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free maps for Palm computers Mapopolis 1.0 User's Guide Introduction Mapopolis is a free map viewer for Palm computers. It dynamically renders maps based on Mapopolis map files. The current map file database covers the whole U.S. and will soon cover additional parts of the world. The map file database includes every street and many landmarks and thousands of businesses in the U.S. Map files are currently available for download here. Each map file contains information for one county or county equivalent in the U.S. Maps can be scrolled by dragging the Palm's stylus and can be zoomed to nine levels of magnification. The level of detail shown on the maps can also be varied. Mapopolis includes a powerful find feature which allows streets, landmarks, and businesses to be searched and selected by name and businesses or landmarks to be searched and selected by category and name. The selected item is then highlighted on the map. Multiple maps can be stored on the Palm and accessed by Mapopolis. The only limit is the available memory of the Palm. System Requirements Mapopolis requires a Palm running Palm OS 3.0 or later and at least 1 MB of memory. An Internet connection is required to download map files. Installation First, synch the application file Mapopolis.prc to the Palm using Install App. Second, download maps from our site and synch them to the Palm. Map files have names such as MiddlesexMA.pdb which contains the map information for Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Using Mapopolis The main screen is displayed upon starting Mapopolis. When the Start button is pushed, Mapopolis will display the Choose Map screen if more than one map file has been loaded. Select a map by tapping it and pushing Select. The map will then be displayed. If only one map is present, it will be immediately displayed. Navigating the Map Scroll or move the map by dragging the stylus across the screen. When the stylus is lifted, the new map will be rendered. Tapping the right arrow button increases the magnification by a factor of two. Tapping the single left arrow decreases the magnification by a factor of two. Tapping the double left arrow decreases the magnification by a factor of four. The zoom buttons will be grayed when the map is at the limits of magnification. Map Rendering Interstate highways are displayed in black. All other streets are displayed in gray. On color displays, each type of feature is rendered in a different color. At low magnifications, landmarks and businesses are not displayed. At higher magnifications, landmarks and businesses are displayed as gray squares. Airports are always represented by an airplane icon. An item that has been selected with the find function is displayed at all magnifications. Selected streets are displayed as bold, black lines. Selected landmarks or businesses are represented by a circular icon. North is always to the top of the screen, east to the right, etc. Displaying Names Because of the limited display of the Palm, not all street names can be displayed clearly. Tapping near a street or a landmark icon will pop-up a box showing its name. Tapping near a business will pop-up a box showing its name and additional information about the business. Tapping the pop-up box will remove it. Changing the Level of Detail The level of detail shown in the map can be increased by pushing the More button and can be decreased by pushing the Less button. The buttons will be grayed when the map is at the limits of available detail. Finding Streets, Landmarks or Businesses by Name Push Find and then Any Feature By Name to search for a feature by name. Enter the first few letters of the feature name. Then check street, business, or landmark and push Search. All matching feature names will be displayed. Scroll through the list by tapping the up and down arrow icons. The feature name will be followed by an asterisk (*) if the name occurs more than once in the map file. If more than 35 features match the request, the last item in the list will be (view more matches). Tap this entry to view the next set of matches. To select a feature, tap its name and then push the Select button. The map will be redrawn with the selected feature or features highlighted. Finding Businesses or Landmarks by Category Push Find and then Business by Category or Find and then Landmark by Category to search for a business or landmark. Businesses and landmarks are arranged in categories. Tap a category in the category list to view all the businesses or landmarks under that category. Scroll through either list by tapping the up and down arrow icons. The business or landmark name will be followed by an asterisk (*) if the name occurs more than once in the map file. If more than 35 business locations or landmarks match the request, the last item in the list will be (view more matches). Tap this entry to view the next set of matches. To select a business or landmark, tap its name and then push the Select button. The map will be redrawn with the selected businesses or landmarks highlighted. Menu Options Push Menu to access additional settings and options. To close the current map and view another, push Choose Another Map. To view the Quick User's Guide, Push View Quick Guide. The guide is a brief list of the available commands in Mapopolis. The Show Scale Bar check box controls whether a scale bar will be displayed at the bottom of the maps. Latest Updates and More Information The Mapopolis map database will be frequently updated with more business locations and the latest street information so visit the Mapopolis web site for the latest maps and software releases. If you have any questions or comments about Mapopolis, please go to our contact page and contact us at the appropriate email address. Disclaimer of Warranty The Software is provided "AS IS," without any warranty or representation of any kind. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. Please see the accompanying license for full terms and conditions of use. Copyright © 2000, MK Software |