Tracker: Navigation system with tracks logging

• Windows Mobile™Pocket PC platform: Windows Mobile CE 2003 and Windows Mobile CE 2005 (VGA display and screen orientation support)

• Minimum : Palm OS 3.5 minimum (high resolution screen support)
• For GPS navigation assistance: NMEA GPS support (Build in, Blue tooth, Compact Flash, Memory stick, Clip-on, or external devices)
• For on-line cartography: Smartphone, wireless connection, land modem or PC-Internet gateway (MocchaPPP, SoftickPPP)

• Create tracks by simply clicking points on a map, or by adding points from your POIs database.
• Create tracks by recording your GPS location while traveling - specify the time recording precision
• Follow tracking progress on maps as tracks logs are visualized by thick color lines
• Preserves batteries while tracking, PDA can be shut off while tracking.

• Select current track log and view it on maps
• Follow tracks either one way or reverse way.
• Determine your total distance and estimated travel time to any destination. Time is estimated by current speed, average speed
• Request full on-line maps coverage of your track

• Time and distance , number of tracks points are stored in the track log
• Simulate (play) your route travel before you go
• Convert Tracks points into POIs for future use.

• Export track logs in a csv format between hand held devices and work station in order to utilize them as ground data for any type of GIS applications with our build-in Track Log Export function

• Simply, fulfill your request by typing a specific address, choosing a POI , or locating yourself on a map and download instantly on-line maps to your PDA. Moreover, get seamless on-line maps: automatic Auto-Web mode to download maps on demand (zoom, drag, …) from internet, so they are never out-of-date or out-of-range.
  Online maps provider sample:
  

  Worldwide aeronautical and marine charts

  Swissgeo Rando : Swiss topographical maps, ...

• Directly drag BMP or GIF raster maps to external memory (Compact Flash, Memory Stick, SD Cards). ARM device recommended
• Convert any raster maps (BMP, GIF, or JPG files) on your PC via Cartographer our Maps Manager companion tool

• Full screen grayscale and color map display : multi-resolution color support. (Grayscale, 256 color, and new high definition color) and high resolution screen support (Sony, Garmin, Palm Tugsten, HandEra ...)
• 3 instant views of the same area for several points of view: large to very detailed
• Automatic detection and loading of appropriate and accurate maps according to current location and scale. with boundary of one map
• Scroll by dragging map with finger or stylus
• Seamless zoom in/out of any maps by extension/shrinking of the previous map details
• Current position and travel direction indicator pinpointed on maps in or around the Center
• Multi-points calibration (GPS position or POIs) and nudge control for best map tuning on the device
• Adjust the level of details, international units, ...

• Fast map drawing and scrolling
• High ratio compression
• Local intelligent caching: gif and bmp maps automatic storage on external memory (CF,SD,MS); pdb maps automatic storage on RAM
• 360 degree map orientation support
• Map datum. For pdb maps Mercator projection, other any projections via the multi-calibration process
• Maps Family concept contiguous maps will stitch together to form a large map

The S.M.S module enables partners’ location monitoring via SMS transmission. this is a two-way communication which allows the user to gather partner’s location on demand as well as sharing current location with partners.

Due to technical limitation the SMS functions are restricted to the Windows Mobile 5 version of the Tracker software.

• Integrated GPS : Garmin IQUE
• Blue tooth (BT): Emtac BT, Fortuna GPSmart BT...
• Compact Flash (CF): Pretec CF, Transplant Computing CF, Crux II CF,...
• Memory Stick (MS)
• Clip-on: NavMan, Rand McNally, Companion
• External GPS units: Magellan, Garmin, Eagle, EarthMate Delorme,...

• Lifelike compass: display current location, elevation, speed, and direction...
• GPS satellites signal reception status
• Universal time given by the satellites: Update organizer's date and time from GPS clock
• Odometer function and speedometer function: Time, distance information, and average speed from the beginning of your trip
• International units rendering support

• Consult POIs at your finger tips, with possibility to modify, remove them
• Easy search and listings sorted by name, and lat/long.
• Add descriptions, drawing note, and even png picture (adapted for the Sony Clié) to your POIs
• Capture and mark personal locations on the fly
• Free POI available for download : FAA and DAFIF information updated every 28 days with GPS Pilot way point Database Generator ; Free international databases provided (world airports, U.S navaids, U.S cities, U.S Landmarks), ...
• POIs transfer between GPS Pilot and GIS applications with Topographer.

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