AFTrack

AFTrack is the display for your GPS mouse and activates the world of hiking, biking, sailing, geocaching or more for your phone. The program handles tracking with smart and fixed logging features. It sends reports via GPRS or SMS. It receives SMS position messages and show it as a waypoint. It exports and imports waypoints and routes und uses online and offline maps. And more.

Features:

• Six views to the GPS data - position, goto, track summary, map, altitude profile, satellite
• Big diplay
  
• Tracking the current way
• Export tracks (PCX, IGC with security record (registered at http://www.onlinecontest.org/), KML viewable with Google Earth or GPX)
• Import routes from routes or tracks (PCX, GPX, KML, OVL)
• Degree or UTM format
• Edit position in selected output format
  
• Import JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GeoTiff or BSB as map - BMP, TIFF, GeoTiff and BSB size can be larger then phone memory
• Using tile collections of online maps for offline use (OSZ-Format).
  
• Calibrate maps with various types
  
• Automatic calibration from different cal file formats
• Automatic map selection from the map storage
• Waypoint group to organize the waypoints
• Save current position as waypoint
• GoTo a waypoint
• Import waypoints (PCX, Geocache LOC, GPX)
  
• Export waypoints (PCX, KML)
• Using extra text files for waypoint description (e.g. details of a geocache, groundspeak:long_description is supported)
• Make route from a track
• Makes way points to area
• Reverse routes
  
• Alarm on reached POIs, anchor alarm
• GPRS position sending
• SMS position sending
• SMS position receiving
• Reset GPS from SIRF to NMEA mode
• Automatic reconnection to GPS if connection lost
• Filter the altitude and speed values with a Kalman filter
• Logging the NMEA sentences
• Long time tracking
• Support for GLONASS satellites (extern gps only)

Note: This application requires an external Bluetooth GPS device or a plugin for the internal gps.

Installation

Use the PC Suite to transfer and install this software. Make sure to switch your Application Manager settings to 'All' for Software installation.

Application structure

Main View - a little bit different in 2nd generation version
Track	Goto	Map	Big View	Satellites
Data Collection
Tracks	Way point groups	Way points	Routes	Maps
Settings
GPS	Display	SMS Report	HTTP Report	IGC Export

Main window

The main view shows you the standard values for navigation. Additional you'll find  some indicators on the bottom: satellites, connected to GPS, 2D or 3D view and logging on.

- no satellites
- 2D
- 3D
- EGNOS/WAAS 

In the 3rd edition of the os the view is added with track information.

Other Views in main window

GoTo

In this view a hold position is used to show you the way to this point.

D = distance
B = bearing
S = speed
C = course
TimeToGo has no label.

The outer circle represents the course angle the inner triangle the bearing.

TTG is build from the average speed of the current track. If this is zero the current speed is used.

Routing

This view is alternate to the GoTo view. It is shown when routing is on. Some useful values are available:

Route name
Distance
Direction to the next point (big arrow)
Direction of the next point
Distance to the next point

Map

The map view shows the current track or route or both. A red sign shows the position - when running as arrow of your direction.

The map can have different meaning. The '*' key switches between position, track, route or map centered. When on a track always the position is in the center.

See this sign
position center
track center
route center
map center

Use the up and down key for scaling.
Press '#' for a change of the key meaning.
Now you can move the map. But can't go left or right to the next view.

A background map can selected from the map list - calibrate map first. When back from the list the map view and track or route are set to the map dimensions.

In 3rd generation hardware you can leave the map list with 'back' to get a single map or via the menu 'auto map' (shortcut '0') to activate the automatic selection of map at your view point.

Trip

The statistical view. The values are

• current speed
• max. speed
• average speed
• current altitude
• min. altitude
• max. altitude
• starting time
• duration
• saved track points
• counted distance
  

Is added to main view in 3rd edition phones.

Profile

This view shows the elevation profile from your active track.

• max. and min. altitude
• track length
• duration
• last altitude
• after normalization the rising and falling values

With up or down button the view can be switched between high and speed values.

In 3rd edition this will be found at the track menu.

Satellite

The view shows all visible satellites in its position and gives the information about the level of received signal strength and which satellites are used for the fix. The position,  horizontal and vertical dilution of precision are also shown (PDOP, HDOP, VDOP). Last value is the altitude correction.

In 3rd edition with more then 12 satellites when available.

Waypoint

The waypoint information for the current point:

Short name
Little description
The bitmap with the point symbol
An indicator if a long description is available
Distance and bearing from your position

The text is stored in the AFTrack txt directory.

Big display

Menu  values

Track menu

Start Track - Toggles the flag for tracking on/off. If the flag is ON the views show a log sign at the bottom.

Edit Track - Brings a dialog to edit the track name (12 characters) and the track description (60 characters).

