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Streets and roads have names or numbers for identification. Of course, this
information can be displayed on the map. NAVFLY Navigator uses two different ways
to show street labels. The conventional way is the same as a roadmap – it displays
the name of the street aligned with the street. The alternative is a kind of virtual
signpost stuck into the street itself.
You need not choose between the two modes. NAVFLY Navigator will use the one
best for the current tilt and zoom level. Zoom in to have only a few streets on the map,
and start tilting up and down to see how NAVFLY Navigator switches between the
two modes in an instant.
Note: The automatic switching is on even when using Smart Zoom. At first you may
find it odd, but later you will discover how it adjusts the displayed information to the
current view of the map. It is important, as the driver must be able to read the map at
a glance.
Tip: If you do not want to be bothered by street names during navigation, turn them
off on the Map Settings screen (5.2.4).
Tip: Major roads usually have alternative names (numbering) besides the primary
name. You can choose whether to display these alternative names or not. You can
set this in Map settings (5.2.3).
4.4.5 Other objects
To help orientate you, the map also contains objects that have no other navigating
function than to help you recognize your location on the map. These are surface-
waters, large buildings, forests, etc.
Tip: These objects are normally displayed using textured polygons that look natural
to the eye. Should you have a slow PND, you may wish to switch the textured display
off (5.2.5) to free some of the resources of your PND by replacing textures with plain
Colored surfaces.
4.4.6 Current position and Lock-on-Road
When your GPS position is available, a blue arrow (yellow when using night Colors)
shows your location on the map. The direction of the arrow represents your heading.
The arrow is sized and vertically rotated with the zoom and tilt levels to always look
realistic.
NAVFLY Navigator has a built-in Lock-on-Road feature that always puts the position
arrow on the road, on the axis of the street in case of one-way streets, or on the side
of the road where you drive (e.g. on the right in Germany and on the left in the U.K.)
on two-way roads.
