Tracky
<www.trackthisout.com>
New features in Track 3.1, released 2008-01-30:
- Yahoo Local Search integrated in Search tool
- POIs can now be given a phone number, and you can call this phone number :)
- Yahoo and Google Local Search results properly store found phone numbers
- option to choose in which GPX file to record a track, GPX files with multiple tracks allowed
- color wheel to select color for e.g. tracks
- data folders can be re-read without having to restart Tracky
- user can choose to take heading and/or speed from GPS or to compute it
- visual feedback of speed violation in SpeedAlert tool
New features in Tracky 3.0 released 2008-01-18:
View
·
improved in 3.0: smooth scroll and zoom
· hyperzoom: world-level overview of tracks and POIs
· screen rotation:
o align to current direction, or
o align to target position
· distance and angle between any 2 points
· auto-follow current position
· auto-hide grid
·
new in 3.0: full-screen mode
·
improved in 3.0: support for Portrait, Landscape, and Square screens
·
improved in 3.0: support for QVGA and VGA screens
Overlay
· compass with navigation hints in spoken voice
· position (Grid, Datum, Deg/Min/Secs conversion)
· track length and time
· distance to target and expected time of arrival
· connection status of GPS device and #satellites in view speed
·
new in 3.0: on-screen buttons for direct access to the most commonly used tools
Track
· multiple tracks
· track recording
· show/hide individual tracks
· track info: length and height meters
· configurable icons and other attributes
· track performance: time and avg speed
· track compression, based on time, distance, deviation
· manually create/edit tracks
· navigate along a track
· train a previously recorded track (configurable relative and absolute performance)
Map
·
new in 3.0: full integration with online GoogleMaps: satellite, street, and hybrid maps (1)
· support map images
· multiple maps
· show/hide individual maps
· easy calibration
· align to any of the available grids
· free calibrated maps at the TrackMe section
(any place on earth, street maps and satellite maps)
POIs
· easy creation of POIs in POIs groups
· POI info: latitude, longitude, and altitude
·
new in 3.0: associate POI to picture and/or a web address (URL)
· configurable icons and other attributes
· show/hide individual POIs
· navigate to POI
· reset user position
new in 3.0: seamless access to several very useful databases on internet to search for (1):
o businesses (Google Local Search)
o photos (Panoramio.com)
o Wikipedia entries (Wikipedia.org)
o geo-caches (Geocaching.com)
o weather stations
Dashboard tool
· altitude and slope meter
· speed and G-force meter
· compass with navigation hints and spoken voice
· track length and time
· distance to target and expected time of arrival
new in 3.0:
Speed alert tool
· get visual audible warnings if
o configurable maximum speed is exceeded, or
o configurable minimal speed is exceeded
new in 3.0:
Stopwatch tool
· comparable to a normal stopwatch, but this one also triggers on a configurable speed and/or distance
o measure time and distance given start and stop speed, e.g., acceleration from 0kmh to 100kmh
o measure time given start speed and distance, e.g., 100m sprint
o measure distance and end speed given start speed and end time, e.g., 10s acceleration
Satellite status tool
· connection status of GPS device
· position of satellites in view
· signal quality of satellites
· GPS quality, PDOP, HDOP, and VDOP
· compass
Trackalyzer tool
· analyze tracks with speed/altitude/slope/G-force graphs
export tracks to e.g. MS Excel
Trainer tool
· follow a previously recorded track and get continuous feedback on your performance compared to the time you recorded the track
· configurable trainer options
Locator tool
· conversion to/from many Grids and associated Zones
· conversion to/from many Datums
· conversion to/from Degrees/Minutes/Seconds notation
· conversion to/from location on earth picture
·
new in 3.0: export to copy position to clipboard
· fully integrated in all views/tools
Accurator tool
· more accurate position information by advanced forward reckoning and averaging techniques
· configurable number of samples to use
TrackMe tool
· follow your position live on internet on a PC (2)
· see positions of your buddies live and chat with them (2)
Geocoder tool
· universal address look-up tool (1)
Directions tool
·
new in 3.0: address-to-address navigation (2):
o get directions in written text
o (optional) visualize directions in overlay on main screen
o based on Google Directions
Config GPS
· configure connection to your GPS device
· automatic GPS configuration in WM5 and WM6
connection status of GPS and #satellites in view
· log NMEA output from GPS device to file
· enable / disable GPS connection
Config license
· register and read license key
Config Online Services
· register for Online Services, see features with (1) and (2):
FREE!
Config language
· multi-language: English, Deutsch (German), Nederlands (Dutch), Français (French), Español (Spanish), Italiano (Italian), Portugês (Portuguese), Português(Br) (Brazilian Portuguese), 日本語 (Japanese), 繁體中文(Traditional Chinese), 简体中文 (Simple Chinese), Ελληνικά (Greek), Русский (Russian), Dansk (Danish), Svenska (Swedish)
Config settings
· enable/disable sound
· 2 configurable data folders
· various units for:
o distance: km, miles, yards, etc.
o height: m, feet, etc.
o speed: kmh, mph, knots, etc.
· configurable style for:
o grid
o
new in 3.0: background color
o user icon
o direction indicator
o target
o trainer
·
new in 3.0: big or small icons
· up/download statistics
· configurable download cache
· autodial GPRS connection on internet usage
· ability to disable internet usage
Import/export
· import/export tracks and POIs in GPX format
· import map images (gif, bmp, jpg, ico, and png)
· import/export map calibration files (txt)
· example Maps, POIs, and Tracks
· GPX files stored in ASCII or UNICODE format
(1) requires internet access on your PDA to download, but results are cached for offline usage
(2) requires internet access on your PDA
Cons:
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/zumpen