53 of 137 17 Oct 08 View gt Map Menu af 12 32 X e PathAway af 12 30 X ult Dashboard Taskbar Toolbar Text Menus Vector Maps Map Display Maps Web Maps Name Description Action Zoom Map gt Menu options for zooming in and out of maps For all Taps Rotate Map gt Map Rotation menu options For all Taps Brings up list of all available Maps within the Choose Map gt current location bounds Select the map name to display it on the screen Remove the map from the screen or show the current map if it has been hidden If the map is hidden then other map types such as vector or web maps may be shown in it s place Show any Vector maps located within the current Vector Maps location bounds Map Display Brings up Map Display Preferences Dialog Show Hide Map Go to the Maps dialog to choose other maps not Maps within the bounds of the selected area Same as selecting the main menu Options Maps Management of Downloadable Maps from the Web Maps can be downloaded via various Web Map Web Maps Servers This option allows you to choose which service to use and whether to automatically download maps for the viewable area of the map PathAway Manual Page 54 of 137 17 Oct 08 View Menu
86. erent resolutions Scale zoom expands or shrinks the current map PathAway Manual Page 75 of 137 17 Oct 08 Toolbar Text Menu Pathaway ue d 5 41 x Fer pla E The Tools menu contains the items that appear on the Toolbar plus some other important options Additionally the Tools menu has options for setting the directional keys so you can select items on the screen without the need for a stylus Map 200 Map Zoom Out Scale Zoom In Scale Zoom Out Scale 100 Ye Select Scale 3 Directional Keys Y e Toggle Alarm Add Point Toggle GPS Zoom In to another Map When the Map Zoom In button is highlighted it means there is a higher resolution map at the current location Pressing this button will show this Map Zoom In y map on the screen If unchecked then the view will zoom out to the virtual map view where no map is shown on the screen If there is no active map this button performs a Scale Zoom In Zoom Out to another Map When the Map Zoom Out is checked it means there is a lower resolution map at the current location Pressing this button will show this map on the screen If unchecked then the view will zoom out to the virtual map view where no map is shown on the screen If there is no active map this button performs a Scale Zoom Out Map Zoom Out Scale Zoom In Scale Zoom into current map by expanding the map Q Scale Zoom Out Q Scale Zoom Out of the current map by shrinking
87. ery charge status expressed as a percentage Free Memory Displays the amount of available memory Amount of data received via online communications Enables you to gauge how Data received much data is getting transferred to your device Data include Remote locations received maps downloaded via WebMaps and any other data received PathAway Manual Page 72 of 137 17 Oct 08 Data Sent Amount of data sent via online communications Dashboard Pace Info ates Time Delta FT Info Distance Delta Set Font Target Speed Displays difference between the target speed and the actual speed A down Speed Delta arrow indicates you are ahead of the target speed and should slow down An up arrow indicates you are behind and should speed up Displays how much time you are ahead or behind the target time A down Time Delta arrow indicates you are ahead of the target time Up arrow indicates you are behind Displays how far you are ahead or behind the target distance A down arrow Distance Delta indicates you are ahead of the target distance Up arrow indicates you are behind Displays a speed you should travel for the specified correction distance in order to catch up to the target time For example if you have set the Target Speed correction distance to 5 km then the target speed will show the speed you need to travel at in order to catch up or fall back into the target pace you have set Same as Target Speed except displays the t
88. es Show GPS Connecting Status When the GPS is initially connected a status o line is shown at the bottom of the screen to show the flow of GPS information Over 10 po Under 10 1 being sent by the device Once a fix has been reached the status bar is _ Track Depth In Elevation Field removed This option allows you to disable this status line so it does not show E Restore suppressed reminder messages when connecting the GPS Skip loading preferences on next startup Switch Units when within X nm With this option enabled PathAway will switch from Major distance units such as nm miles kilometers to minor units ft metres when the value falls below the specified threshold Cancel Speed Precision When your speed drops below 10 nm per hr PathAway will increase the number of decimal units used to display speed Adjust this value to increase or decrease the number of decimal places used for these thresholds Track Depth in Elevation Field For nautical GPS devices with Depth reporting PathAway can be set to record these depths to the track log instead of elevation Restore suppressed reminder messages For the messages that you have requested to Do not ask again this option will restore them so you receive these prompts again Skip loading preferences on next startup Select this option will clear all of your saved preferences the next time you start the program This will restore PathAway to all of it s or
89. est is facing up South Up Rotates the map so South is facing up PathAway Manual Page 56 of 137 17 Oct 08 View Menu gt Map gt Choose Map gt Shows all the maps that fall within the current location Maps are ordered Ets PathAway dr d 6 55 EJ from highest range to lowest in relation to the current map The indicates the current map SouthOntario 3 TorontoMap Barrie to Northbay Muskoka Lake Joseph 25 Lake Joseph 5 Lk_Rosseau_South Lake Joseph Other Maps Name Description Action lt Map Name gt Name of Map available to Zoom Into lt Map Name gt Name of Map available to Zoom out to Other Maps Displays the Maps dialog PathAway Manual Page 57 of 137 17 Oct 08 Screens Menu Options for various screen views PathAway ee 421206 X o PathAway qe 1231 X Full Screen Map View Tracking View Proximity View Route View Point View Compass View Profile View GPS Sky View Satellite Data View Remote Tracking View Next Screen Prev Screen Full Screen Map View Shows_Full Screen map view Tracking View Shows Tracking view Proximity View Shows Proximity view Route View Shows Route View Point View Shows Point View Compass View Shows Compass View Profile View show the Elevation and Speed Profile view Active Route or Track Log required GPS Sky View Shows GPS Sky View GPS must be in use Satellite Data View Shows Satellite Data View GPS Co
90. evice The following shows the short cut keys for these devices O zero or y next directional key mode goes through all modes 1 or s Scroll map mode 2 or z zoom map mode PathAway Manual Page 133 of 137 17 Oct 08 3 or i item select mode 4 or d Dashboard select mode 6 or q hard key 1 7 or e hard key 2 8 or u hard key 3 9 or o hard key 4 b toggle toolbar f toggle taskbar p Pocket Mode Pocket Mode Exit Either left hard key then right hard key or Q then P or 1 then 3 Entering Longitude Latitude Coordinates The geographical coordinates are specified as the 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 these available formats Hemisphere Coordinates 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 no space between hemisphere and degrees Hemisphere Degrees minutes seconds N45 30 30 0 W79 30 30 must be a space between degrees minutes and seconds no space between hemisphere and degrees Decimal degrees 45 505 79 505 or N45 505 W79 505 Latitude positive values specify Northern Hemisphere Longitude pos
91. ew will be displayed if there is no map withing the bounds of your current location Configuring a GPS If PathAway fails to find a GPS you will need to manually configure your GPS HPA ET ey ME 12 53 ok receiver _ A S2 gt Device GPS Log Advanced To setup your GPS device for use in PathAway select the menu GPS Protocol MMEA Configure Port COME Choose your GPS device protocol from the list Most GPS devices use NMEA Baud 49 T L_ Auto Detect standard protocol however in Windows Mobile there is an Intermediate protocol called Windows Mobile GPS that should be used on most Windows Mobile devices Windows Mobile GPS protocol allows multiple Fix O Views 0 applications to share the same GPS connection The setup for the Windows Mobile GPS protocol must be done in your Start Settings GPS control panel Po See the PathAway online support if you need assistance with this Connection Stopped Connect Configuring NMEA Protocol If you require using NMEA or a proprietary protocol then you can choose the protocol from the list If your model is not specifically shown in the list box then NMEA will most likely work E Cancel Next select how you are connected to the GPS If you attach via cable the port is most likely COM1 IF you are attached via Bluetooth then check your Bluetooth paired serial port and select it from the list Ensure your GPS device is setup to communicate and match up the baud parity b
92. from the map popup menu Picture Name of picture or video file Note not all systems may support video Pictures may be Jpeg Bmp Gif or Png Capture For handhelds equipped with a digital camera this option will allow you to take a picture and attach it to your point See Release Notes for currently supported handhelds Database PathAway Manual Page 93 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Routes PathAwakg dr f 11 49 ok 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 e Y Route 08 09 04 17 28 for forward or r for reverse w Bl Footes Bay to Rosseau Route 07 12 13 16 43 Select a Route to follow by highlighting a route in the list If the Options gt w Route 08 02 02 14 27 Show All Enabled is checked then a check box will appear beside each Pale Route 08 05 26 15 31 route Turn the check box on to always display the route on the map Turn the PE check box OFF to hide the route from the display T O AE E y Route 08 06 27 11 29 Route 08 08 26 13 39 IB Route 2pts Route Empty Route Run 8k Rte Charlesbourg_all RTOD1 5 Y Rte Charlesbourg_all RTO 5 IG Rte GciiFCT Plane Pla 16 Menu E Sections Routes Dialog Menus Name Description Close Close the current menu and return to the main screen Position th
93. ft Bottom Right coordinate system is a simple rectangular map shape All longitude lines are perfectly vertical and all latitude lines are perfectly horizontal This type of map is accurate enough for maps of small areas where the curvature of the earth is insignificant PathAway will also run much faster with this system since no complex math is required to determine plot points on the map To calibrate maps of this type you need to know only the top left and bottom right longitude and latitude coordinates of the map See Entering Longitude Latitude coordinates for specifying the top left and Top Left Bottom Right bottom right coordinates of the map Lat N45 22 65087 Lat N44 05 76064 You can also calibrate the map right in PathAway using the locations of two or Lang W80 21 64395 Long W 56 5359 more known points See the section on Calibrating Maps Database Options Maps E PathAway Manual Page 102 of 137 17 Oct 08 Projection The Projection type of map employs maps defined using specific named projections such as Lambert Conformal Conic UTM and Transverse Mercator All projected maps require the library ProjLib dll and their appropriate projection library except Lambert Conformal Conic which is built into ProjLib Refer to the Advanced Mapping Manual for more information on specific projections and how to set them up in PathAway Known Points The Known Points type of map is calibrated by using three or more k
