This guide is intended to get you up and running using Avenza's PDF-Maps for iOS. For more detailed information about setup and use, please see the Avenza Webpage for the app at http://www.pdf-maps.com/
###Install the App
- First, go to the App Store, and download the free app, PDF Maps by Avenza.
###Install Dropbox
- Install Dropbox on your iOS Device
- Setup and login to the Dropbox App
- You should have a shared folder called "Scouts" if not, arrange with Sid Miller to have the folder shared with your Dropbox email address.
###Download the Map
In PDFMaps, click on the Add Map icon and select the Dropbox Option.
- Click on the
- This should launch PDF Maps and begin the import process
- Once the import process has completed, tap on the map to open it.
Navigation in the application works as you would expect, with double-taps, pinch-in and out, etc... Once you've got your map open, you will see a toolbar the top with 5 items...
##Individual Map Toolbar Functions: ###GPS Tool
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The GPS Tool enables the GPS on your device and centers the map on your location. ###Placemark Tool
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The Placemark Tool places a new Placemark into the map at the center of the map (marked by crosshairs). If you want the point placed at the GPS location you are at, you should click on the GPS Tool, first. Once a Placemark is placed, you can changed it's position on the map by long-pressing the placemark and dragging it around.
###Coordinates Tool
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The Coordinate Tool allows you to see the coordinates in the app using one of several different Datum/Projections, including UTM, NAD83 and WGS84 ###Placemark Collections Tool
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The Placemark Collections Tool takes you to the Placemark Collections Explorer, which allows you to organize your Placemark into folders for exporting and management.
###Map Tools Button
- The Map Tools button provides access to a number of other tools for managing your PDF Maps Application.
##Editing Placemark Attributes/Adding Photos
Once you have added a placemark, using the method described above, you can click on the Pop-Up to bring the Placemark Editor forward.
Clicking on any of the items in the Placemark Editor Screen will provide you with the ability to edit those fields. By Default, placemarks have Name, Description Photo and Location fields you can populate with the values you need. If you find that you would like to add more fields, you can create a custom schema using the tools at the bottom of the Placemark Editor Screen. For this exercise, it will not be necessary to do so, but you are free to experiment.
###Adding Photos to a Placemark
Clicking on the Photos Item in the Placemark Editor will bring a screen that allows you to select an existing photo, or use the device camera to take a new one. Note that you are able to attach multiple photos to each Placemark. As a best practice, it is a good idea to go into the camera settings on your device to set the photos to a low or medium resolution (whichever is sufficient for your purpose), in order to economize on the size of your Placemark Collections.
There are a great number of options for exporting your placemarks, in terms of format, method, etc... Here, you are provide with the most expedient method, that preserves the photos embedded in your placemark collection.
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To Export Placemarks, click on the Placemark Collection Tool.
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Click on the Export Button
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Change the FILE NAME, if desired.
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Change the EXPORT FORMAT to KML, if it is not, already (CSV and GPX are perfectly reasonable formats, but do not bring the photos with them, in the export).
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Change the SEND TO Option to the one most convenient for you (Email, iTunes and Dropbox are options). Note that the Dropbox option will require that you have Dropbox App installed on your device.
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Click on the Export Item to begin the export for the method you have chosen. Dropbox is described/shown, here.
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Select the Photo Size to Export.
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Authorize PDF Maps to access your DropBox and browse to the folder you want to exort to.