List Track - Shows the list of the saved tracks. The selected value is also the current track for saving locations.

New Track - Inserts a new track when there is no running track. This then is the current saving track.

Delete Track - Deletes the selected track. There will always be a last track. If you want to delete all tracks to get a blank new track please use the menu 'Database' - 'Clear DB'.

Export Track - Exports the active track (PCX, KML, IGC or GPX format).

Track to Route - defines an old track as a new route. The track is lost. If the track is still needed go the way arround export track (PCX format) and import route.

Normalize Track - The counted track values MaxAlt, MinAlt, AvgSpeed and so on are calculated from the GPS values which you normally receive every second. The track values for position and time are saved in the selected matter. The track time can be stopped. All other programs for track interpretation will get another result as this program shows. The other values are unknown for it. So you can normalize your data after a track.

Exports the complete database or let you clear all saved dates.

This enables the sirf commands for power save and additional data sentences (GLL, VTG). For the power save command is no answer, so when we start the status is undefined.

'Reset GPS' brings the GPS from SIRF mode to NMEA mode.

A GPS sentence is send as SMS to the draft by pressing the menu entry. Send it from there.

If you running parallel to the log a HTTP report, please activate 'Start HTTP Send'

Keyboard

The key short cuts help to get a quick access to some features.

Settings

Select your configuration here. Four modes are available.

GPS mode:

• GPS Mode - select internal, external or none gps hardware (3rd generation only)
• Log Mode - handles the different modes for logging.
• Log Seconds - frequency for logging only used at log on second (values from 1 to 1800 seconds (30 minutes), make sure you have enough space when select 1 second steps)
• Log Distance - log after a distance of x (in 1/1000 sm 1 sm = 1854m)
• Altitude - select meter or feet
• Speed - select knots, miles or kilometers per hour
• Position Display - shows the position format on the map or calibration window. In 5th generation version the  position format in the position editor is set in the landmark settings.
  
• Kalman Filter - Set the filter on/off (does a smooth operation on the flipping values for altitude and speed)
  
• Logging angle - in smart logging the angle when a new track point is generated
  
• Pause on speed less - when the speed is below the value the program register a pause (value is in 1/1000 knots (nautical mile per hour) e.g. 50 mean 0.050 knots)
• Altitude correction - the altitude correction (send in the $GPGGA sentence) is used or not
• Value for a manuel altitude correction. Some gps hardware doesn't send a value.
• On some hardware a compass is build in so you can tell the app here to use it. (not for i8910)
  

In 3rd or 5th edition the application needs a signed version of the plugin to work with an internal gps - see below.

Display mode

• Wpt Sort - How to present the waypoint lists (removed in 3rd/5th generation)
  
• Map Display - Waypoint are shown, with or w/o label
• Map Position Display - If set to 'on' the position is shown on the map
• Display on Map for various indicators (3rd/5th generation only)
  
• Display Map at Start - Loads a selected map direct after program start.
• Map Center - The center of the map view is defined by the position. To move around without map refresh select a value bigger than 1. This builds a square around the map center where the position reminder is moving but not the map (values between 1 and 80 points).
  
• Map Show Grid - The grid on the map display is on/off
• Map Show Bearing - Offers a red line to the GoTo waypoint or the next routing point
• Color of Track - Sets the beauty of the track
• Color of Route - Sets the same for the route
• Line Size - Sets the thickness of the track or route in points
• View track as line or points
• Define the size of the position pointer
• Define the color of the position pointer
  
• Show Icon grid - The selection of a bitmap for the waypoint can be displayed as grid or icon list
• Big display selector for what will you see on top
• Background color
• Line color
  
• Lock Keys - Will protect your phone (this will only work when lights are off)
• Close application before the battery is out
  
• Light always on - Holds the background light all the time but costs a lot of battery power

SMS Report mode

• Log Mode - Can be off, send to the draft folder of your phone, send direct to the selected number or send always with a saved track point. Be careful with this option. When you select in log mode 15 seconds the SMS could be still on your phone without sending yet.
• Report Mode - Select what to send: GGA or RMC (both are only possible when GPS is connected), the Live-Tracking.com format or a plain text version of the position
  
• SMS number - Where to send the short message.
• SMS reason - use this only with the Live-Tracking format
  
  

HTTP mode

• Log Mode - Select the sending features: off, manual or direct with a tracking point (works only if a track is running)
• Some parameter for the HTTP connection:
  
  • Server - the server address w/o http://
    
  • Port - used port address
    
  • File - file on the server to read the values
    
  • Id - the name of the identity parameter
    
  • Id Mode - send your IMEI for identity or define an own value
    
  • Id Value - the value for the id
    
  • Password - parameter name for a password
    
  • Password Value - the value for the password
    
  • Latitude - name of the parameter
    
  • Longitude - name of the parameter
  • Altitude - name of the parameter
  • Speed - name of the parameter (value belongs to the speed settings kmh, knots, mi)
    
  • Direction - name of the parameter
  • Message - name of the parameter
  • Message value - a message text to send
  • Proxy use and ip address
  • Proxy port
    

The settings for the internet connect you will find in the 'access points' dialog of the general settings. The parameter for this entries you will get from you carrier.