94. hAway Manual Page 45 of 137 PathAwalrk oF a 11 30 PathAway ee 25 52 X WN dO5kph Hts id ATM ar le la iyi 17 Oct 08 GPS Sky View Shows a Sky view circle showing each SVID and it s relative location in the sky Also show fix and signal strength information Red Symbols indicate a GPS Fix white symbols indicate no signal gray indicates a weak signal no fix Satellite Data View Shows Details of Satellite data Each satellite detected is listed Columns are as follows Svid Satellite Vehicle ID This is the identifier number for the satellite 255 undefined SNR Signal to noise ratio in Db Hz 1 if no signal Elevation Elevation in nautical miles above mean sea level Azim Azimuth in Degrees relative to TRUE Magnetic North E Ephermis valid 1 yes 0 no D Differential Fix 1 yes O no U Satellite is Used in determining location 1 yes 0 no R Satellite is Signal Strength is Rising 1 yes O no PathAway Manual Page 46 of 137 gt q i2z06 amp 5g 03e e T g a ES me 19890 17 Oct 08 Remote Tracking View E Shows the map and list of Remotes Remotes are listed showing distance i PathAway qe 7 06 and heading to Tap and hold on an item to bring up the context menu for A commands to issue on the remote item A i Remote locations are locations sent to the device via SMS or from the Remote gt Retrieve Locations command See the tutorial section on Re
95. hat allows you to select the file to export to Export For tracks the default extension is pwtrk Routes is pwrte Points is pwpts Note do not export to a folder where PathAway has a registered folder A PathAway delimited file in these folders will be automatically imported when the program starts up Edit Menu Edit Points Edit route records in the Points Record Dialog For modifying the details of the route such as name transportation mode and individual points Launches the Route Database Details Dialog Edit Details Delete Deletes the selected route Options Preferences Launches Route preferences dialog ame anome a meas Display all the Checked Enabled routes on the map screen This feature is useful to see Show All Enabled all the routes you ve created on the map Note Map Rendering can become slow if there a large number of route databases enabled Rebuild the database If the route database has become corrupt or unstable the Rebuild Database database can be rebuilt Sort 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 PathAway Manual Page 95 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Routes gt Details For modifying the details of the route such as name transportation mode ande mb ds g ridvidual
96. hows the selected point on the navigation screen b Joe R Lookout Re W 5 31 km Add From Add 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 Edit Point Modify selected point details Delete Deletes the selected point PathAway Manual Page 90 of 137 17 Oct 08 Beam Move To Send to GPS Get from GPS Options New Database Edit Databases Add from other Database Split Database Sort by Name Beam entire point to another handheld device Move entire point database to and from expansion card Send selected point or entire point database to Garmin GPS device Download points directly from a Garmin GPS device Create a new Points database Edit point database list Add points from other database to current database Split database at current record 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 Options gt Points gt Edit Point Edit point name geographic location description and choose an icon to rep
97. iately after downloading or If you pressed Save then locate the program on your PC via your Desktop or Windows File Explorer Right click on the PathAway3Install exe icon and press Open from the Popup menu The following screen will appear ula License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Pathway GPS 4 The Following is a legal agreement between you and MuskokaTech The purchase of Pathoway cl is For personal individual use not intended For copying modifying networking or otherwise use on more than one computer or computer terminal By downloading Pathaway software vou agree to these terms MuskokaTech s policy is one of on going product update and revision MuskokaTech may revise or discontinue Products ak any time IF you accept all the terms of the agreement choose I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install Pathdway GPS 4 Mullsart Install System v2 0b3 lt Back Cancel Read and accept the License Agreement then press I Agree The Choose Components Screen Appears PathAway Manual Page 7 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway GPS 4 Setup ioj x Choose Components Choose which Features of Pathaway GPS 4 you want to install Check the components vou want to install and uncheck the components vou dont want to install Click Next bo continue Select components to install Pathaway GPS 4 PathAway PC Tools User s Manual Desc
98. ic id for the remote Using this ID on the Remote label can obscure the map screen and make identifying which remote you are viewing difficult In the case here if you re editing the Remote ID Michael J setting the label to Mike will now cause the label on the screen to appear as Mike instead Eg Cancel Keeping Pace i g PathAway 3 4 12 43 ok Route Point Pace Colors and Lind 4 gt You can use PathAway as a PACE monitor for activities such as rally racing sport training and time based arrival businesses such as shipping tour guide operations and aviation Essentially this feature monitors your speed and distance vs your pre defined average speed and distance You can even 34 53 pace against a previously recorded track or use the distance from a plotted mph route To setup for Pace Monitoring you ll need to launch the Preferences gt Pace dialog set the desired pace targets then edit the Pace Dashboard items to have the Pace Data show up on the screen Correction Distance 1 151 00000 mi The following example will show you how to setup PathAway to keep pace with an average speed of 30 miles hr You can set whatever speed you would like to travel at depending on your mode of transportation Setting up for Pace Monitoring First select the main menu item Options gt Preferences Next select the Pace section You will see a screen as it appears on the right From the Monitor Pace By section
99. ifferent sounds can be set to notify Cancel you of when you are approaching points Turn Instruction Approaching and Reached Turn instructions can be created by setting a route point to be an Intersection by editing the route point and setting the Icon as the Intersection Icon The Turn alarm settings will sound as you approach turns Note turns are set by selecting Add Turn Instruction when adding routes or by editing a Route point and selecting the Intersection icon for the route point Turn Left Right Sound different alarms to indicate a left or right turn Setting these checkboxes override the default turn instruction sound Altitude Warning Defines vertical distance of track route you can get before Elevation too low or too high warning is triggered Route being followed must contain Elevation information Altitude Too High Low Sound different alarms to indicate whether you are too high or too low from your target altitude Setting these checkboxes override the default Altitude warning sound GPS Fix Acquired Lost Alarms that sound when a GPS fix is first acquired or when the signal is lost Time Intervals These are a series of alarms that can be set to alert after a certain time interval ie Every 5 minutes There can be up to 8 timers set These timers go off in sequence This feature is ideal for training or racing where you may want to have timers go off to remind you that a new interval is starting Dista
100. ifferent style of position marker To do this choose the Options Preferences menu and select the preferences category Color and Lines _ New Trip on Startup Stay on when Connected In the Colors amp Lines preferences 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 i PathAway dr f 11 10 ok Colors and Lines Hay 4 Transparent Dashboard Cancel PathAway Manual Page 25 of 137 17 Oct 08 For example to change the way the active route you are following is drawn 4 Be PEENE f F fl on C click on the Active Route button This will bring up the Line Style dialog and display the current style for the Active Route Change the color by clicking on the Color button and the width of the line by pressing either the or buttons beside the width label To have a circle drawn at each Route Point check the Show Points button When you are satisfied with the style press the OK button Show Points Show Turns Eiu Sn IRARAD El The Position Marker is the Arrow or cursor in the center of the screen It 4 E d 9 15 represents your current geographical position on the map If you are is navigating with a GPS
101. iginal default settings Note you will need to enter your registration information again PathAway Manual Page 124 of 137 17 Oct 08 Goto gt Find Location gt Options j pathaway a ris9 Bk Find Location Find Location allows you find a specific location and either center the map on it add it to a route or create a new point You can find locations by the following Find by Location Coordinates To enter specific location coordinates and center the map on this location Useful if you know the exact coordinates Lookup Street Address you need to go to You can also calculate coordinates by the relative O Web access required distance from current location See Goto gt Find Location gt Coordinates Find stored point section for the next screen from this command 0 Find start of route Lookup Address This feature requires Web Access Enter an physical _ Find start of track street address to locate Once found you can center the map on the point add it to your stored list of points or add it to a route Find stored point Locate a stored point from your list of point databases Once found you can center the map on the point or add the point to a lt Back route Find start of route Find the start of the current route and center it on the map or create a new route to go to this point Find start of track Find the start of the current track and center it on the map or create a new route to go to this point G
102. ill appear If the retrieval is successful then the message will be Received Remote Location or if multiple locations are received the message will indicate the number of new locations retrieved If the retrieval is unsuccessful then an error will appear on the status line You can check y Pathaway 5 2 55 ok Send Loc Retrieve Loc Mar Automatic SMS Location Receive Automatic Http Location Retriewal Polling Interval Every 10 00 minutes Settings FF Cancel 2 Pathaway ee 12 28 ok Formar Path away ra Address http pathaway compcoi binflocpast cgi Commands OK E the My Documents PathAway folder in the file PathAwayReceiveLog txt to view the data log PathAway Manual Page 35 of 137 17 Oct 08 Viewing Remote Locations Once received you will see a colored label and pointer icon appear on the map screen in the location where you last sent your location If the location does not appear on the map screen you can center the map on the location by selecting the main menu option Remote gt Center Active Remote Or you can also go to the Remote Tracking View screen from Screens gt Remote Tracking View and tap and hold on the name of the Remote and choose Show on Map By default the remote label will show an icon indicating the remote s direction of travel and a label with the name and details about the remote By default the label
