1. Minor UI tweaking.
2. Add distance information in the addresses search result.
3. Add zoom level information for map tiles.
4. Add Traditional Chinese support.
5. Bug fixes.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
GPS Hiker v1.9.2 is out
Improvements:
1. UI tweaking for the detail of the trip in the search results.
2. Mileage in Imported Trip renames as Trip Analysis.
3. UI tweaking fot Trip Analysis.
4. UI tweaking for the trip search results.
5. Add elevation information to the results of address search.
6. Show current location, if GPS on, in the elevation profile of the Imported Trip tab.
7. Add battery status in the Setting tab.
Bug fixes:
1. Fix the missing bulb icon in the History tab.
1. UI tweaking for the detail of the trip in the search results.
2. Mileage in Imported Trip renames as Trip Analysis.
3. UI tweaking fot Trip Analysis.
4. UI tweaking for the trip search results.
5. Add elevation information to the results of address search.
6. Show current location, if GPS on, in the elevation profile of the Imported Trip tab.
7. Add battery status in the Setting tab.
Bug fixes:
1. Fix the missing bulb icon in the History tab.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
GPS Hiker v1.9.1 is out
Improvements:
1. Add help.
2. Add offline map to the maps in mark detail and mileage.
3. In the Offline Maps screen, display maps in red when they're at the user location.
4. Minor UI tweaking.
5. Fix bug when saving file with the name containing /.
2. Add offline map to the maps in mark detail and mileage.
3. In the Offline Maps screen, display maps in red when they're at the user location.
4. Minor UI tweaking.
5. Fix bug when saving file with the name containing /.
Please note that the bulb icon in the history tab is missing but does not affect the functionality. The bug will be fixed in the next release.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Field Tests in Yosemite National Park
Just completed two field tests using GPS Hiker v1.9 in Yosemite Valley. One was the Vernal-Nevada Falls hike (3.5 hours) and the other was Eagle Peak hike (8.5 hours). The trips were uploaded to EveryTrail.com successfully, including GPS tracks, marks and photos. You can see the trip details in the links below:
Vernal-Nevada Falls Hike
Eagle Peak Hike from Yosemite Valley
Vernal-Nevada Falls Hike
Eagle Peak Hike from Yosemite Valley
Thursday, July 5, 2012
GPS Hiker v1.9 is out
Please note that if you cannot launch the application after installing the update, please reinstall the application. This problem is caused by Apple. Sorry for your inconvenience.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/apple-aware-of-corrupt-apps-issue-working-on-a-fix/
New Features:
1. Photo Marks: Photos taken during the trip, when logging is on, will be displayed on the map. Title and description can be added to the photo in the photo viewer. All photos can be seen in the new Photo tab. When you import the saved trip later, the photo information will be imported as well.
2. Photo Upload: Photos taken during the trip can be uploaded to EveryTrail.com from the application. No PC/Mac required.
3. Interactive Altitude Profile: The interactive altitude profile includes the altitude, distance and travel time (when available) information for the current and imported trips. By changing the observing location and setting the anchor location, you can learn the altitude difference, distance and travel time between two locations. Click on Altitude Profile button to view the profile.
4. Enhanced Mileage Tool: Virtual Hike is renamed as Milage which now includes the mileage information for marks.
5. You can now directly set the bound on map for the offline maps.
6. Photo viewer to display photo with its title, description and EXIF information.
Improvements:
1. Major UI (icon and layout) tweaks.
2. More sorting options for the Marks tab.
3. More display options for the History tab.
4. Reorganize the Advanced Search UI with enhanced features.
5. Reorganize the New Offline Map UI with enhanced features.
6. Upload Trip can now upload photos as well.
7. Add tips to Imported Trip, Marks and Trips tabs.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/05/apple-aware-of-corrupt-apps-issue-working-on-a-fix/
New Features:
1. Photo Marks: Photos taken during the trip, when logging is on, will be displayed on the map. Title and description can be added to the photo in the photo viewer. All photos can be seen in the new Photo tab. When you import the saved trip later, the photo information will be imported as well.
2. Photo Upload: Photos taken during the trip can be uploaded to EveryTrail.com from the application. No PC/Mac required.
3. Interactive Altitude Profile: The interactive altitude profile includes the altitude, distance and travel time (when available) information for the current and imported trips. By changing the observing location and setting the anchor location, you can learn the altitude difference, distance and travel time between two locations. Click on Altitude Profile button to view the profile.
