Help needed for Exploreoz Traveller
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 09:53
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Member - Outback Gazz
Techo dunce Gazz here
Could someone please explain to me in simple terms how to get "online" then find the "log on" button for Traveller - I'm going away tomorrow and want to set some way points and a destination. I managed to do that about a year ago with success but after an hour in the car today I'm at a complete loss.
I know where I'm going and how to get there but I would just like to use this app that I purchased a while ago and hopefully master it one day - but somehow I reckon I'd have more chance of putting out the sun with a water pistol !!
Thanks in advance
Gazz
Reply By: Bushranger1 - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 13:05
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 13:05
G'day Gazz,
I spend a lot of time in Little Desert South of there & navigation function works to some
places & not others but by putting in some of your own waypoints that makes it work fine.
To be honest I stopped using turn by turn navigation because I always find interesting deviations on the way anyway because I never have a schedule.
I use traveller a lot without turn by turn & it's great for exploring out of the way
places & you always know where you are when your offline.
Cheers
Stu
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Follow Up By: Bushranger1 - Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 17:54
Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 at 17:54
Just to add a bit about using your own waypoints to create a route.
When off-road in
places like
Big Desert for example there are many solutions to get to a desired destination due to all the tracks on the highly detailed map.
Pretty difficult for a computer algorithm to decide between the myriad of tracks so by creating waypoints you are "helping" the turn by turn navigation learn the precise way you want to go.
Like I said I don't use the turn by turn function as I always "move the goalposts". :-)
Cheers
Stu
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Reply By: Member - Outback Gazz - Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 at 09:26
Sunday, Jan 22, 2023 at 09:26
SUCCESS !!
Just returned from my little trip and happy with the way Traveller worked and even more happy that I actually got it to work ! I didn't need any guidance through the
Big Desert as I've travelled through there dozens of times over the years, I'm just trying to get my head around the app for future use.
Turned it on when I got to
Murrayville and got a voice message re: my first destination. There was a straight black dotted line from my location to the first destination with the moving arrow showing where I was. Then as I was approaching the first location it told me I was arriving at the
campsite I entered.
When I used Traveller last year on main roads it highlighted the route in yellow but I'm guessing because my desert route was only 4wd tracks it didn't or couldn't highlight it ?
You wouldn't think such a simple thing like this could make an old techo dunce so happy - I even had a few extra sarsaparillas that night :)
Thanks to everyone who replied with their help and advice !
Cheers
Gazz
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