map2-view 2D Map

map view example

 

map view example

The tour map view can display the selected tour in a map when geo position data are available. This view can be opened with this tour map icon in the toolbar or in the application menu Tour/2D Tour Map.

Content

Features
Actions
Context Menu
Photo
Dim the Map

 

Geoclipse

With support from the Geoclipse project the implementation of the map into MyTourbook was very easy and with less effort which I thought is necessary.

 

Map Licence

To have no trouble with map licences, only maps can be selected from map servers which provide free available map images.

 

Offline Map

The images for a map are downloaded from an internet server and can be stored locally for offline usage when the offline option is selected in the preference dialog.

 

Features

This screenshots shows some of the map features, the available actions are described in the next section.

map features

 

Actions

Toolbar Actions

 

altitudeheartbeatspeedpacegradientHR zones

Visualize the tour values

Toggle between:

Altitude, heartbeat, speed, pulse, gradient and HR zones

In the tour colors slideout, the colors can be selected which are displayed in the map toolbar

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photo filter

photo filter with photos



photo filter without photos

  • Photo filter is not active

  • Photo filter is active and photos are displayed in the map

  • Photo filter is active, all photos are hidden

The photo properties icon shows the different states of the photo filter

show photos

Show photos

Show/hide photos see here for more details

show all photos

Show all photos in the map

Map is zoomed in/our and repositioned to display all available photos

sync photo with map

Synchronize map with selected photo

When a photo is selected in another view, e.g. in a photo gallery or photo tooltip, the map is repositioned (but not zoomed!) to the photo location (when it contains geo coordinates)

show tour

Show/hide tour

Show/hide tour with legend and markers

show entire tour

Show entire tour

Map is zoomed and panned to show the entire tour

synch map with tour

Synchronize the map with the selected tour

When a tour is selected, the map will show the complete tour

synch-with-tour-slider-centered

synch map with sliders

Synchronize the map with

  • Both sliders in the tour chart and zoom + center the map
  • The selected slider in the tour chart
  • When the slider in the tour chart is move, the moved slider marker in the map will be centered and the map will be moved.

  • When the map is zoomed IN and the chart is zoomed OUT and the slider in the chart is MOVED, this can cause dizzy !!!

  • The performance can be optimized when the tour chart is small (small height) and only the altitude is displayed.

sync-with-map

Synchonize this map with other maps

Latitude and longitude will be synchronized, direction and tilt cannot be applied

center tour/poi when zoomed

Center

When zooming in and out, the tour or point of interest will be centered in the map

zoom in

Zoom in

 

zoom out

Zoom out

 

switch map provider

Switch map provider

Toggle through all available map providers, in the drop-down menu a map provider can be selected directly, more...

show earth

Show entire globe

Zoom out to show the entire globe

 

Mouse Actions

Double-Click

Zoom into the map, the mouse position will be the center of the zoomed map

Scroll-Wheel

Zoom in and out of the map

Left-Mouse-Button

Pressing the left button and moving the mouse will pan the map

 

Context Menu

The map context menu has additional actions and can be opened by clicking the right mouse button in the map.

 

map context menu

 

Actions

 

Show Tour Legend

Show/hide the legend for the displayed tour

 

Show Map Scale

Show/hide map scale, the scale is measured in the vertical center of the map

chart slider in the map

Show Chart Slider in the Map

Show/hide a marker in the map for the left and right slider in the tour chart, when the slider is moved in the tour chart, these markers are moved in the map

 

Show Chart Slider in Legend

Show/hide the tour chart slider value in the legend as a horizontal line for the left and right slider

show tour marker

Show Tour Marker

Show/hide tour marker

show waypoints

Show Waypoints

Show/hide tour waypoints

show poi

Show POI

Show/hide POI

show tour start/end

Show Tour Start and End

Show/hide tour start and end marker in the map

show tour info

Show Tour Info Icon

Show/hide tour info, see here...

 

Move to Map Default Position

Move the map to the default position whatever position is displayed currently

 

Set Current Position as Map Default

Set's the current position and zoom level as the map default position, this position is used when the application starts and the map is displayed

 

Dim Map

See here...

 

Zoom Level for Selected Tour

When the map is synchronized with the selected tour synch map with  tour the default zoom level shows the whole tour, the other zoom levels which can be selected, will zoom out

manage map providers

Manage Map Providers...

Opens a dialog where map providers can be modified, more details are described here

reload failed map images

Reload Failed Map Images

Try to reload map images which download failed. Downloading of map images can fail sometimes when the map server disconnects or for other reasons.

 

Download Offline Images...

Download or delete map tile images for a specific area, this tool is described here

 

Input Methods

Linux specific menu entry

 

Photo

When photos contain geo coordinates, they can be displayed in the map with these requirements:

  • photos Must be selected in the toolbar
  • A photo souce must be selected

 

There is a variety of photo sources, where photos or tour with photos can be selected, these are:

Painting problem for photos

Sometimes photos are not displayed, because they are not fully loaded when the track is painted. There are some workarounds which can solve this problem. The intend of this workaround is to force a repaint of the map which can be done in several ways like:

  • Zoom in and out of the map
  • Select a tour annotation
  • Select another tour and reselect previous tour

Photo Options

Image Size

The image size can be set for the photo images which are displayed in the map. Because only the thumbnail image can be displayed, the max. size which can be selected is 200.

 

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Dim the Map

The map can be dimmed from 0% to 100% to improve the contrast between the tour and the map.

The background color can be set in the 2D Map Options. Setting the background color to white will brighten the map.

 
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alle Tourgrafiken alle Tourgrafiken alle Tourgrafiken

 

all tours 50% dimmed all tours 20% dimmed all tours, 90% lighted

Examples with different dim levels

 

 

 

 

 

This page is updated for version 21.6