User manual AND TECHNOLOGY ROUTE PLANNER EUROPE

[. . . ] Route Planner Europe 1 Route Planner Europe Windows version © AND Technology Ltd, Oxford 1998 © AND Mapping B. V. , Rotterdam 1998 (digital mapping data) All rights reserved, AND Technology Ltd. No part of this publication may be copied, stored in a database*, changed or publicised, in any way or form whatsoever, without the prior written permission of AND Technology Ltd. The purchaser of this product is granted a non-exclusive single user licence for use of the software on one PC. All liability for loss, disappointment, negligence or other damage cased by reliance on the information contained in Route Planner Europe, or use of the software is hereby excluded. [. . . ] Type ` Ferry Plymouth'and select ` Plymouth-Santander'from the drop-down list of locations. 11 4. Press <Insert> to place the selection into the current route dialogue between Oxford (GB) and Lisbon (P). Press ` Calculate'to produce an optimum route plan to your destination via this ferry route. Hint: Ferry operations can fluctuate from day to day and are, in some cases, seasonal services. To assist trip scheduling, we recommend that you check with your travel agent, or ferry company, to ascertain which services are operating and the typical crossing duration, including approximate boarding and debarking times, on those dates you are planning to travel. Calculating routes A variety of route calculation prompts are available: If you used the Find locations dialogue window to select the desired locations, you can proceed by clicking 'Calculate'. If you used another method to select the desired locations, and those locations are now displayed in the Input fields , you can calculate the route as follows: · Select 'Calculate route' in the menu under the right-hand mouse button in the Map or in the Route overview or · click the corresponding icon or · select the command 'Calculate route' in the Route menu. The Route overview Once the route has been calculated, directions for the optimal route will appear in the Route overview and the map will display all proposed routes including possible alternatives. First column: gives locations and displays points which you will pass during the course of your journey Second column: displays the numbers of the roads your route follows. Third column: indicates the 'follow' direction Fourth column: shows the cumulative distance in miles. Fifth column: displays the cumulative time of your journey The total travel time is displayed a the bottom of the route overview behind arrival location. The total distance and the expected travel time can be found in the Status line beside the departure and arrival location. Dependent on the actual journey, the Route overview allows you to view any alternative routes that may be available (A maximum of two) by clicking on additional Tab sheets. You can navigate through the Route overview with the help of either the cursor keys or the Scroll bar. Route Planner Europe allows you, via four route information presentation levels, to determine the amount of detail in which the route directions are presented: level 1 provides you with the least detail, while level 4 provides you with the most detail. In addition, Route Planner Europe also enables you to request additional detail, or limit the amount of detail provided, for a specific section of the route. Each line of information displayed in the Route overview represents a 'section' of the route. There are a number of ways in which to select the level of detail for the presentation of route information - and to request additional detail, or less detail, for a specific section of the route: 12 · Place the mouse cursor in the Route overview and left-click quickly twice on a line of your choice or · highlight a line of your choice in the Route overview, press the right-hand mouse button and select 'Fold section' or 'Unfold section' or · select the overall level required in the Route overview menu. The Map The Map graphically displays the calculated route from the departure point to the arrival point. The optimal route is represented by a thick black line, the first alternative route by a thick grey line and the second alternative route by a thick brown line. The departure location is flagged by a blue push pin, the arrival location by a bright green push pin. See 'Preferences' In addition to the ability to select arrival and departure locations directly from the map, it also allows you to zoom in and out at various levels; to request the complete Map with a single command (useful if you have zoomed in to a very high level of detail), and to redisplay the route. You can also highlight an area to be enlarged by simply ` dragging'the cursor diagonally over the map while depressing the left-hand mouse button. There are also three other ways to zoom in for greater detail on the Map, or to zoom out for a better overview: · Select the desired zoom command in the menu under the right-hand mouse button in the Map or · select the desired zoom command in the Map menu or · use the buttons on the Map work bar , , , . · 13 Example of Use The way in which Route Planner Europe works is best explained based on an example. [. . . ] <Selected location> as arrival or Makes the selected location the arrival point for route calculation. Selecting Via' along the route or s Shows a dialogue window in which you can enter locations you want to visit on your journey. The program calculates the optimal route (with possible alternative routes) from departure to arrival points via these additional locations. (See ` Selecting via' along the route'for more s information. ) Map menu Zoom in or Zooms in on the centre of the Map. [. . . ]