Getting Started
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Receiver
Hardware device that receives data, such as from satellites.
Snapping
Attaching a point on one draw object to the exact coordinates of a point in another
draw object. You can snap the central shape point of an arc to another object or
snap a routable road to an existing road, enabling routing from the drawn road to
the road system on the map database.
Speed field
When GPS tracking, displays your speed as you travel.
Terrain Distance
The 3-D distance of the profile accounting for elevation rise and descent.
Third-party GPS device
A GPS receiver manufactured by a company other than DeLorme, such as GARMIN,
Magellan, Brunton, Lowrance, Trimble, and so forth.
Time field
When connected to a DeLorme GPS receiver, displays the Greenwich mean time.
Track
To observe or plot the moving path of an object.
Upload
To transfer information from a computer to a remote unit, such as a GPS receiver.
VDOP
The measure of how much the geometry of the satellites affects the vertical position
estimate.
Waypoints
Marked positions with specific coordinates that can be downloaded or uploaded.
Zone
A named grid system of any of the UTM/UPS, MGRS, or State Plane coordinate
systems and used as a basis for coordinate display. For example, UTM zone 19
specifies the six-degree swath between longitude 66W to 72W and running from 84S
to 80N. Another example is zone ME-W in the State Plane coordinate system, which
specifies an area that covers the western half of Maine. When using one these
coordinate systems, the current zone and coordinates east and north (the eastings
and northings) of the zone origin are displayed.
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