GPS TrackMaker, Reference Manual

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6.7 Editing Projects of Maps ........................................................................................................................................ 70
6.8 Removing Projects of Maps .................................................................................................................................... 71
6.9 Detection of Elements ........................................................................................................................................... 71
6.10 Optimizing Map Speed ......................................................................................................................................... 71
6.11 Protecting Projects of Maps ................................................................................................................................. 71
6.12 Maps in Gray Scale .............................................................................................................................................. 71
7 Manipulating Data ............................................................................................................................................... 72
7.1 Cutting Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 72
7.2 Copying Data ........................................................................................................................................................ 72
7.3 Pasting Data ........................................................................................................................................................ 72
7.4 Pasting an Image on Screen .................................................................................................................................. 73
7.5 Dragging Tracklogs, Routes and Waypoints with the Mouse ................................................................................... 73
7.6 Undo the Last Action ............................................................................................................................................ 73
7.7 Finding and Replacing Data .................................................................................................................................. 74
7.8 Rotating Waypoints, Tracklogs and Routes ............................................................................................................. 75
7.9 Data Edition in Table ............................................................................................................................................ 76
7.10 Reversing the Direction of Tracklogs and Routes ................................................................................................... 80
8 Special Functions ................................................................................................................................................ 81
8.1 Altitude Profile ...................................................................................................................................................... 81
8.2 Dragging the Screen ............................................................................................................................................. 84
8.3 Dragging Vertexes and Waypoints .......................................................................................................................... 84
8.4 Zoom Tools .......................................................................................................................................................... 85
8.5 Detecting Elements ............................................................................................................................................... 86
8.6 Selecting Data ...................................................................................................................................................... 87
8.7 Removing Accents ................................................................................................................................................. 89
8.8 Rectangular Clipping Tool ...................................................................................................................................... 90
8.9 Expanding Rectangular Zones ................................................................................................................................ 92
9 GPSTrackMaker's Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 93
9.1 Configuring the Behavior of the Program ................................................................................................................ 93
9.2 Choosing Grid and Background Color ..................................................................................................................... 95
9.3 Choosing the Communication Port ......................................................................................................................... 96
9.4 Configuring the Data Shown by the Mouse ............................................................................................................ 97
9.5 Configuring the Length Unit of Measurement ......................................................................................................... 98
9.6 Configuring the Speed Unit .................................................................................................................................... 99
9.7 Configuring the Surface Unit of Measurement ...................................................................................................... 100
9.8 Configuring the Azimuth Angle ............................................................................................................................. 101
9.9 Configuring Local Time ........................................................................................................................................ 101
9.10 Configuring the Coordinate System ..................................................................................................................... 102
9.11 True Grid Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 105
9.12 Configuring Images ........................................................................................................................................... 107
9.13 Configuring the Altitude Profile ........................................................................................................................... 109
9.14 Configuring the Datum ...................................................................................................................................... 110
9.15 Datum Defined by User .................................................................................................................................... 112
9.16 Grid Defined by User ......................................................................................................................................... 113
9.17 Displaying Grid Lines ......................................................................................................................................... 114
9.18 Showing Scale on Screen ................................................................................................................................... 115
9.19 Changing the Language ..................................................................................................................................... 115
10 Calculations with Tracklogs, Routes and Waypoints ...................................................................................... 116
10.1 Topographic Surface x Cartographic Surface ....................................................................................................... 116
10.2 Conversion to the Local Topographical Surface .................................................................................................. 118
10.3 Calculating Cartographic Length of Tracklogs and Routes .................................................................................... 121
10.4 Calculating Topographical lengths of Tracklogs and Routes .................................................................................. 122
10.5 Horizontal Length of Tracklogs and Routes ........................................................................................................ 123
10.6 Calculating Cartographic Areas .......................................................................................................................... 124
10.7 Calculating Topographical Areas ......................................................................................................................... 126
10.8 Estimate of Area Calculation Error Using Handheld GPS ....................................................................................... 128
10.9 Calculation of Arithmetic Average of the Points .................................................................................................. 129
10.10 Calculation of Maximum Difference of Altitudes ................................................................................................ 130
10.11 Speed and Total Time in Tracklogs ................................................................................................................... 130
10.12 UTM Scale Factor and Meridian Convergence ................................................................................................... 130
11 Inserting a Map's Image in Background ......................................................................................................... 131
11.1 General Information About Map Images ............................................................................................................. 131
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