GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info

This page is for the ANDROID Application GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info.

GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info is a application for Android phoe with GPS.
The version of this application is 1.0.0 released 29Apr2011.
The version of Android is from 1.6.
Please search in the Android market with the keyword "GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info"


This page is updated 29Apr2011.

GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info has following features.

• Display a shape files (.shp .dbx .shx) with longitude and latitude coordinate on Google maps.
• Scroll and show the current position by GPS
• Display attributes of selected shape.

There are some restrictions for GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info.

• Display only shape file with llongitude and lattitude coordinate.
• The shape types can read are "Point,Polyline,Polygon,MultiPoint,PointZ,PolylineZ,PolygonZ,MultiPointZ,PintM,PolylineM,PolygonM,MultiPointM".
• Cannot read shape type "MultPatch".
• Display shape only over the area of loaded GoogleMaps.

Set up shae files
shape file should be recorded by longitude and latitude
(1)Connect Android device with PC
(2)Set up the Androiddevice as USB storage
(3)Create folder "shapfiles" in Android SD memory card.
(4)Copy shape files to folder "shapefiles".

GeoCoach2D-SHP-Info open the shape files in folder "shapefiles" of SD memory.
(4)Detach Andorid device from PC

Display shape files
You can select shape files to dispya in the menu [File]-[Open Shape File].

File menu

You can select shape files in the folder [shapfiles] in the SD memory card.

Choice the encoding that is used in shape(.dbf) file.

OK button : read and show the selected shape files.

[Attributes]
To get the attribute of shape, please tap a shape in the display.

After closed the attribute window, the selected shape is displayed with fat line to confirm the selected shape.

[File]-[Open Shape File]menu
About [Option] menu.

[move to center]
Scroll to the center of the last opened shape file after read selected shape files.
[zoom to max]
Set to max zoom after read shape files
[green, blue, etc] color names
Draw shape with specified color

[[Move]-[Decimal(dd.dddddd)]menu]
Scroll to the center to specified longitude and latitude by degree


[[Move]-[Sexagesimal(ddmmss.ss)]menu]
Scroll to the center to specified longitude and latitude by degrr, minute, second


[[My Location]menu]
In the case the GIP is working, scroll map to center with your position.

[Background]menu]
Specify the background

Terrain：display Google Maps
Satellite：display satellite pictures
Black：fill with black (not show Google Maps)
White：fill with white (not show Google Maps)

[Longitude and Latitude]
Display longitude and latitude of the center


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