103. ime per distance you should travel Target Speed Time Dist to get to the target pace PathAway Manual Page 73 of 137 17 Oct 08 Customizing Screens All of the screens contain a separate 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 the 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 A pl ir P tha T would like to customize The Dashboard Options menu will appear showing the ma z FF To adjust individual dashboard items simply Tap and Hold the item you ra rai PERET ee currently selected item and the options to available to set for the dashboard Smartphone Standard The Dashboard menus are accessed setting the Be Tools gt Directional Keys Mode to Dashboard Selection Once this mode is activated you can use the directional keys to move around to the Dashboard items Tap on a dash item to modify it s settings A Tm 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
104. information display is set via Dashboard menu settings See Dashboard gt Pace Menu Monitor Pace By Correction Distance Average Speed Set a fixed average speed that you want to 115100000 l ue eee mi maintain PathAway will inform you as you travel how much you are ahead or behind this average speed Correction distance will inform you of the Recover Speed you must travel in order to get back to m J the pre set average speed advanced T Elapsed Time and Distance Enter the distance you need to travel and the time you have to travel in Distance can be a fixed distance or a distance determined by the current route being followed PathAway will calculate the average speed required and Pace you along the way Arrival Time and Distance Enter the required arrival time and distance to travel PathAway will calculate speed required to travel at as you move Distance can be a fixed distance or a distance determined by the current route being followed Current Route Keep Pace against the current route being followed Note this route must have timing information stored such as in a previously recorded track log Correction Distance Correction distance is used to calcumate the Target Speed you should travel for a specified distance in order to catch up to the target time For example if you set the correction distance to 5 km then the target speed will show the speed you need to travel at in order to catch up or fall bac
105. ing Time Interval This displays the amount Interval Timer Remaining Time of time remaining to the end of the current Interval timer alarm This feature is useful for time speed training and racing data fs This corresponds to the Alarm Setting Distance Interval This displays the Interval Timer Remaining Dist D distance remaining to the end of the current distance Interval alarm Proximity Displays the proximity information to the closest point Current GPS Horizontal Dilution of Precision Degree to which the horizontal position latitude and longitude is affected by Horizontal dilution of position HDOP HDOP is caused by the location of the satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy Horizontal Accuracy HDOP Current GPS Positional Dilution of Precision Degree to which the overall position is affected by positional dilution of position PDOP PDOP is caused by the Positional Accuracy PDOP location of the satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy Current GPS Vertical Dilution of Precision Degree to which the vertical position altitude is affected by vertical dilution of position VDOP
106. int after the current target point when it reaches Cancel the Route Pt Proximity Radius Route Navigation Route Pt Proximity Radius This specifies the criteria for determining when a Route point target has been reached The wider the radius setting the sooner the PathAway will move onto the next route point target Manual Route Advance Only In certain cases it may be required that the Route target point be advanced manually PathAway Manual Page 117 of 137 17 Oct 08 If Manual Route advance is enabled then PathAway will stay fixed on the target route point until you specify Advance Route Target Point i PathAway dr f 11 09 ok Options gt Preferences gt Points Alarms Route Point rd 41 Preferences related to the display of points and naming of new points In proximity radius km In Proximity when within Auto Foint Naming Defines the radius to search for points to display in proximity list Format Auto Point Naming Prefix Define how new points are auto named Points can be automatically named by geographical coordinate or be incrementing numeric ids Point View Width Set the map display range threshold for when to display the icons and text labels When zoomed out to a range higher than these settings the icons will be shown only as dots and the text will not be displayed Note the icons and text can be turned on and off completely in the View gt Map Display dialog Options gt Preferences gt
107. ion Do not enter any variable parameters on this line ie http url com x y etc Note You can send to multiple locations by separating each address with a semi colon 3 ES Cancel Format The Format dropdown lists the available formats available to send If you are sending via SMS directly to other PathAway handhelds use the PathAway format Check with your Tracking Service provider for the required format to send in Button There are certain settings required in order to correctly send your location To set this up press the button beside the Format dropdown See Remote gt Remote Settings gt Send Loc gt Send Format Settings for details Location Send Frequency Options to trigger the location send based on one of the following frequency settings Time Interval Send location at the specified time intervals Distance Interval Send is triggered every x distance traveled Distance Interval from Start Sends your location as you cross the threshold of the specified distance from your start location If you move back towards your start location the trigger will again send the location This feature is very PathAway Manual Page 129 of 137 17 Oct 08 radius Remote gt Remote Settings gt Send Loc gt Send Format Settings Dialog The Send Format Settings dialog is for specifying your account information and your identifier for the recipient to understand Account name Account name as provided from
108. ion Proximity a O fer I Elevation Time Leg Time Leg Distance and Leg Speed can also be displayed PathAwakg dr f 11 28 X Tip You can also traverse through the screens by pressing hard key 2 PathAway Manual Page 44 of 137 17 Oct 08 Compass View Shows the navigation Compass and selected navigation data The Compass view is customizable The screen can display data in a Tiled format or a single Compass in full screen By Default the Compass view shows the following information by default Top Left Heading Compass Top Right Next Point navigation Compass Left under heading Compass Primary Location Coords Plus Time Date Speed Elevation Profile View Shows Elevation and speed profiles for the current Route or Track Log Green Shaded area is the elevation profile Double Vertical line indicates the current position relative to the current route position Modify the settings for the Profile View using the Tools menu To access the Tools menu press the icon or press the Chooser gt command key Options from the Tools menu are Tracking View Show the profile for the current Track Log Route View Show the profile for the current route being followed Note The route must have some Elevation data for the profile to show If you are following a Track Log it will have elevation data Show Speed Toggle the Speed Profile On Off Zoom to Fit Fit the entire profile in the screen Pat
109. ion 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 PathAway Manual Page 40 of 137 17 Oct 08 Simulate Simulates a route by moving the map to points along the route in sequence until the end of the route Use the simulate to verify routes you ve created or to review tracks after they ve been recorded Remotes Refers to locations acquired via Remote Tracking features Remotes can be captured via retrieval from a Tracking Server or directly from other devices via SMS Remote Tracking Remote tracking refers to monitoring the position of others PathAway can act as a Remote Tracking Monitor by configuring it to retrieve locations from a Remote Tracking Server or receive locations directly from other devices via SMS 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 Transportation Mode Activity Defi
110. ion overlaid by Proximity and Alarm information Bottom Center Current Time Bottom Right Map Range Tracking View Shows the map and navigation data Default travel stats are related to information specific to your current trip Default settings are Upper Left Elevation Upper Middle Course Upper Right and down current average and maximum speed Left side trip time and distance odometer PathAway ir f 348 X PathAway Manual Page 16 of 137 17 Oct 08 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 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 PathAway qo We 3 49 PathAway Manual Page 17 of 137 17 Oct 08 Point View a Shows the map and navigation data plus access to the point route and track NS databases Useful for selecting items from the databases and displaying them F E hnoo A on the map or placing them into a route Details such as Position Proximity i Elevation Time Leg Time Leg Distance and Leg Speed can also be displayed i Tip You can also traverse through the screens by pressing hard key 2 0 Compass View m f gaa Shows the navigation Compas
111. ist of available Routes and Track Logs and the option to Follow Forward or Reverse i PathAway ao We 4 43 Follow a Route or Track Log Stored Point Select a single point to navigate to Selecting this option will bring up the Point Selection Dialog Here you select the point to navigate to Single Point navigation differs from Route database navigation in that only a Folow Fawad single point is routed to The Route line will appear on the map directing you e to straight to this point Follow Forward Follow Reverse Start New Trip Set Tracking Options Record to Track Log Turn on or off track recording Choose to create a TL 4 F new track log or to add to the current track database If you choose new P i PathAway qu q 4 36 X track then all travel stats will be reset I e Odometer travel time etc rki Tracking New Log Select this option to create a new track log This will Record to Track Log automatically generate a new track log name To find this track log name go E New Log to the Options gt Tracks dialog and look for the beside the track log 3 Add to existing track log details By default the tracks names start with Track and are followed by the creating Date and time Ie Track 08 09 05 15 51 means the track log was created on Sept 5 2008 at 3 51 pm Add to Existing Track Log If you are continuing a trip you can append to the current track log by selecting this option You can also
