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The selected airport to the northwest is 4.2 miles away.
Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor
1. Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map and find the
item you wish to select.
2. Use the arrow keys and center the cursor cross-hair on the desired object.
On most items, a pop-up box will give the name of the selected item.
Searching
Now that you've seen how Atlas can find where
you
are, let's search for
something somewhere else.
In this example, we'll look for the
nearest
fast-food restaurant. For more
information on different types of searches, refer to
Section 6, Searching
.
NOTE:
This example requires the Point of Interest (POI) database included with
with a Silva MapCard™.
After Atlas has acquired a position:
1. Press
FIND
|
↓
to
M
AP
P
LACES
|
ENT
|
↓
to
POI-R
ESTAURANTS
.
2. You could search the entire restaurant category, but in this example we will
narrow our search. Press
→
to
F
AST
F
OOD
C
HAINS
|
ENT
|
ENT
.
3. Atlas says it is calculating, then a list of restaurants appears, with the closest
at the top of the list, and the farthest at the bottom of the list. The nearest is
highlighted.
Distance
measured
by cursor
Cursor line
Selected airport
Cursor line
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