Trafficman Maps 1.2

Updated
Trafficman Maps 1.0 has been updated as Trafficman Maps 1.2. Many features have been upgraded and extended greatly improving performance and usefulness.

Trafficman Maps 1.2 is now available free from the Android Market.

Following is a tutorial which reviews some of the application features.

Cheers,
Wes

Trafficman Maps 1.2 is used to create OpenStreetMap.Org location maps for your needs. The location maps created are yours to freely distribute, email, include in your webpages, or profit from. Available languages include English, Chinese, French, Dutch, German, Polish, Spanish.

Here's the map created by this tutorial: Paris, France.

1. Install Trafficman Maps 1.2 from your authorized distribution source. On a Google-branded Android device, Trafficman Maps 1.2 is available in the Android Market in the Applications/Travel category.



2. Drag open the application menu and start Trafficman Maps 1.2.



3. Agree to the terms under which the application is made available.



4. Select a default language.



5. A default map is automatically created utilizing the Android device last known location.

6. We know Paris is around the world from where we are. We also know panning around the world at the current zoom level would be tedious. To quickly change many zoom levels, we hold the '+' as a long touch.

7. The 'Select New Zoom Level' menu appears with the current zoom level highlighted.

8. To quickly pan the entire world, select a new zoom level of '1'.

9. Let the world map load.

10. Touch, slide, and release the touch screen to pan around the world map. Pan over to the European area.

11. To move the map marker to approximately where Paris is, touch and release the Android device touch screen approximately where you think Paris should be. When the map is touched and released, the marker is moves to the touched location and the map centers on the marker.

12. Now that the map has been moved to an approximate location, we need to zoom in and refine the location marker to the location in Paris were we want.

13. Panning.

14. Zooming in.

15. Zooming adjusting.

16. Zooming is accomplished by touching the '+' icon.

17. Save the map location by touching the blue 'Disk Icon'.

18. A message will appear to show the map location has been saved.

19. More zooming, panning, and saving.

20. Edit map name and notes by a long touch on the blue 'Disk Icon'.

21. A dialog appears where the name and notes for the map may be edited.

22. Edit the name and notes as needed or required using the keyboard or input device. Touch the blue 'Disk Icon' to save your changes.

23. Now to publish and share the map. Click the device 'Menu' button and a main menu appears. Touch 'Email' and a list of previously created locations appears.

24. Select the desired location to email and touch 'Email'.

25. All related information loads into the default email client. Add an email address to send the map information. If needed, any of the email information may be edited, or altered. (Changing map link information will alter the map.) Touch 'Send' to email this map, in this case I'm sending the map to myself.

26. Here is the email with the map link on my desktop.

27. Here is the map on my desktop.

28. View the location map in your web browser: Paris, France.