Mapping a new floor
Easy-Floor-Map is based on your good will to locate,map and share your mapping with other users.
1. The first thing you will need is some kind of floor map image. you can either draw a map of the floor (only if u are gifted enough), take a picture of the floor plan, or download the floor map from the web (for example - all shopping malls has floor maps on their website).
2. By choosing "Map New Floor" in the app main menu, you will be taken to "map learning mode" - you will see a large matrix of cells, and the default floor map behind.
3. Upload the floor map image (from 1) by choosing "Import Image".
4. Try to realize where you are standing on the floor map you have just uploaded, then press the cell where you are located and wait for it to be learned (a "toast" message will appear with amount of networks found for this spot.
5. Repeat step 4 for each cell you are standing on the floor map.
6. Once all map is covered, hit "save map", choose the name for your map (the name should have some meaning on what you have just mapped), and hit OK, and then ofcourse share it with me via email with me so i can upload it for other users.
1. The first thing you will need is some kind of floor map image. you can either draw a map of the floor (only if u are gifted enough), take a picture of the floor plan, or download the floor map from the web (for example - all shopping malls has floor maps on their website).
2. By choosing "Map New Floor" in the app main menu, you will be taken to "map learning mode" - you will see a large matrix of cells, and the default floor map behind.
3. Upload the floor map image (from 1) by choosing "Import Image".
4. Try to realize where you are standing on the floor map you have just uploaded, then press the cell where you are located and wait for it to be learned (a "toast" message will appear with amount of networks found for this spot.
5. Repeat step 4 for each cell you are standing on the floor map.
6. Once all map is covered, hit "save map", choose the name for your map (the name should have some meaning on what you have just mapped), and hit OK, and then ofcourse share it with me via email with me so i can upload it for other users.
Loading a floor map
There are a few ways to load an existing floor map to the app.
1. If you have a previously mapped floor on your device - either if you are the one who mapped it and saved it, or you have imported a map package, choose "Load Existing Map" from the main menu and then choose the requested map from the list.
2. You can also import a map zip package from the data base of known places:
* In the main menu, choose "Visit On-Line Map DataBase", it will take you to this site to choose the package you are looking for. Select and Download the ZIP
file
* Once Map ZIP file is downloaded, go back to the app main menu and choose "Import Downloaded Map ZIP package", using your file browser, go to Downloads (Where you have just downloaded the map ZIP package) and choose it. Select this ZIP file and WAIT, it might take a few seconds!!
* From now on this map is available on your device, go to the app main menu and choose "Load Existing Map", and choose the map name you have downloaded.
1. If you have a previously mapped floor on your device - either if you are the one who mapped it and saved it, or you have imported a map package, choose "Load Existing Map" from the main menu and then choose the requested map from the list.
2. You can also import a map zip package from the data base of known places:
* In the main menu, choose "Visit On-Line Map DataBase", it will take you to this site to choose the package you are looking for. Select and Download the ZIP
file
* Once Map ZIP file is downloaded, go back to the app main menu and choose "Import Downloaded Map ZIP package", using your file browser, go to Downloads (Where you have just downloaded the map ZIP package) and choose it. Select this ZIP file and WAIT, it might take a few seconds!!
* From now on this map is available on your device, go to the app main menu and choose "Load Existing Map", and choose the map name you have downloaded.
Advanced settings
By choosing >> button (either in locate mode or in learning mode) you can change the refresh interval of 3 different levels.
This will change the refresh interval of locating where you are - note that high refresh interval result in larger battery consumption.
This will change the refresh interval of locating where you are - note that high refresh interval result in larger battery consumption.