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U-See User Manual - Units and locale
Coordinates and angles are always shown using sexagesimal degrees. However
coordinates presentation format can be changed between decimal coordinates format
(e.g. 41.880263,-7.3828424) and sexagesimal coordinates format
(41°52'48.9468”N 7°22'58.23264W).
When necessary to input a decimal quantity, the decimal separator used is “.” (the dot)
and also in this document decimal quantities are presented in this way.
2.5
2.5
Map View
Map View
On start-up, the 0°,0° position is displayed with a drop-down menu bar and a toolbar.
Once the serial port is opened (See 2.6.1 Communications) and data starts arriving to U-
See, the proper aircraft position will be displayed through an icon and the map will
recenter.
Linked to the aircraft position icon, there is a small overlay summarizing UAV mode, speed
and altitude status. However the display of this overlay is optional and it is controlled
through the U-See Ground Settings dialog (see section 2.12.10,U-See settings)
To move the map click and drag on the screen using the left mouse button.
Zooming can be performed either by use of the mouse wheel, the keyboard shortcut
“Ctrl+ -” and “Ctrl + +” or the “Zoom In” and “Zoom Out” actions in the tool-bar present in
the main window.
Over-imposed on the map, the user will see a set of lines and points that describe the
active and future operations of the UAV. The active task is always drawn in green, while all
the symbology relating non-active features is drawn in blue (e.g. Figure 6, a flight plan is
drawn in blue, i.e., it is inactive)
The UAV icon will leave behind a trail of color points. This color will reflect the climb speed.
Red for positive climb rate and blue for negative climb rate.
3
The operator can add additional windows on the drop-down menu as described on 2.8 View
Menu: Real time information windows.
3 The presence of this trail is controlled by the maps settings in the U-See Settings dialog.
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