112. itive values specify Eastern Hemisphere no space between hemisphere and degrees PathAway Manual Page 134 of 137 17 Oct 08 Entering UTM Coordinates Universal Transverse Mercator UTM coordinates define two dimensional horizontal positions The sixty UTM zone numbers designate 6 degree wide longitudinal strips extending from 80 degrees South latitude to 84 degrees North latitude UTM zone characters are letters which designate 8 degree zones extending north and south from the equator Beginning at 80 south and proceeding northward twenty bands are lettered C through X omitting I and O These bands are all 8 wide except for bond X which is 12 wide between 72 84 N There are some zones that are of different size See the Map Projections manual for more info on UTM If you have set your preferences to UTM coordinates see Options gt Preferences gt General the data is entered as follows Grid Zone Format lt Zone Number gt lt Zone Letter Designator gt Example 17T meaning Zone Number 17 Designator T Northing Northing or vertical value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone Example 5001954 Easting Easting or horizontal value specified in Metres within the Grid Zone Example 0603881 Entering OSGB Coordinates Ordinal Survey of Great Britain OSGB coordinates define two dimensional horizontal positions within the area of Great Britain If you have set your preferences to UTM coordinates see Options gt Pr
113. its and stop bits settings Most if not all GPS devices use Parity N Bits 8 Stop 1 4800 is the most common 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 PathAway Manual Page 29 of 137 17 Oct 08 Once your position is fixed the longitude latitude elevation and UTC Universal Time Clock are displayed t 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 Tip By default you can also connect and disconnect the GPS by pressing the hard key 4 8 When you first connect the New Trip dialog will appear To accept the defaults Follow last route and record a new track 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 Pa
114. joining databases move to and from expansion cards beam to others and transfer between Garmin GPS devices j a PathAwakgy ar 11 49 ok Y Pts Snowmobiling Muskoka 2 w Bl Pts Snowmobiling Muskok 3 Pts Trip 08 01 19 12 16 Y Tutorial Points Points 08 07 14 18 01 Points doug Points goo Pts 1174166 Pts 6 08 04 20 08 42 Pts 7 Pts arapaho Pts San Francisco Rodeo Pts Seattle Cashmere Mo Fa Sections Point Database Dialog Menus Name Close View Info Database Menu New Duplicate Join Move To Send to GPS Get from GPS Import Export Edit Menu PathAway Manual Description Close the current menu and return to the main screen Show information on the selected Points Database Creates a new Points Database Will launch the Points Database Details Dialog Duplicates the selected Points Database Select the Points Database select the Join menu command It will go back to the Points Database screen Then you select the Points Database you want to append to the previously selected one Press OK The Join will be performed Move Points Database to and from expansion card Send Points Database to Garmin GPS device Download a Points Database directly from a Garmin GPS device Import GPS LOC or PathAway pw files into PathAway databases Brings up a file selector dialog that allows you to select the file to import Exports the selected file to PathAway comma delimite
115. k into the target pace you have set Target Speed display option is set from the Dashboard gt Pace menu Advanced Displays the Advanced Pace settings PathAway Manual Page 121 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Pace gt Advanced Advanced options for Pace Fixed Start Time Setting a fixed start time will delay any tracking until the exact start time is met This feature is useful for activities such as rally races where the start time is fixed Snap Position to Route Instead of calculating distance by exact GPS position the position is calculated by the closest point on the route This feature is useful for races that run on a fixed route and prevents from inaccurate data due to drift or GPS precision Disconnect GPS at Finish Disconnects GPS at the exact time the target distance has been reached Provides an accurate reading of the travel duration instead of relying on the operator to disconnect Options gt Preferences gt Pocket Mode Pocket Mode turns off the screen and locks keys but continues GPS tracking This feature enables you to track your way while reducing battery consumption as much as possible Locking the screen and keys allows you to put your handheld in your pocket without the worry of commands being accidentally pressed Most handhelds will still communicate with Bluetooth GPS devices even if they re in your pocket To exit Pocket Mode and return the program to normal use you must enter a 2 key s
116. llowing 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 Scrolling Maps Er od 4 26 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 I By zooming in or out of different maps or Zz By scaling the current map I e Expanding or Shrinking the current map 1 Zooming Between Maps PathAway Manual
117. log you enter the following Send Addresses This is the addresses to send the location to For SMS enter the cellular phone number of the recipient For Http enter the Web URL of the recipient server Example _ http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi This will perform an HTTP GET aa Cancel request to the web server To send via HTTP Post enter the word POST in front of the http URL Example POST http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi Caution Do not enter any variable parameters on this line ie http url com x y etc Note You can send to multiple locations by separating each address with a semi colon PathAway Manual Page 128 of 137 17 Oct 08 Format The Format dropdown lists the available formats available to send If you are sending via SMS directly to other PathAway handhelds use the PathAway format Check with your Tracking Service provider for the required format to send in Button There are certain settings required in order to correctly send your location To set this up press the button beside the Format dropdown See Remote gt Remote Settings gt Send Loc gt Send Format Settings for details Comment Entering a comment will cause a message alert to popup on the recipients screen OK PathAway will transmit the location in the background When PathAway has completed sending it will return either Location Send Successful message on the status line at the bottom of the
118. lues less then whole numbers enter the decimal point distance value Ie 0 5 Note Turn the radials on off in the View gt Map Display dialog PathAway Manual Page 118 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Colors amp Lines The Colors and Lines dialog allows you to to improve the visibility of the re u 1 navigation displays on the map Select the preferences category Color and i PathAway 0 45 11 10 ok Lines to activate this dialog Here you can change the way the lines and colors Radials Radial Pace Colors and Lines Hal 4 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 Other Roulez 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 Line to Next Point 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 Dashboard Ce a 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 Point Labels whether to show each route point mark as well Brings up Line Style dialog Background Line to Next Point Set the color and width of the line from the current Positi KET North Arrow position to the next point on the route These are show
119. maps 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 geographical longitude latitude coordinates of the map using the Map Details dialogs Calibrate by TWO known points ES Pathaway 4310 amp I L 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 To choose a map The screen will be changed to the Full Screen Map View You are prompted to select the first point Mark First known point Scroll the map to a position of known coordinates I e your home Click on the Fa PathAway map the location where the point SHOULD be This brings up the Points list E Select the point that should be displayed at the selected location Press OK Mark second known point PathAway Manual Page 106 of 137 17 Oct 08 Do the same for the second point It is best to try to pick two points that are impr u ro as far away as possible This gives the map calibrator more data to perform Eg Ps e M 6 07 ok the adjustments When you select the second point the Points dialog appears prompting for the name of the known location
120. mote Tracking for more information 1 51mi 1 011mi Michael J 1 956mi sue QQ Container 102 Tip You can also traverse through the screens by pressing hard key 2 5 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 When the Choose Map button is not highlighted you can increase or decrease the view range of the virtual JO map In this case The scale zoom buttons 4 do the same thing Navigating with Maps When navigating with maps PathAway will center the map on your current location When not connected to the GPS you can scroll the map to view different portions To scroll the map Tap down then drag the stylus on the screen to scroll the map in the direction you want You can also set the program into Directional Scroll mode via the Tools Directional Scroll Map command The Tools menu is the right command key Activating Scroll Map mode will change the directional keys to move the map around rather than zoom in and out PathAway Manual Page 47 of 137 17 Oct 08 Navigating with a GPS Device PathAway embedded GPS device as well as any NMEA0183 v2 0 or higher compatible GPS device This encomp
121. n the PathAway application tap on the PathAway Icon to start the application PathAway Manual Page 9 of 137 17 Oct 08 x pene E E Games AvantGo Calculator p a a A File Explorer iPAQ Backup iPAQ Image Tap on the Viewer PathAway icon to F TE Za al a run the program F i iTask Microsoft MSN Reader Messenger S p Path Awe Pictures Pocket Excel el E You may need to scroll down to locate the application icon If the application cannot be found you will need to run the installation program from your PC again First time Launch Choose Interface When you run PathAway for the first time you are presented with the Interface Preferences screen Here you may choose the language to run the program in and the type of interaction you prefer Here is a description of the Interface preferences Note This screen can be reached at any time via the Options gt Preferences dialog Language j PathAway at fe 10 59 ok Choose the language to operate the software in The program will exit this Interface dialog and the display will be set to the chosen language User Interface For Pocket PC Classic Professional devices only PathAway can operate by using either standard text based menus or via larger icons for an easy finger touch interface User Interface PathAway Manual Page 10 of 137 17 Oct 08 Startup About Screen If you are running the free
122. n the difference between our current average speed and our target average speed So from the Time Delta Dashboard select Speed Delta Pace Info Distance Delta 8 lcet Font Target Speed Note after you select this option the Tic mark may remain This is because there is no data to show so it is pointless for the dashboard to obscure the screen Once you start to move the Speed Delta data will pop out of the corner of the screen Now tap and hold on another Dashboard Tic mark This time select the Target Speed option Now go out and start traveling Connect the GPS and watch the Speed Delta and Target Speed change as you move PathAway Manual Page 39 of 137 17 Oct 08 Terminology Dashboard Customizable Border around navigation map screens Contains useful travel statistics and information Dashboard items can be modified via Tap and Hold on a particular item and selecting a new data item from the Popup menu See Dashboard Context Menu GPS Global Positioning 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 c
