Showing map with log

[FoxSTI]

I am looking at i2 to start learning it. I opened the sample log files and I see there is a map that comes up when I click on track editor. That map was made based on the G sensor and speed (not GPS).

Is there a way to pull that map next to the other displays on the main window and see where the car is in relation to the data? the help files only describes the two map types.

Thanks

[adrian]

In i2 Standard, if you press 'V' it will bring up the values window. The track map is at the bottom of this window.

In i2 Pro, the values window also shows the track map but you can also press 'T' to bring up the track map window which can be placed anywhere.

[FoxSTI]

Thank you Adrian. I see it now.

This map on the demo was created from speed and G sensors. If I were to log the outline of the track (via GPS) and create a base track layout (from what I was told by Sales (Motec USA East) will I be able to see my actual driving line and be able to zoom into it? thank you

[FoxSTI]

I found the track report tab and I watched the trainig video.
question still stands.

It would be great to have the "Track Report" next to the graph data.
Where can I find a list of feature between i2 and i2 Pro?

Thanks

[adrian]

You can add a GPS Track map to a worksheet by right clicking on empty space, clicking 'add' and selecting GPS Track. You may need to resize a time/distance graph to be able to right click on the background. (If you are in i2 Standard you will have to go to the Layout menu and untick 'Lock Layout'.

This will give you a track map using GPS coordinates so you can see your actual driving line.

You can put a time/distance graph next to the 'Track Report' no problem, simply resize the track report window and follow the same process as above to add a time/distance graph. The only restriction is that i2 standard limits the number of certain graphs you can have in your project.

Our website has a list of feature differences between standard and pro. It can be found here.

[FoxSTI]

Thanks, but I cannot zoom in, can in?

[adrian]

The GPS Track Map will scale to the zoomed data. So if you zoom in to one corner in a time/distance graph the GPS Track Map will show just that corner.

You can also manually adjust the zoom, the settings are changed by selecting the GPS Track Map and pressing F5.

[FoxSTI]

I can see that if I select a range of date on the map the track is highlighted.
and I do see the settings for the track representation by pressing F5. But I do not think you can ZOOM into the track or corner of the track.

So if I happen to log a large track I can see how I one would be able to analyze a small portion visually.
This is what I think when I say zoom into the track.

[FoxSTI]

Adrian,

I came back to re-read what you typed. You said "GPS Map" does this mean that it will behave differently from a map drawn based on vehicles speed?

Thanks in advance.

[David Ferguson]

Here is an example of a GPS map object in I2 Pro, where I have selected the Google Earth background. There are three laps selected, and you can see the different lines through the turn at the top of the GPS view. Notice that while you can't zoom in on the GPS map directly (well, if you have a cursor shown and press up arrow it does zoom the selected range), it is automatically scaled to show the portion of the lap I selected in another tab.

In the lower right is the track map (with can be created with either distance/lateral G data, or GPS data), it is basically used to help you navigate through your data -- you can click on the map, and the data cursor will move to that spot, or you can click on some other graph object, and the cursor on the map will update to show where the data you are looking at was captured.

So, it's easy to get confused between the "track map" that is used to convert distance into a position on a simplified view of the track, a "track report" which adds data and colored segments to the track map, and the "GPS Track" which is a view of the exact GPS coordinates recorded in the data. They are similar, but have different purposes and uses.