Manual

Overview

When you start the application for the first time, a set of pop-ups will appear, giving you a brief introduction into the core functionalities. You can restart this tutorial again at any time through the menu, as described later. When you have past the tutorial you'll see the main application screen, primarily consisting of the map. This screen is the regular screen when you use the application. Most of the functionality required for day-to-day use will be initiated from here.

1. The map is the key element to orientate one in a certain environment. The visual presentation of the map uses the map tiles from OpenStreetMap, which is a community-based map, where everybody can contribute to. You can move the map by dragging your finger across the screen in any direction you want. If you double tap the map at a certain point, the routing will be started with the tapped point set as goal and your current location as starting point. If you touch and hold (long click) a point for a certain time, a context menu will appear, which will also provide you with the option to initiate the routing. Depending on what type of display your device is supporting you might want to prefer one of the two methodologies, the double tap functionality can be disabled in the application preferences. You can quit the center user or rotate map function by just start to drag the map. A pinch gesture, which is known from Google Maps, is not supported.
2. Your location on the map will be indicated through an arrow-shaped graphic, drawn above the map. There is a slightly opaque, light blue circle around the users location, which is an indicator for the position inaccuracy, which might be induced through technical interferences. The direction where the user-arrow will point to represents the direction where the device is pointed within the environment. Thus, if you turn to look in the opposite direction, the user arrow will point into the other direction as well. The user heading is obtained through the compass, which is integrated in your mobile phone. If you enable the rotate map function, the user arrow will always point up, but the map rotates according to your heading. How you change between the two modes is described later.
3. The center user and rotate map functionality can be enabled by touching a button in the upper left of your screen. On the first tab the user icon will be set centred in the middle of the display. Subsequently, on the second tab the rotate map feature will be enabled, which rotates the map instead of the user icon. The rotate map feature only can be enabled if the center user feature has been enabled before. Both functions will be disabled with a drag on the map. Zooming will not disable any of the functions.
4. The zoom buttons are located in the bottom right of the display and allow you to zoom in or out the map in steps to reveal a higher level of detail about the environment.
5. The calibrate compass button will appear in the top right, if your device's compass has reached a certain level of inaccuracy and needs a re-calibration. To re-calibrate your compass, rotate the device about each of the three axis. After a successful recalibration the button will disappear automatically.
6. The route is only displayed, if you have enabled route guidance to a certain destination. It consists of a grey line, of which the next waypoint is highlighted through a opaque light-grey circle.
7. The visual compass appears to support you in the interpretation of the tactile feedback, if you have enabled the tactile compass functionality. A needle-like indicator will show you which tactile patterns are played in the moment and thus, in which direction the set destination or next waypoint is located.