TeleGPS Application
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You can specify the range of zoom levels to download; smaller numbers show more area with less
resolution. The default level, 0, shows about 3m/pixel. One zoom level change doubles or halves that
number. Larger zoom levels show more detail, smaller zoom levels less.
The Map Radius value sets how large an area around the center point to download. Select a value
large enough to cover any plausible flight from that site. Be aware that loading a large area with a high
maximum zoom level can attempt to download a lot of data. Loading hybrid maps with a 10km radius at
a minimum zoom of -2 and a maximum zoom of 2 consumes about 120MB of space. Terrain and road
maps consume about 1/10 as much space as satellite or hybrid maps.
Clicking the
Load Map
button will fetch images from Google Maps; note that Google limits how many
images you can fetch at once, so if you load more than one launch site, you may get some gray areas in
the map which indicate that Google is tired of sending data to you. Try again later.
3.6. Preferences
Figure 3.10. TeleGPS Preferences Window
3.6.1. Voice Settings
TeleGPS provides voice announcements during flight so that you can keep your eyes on the sky and still
get information about the current flight status. However, sometimes you don’t want to hear them.
Enable
Turns all voice announcements on and off
Test Voice
Plays a short message allowing you to verify that the audio system is working and the volume
settings are reasonable
3.6.2. Log Directory
TeleGPS logs all telemetry data and saves all flash data to this directory. This directory is also used as
the staring point when selecting data files for display or export.
