ForAnn GPS Navigation on your mobile phone

The first launch of FMap/FAGPS application

FMap - Choose display options

When you first run the application setup wizard starts automatically. It enables you to setup language and other display options, create a new user or enter data already held an account.

If you need to create a new account, please enter your user name and password. The account let you start using FAGPS/FMap system, but full activation via the http://fagps.forann.eu should be done afterwards.

Note: One user can have only one test account, if you try to create a second you receive error message.

FMap - Create user? FMap - Add user

If you already have an account system will ask you for your username and password and then verify these information.

FMap - configuration of a GPS device FMap - BT searching

Finally the application will open the screen with GPS device configuration. In the list of available port (Bluetooth, serial or internal - depending on your phone model) you should select appropriate interface. Then, save the changed configuration. In the case of choosing Bluetooth you should search for the appropriate device by selecting Bluetooth option on main list.

In this case the application starts to search for available devices and then you should choose one device from list. Sometimes GPS device first must be paired. In the case of problems with the connection, make sure whether other device/services do not use the Bluetooth connection. If so, be sure to close the application using this service.
Note! To save the new settings you must use Save command.

The main window - GPS data screen

FMap - pannel screen

The GPS data screen includes the following information:

  • the exact time synchronized with GPS
  • travel time
  • distance
  • current speed
  • average and maximum speed
  • 1km trip time
  • height above sea level
  • the highest and lowest altitude
  • current course
  • parameters determining the accuracy of the coordinates
  • current slope
  • points/tracks wait for send
  • points/tracks sent to server
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • accuracy position
  • cell and area number(available on some phones)
  • the country and network code(available on some phones)
  • the status of the connection to the Internet (determinate a dot color)
  • the status of the connection with your GPS device (determinate a square color)
  • amount of data sent/received in current session

The main window - the Internet connection status

The circle in the right bottom reflects the Internet connection status:

  • green - communication with the database correct (HTTP Status: OK)
  • red - login error, check username/password
  • yellow - communication is down, after certain time the application will try to reconnect
  • pink - there are some transmission error (lack of coverage)
  • grey - after startup if http connection is manually blocked (Logon/Blocked)

In the middle of the circle from time to time, you see a dot, which means the transmission of data package. If the color is white there is no error, red means errors during package transmission.

The main window - the GPS status

The square color in the right bottom reflects the GPS status:

  • green - connection to the GPS and signal from the satellites are OK (Status:OK)
  • red - no connection, the program will try to reconnect from time to time(No Connection)
  • yellow - no signal from the satellite (No Signal)
  • pink - an attempt to reconnect (Reconnect)
  • gray - connection is blocked (Stopped)
  • blue - connection to GPS is hang-up (Hang-up), after a while it will attempt to reconnect

In the middle of the square there is a letter denoting what kind of positioning device is currently active

  • number - external GPS device, the number means the number of satellites used for positioning
  • G - CELL ID is used to evaluate current position (option only available in some phones such as SE K550i)
  • I - internal GPS or other device connected through the Location API
  • L - position prompted by choosing a specific location / point of reference
  • N - lack of location data source

The friends' location and reference points screen

FMap - locations screen

You can change between screens using the arrow keys (left, right) or 1,2,3 keys or left/right gesture. For each friend (user, who gave us the right to see their position) and reference points we can see:

  • name of the associated user or point and user, which it defined
  • last distance
  • how long ago the entry has been updated
  • last speed
  • last altitude over the sea level
  • blue arrow shows the direction to the point or user
Note: To determine the direction you should moving straight, while the phone should be oriented towards moving direction.

The map screen (only in FMap)

FMap - map screen

Buttons descriptions

FMap - menu icon Open main menu
FMap - change view icon Change panel/map screen.
FMap - maps select icon Open maps form to choose maps and edit maps list.
FMap - zoom in icon Zoom in if more detailed map is available in atlas (offline map) or map server
FMap - center icon Center map on current location (short touch) or map center (long touch)
FMap - Zoom out icon Zoom out if less detailed map is available in atlas (offline map) or map server

Data viewed at the map screen

On the top of screen you can see:

  • 3200 KB - how much data send/receive from the Internet
  • Zoom:4.0 - current zoom level in goggle maps standard (bigger for more detailed map)
  • Yahoo Maps - current maps name
  • Dist:0m - distance between current cursor position and destination point
  • lat/lon - cursor latitude and longitude position (only in debug mode)

At the bottom you can find current map scale.

FMap - menu icon

Menu

FMap - main menu FMap - others menu

Lock Key

It allows you to lock the phone keypad without leaving the program. In this case only those features that are not "critical" (keys left, right, 1,2,3) remain active.

Position (in FMap map screen)

Command used to define position map facilities:

  • Center at - where map will be centered
  • Go to - destination point
  • Add waypoint - add waypoint at cursor position
  • Manage waypoints - Edit/delete/goto current waypoint list

Stop/Start

Stop or Start GPS/HTTP connection.

Track...

Pause/Update current track. Create new one.

HTTP...

Restart/Block server connections, settings its parameters or Send All points waiting for sending.