123. n when the preferences option Show All Tracks is on Can set whether to show each route point Transparent Dashboard 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 Cancel 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 Dashboard Text Background Change the display color of the dashboard text and background Point Labels Text Background Change the display color and background of the point label text PathAway Manual Page 119 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Colors amp Lines gt Line Style UL 4 z The Line Style dialog displays the current style for the chosen Line Type j PathAway en 9 15 Change the color by clicking on the Color button and the width of the line by pressing either the or buttons beside the width label Colors and Lines To have a circle drawn at each Route Point check the Show Points button Turn on the Show Turns setting to display an Icon used to display the turns attached to the route Show Points Show Turns a Tr E PathAway en ESE Options gt Preferences gt Colors amp Lines gt Position ok xh Marker 0 The Position Marker is the Arrow or
124. nce Intervals These are a series of alarms that can be set to alert after a certain distance interval ie Every 5 miles There can be up to 8 interval alarms set These go off in sequence This feature is ideal for training or racing where you may want to be notified of certain distances as you travel Remote Location Notifications Sound alarm when a new remote location is received or when your location is successfully sent Or set different alarms when a send or retrieve fails Location Send Notifications Sound alarm when your location is successfully sent Sound a different alarm if the location send fails Location Receive Notifications Sound alarm when a new remote location is received or when a location PathAway Manual Page 116 of 137 17 Oct 08 retrieval fails The failure alarm applies only to the Http based Location retrieval Edit Select one of the alarm settings and choose Edit to modify it s sound and trigger distance 9 Pathaway A ST ok ir Al Options gt Preferences gt Alarm gt Configure Alarm Proximity to Point 4pproaching Alarm Trigger Proximity Set the distance threshold for the proximity and choose from one of the predefined alarm sounds or select a custom sound of your own Distance from Target 0 004 mi Distance from Target The distance value that must be reached in order to trigger the alarm Each trigger is different depending on the type For Sound Proximity and Turn Instructions
125. ncisco Rodeo Beach Loop Seattle Cashmere Mountain Points 1 a Pts Seattle Cashmere M 4 Routes 2 a Route 08 05 26 15 31 ga Route 08 06 27 11 25 Tracks 1 5 Snowmobiling Muskoka 5 Snowmobiling Muskoka 08 02 02 17 Oct 08 Activate Trip Set the selected trip as the Active trip The dialog will highlight the active trip with Bold text Edit Trip Details Edit the Activity type routes tracks points and trip name See Start new Trip dialog Import Trip Imports trips from GPX or KML files Export Trip Export trip to GPX or KML files Delete Trip Deletes the selected trip Note none of the associated routes tracks or point databases will be deleted unless you specifically select Yes in the confirmation dialog Context Menu via Tap and hold or Enter key on Smartphone Standard The items on the context menu depend on the type of data selected If a trip is selected then the options in the main menu will appear Note To bring up the context menu tap and hold on the name of the item not the icon Context Menu for Trips gt Points Add Points to Trip Add a Points Database to the trip Context Menu for Trips gt Routes Add Routes to Trip Add a Routes database to the trip Context Menu for Trips gt Tracks Add Tracks to Trip Add Track log to the trip Context Menu for Points Routes or Tracks New Create a new Database Edit Details Edit the name and details of the selecte
126. ne your mode of transportation or activity 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 Trips Trips in PathAway are a collection of Routes Tracks and Points combined together to provide all the data necessary to navigate for a specific purpose A trip may be an interesting hiking adventure a Geocache hunt a nautical trip or a guided sightseeing tour Tracks Tracks can be created by recording GPS movement These tracks can then be Followed to perform as an accurate guide for the travel WebMaps WebMaps is a feature which allows you to download maps on the fly while navigating via GPS WebMaps accesses various Web Map Servers to extract portions of the map to fill the screen PathAway Manual Page 41 of 137 17 Oct 08 Reference Navigation Screens Screens Menu The main screens of the program are the navigation screens used for 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 Screen menu There are a number of different screens available for targeted use They are shown as follows Full Screen Map View edi ik Utilizes most of the screen to show as large a map area as possible Long Lat speed elevation and direction of travel
127. ng station PathAway Manual Page 34 of 137 17 Oct 08 Monitoring Remote Locations The simplest way to retrieve a remote location is to request the location you just sent using the Send My Location command To do this you need to setup PathAway to Retrieve Remote Locations Setting up Remote Tracking From the main menu select Remote gt Remote Settings In this dialog select the Retrieve Loc section You will see the options for automatically polling a server to retrieve locations on regular intervals For this example do not turn on the automatic polling Press the Settings button This brings up the Retrieve Locations Settings dialog In the Retrieve Location Settings dialog enter the Format as PathAway and the Address as http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi same as send address Press the button beside the Format dropdown This dialog is identical to the Send Format Settings dialog Select the Owner Name or Other and the name you entered for the Send My Location command Press Ok from this dialog and Ok from the Retrieve Location Settings dialog to return to the main map screen Ensure you disconnect from your GPS before proceeding Manual Retrieve Locations To download the location you recorded earlier select the Retrieve Locations option from the main Remote menu PathAway will initiate the request in the background When the location has been received a status line message w
128. nnection required Remote Tracking View Shows Map Screen and list of Remotes and their proximity PathAway Manual Page 58 of 137 17 Oct 08 Remote Menu y PathAwakgy ar f 11 48 ok The Remote menu contains commands for sending your location as well as retrieving remote locations of others Others can view your location directly L_ Run 6k w Morgan 08 03 on their Vallee or ne ra server You a also ens your ee to 4 HJ Run 7k Sun RRC 08 04 0 retrieve the locations of others Since PathAway can also post your location 7 GJ Run 7k Sun RRC 08 040 to an http tracking service Web based Location Monitoring servers can track locations of PathAway handhelds We provide a web service to test and view aj Run 8k 08 04 13 08 35 locations sent from and to PathAway IQ Run Hills 08 04 17 19 20 Ol S5nomabile BE Torrance 0 There are two methods for sending and retrieving locations SMS Simple g Snowmobile Bala BB 08 0 aa teh a A HTTP a methods iia have a aia MB Snowmobile BB smi ata handheld communications requires that the device suppor ii Microsoft MAPI Mail services Most Phone Edition handhelds have this OB SEE S oU capability For Http the handhelds must include capabilities to acquire data 18 Snowshoe Track Beaver from the internet This includes via cellular data or WIFI If your PDA and e E Track 08 04 01 18 08 separate cell phone have Bluetooth capabilities you can connect the two to Y Y Track 08 04 03 18 01
129. nown points The points can be set from the Calibration Points dialog or via selecting points on the map via the Options gt Calibrate Map dialog This technique should be used when a projection is not known or the map does not have horizontal and vertical latitude and longitude lines If the map is slightly skewed then this method will provide the best accuracy Each known point has a geographic location coordinate and a pixel offset on the map PathAway Manual Page 103 of 137 True HF PathAway ra th ES ok Map Details Calibration Projection ambert Conformal Conic Datum Wits S54 Projection Parameters Calibration Points Database Options Maps E Ha PathAway na EE E B ok T I LE Map Details Calibration Type Enown Points Datum WIG504 Calibration Points Sea ogaao Bl 17 Oct 08 3x3 Touratech QV The 3x3 map type is a non rectangular map type controlled by 9 coordinate p u ea Sa atha nl T 9 09 positions on the map Currently these map types can only be generated and a etd e ds ok calibrated using Touratech Desktop mapping software See the section on Man Details Calibration eee Touratech at http pathaway com ttqv htm for more information Type 3x3 Points Datum Calibration Database Options Maps E 2 Pathaway fa 5 BEEE ok 2 Map Datum You can also specify the source map datum used by the defined map This Map Detail
130. ns for an easy finger touch interface Cancel i PathAway dr 421058 ok Options gt Preferences gt General General eae 000 Distance Elewation Distance Elevation Area Course General settings for units of measure New Trip on Startup Automatically run the New Trip dialog when the Course Area program starts Allows you to choose your route instead of the program automatically starting with the last used route and track log _ New Trip on Startup Stay on when Connected Override handheld s auto shutoff feature while Stay on when Connected navigating with the GPS As long as the GPS is in use the device will be forced to stay on Backlight on when Connected Backlight on when Connected When checked the device backlight will remain on when the GPS is in use This overrides any system Backlight timeout settings Cancel PathAway Manual Page 113 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Preferences gt Coords F PathAway dr ol 10 59 ok Define the geographical coordinate display format and datum Interface General Coordinates TAL Latitude Longitude UTM OSGB MGRS or other national grid Primary Coordinates Primary Secondary Coordinates You can set two sets of coordinates for PathAway The primary coordinates are used as the default location display Position and for editing and viewing of all particulars involving geographic coordinates EE rttr Datum Position Define the geographical coordinate display form
131. nt selected Activate the selected Route to follow in reverse order starting at end point of the route Follow Reverse Calculates the area bounded by the active route The last point will be connected to the first point via straight Shown when a route is being line Note the calculation will be incorrect if the track followed lines intersect at any point New Route Create a new route Brings up the New Route dialog Go to the Routes dialog to choose other Routes Same Calculate Area Routes as selecting the main menu Options Routes Map Popup Menu gt Other Points gt ES PathAway it iaa amp o TOR B T TEE 1 pl i 7 i m J F I E eee L me I aed T i d TA En 5 nel ate BORA 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 geographic coordinates of the selected location lt Points List gt Displays a screen showing detailed lt Closest Point gt Displays the name of the closest point if any information about the point such as distance to ETA to etc E Adds the selected location to the Points database Calls Add Point i i a No point selected up Edit Point dialog for naming and selecting icon Add Route Pt Adds selected location to the route IOWA WEN there le Route and location not on route Add Turn Instruction Adds the selected location to the
