Hi everyone,
Shel had to go out and has left me to write this post tell you about the updates happening in
Track Logs. Over the last several weeks (in fact 3 months nearly) I have been head down writing a whole new
Track Logs system. This update is to better support offline track log management (creating, editing and on device importing) in the
ExplorOz Traveller app. But the biggest part of this body of work was to rewrite the whole track log data management and web site front end to align the app, website and database together.
Anyway today I have published the first update to the database and website. So what is this all about, let me start by showing you the new format of the track log system by embeding a trip we did a few years ago.
You will see the new interface above, note on the RHS (or bottom if your display is small) a thing called "Segment Explorer" and also a
check box labelled "Overnight Locations".
Overnight Locations will display markers on the map at the positions where you were when the local time at the location crossed midnight. Turn this on and off to see the markers.
Segment Explorer is where all the good stuff is now installed so click on this and you will see a panel with the photos from the trip plus the day by day break downs of the Track Log. In this break down we show the daily start & end times (inc time zone) plus distance, moving time, speed average & max, elevation loss and gain, min and max slope %. If you click/tap on any segment in the RHS panel it will highlight and zoom in to the selected segment, you can also click on the lines on the map and the segment will highlight. Now click on the full screen option (LHS button with 4 arrows), this will blow up the display to use your full screen - now the segments will also show you an elevation profile graph at the bottom of the map showing the altitude changes on the segment. Click around and have a play.
If you have some
Track Logs on the system you may want to jump over to the
Track Logs system and have a look at your own data. The segments are made up automatically based on days of travel. When viewing your own data you will also have a number of edit controls. When you highlight a segment you will see a trash can on the RHS this will allow you to remove the segment from the Track Log - yes you can remove a days logs from within the record (2 clicks to activate). Additionally in the map panel you will see a button called Edit - if you click this you can however your mouse over any of the markers and see the details from the position, click/tap you will have the option to move or delete the selected point from the map. If you enable Map Edit you must turn it off again by clicking the Edit button to re-enable the other controls.
** Please note if you delete a segment or positions they are gone **
So what about using this within the
ExplorOz Traveller app,
well I have already written most of this including line colour choice, offline edit, import from file and everything else you can see on the web version however I now need to spend some time migrating back a few features I added to the website plus ensure all issues and bugs are ironed out. So it will be a few weeks away still but the options shown on the web version will all be included and more within the app very soon.
There may be some little issues still floating around so please report anything strange if you encounter anything that does not seem right.
Personally I think it adds heaps of data analysis and value to the track log data and we hope you like this new update. As always
feedback and thoughts welcome.
David