4. Enhanced Mileage Tool: Virtual Hike is renamed as Milage which now includes the mileage information for marks.
5. You can now directly set the bound on map for the offline maps.
6. Photo viewer to display photo with its title, description and EXIF information.
Improvements:
1. Major UI (icon and layout) tweaks.
2. More sorting options for the Marks tab.
3. More display options for the History tab.
4. Reorganize the Advanced Search UI with enhanced features.
5. Reorganize the New Offline Map UI with enhanced features.
6. Upload Trip can now upload photos as well.
7. Add tips to Imported Trip, Marks and Trips tabs.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
GPS Hiker v1.8 is out
This release provide better integration with EveryTrail.com. Now you can perform advanced searches for trips you're interested in. Once the trip is found, you can view its story, photos, GPS tracks and marks all together on the map. Download its GPX file if you want to. With the unique "Press-To-Find" (long-pressed on the main map) feature, you can easily find the trips you're interested in everywhere in the world.
New Features:
1. Advanced Search: search EveryTrail trips based the criteria: trip location, proximity, activity type (multiple selections) and whether they include photos or not. Sort trips by their recent popularity, trip date, trip length and votes and order them in either ascending or descending ways. Trip location can be specified via the current location, the long-pressed location on the main map or the location of the address you find.
2. Trip detail now incorporates a film strap to display the trip map and all thumbnails of trip photos. Clicking on the map or thumbnails on the strap will display the trip story or the detail of the photo. Clicking on the map button on the bottom shows the trip map in full size. Clicking on the Photo button can view the photo in full size.
3. Full-size Trip Map: the full-size trip map presents all GPS tracks, marks and photo locations on the map. Clicking on the mark or photo annotation will display its location information or thumbnail photo on the top. Using the arrow buttons to scroll through marks or photos. Clicking on the thumbnail photo display the full-size photo. On the bottom of the map, you can view the statistics information of the trip and its elevation profile in 3 pages. Swipe on the page control to switch pages.
4. Full-size Photo Viewing: view full-size trip pictures in either portrait or landscape modes.
Improvements:
1. Minor UI tweaking on the trip search results. You can now click on the row of the trip to view its detail. Click on the download button to download its GPX file.
2. Using the long-pressed location on the map or the address you found to search trips will directly go to Advanced Search so you can specify more criteria to find trips you're interested in.
3. Add map zoom level to the ruler.
Bug fix:
1. Provide better message if the user doesn't allow the application to use the location service in the first use but try to turn on the GPS switch later.
New Features:
1. Advanced Search: search EveryTrail trips based the criteria: trip location, proximity, activity type (multiple selections) and whether they include photos or not. Sort trips by their recent popularity, trip date, trip length and votes and order them in either ascending or descending ways. Trip location can be specified via the current location, the long-pressed location on the main map or the location of the address you find.
2. Trip detail now incorporates a film strap to display the trip map and all thumbnails of trip photos. Clicking on the map or thumbnails on the strap will display the trip story or the detail of the photo. Clicking on the map button on the bottom shows the trip map in full size. Clicking on the Photo button can view the photo in full size.
3. Full-size Trip Map: the full-size trip map presents all GPS tracks, marks and photo locations on the map. Clicking on the mark or photo annotation will display its location information or thumbnail photo on the top. Using the arrow buttons to scroll through marks or photos. Clicking on the thumbnail photo display the full-size photo. On the bottom of the map, you can view the statistics information of the trip and its elevation profile in 3 pages. Swipe on the page control to switch pages.
4. Full-size Photo Viewing: view full-size trip pictures in either portrait or landscape modes.
Improvements:
1. Minor UI tweaking on the trip search results. You can now click on the row of the trip to view its detail. Click on the download button to download its GPX file.
2. Using the long-pressed location on the map or the address you found to search trips will directly go to Advanced Search so you can specify more criteria to find trips you're interested in.
3. Add map zoom level to the ruler.
Bug fix:
1. Provide better message if the user doesn't allow the application to use the location service in the first use but try to turn on the GPS switch later.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
GPS Hiker v1.7.5 is out
New Features:
1. Upload trip (story & tracks) to EveryTrail.com (account needed).
2. View the trip story and thumbnail photos of the selected trip (flick the photo area to see more photos).
3. View your own trips at EveryTrail.com (account needed).
4. Add Map Scale Ruler to the map.
5. Long-press on the map to search nearby trips and attain the altitude of the touched location.
6. Search address and use the address to search nearby trips directly.
Improved Features:
1. Add thumbnail photo for trips in the search result.
2. Directly access mark detail on the map (click on the mark for detail).
Bug Fixes:
1. Fix the GPX File Import bug if there are fields other than time and elevation in track point.
1. Upload trip (story & tracks) to EveryTrail.com (account needed).
2. View the trip story and thumbnail photos of the selected trip (flick the photo area to see more photos).
3. View your own trips at EveryTrail.com (account needed).
4. Add Map Scale Ruler to the map.
5. Long-press on the map to search nearby trips and attain the altitude of the touched location.
6. Search address and use the address to search nearby trips directly.
Improved Features:
1. Add thumbnail photo for trips in the search result.
2. Directly access mark detail on the map (click on the mark for detail).
Bug Fixes:
1. Fix the GPX File Import bug if there are fields other than time and elevation in track point.
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