132. onnections to GPS devices to provide accurate positioning data Icons 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 Map Data Map Data refers to a database containing a map The Map Manager is used to create maps for PathAway The current version runs under Windows 95 98 2000 XP ME or higher Original maps can be in Jpeg BMP PNG GIF or TIF 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 handheld Maps should be in longitude and latitude format Meaning the actual curvature of the map is stretched onto a flat surface and all longitude and latitude lines are straight Pace Pace Monitoring Monitor your current rate of speed against a pre defined rate Points Points are locations marked by the user Each point can be identified by a name icon and descript
133. oto gt Find Location gt Coordinates y PathAway ey 42 8 05 ok a oe Find Location Enter specific location coordinates If the location is relative to an existing location You can calculate the position by entering the distance and course Datum wissed offsets to the new location Datum Datum coordinates must be in Latitude N45 09 345840 Latitude Longitude or Grid Northing Easting Enter coordinates in the Longitude 79 44 240880 format defined in the Preferences gt Coords dialog Calculate Calculate the position by entering the distance and course offsets caha to the new location See the Calculate Location Dialog PathAway Manual Page 125 of 137 17 Oct 08 Calculate Location Dialog pathaway a 8 07 k Calculate a location by entering the distance and course offsets to the new Start at e a A a location Enter distance and course to location Distance Enter the distance to the new location You can specify the Distance Feet k distance units in the dropdown beside the distance field Course as degrees Course Enter the course in degrees to the new location The value must be F between 0 and 360 degrees Result calculate Calculate Press this button to calculate the new position It will be A ae ee eee displayed below in the result line OK Press OK to save this new location and place into the previous screen Find Location gt By Address Dialog PathAway et 3 02 ok Find lo
134. raw 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 from the Tracks Menu gt Popup Show All Enabled Routes Display all the available routes on the device This feature is useful to see all the routes you ve created To select a route to follow tap on one of the points in the Route and select Follow Forward or Follow PathAway Manual Page 88 of 137 17 Oct 08 Reverse from the Route Menu gt Popup Show Active Route Show Hide the track line of the active route being followed Line to next point Show Hide the line from the current location to the next point Line to next turn Show Hide the line from the current location to the next turn point Circle next point Show Hide the circle showing the Route Target Proximity Radius around the target point See Preferences Routes for more info Circle next turn Show Hide the circle showing the Route Target Proximity Radius around the next turn See Preferences Routes for more info Show Track Name Labels Show the name of all the tracks and routes that are displayed on the map screen Show Time Radials Shows circle on map indicating the time it will take to travel to locations on the map Configurable in the Options gt Preferences gt Time dialog Show Distance Radials Shows circle on map indicating th
135. re the cached portions of the map Ensure this is a unique folder since clearing the cache deletes all of the files in the cache folder Note there is no limit set to the size of the Map Cache folder so it should be Edit Points in the Points Record Dialog For modifying the details of the Points Database such as name transportation mode and individual points Launches the Points Database Details Dialog Deletes the selected Points Database Launches Points preferences dialog Rebuild the database If the route database has become corrupt or unstable the database can be rebuilt No sorting Sorts by name Sorts by creation date Sorts by selected transportation mode name Sorts in order of closest proximity to current location Pathway he b Mars _______ OUFCE Sd 4 2 10 ok Type Topographic Show Cached Maps when offline Clear Cache Cache Folder Wy Documents Py ebMaps MOTE This Feature is currently For experimental purposes only Check with the data provider for usage terms and conditions Cancel cleared from time to time If you need to cache a larger number of map tiles then you can set the folder to point to your SD Card PathAway Manual Page 110 of 137 17 Oct 08 Options gt Folders The Folders dialog allows you to specify the file folders that PathAway uses to look for Maps Point Route and Track databases By default PathAway uses the following Folders i
136. resent the point on the map This dialog is divided into sections Info and Location The point Info section is for specifying information on the description of the point The Location section holds the actual geographic location data for the point ie oo A Options gt Points gt Edit Point gt Info Hap PathAway pe isos Q Info Location Sound Picture Name Name for the point Maximum length is 79 characters All characters except commas and quotes are valid Name Default_Poimts Lake Joe Club Rd Icon all kh I Se intersection Moke Note Describe the point Maximum length is 4000 characters Show on Map Center the map on the current point Add to Route Add point to current route Database PathAway Manual Page 91 of 137 17 Oct 08 Point Icon Drop down list T aa rie ty EE Apply your own custom made icons to your points ig PathAway x ME 9 21 ok Info Location ooo Mame Default Points Badgerow Is E Icon dy Building Nels Building Intersection Landmark Black Point See Icon Manager for details on how to import your own points Database Options gt Points gt Edit Point gt Location y PathAway dr 42 7 01 ok Longitude Latitude Geographical coordinates for the point See Entering Info Location Sound Picture Location coordinates for information on how to enter location coordinates If Datum WGSs84 your units are in other grids such as UTM or OSGB then the da
137. ription Space required 5 8MB Tools to convert digital maps to Pathaway Format and to create custom icons Nolsoft Install System v2 0b3 lt Back Cancel Select the desired components to install At the very least you need to choose PathAway GPS 5 It contains the actual program to run on your Handheld The PathAway PC Tools allows you to prepare your own maps and icons for use on the device Once selected then you need to ensure that ActiveSync is running and connected to the device Press Next and continue to follow the onscreen instructions until the Setup program reports the program has been installed successfully Complete the installation by selecting Finish and reading the ReadMe file for important information about this release Once installed proceed to the Getting Started section of the manual PathAway Manual Page 8 of 137 17 Oct 08 Getting Started Before starting 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 Also ensure the application has been installed on the device PathAway is installed to your Programs folder on your handheld To access the PathAway application first click on the Windows Mobile Start Menu and choose Programs To ru
138. rted No sorting Sort by Name Sorts by name Sort by Date Sorts by creation date Sort by Transportation Sorts by selected transportation mode name Mode Sort by Location Sorts in order of closest proximity to current location Preferences Launches Track preferences dialog Options gt Tracks gt Details For modifying the details of the route such as name transportation mode and individual points Name Name of Track Add Points Add points to track Launches the Point Record Editor Edit Points Modify the points in the track 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 PathAway Manual Page 98 of 137 Rebuild the database If the track database has become corrupt or unstable the database can 43 PathAway e 29 23 ok Ly Name CY Bracebridge to Port Carling Transportation 17 Oct 08 Options gt Tracks Routes Points gt Get From GPS Pathaway ef dias ok Device Mo response From GPS El Routes Routes Downloads all routes from GPS Each route will be downloaded to a Tracks unique route database For acquiring data from Garmin GPS devices Combine Track Segments Tracks Downloads recorded track logs from GPS Garmin separates track logs _ Paints Into into segments The tracks can be downloaded into a single track log containing Ts
139. s Calibration ee allows you to convert coordinated of different datums to display correctly on all Type Top Left Bottom Right maps Refer to the Advanced Mapping Manual for more information on Wooa specific datums and how to set them up in PathAway it G 5 A 4 Australian National Cancel Database Options Maps E PathAway Manual Page 104 of 137 17 Oct 08 HF PathAway e d ass Ok Options gt Maps gt Move To From Expansion Cards 8 Selected Database From the a track route point or map database dialog Select the Move to O All Databases menu option From Documents PathAway Move or copy Duplicate databases to and from expansion card To Storage Card PathAvway Selected Database Copy or move the currently selected database to If the E erae e ena database is on the expansion card the Option is to move from the card to Handheld main memory All Databases Copy All Databases To and From expansion cards Overwrite Existing Delete and overwrite databases of identical name found in the destination folder HF PathAway na A ok Options gt Calibrate Map Re center Map to current location Once maps have been transferred to the device you can fine tune the map coordinates by matching the positions of known points on the maps with the actual position displayed by the map Resolution and offset of the map is adjusted Or the map database can be edited and the top left bottom right _ Calibrate by T
140. s Once calibrated your known points should be displayed on the map in their correct locations Calibrate by THREE or more known points AI PathAway P grafa E The Known Points Calibration method brings up an interactive screen that a allows you to select the known points on the map and then specify their geographic coordinates If you have saved points already you can select these points to be used in the calibration Commands are as follows Show Highlight this button to automatically move the map into view of the calibration point Mark Highlight this button to mark the point on the map as it s pixel coordinate To mark the point tap and hold on the location on the map where this point resides J E Point Select an existing point from the Points Database to use as the geographic coordinates for the calibration point Show Lang Lat Del Remove the calibration point WS 44 05692 145 07 95300 lt gt Traverse through the 9 calibration points Pa A E B amp Se A O OK Save the calibration settings X Exit Calibration mode PathAway Manual Page 107 of 137 17 Oct 08 Calibrate using Nudge Controls 7 PathAway tediziz E I Ly 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
