iPhone app GPS tracking, Speed, Distance

The application MapsTools supplies a set of tools working with MAPS

1) GPS Tracking

Draws your way on MAPS

Records your way

Shows information about your way

- - Max Speed

- Average Speed, Current Speed

- - Distance

- - Elapsed time

- - Altitude, Altitude Difference, Rise

Displays recorded tracking

Switchs between metric and imperial units system

2) Distance between two locations and the azimuth to the second location

- Select 2 locations on MAPS

- The distance and the azimuth are displayed

Usage example: to measure a house dimension and orientation

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3) Azimuth and Distance to central cursor

- Distance from your location to an other location

- Azimuth line from your location to an other location

- GPS coordinates other location

- Acoustic aiming (a voice helps you to orient the device in the direction of the second location)

- GPS Direction

When your location changes, the distance and the azimuth (the cap) are updated

It is possible to keep a cap (GPS direction, Left/Right arrows)

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4) Azimuth line

Sometimes, youd like to know what you see far away

- orient your device and touch the screen

- a line is drawn on MAPS in the direction

measured by the compass

5) Possibility to show the swiss Mountains.
To reduce the number of mountains, a filter on the altitude may be applied.

6) Display GPS information and Compass

- - GPS coordinates

- - Speed

- - Altitude

- - Horizontal and Vertical accuracy -

- - GPS direction

- - Compass, Compass accuracy

7) Possibility to correct the compass

If you see a geographic point you know and you can find it on the map, you have the possibility to set a compass correction

When the APP is not active (in background), the GPS is working only in the case the user has started the function GPS tracking

WARNING:

- Dont use the application to get your way in dangerous environment.
This application dont replace a topographic map and a good compass.

- Without GPS, some features are not fully functional

- The reliability of the functions azimuth line and azimuth/distance depends of

- The reliability of the compass

- The GPS reliability

- The right device orientation

- The GPS increases the energy consumption

- The Maps refreshing consumes internet data and energy,

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