Map View

The map view is at the heart of the app. It combines detailed topographic data with user-submitted trip logs, trail conditions, and obstacles. Portions of the map also can be downloaded to view whilst

The map is made up of high-resolution topographic vector tiles, containing various elements, including:

• 4WD trail layers (colour coded by trail difficulty)

• Campsites

• Various points of interest

• Roads, place names, park boundaries, waterways, etc

• Road closures layer (covers Vic & parts of NSW)

• Location of difficult sections & obstacles along trails

• Hillshade and contour lines layers

• Snowline layer (areas above 1000m)

Tip: Zoom in for more detail. At high zoom levels, obstacles and problem sections appear.

Map View Functions

• Search

  
• Layers / Filters

  
• Compass

  
• Toggle Camera

  
• Center Map

  
• Map Scale

  
• Map HUD

  

Map Compass

The compass always points North and helps with navigation. It will rotate as you move around depending on yhour heading and Camera Mode.

Camera Mode

This button allows you to toggle the camera mode, which changes how the map view moves based on your current location as you move. Tapping the Camera Mode button will pan the camera to your location and zoom in.

There are 3 camera modes to choose from:

• Crosshair icon

  • The map is fixed with North at the top, and the camera looks straight down from above.

• Compass icon

  • The map rotates to follow your direction of travel, with the camera tilted slightly at an angle.

• Arrow icon

  • The map rotates to follow your direction of travel, with the camera looking straight down from above.

All of the above modes will ensure the camera is locked to your location as you move, and will be blue when following your location. When panning the map manually, this lock is removed, and the icon will turn grey. Tapping the Camera Toggle button again will re-lock the camera to your location.

Center Map

The Center Map button pans the map camera back to your current location, without changing zoom. This is similar to the Camera Mode toggle, which (in addtion to allowing you to select the camera mode) pans the camera to your location, but also zooms in.

This button is useful when navigating with the camera zoomed all the way out to see tracks and obstacles ahead but you still want the camera to lock to your location as you move.

Map Scale

The map scale provides a method of judging distances on the map.