141. s and selected navigation data Ti PathAwalg ou 4 11 30 X The Compass view is customizable The screen can display data in a Tiled format or a single Compass in full screen By Default the Compass view shows the following information by default Top Left Heading Compass Top Right Next Point navigation Compass Left under heading Compass Primary Location Coords Plus Time Date Speed Elevation PathAway Manual Page 18 of 137 17 Oct 08 Profile View Shows Elevation and speed profiles for the current Route or Track Log Green Shaded area is the elevation profile Double Vertical line indicates the current position relative to the current route position Modify the settings for the Profile View using the Tools menu To access the Tools menu press the icon or press the Chooser gt command key Options from the Tools menu are Tracking View Show the profile for the current Track Log Route View Show the profile for the current route being followed Note The route must have some Elevation data for the profile to show If you are following a Track Log it will have elevation data Show Speed Toggle the Speed Profile On Off Zoom to Fit Fit the entire profile in the screen GPS Sky View Shows a Sky view circle showing each SVID and it s relative location in the sky Also show fix and signal strength information Red Symbols indicate a GPS Fix white symbols indicate no signal gray indicates a weak
142. screen or will return an unsuccessful message If the send fails check the error message received and attempt to resolve the problem If there is not enough information you can check the log file in your My Documents PathAway folder It is entitled PathAwaySendLog txt This log file contains a dump of the data being sent zo Remote gt Remote Settings gt Send Loc Dialog Hi ek 2 25 Dk Send Loc Retrieve Loc Map Autd You can configure PathAway to send your location manually via Send My Send Addresses seperate by Location command or automatically on certain intervals This dialog allows oe you to setup the automatic location send intervals http pathaway com cg binflocpost cal There are two methods for sending location SMS Simple Messaging Format Service or HTTP To Send your location ensure you have a Wireless data Pathawary ll ea connection and connect your GPS and acquire a fix of your current location Frequency o Automatic Time Interval Send Addresses This is the addresses to send the location to For SMS enter the cellular phone number of the recipient Every 10 00 minutes For Http enter the Web URL of the recipient server Example http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi This will perform an HTTP GET so pecan request to the web server To send via HTTP Post enter the word POST in pi po front of the http URL Example POST http pathaway com cgi bin locpost cgi Caut
143. signal no fix PathAway Manual Page 19 of 137 y PathAway er E F 10909 105kpn HJ PathAway T gt 1206 9 17 Oct 08 Satellite Data View Shows Details of Satellite data Each satellite detected is listed Columns are as follows Svid Satellite Vehicle ID This is the identifier number for the satellite 255 undefined SNR Signal to noise ratio in Db Hz 1 if no signal Elevation Elevation in nautical miles above mean sea level Azim Azimuth in Degrees relative to TRUE Magnetic North E Ephermis valid 1 yes 0 no D Differential Fix 1 yes O no U Satellite is Used in determining location 1 yes 0 no0 R Satellite is Signal Strength is Rising 1 yes O no Remote Tracking View Shows the map and list of Remotes Remotes are listed showing distance PathAway and heading to Tap and hold on an item to bring up the context menu for commands to issue on the remote item Remote locations are locations sent to the device via SMS or from the Remote gt Retrieve Locations command See the tutorial section on Remote Tracking for more information 1 515mi 1 011 mi 1 956mi 100 i amp mi T ef 1153 ES dr f 7 06 X Michael J sue i Container 102 im Mat E PathAway Manual Page 20 of 137 17 Oct 08 Choosing a Route The sample data includes a route for you to try out Go to the GPS menu oe ode a and choose Start New Trip Ti PathAway r 435 ps Start Trip St
144. sparent Polygons Use Gray for 4 bit maps For color devices only If you have created A or acquired 16 color 4 bit maps they can be displayed in either 16 rr Sel Uo Ala colors or gray scale Scale Maps for zoom Enable map scaling A Up Aways With this feature on PathAway enables scaling of maps for scale zoom L_ Track Up when connected in and out e Show North Arrow Show Vector Maps Enable the display of Vector maps Vector maps are displayed as a layer on top of any raster or WebMap Cancel Transparent Polygons For vector maps display the polygons as transparent instead of filling in with their solid color Track Up Always Rotate the display of the map so the direction of travel is always pointing towards the top of the screen Map rotates in 90 degree increments Track Up when Connected Operates when there is a GPS Fix only Rotate the display of the map so the direction of travel is always pointing towards the top of the screen Map rotates in 90 degree increments Show North Arrow Display a symbol on the map indicating direction to TRUE north The arrow is display in the top left quadrant of the screen Show Active 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 Enabled Tracks Display all the available tracks on the device This feature may cause the screen to d
145. stance to next route leg point Time to Next Point Estimated time to reach next leg point Vert Dist to Next Displays the vertical distance in elevation units to the next point on the route Vert Angle to Next Displays the vertical angle to the next point as expressed in degrees Heading on Next Leg Heading to follow after next point in route is reached Dist of Next Leg Distance to next leg point after next point Time on Next Leg Estimated time on next leg point A Display Right Left turn instructions Activates when next point is defined as an Intersection Time to Turn Estimated time to reach next turn Shows mini elevation profile view of the current route being followed If no Profile View route is being followed then it will show the elevation profile of the current track log Horizontal Accuracy HDOP Route Horizontal Dilution of Precision or Horizontal Accuracy of next route point PathAway Manual Page 71 of 137 17 Oct 08 of next route point The next route point s degree to which the horizontal position latitude and longitude is affected by Horizontal dilution of position HDOP HDOP is caused by the location of the satellites providing the GPS fix Lower numbers indicate a more accurate position A value of 1 0 indicates the least dilution highest accuracy a value of 50 0 indicates the most dilution lowest accuracy Route Positional Dilution of Precision or Positional Accuracy of next route point The next rout
146. starting at end point of the route Shown when a track log is active Follow Reverse Suspend Resume Suspends or Resumes recording positions to the Always shown Tracking current track log Show Hide Track Log Shows or hides the current track log on the map Always shown Calculates the area bounded by the active track The last point will be connected to the first point via straight line Note the calculation will be incorrect if the track lines intersect at any point Calculate Area Shown when a track log is active PathAway Manual Page 66 of 137 17 Oct 08 Go to the Tracks dialog to choose other Tracks Same aos as selecting the main menu Options Tracks ANAY SRW Map Popup Menu gt Measure Menu gt Measuring tools for PathAway PathAway Fa Y 3 ru El tir E Measure Dist Name Description Action Calculate the area of the current route If no route is active Calculate Area the current track log will be calculated Measure the distance from one point to another This option M will bring up a dialog of options to either measure between easure i W 2 separate points or from the current position to another selected point PathAway Manual Page 67 of 137 17 Oct 08 Dashboard Context Menus Customizable Dashboard Options allow you to see the information you are most interested in Each of the PathAway screens can be customized differently This allows you to quickly change to a view most appropriate
147. t the worry of commands being accidentally pressed Most handhelds will still communicate with Pocket Mode Bluetooth GPS devices even if they re in your pocket To exit Pocket Mode and return the program to normal use you must enter a 2 key sequence This sequence is usually 2 different hard keys on the device These are the customizable function keys For Smartphone Standard devices Pocket Mode can be exited via Q then P or via 1 then 3 Start New Trip Start a new trip Options to start with a new track log or continue PEONES WB se current and choose a new route to follow Clear the track log reset odometer Next connection will start with a new End Trip track log Move to the next route point to navigate to Available when Manual ROVE ROBLE Erase Route Targeting is set See Preferences gt Routes Reset the Route Target point to the nearest Route Point in the direction Set Closest Route Target of travel Available when Manual Route Targeting is set See Preferences gt Routes Configure GPS Setup for GPS device Choose device type Confirm communications PathAway Manual Page 51 of 137 17 Oct 08 Trips Menu Trips in PathAway are collections of Routes Track Logs and Points stored in a single entity Trips are useful as a container for certain activities such as a hiking tour geocache search Trips import and export in full to GPX and Google KML files PathAway he y af qf 1229 X Activate Trip
148. ta entry prompts will be Grid Northing and Easting Calc Latitude M45 07 036200 Elevation Altitude above sea level for the point Longitude W79 39 133140 Calc Calculate the position by entering the distance and course offsets to the new location See the Calculate Location Dialog Elevation 0 000000 Ft Pinpoint Samples 32 PathAway Manual Page 92 of 137 17 Oct 08 I Fa itn Options gt Points gt Edit Point gt Sound OF PathAway iais This section you can select a sound clip to attach to your point This sound can Info Location Sound Picture be played automatically when this point is the closest in proximity or you can select the point and play the sound clip from the map popup menu oda Storage Card Audio siton way Sound This is the name of the sound file Click the button to select the Play clear eal sound file from the list clear Play Play the sound Clear Remove the sound from the point Cancel Database r Pathaway P ef ESTO ok T I Lu Options gt Points gt Edit Point gt Picture This section you can select a picture or video clip to attach to your point The Info Location Sound Picture MO Storage Card Pickures MwPic jpd E picture can be viewed when this point is the closest in proximity select it from the dashboard when it pops up to indicate the point is in proximity or you can select the point and view the picture
