Takwak tw700, User Manual

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takwak tw700 version 1.30 www.takwak.com Glossary
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App : Short for application, i.e. a smartphone program
such as a browser or email program. Apps are started
by pressing an icon on the home screen of the device.
SIM card : The subscriber identity module is a chip
which identifies a user (and phone number) in the
GSM mobile phone system.
GSM : Global system for mobile communications is the
most popular standard for mobile telephones and is
available in more than 200 countries.
SMS : The Short message service is a system which al-
lows the exchange of short text messages between
GSM mobile phones.
GPS : The Global Positioning System uses specialised
satellites to allow a GPS receiver to determine your cur-
rent location.
IMEI : The IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Iden-
tity) is a worldwide unique ID number which identifies
your tw700 or any other mobile phone. You can view
the IMEI in Settings » About phone » Status.
Track : A track is a list of GPS positions and is typically
made using a recording function on the GPS device.
Tracks can be stored in files which may contain hun-
dreds of GPS positions. In twOutdoor, tracks are listed
in the Tours window. A popular track file format is the
gpx format.
Route : A route is a list of waypoints or GPS positions,
and is normally created manually by clicking on places
where you have to turn to the left or right to navigate.
Waypoints are not needed where the road goes
straight on or there is nowhere to turn off.
Maps from OpenStreetMap : OpenStreetMap (OSM)
is an open project which collects geodata for use by
anyone (Open Data). This data can be used to generate
worldwide maps or create special maps. The data can
also be used for the purpose of navigation.
Tour Explorer maps : Tour Explorer is a tour planning
software for MS Windows from MagicMaps. Tour Ex-
plorer is available with topographical maps at a resolu-
tion of 1:25,000 or 1:50,000. See
“Exchanging data
with Tour Explorer” on page 74. Tour Explorer is cur-
rently only available in the German language.
Topographical maps, Kompass maps : Kompass
maps are topographical maps made available by Kom-
pass Karten GmbH. The other topographical maps in
twOutdoor are made available by MagicMaps.