FMap - menu icon

Maps (only FMap in map view)

In map view user can choose different maps. On list there is online (Open Street, Yahoo) and offline maps (preloaded Open Street or added by user).
Using this form user can add/hide/show/change maps more information is in Manage Maps sections.

Profile

Setup main system parameters:

  • Heartbeat - minimal server connection time
  • Profile - decided of points density, sending times or battery care mode
  • Privacy - defined who can see your positions/track
  • HTTP - enable/disable server connection
  • Position use - choosing position source
  • Your location - static position in Location mode

Timer...

It allows you to pause the measurement of time and distance (STOP) or reset them (RESET).

Settings...

This option allows you to change the program configuration.

Note: When you change the parameters you must save them. At any time you can restore the default settings (Set Default) or cancel changes (Cancel).

Settings/HTTP

The parameters associated with the connection to the Internet:

  • HTTP enable - allow connection to the Internet
  • Report Time interval - time between sending GPS data to database
  • Heartbeat Time - minimal time between server and phone contacts
  • Privacy - allow you to define who can see your current position
  • Extra user - this user can see your position regardless privacy setting
  • User - user name
  • Password - password for ForAnn GPS system

Settings/Method

  • Minimal Time step - the minimum time between points
  • Minimal Distance - the minimum distance between points
  • GPS choosing best point - enable an algorithm that increases the GPS accuracy
  • Location Service - Enable/disable GPS/location service

Settings/GPS

  • Save(GPX) Track Locally - enable/disable saving positions to GPX file
  • Save(NMEA) Track Locally - enable/disable saving positions to NMEA file
  • Positioning use: - positioning mode:
    • none - turn off positioning devices
    • Location - fixed position (see "Your Location")
    • Bluetooth - Bluetooth port is used to connect the GPS device (see "Bluetooth")
    • Internal - program use Location API to determine current position (ex. internal GPS module)
    • GSM/UMTS - use mobile network to get position (not available for all phones and regions)
    • Stream Port - use a port to connect with your GPS device (see "Stream")
  • Bluetooth - the choice of a Bluetooth device (in some phones, it must first be paired)
  • Stream - the stream url used to get NMEA positioning messages
  • Save Mode - the battery care mode - GPS is activated only for time of getting position
  • Calc. speed/course locally -turn on using last position to calculate speed/course (useful for same pure location devices ex. SE C702 internal GPS)
  • Server - enable of Bluetooth (available only in certain Bluetooth phones) or URL server and then the phone becomes a data transmitter for GPS information, which can be used in the computer or another phone (depending on model) or applications
  • Server URL - in case of server URL mode

Settings/Display

  • Language - choosing interface language
  • Measurement Unit - setup metric/imperial/nautical units
  • Coordinate format - setup coordinate formats (dd.dddd/dd°mm.mm/dd°mm'ss)
  • Full Screen - enable full screen mode
  • Light on - enable permanent display highlighting
  • Brightness: - adjust the brightness of the screen (available on some phones)

Settings/Track

  • Track Name - setup current track name
  • Privacy - defined who can see this track
  • Extra user - this user can see your track regardless privacy setting
  • Temporary - enable temporary flag
  • Save Track - enable saving track on server (you can send only current position)
  • Track Description - description of the track

Settings/Profile

See Profile in main menu.

Settings/Other

  • Root Path - path using to save tracks, configurations or logs
  • Sound - enable/disable sound
  • Vibra - enable/disable vibration alert
  • Auto Start - enable start application during phone start up (available only on certain phones)
  • Awoke SMS - enable start application after receive awoke sms (available only on certain phones)
  • Save log to File - setup debug mode
  • Allow Ads - enable/disable Ads

Settings/Set Default

Reset all settings to default values.

FMap - switch view

Map/Panel (FMap only)

Switch to the map/panel view.

Others...

  • Call - call from the program
  • SMS - send SMS
  • Invite friend - Sending special message with link to this program
  • Activate friend - Send awoke message to start up the program on friend phone if he let it in Settings/other/awoke sms
  • Account - show your account status
  • Add - These options allow to manage user profile in FA GPS system.
    • Location - record current position as a location reference
    • Friend - add a related user, you must enter his name
    • User - create a new account (Note, you can have only one free account at the same time)
  • Go background - Return to the phone system (not available for all phones)

Help...

  • Help - short help info
  • About - information about the application
  • Keyboard/gestures - information using keyboards and gestures
  • Update check - check if the program update is available
  • Log - show debug log
  • Ads - request Ads view

Quit

Finishing the program

Manage map list (only in FMap)

FMap - map list FMap - map list

User can choose map from predefined online maps and preloaded offline map. Program support Trekbuddy map/atlas format. User can add offline map/atlas from internal or external storage by choosing Add command and find out cr.tar/cr.tba file for atlas or name.map/name.tar for single map.

All map definition is saved in maps.xml in root path folder file so advance use can add online maps manually by editing this file.

Map list menu commands:

  • Select - select map at the bar position to load on map screen
  • Add - add new offline map (Trekbuddy maps can be load)
  • Hide - hide map from list
  • Show - choose map to show
  • Default list - load default list from jar resources
  • Copyright - copyright info for map at the bar
  • Term of use - term of use info for map at the bar
  • Delete from list - delete map from list