Aeronautical information GPS

Displaying latitude and longitude:

Displays the GPS coordinates of your mouse cursor on the map in degree, minute, second format. The latitude is represented by the icon or for North and South; longitude is represented by the icon or for East and West.

Displaying distance and true course:

Displays the distance in nautical miles and the actual route in degrees from the vector selected using the  function. The start point of the vector is shown by    , and the end point (arrival) of the vector by 

Layers:

Select the layers making up the map background. Layers are automatically displayed according to the zoom in or out level, to keep the map legible. You can select or unselect the layers you want by clicking on Update. Layers followed by the   icon are interfaced with the aeronautical and geographical database. With the   function, requests on zones or objects are possible. List of the main layers:

• Airports: official aviation airfield with ICAO code or private airfield. Shown by the     or   icon.
• Airnavs: VOR DME NDB navigational aid beacon.. Shown by the   icon.
• Waypoints: Official navigational marker or specific marker. Shown by the   icon.
• Geodata: Geographical information from a specific database. There are several types of information included in this layer (administrative region, populated place, vegetation, locality or area, undersea, streets, highways, roads, or railroad, hypsographic, hydrographic, spot feature). This layer does not include icons displayed on the map background, but you can make requests in zone mode only.
• Grid: Latitude and longitude lines on the map background.
• Elevations: Average altitude of the relief in feet from a 1 km2 grid. Caution – this is not a safety altitude.
• Cities: Names of the main cities.
• Topography: Map background with relief calculated by the GIS aero FlyGoto.

Previous page and Next page:

Graphic images on the map background are created by the GIS aero FlyGoto and cached in your computer’s memory. You can browse the cached pages at any time by clicking on previous page or next page.

Database query on zone or object:

You can run two types of query using this function.

• Object queries: activate this function by clicking on the    icon and click on the object you want on the map background. The query result is displayed as in the example attached.
• Zone queries: you can activate this function by clicking on the   icon and selecting a zone on the map background, then clicking and holding the button while moving the mouse. The query result is displayed as in the example attached.
•  Used to copy single object into the basket to export to the GPS using the   function.
•  Used fast copy airports into the basket to export to the GPS using the   function.
•  Used fast copy airports and airnav into the basket to export to the GPS using the   function.
•  Used fast copy airports, airnavs and waypoints into the basket to export to the GPS using the   function.
•   Used to see the number of objects in your basket.
•   Used to scroll through the objects selected.
•   Used to position the object on the map background.
•  Provides full access to the database. (To come)
•  Indicates capacity exceeded on zone query. In this case, reduce the surface area of your selection or zoom in.

Zoom on the map:

 Zoom centred on the mouse click.

 Zoom in on the mouse click or on zone.

 Zoom out on the mouse click or on zone.

 Full zoom, variable depending on your login and country.

Calculating distance and true course:

Calculate and display distance vector and actual route, click on the   icon to activate the function, then click on the map background and hold down the button while dragging the mouse.The TC and NM indicators as shown indicate the vector values in real time. When you release the mouse, the vector is traced on the screen indicating the departure and arrival GPS values and the TC and NM values. The start point of the vector is shown by  , and the end point (arrival) of the vector by 

Positioning a waypoint:

Click on the  icon to enter the latitude and longitude of the waypoint that will be displayed on the map background. The   icon is used to delete the waypoint from the map background. It is not possible to display multiple waypoints using this function. The waypoint is automatically deleted when the distance and actual route calculation is used.

Saving a link:

Click on the   icon to save a link to GIS aero FlyGoto, this link records the full status of your map on the screen. Information saved: zoom level, active layers, positions. You can use these links again to access the GIS directly, after going through the obligatory login phase.

Exporting to GPS and file:

Click on the   icon to export to file for GPS in the format of your choice. You can delete the whole basket by clicking on  . You may select the objects you want by checking or unchecking each line, each file you download is time and date stamped allowing you multiple downloads in the same basket. The most up-to-date formats are offered for downloading.

Online help:

 Link to this document.

Fulltext query:

 Provides full search of the databases. (To come).