See Below.....
On 10/16/2017 1:28 PM, 'Monty Wilson' jwilson16@... [ui-view] wrote:
That is the way the system works. Here is an excerpt from the UIView help
files - under tracking
"Every time one of the tracked stations is heard, UI-View32 seaches for the
largest scale (most detailed)
map that will display all the tracked stations. If this is not the current
map, then the required map is
automatically loaded. The map is also scrolled so that the centre of the
group of tracked stations is as
near as possible to the centre of the displayed area. Note it can't always
be put right in the centre of
the screen, because the scrolling of the map might not permit it. The only
exception to this is if you
are using the Street Atlas Virtual Map, in which case the map won't be
automatically changed."
Basically the system is working as expected
Monty Wilson, NR0A
jwilson16@...
This only applies to static (fixed, non-zooming) maps.
The behavior with the continuously zoomable, scrollable Precision Mapping/Pmap
Server is different.牋� If you have "Setup, GPS Setup, Show GPS crosshairs"
checked, and� have F12 ("Track GPS Crosshairs") toggled ON ,牋� then the
Precision Mapping display will automatically keep your own present location (as
determined from the GPS) in view.� This DOES NOT mean centered like a Garmin or
TomTom -- just within view.� Your cross hairs could be somewhere near the edge
of the map. If you drive off the edge of the current map, the map will
automatically scroll to keep your crosshairs visible.
If you have chosen to track other stations, then the Precision Mapping display
will scroll AND zoom to keep both your own location, and the locations of all
tracked station(s) within view.� If the tracked stations are moving away from
you, the Pmap display will keep zooming to an ever larger area, less detailed
view in an effort to keep everyone in view.
Note that the cross-hairs represent your own _local_ position determined
directly from the GPS every few seconds. They DO NOT reflect the position you
have beaconed to the rest of the world. If you are beaconing, and have a
digipeater within range, then your own BEACONED position will come back to you
on the digipeat and show up as the usual red car symbol (or what ever symbol
you chose).� You will see the crosshairs center and the red car on top of each
other for just a few seconds.� If you are beaconing say once every three
minutes, then the crosshairs (that get refreshed with local data every 10 secs)
will gradually move ahead of the stationary car symbol (that represents the
last heard _beaconed_ position). The next time an over-the-air beacon is sent,
the car will "jump" and catch up to the crosshairs again, only to be left
behind once more as the crosshairs keep moving forward.
If you have right-clicked your own beaconed position symbol (the red car or
whatever), and chosen to "Track" it, then Precision Mapping will zoom to
whatever scale is necessary to keep both the local crosshairs AND the
digipeated beacon position within view.� If the beacon rate is relatively low
(say 5-10 minutes), then the current crosshairs position and the last-heard
beaconed position could be many miles apart, until the next over-the-air beacon
occurs.牋 The effect of this is that the map display may keep zooming in and
out in a constant effort to keep presenting the most detailed view that will
keep both objects in view.
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