Thursday, Jun 02, 2022 at 09:48
Hi Barbara,
"thanks Frank. I want to navigate to a place or address while off line and also monitor my position on the map as I drive"
The routing engine that Traveller uses to create turn-by-turn instructions (and the line on the map that follows roads and streets) lives in the cloud and is not available when off-line. If you try to set up a destination when off line you will get an as-the-crow-flies result. Also, you won't be able to look up a street address - that, too, requires on-line
services.
However, if you plan your journey when you have internet (ie, on line), Traveller creates the route and turn by turn instructions and stores them in your device so that they continue to work when you drive outside internet coverage, ie off-line. To see your progress on the map when off-line you will need to download and pay for the
EOTopo 2021 mapset if you haven't already done so. You do this via Datamanager.
To create such a route, called a "Trek" in Traveller parlance, browse the map or use the search icon (magnifying glass, top right) to search for a destination in
Places. Once chosen, click or tap the green squiggly line (the Goto icon) that appears in the Place's label. This will open the navigation panel. Click/tap the green Begin Navigation button and navigation will start. You might be offered a number of route alternatives. Choose one and off you go.
To navigate to an address, click/tap the search icon . Choose Address. Type in the address and when the correct one appears, select it. In the window that pops up, choose Create New Place. The default name will be a waypoint with a number, eg
Wpt023. You can leave that or change it if you wish. Scroll down and click the Save button. The map screen will open showing your new waypoint at the address you typed in. As above, click/tap the green squiggly Goto line and a route will be created to that address. In the nav panel that opens, select the green Begin Navigation button, choose a route if more than one is offered and you're on your way.
There is more to this, but this should get you started.
Off-line Navigation
First, you need to pay for and download the
EOTopo 2021 mapset if you haven't already done so. You do this through Menu/Datamanager. Once done, in the Map Layers tool choose Offline Maps. This will enable you to monitor your progress via the moving map while off line.
As I said in the first paragraph of this post, creating a turn-by-turn navigation route will not be possible when off-line. The best you can do is as-the-crow-flies using the same steps (above) as for on-line navigation. But with the off-line maps installed you WILL be able to monitor your progress as you drive.
Cheers
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