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WayPoint Navigation
Chapter
6
WayPoint Navigation
Navigation is the ability of the program to guide you to a destination. This is a key feature of you
WayPoint
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software. In its simplest form, it is just an arrow pointing the way toward the
destination. This was shown in the GPS display
“Getting Started with Navigation ” on page 38
where a direction was shown ‘as the crow flies’. A slightly better version of this air line navigation
is represented by the pilot data pane which can be found on the Tools > Navigation menu. It
looks like this:
Speed Heading Bearing Range Compass
Current
speed
Direction
of travel
Direction to the
destination
Distance to the
destination
Shows the direction
needed to get to the
destination
This is called the pilot data pane since it is perfect for a pilot. It is also useful when you are on a
commercial airline that permits you to use your GPS. On the ground, you may wish to use it to
display your speed or for Geocaching. For more see
“Geocaching” on page 103.
Road Navigation
Most users a likely to want something a little more capable of guiding you for road navigation and
this section covers these features.
The display on the next page shows the WayPoint software providing turn-by-turn instructions
on the screen. In this case, there are two turns coming up that are very close together. The
program senses this and displays both turns to alert the user. Normally there will only be one turn
indicated in the navigation pane.