149. ted press OK in the About PathAway Screen to continue to run the program Once the program starts up you should see a map on the screen If not or you see the World Map then the tutorial maps have not been installed To determine what maps and other data is stored on your device go to the select the PathAway main menu by pressing the Main menu toolbar icon or Menu button on WM Standard devices then choosing the menu Options and select Maps This will show you all of the maps installed on your device If no maps are listed then they have not been installed In this case you ll need to go back and reinstall the application Screen Views The first screen you see is the Full Screen Map View PathAway has many different views To see the different views select PathAway s menu bar You bring up the main menu by tapping the main menu toolbar button or Menu button on WM Standard devices Choose the Screens menu Now choose one of the screen views listed Here is an overview the different screen views PathAway Manual Page 15 of 137 17 Oct 08 Full Screen Map View i PathAwalf 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 a cic navigation data in the program LOJ ae Pa In this view by default the dashboard shows as follows Upper left Elevation Upper Middle Course Upper Right Speed Bottom Left Locat
150. 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 toolbar on the main screens When the toolbar is hidden you can access the toolbar PathAway Manual Page 89 of 137 17 Oct 08 by tapping on the bottom of the screen between dashboard items or by pressing the Tools button right command button Show Text Menus Shows text menus instead of iconic touch screen menus Options Menu Dialogs Options gt 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 5 PathAway eo f 5 42 ok Database mele eee Database 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 y 2 76 km W 10 02 km New Create a new point Will launch the Point Edit Dialog FS W 1 98 km Up Down Arrows Moves the selected point up or down in the list Relevant hi a adh only if the database is a Route or track database N 1 20 km A VW 9 44 km Add to Route Adds the selected point to the active route Silver Birches Is E FS W 9 43 km Joe River Bridge Rm W 4 64 km Close Closes the current dialog and returns to the previous dialog Badgerow Is E Rm W 8 90 km se Kingsett Rd RB W 4 29 km Show S
151. thAway 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 Recording Tracks You can record tracks for later use or to see where you ve been This is especially helpful in case you start going in circles Tracking databases can get quite large especially if you are capturing constantly This can slow screen refreshing down and consume a large amount f of memory The Preferences section under Tracks has some options for a Map Tracking Alarms Rou al 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 GPS Reset This will save the track and start a new l PathAway ao f 11 04 one Screen refreshes will only draw the current recorded track Record by Time ona Alternatively you can set the tracking to record at certain distances This will Record on Course Change only create a track record when you reach a certain distance Therefore all track points will be of equal distance apart regardless of your speed Record while Moving only 220000 _ Record by Distan
152. the Download page Follow these steps to download and install the application if you are downloading from the Internet If you re installing from CD or other media please refer to the instructions that come with it Press the Download PathAway button from the site The following screen will appear if you re using Internet Explorer 6 Your actual screen may be different depending on the installation of your Internet browser File Download x Some files can harm pour computer IF the file information below xs looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file File name Pathway WMFullInstall exe File type Application From pathaway com fy This type of file could harm your computer if it contains malicious code Would wou like to open the file or save itto your computer Open Save Cancel More Into i Always ask before opening this type of file It is safe to download the PathAway install executable It has been certified to be Virus free and will not access any private information on your PC On this screen you can run the Install program as soon as it downloads by pressing the Open button To run the install later press the Save button and specify a folder on your computer to save to Be sure you remember this folder so you can find the program after the install is complete PathAway Manual Page 6 of 137 17 Oct 08 If you pressed Open the Install program will run immed
153. the map Scale 100 Restore the map to 100 view No Scaling is done for this view Select Scale Dialog allowing you to specify the desired zoom range Directional Keys gt Options for Directional hard keys Toggle Alarm oggle all alarms on off Add Point 4 gt Add Point at location EE oggles the GPS on and off In order to view the GPS state you can select a dashboard Toggle GPS item and set it to Tracking gt GPS Status to show the connection state and signal strength indicators PathAway Manual Page 76 of 137 17 Oct 08 Toolbar Text Menu gt Directional Keys y PathAway Et d 5 41 X These menu options allow you to set the operations of the directional hard keys This provides an optional interface for interacting with the screen when the stylus cannot be used Map oom Out Scale Zoom In Scale Zoom Out Scale 100 T Select Scale P oom Map Scroll Map Item Selection Dashboard Selection Zoom Map Up and Down buttons perform Map Zoom In Out Left and Right Buttons perform Scale Zoom In Out Scroll Map Scroll the map using the directional keys Item Selection A pointer is shown on the screen which will allow you to point to a location on the map and select it with the Center button This will invoke the Popup Context menu on that location Dashboard Selection Move around highlighting the Dashboard areas Press the Center button to bring up the Dashboard popup menu on that item PathA
154. time limited trial version you will first be presented with the Startup About Registration screen A PathAwakgy at 2 11 23 Dk Try it If you wish to continue running the trial and there is still time remaining on the trial then simply press the Try it button The program will run but will have limited functionality If the trial time has run out then the program will not run and you will be required to purchase it in order to continue Register If you have purchased then press the Register button to enter the registration key provided to you Registering will unlock the program for full unlimited use If you are about to purchase and need to find your Owner Name or UID then press the Register button to view it Also on this screen is important information you may need to refer to if you are looking for help or where to purchase the application Program Version The version number is listed under the PathAway logo If contacting PathAway Support you will need to specific this version number Email Email address for support questions Web Web site for information support purchasing and obtaining updates PathAway Manual Page 11 of 137 17 Oct 08 PathAway Register Screen When you purchase you will need to press the Register button from the startup screen This will call up the PathAway Register Screen where you enter the Registration key you were provided with when you purchased
155. u 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 select the 4 or buttons or e select the Tools button and select Zoom Scale In or Zoom Scale Out e Press the right and left directional hard keys key 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 Tools button rightmost command button and choose Scale 100 PathAway Manual Page 24 of 137 17 Oct 08 Improving Visibility of Navigation Lines i PathAway a d 10 58 Dk You can increase the visibility of navigation data on the map screen This is done by adjusting the size and color of route and track lines or by selecting a larger or a d
156. u will need to setup an account with the Tracking service PathAway has a simple remote tracking server that you can setup at http pathaway com locmanager Other Supported services are as follows Touratech http www ttqv com TrakGPS http trakGPS com PathAway outputs some standard location sentences as well so check with your tracking service for the format they require If the format is not compatible please contact us The PathAway format is posted on our website for any tracking service that desires to support PathAway format To view an example of multiple remotes go back into the main menu and choose the Remote gt Remote Settings option Then select the Retrieve Loc option Click on the Settings button The Location Format Settings set the Address as http pathaway com cgi bin locman cgi Set the Format to PathAway then select the button Set the Account name to LocManDemo without the quotes Leave the Password blank Set the Remote ID to Other and clear the Other data field of any text This will get all of the available remotes Press OK until you return to the main map screen Select the main menu option Remote gt Retrieve Remote Locations Monitoring Multiple Remotes i Pathaway a 427002 Xx aod The screen to the right shows approximately how the Remotes will appear on the Map screen If you do not see the remotes select the option Remote gt Show Activ
157. way Manual Page 77 of 137 17 Oct 08 Hard Key Assignments 4 Button Devices Hard key Hard key Navigation Hard key Hard key 1 2 Hard keys 3 4 Add Cycle Zoom Databases Connect Point and OK Screen In Out Disconnect button Views GPS Ga To override or disable the functions of these keys go to the Preferences Hard Keys dialog Hard Key Assignments 2 Button Devices Hard key Navigation Hard key 1 Hard keys 4 Add Connect Up down Map Zoom Left Rt Scale Zoom Point and OK button Disconnect GPS To override or disable the functions of these keys go to the Preferences Hard Keys dialog 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 PathAway Manual Page 78 of 137 17 Oct 08 Dialogs GPS Menu Options from the GPS menu bar Start New Trip y PathAway af qf 4 35 X Start Tri For selecting route and track recording log before beginning a trip This dialog requires that you have previously defined or recorded the routes or points you 5 are going to use for navigation If you have defined or imported Trips then here you can easily setup how you Create a New Trip will use the trip If you will be navigating without using a trip then choose No T e 8 Choose Trip Choose one of O a Resume Current Trip The current active trip is displayed If you would like to continue to use this trip sel
158. y Audio i point Allows adjusting the location of the selected point by O ae Shown when a Point is selected tapping it s proper position on the map Adjust Location Delete Point Deletes the selected point from the Points database Shown when a Point is selected Map Popup Menu gt Route Menu gt Shows the Routing options available at the current location If a Route Point is under the location clicked on then options for this point are shown HF PathAway e 42700 e E Rte Cameron Is cut Edit Point Add Route Pt Add Turn Instruction Delete Point Delete Route Pt Follow Forward Follow Reverse Calculate Area Mew Route Routes Name Description Action lt Route Name gt Displays the name of the current route if any Edit Displays the Point Edit dialog for the selected route UN point Add Route Pt Adds selected location to the route Shown when there is an Active Route and location not on route Add Turn Instruction Adds the selected location to the route and flags itas a Shown when there is an Active Route Point selected PathAway Manual Page 64 of 137 17 Oct 08 Turn point Route and location not on route Note the Intersection icon is the indicator of a Turn Removes the specific point selected from the active route Point remains in point database if there already Follow Forward Activate the selected Route to follow from the start Delete fm Route Route Poi

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