The default entries in this menu makes a connection to http://www.whererya.com. 

To define other server leave the unused parameter blank. 

E.g FindU to get
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/inputpos.cgi?call=mycall&passwd=xyz&lat=12.3&lon=-12.3
fill only this 

[Id] call
[Id Mode] Define
[Id Value] my2call
[Password] passwd
[Password Value] xyz
[Latitude] lat
[Longitude] lon

IGC Settings

• Pilot name (must be filled)
  
• Glider type
• Glider id
• Wettkampf id
• Wettkampf class
  

Waypoints

The waypoints are shown as a list or a single view. Each of them has a position with altitude, a bitmap for the display, an alarm distance and an alarm function.

Alarm distance and function is set on the import and is predefined on the used waypoint group. Same with the bitmap - if this it  not announced in the import file. E.g. a new waypoint is added. It gets the values from its waypoint group

To add a waypoint from bearing means the start is the current position and you have to enter the distance (input depends on the selected speed mode - m, ft or nm) and the angle to run.

Another option uses the current waypoint to create a new point via the bearing and distance.

To add a waypoint from map needs a calibrated map. Please enter the calibration view (see menu in map list). Select a point with the cursor, press the enter key and select the waypoint entry.

Define a waypoint from main map:

First select a calibrated map from the map list. Press '*' until you have the map centered and visible. Then in the waypoint menu a new entry is shown - 'Define Waypoint'. This brings a red circle to the screen center. Move around to find your waypoint. Than press the center of navigation button and select 'Position as Waypoint' or 'Cancel'.

Set the current waypoint as new position - this only works in offline GPS mode.

A special waypoint mode is the anquer alarm. It defines a position and when leaving an area of ~ 50 meter an alarm sounds.

Waypoint Groups

Waypoint groups are selections of waypoints to organize the system. Here are placed the import and export routines for the waypoints. Please use only geodetic coordinates (not UTM format) for import.

All waypoints in a group can get the definition of the group.

User defined bitmaps

The bitmaps are stored in the AFTrack data subdirectory pics. There is a text and a bmp file (icons.txt and icons.bmp). To define own pictures rename this an place a new icons.* file here. 

Bitmap size is 16x16 up to 32x32 pixels for each. Use 256 colors. For a whole bitmap you need x tiles (e.g. 160x32 for five peaces). If the background color is white this it use as transparency. See sample in the pics directory.

with text:
Geocache|Traditional Cache
Geocache|Multi-cache
Geocache|Unknown Cache

Sample for waypoint import

To build a nice sample for the waypoint import go to these address
http://www.alertegps.com/Download_index.asp?a=ar&s= (2006-03-24)
and get the file Pcx5.wpt with some radar Point of Interest

To use your radar file do this:

• create a waypoint group 'radar'
• edit the group and set the alarm distance (meters) and sound (no sound - no alarm)
• import the file to this wpt group

Or just use the samples files (wpt or loc) with some waypoints.

To get text to your waypoint just place text file with the short name of your waypoint in the AFTrack txt directory. E.g. for a waypoint 'GC4711' use a text file named 'gc4711.txt'.

Geotoad offers to collect all informations from geocaching.com in one GPX file.
e.g.in DOS mode
 
c:>geotoad -f gpx -q coord "N40 45.0, E014 30.0"  -y 5

gets all point inside 5 miles around the coords. The waypoints are imported and from the groundspeak:long_description tag the needed text file is saved.

All file import or export uses the directory ?:/Nokia/Others/AFTrack

Routing

A route can be generated from an old track or by using the import function - this needs a PCX file from a track or a route (*.trk or *.rte - on 3rd generation hardware you may use also *.gpx or *.kml).

Please use only files in this formats:

H IDNT LATITUDE LONGITUDE DATE TIME ... 
W TR0000 N52.371971 E010.145681 18-SEP-04 09:24:17 ...
W TR0001 N52.372024 E010.019382 18-SEP-04 09:25:50 ...
W TR0002 N52.372168 E010.895003 18-SEP-04 09:27:21 ... 
or
H LATITUDE LONGITUDE DATE TIME ... 
T +52.371971 +010.145681 18-SEP-04 09:24:17 ...
T +52.372024 +010.019382 18-SEP-04 09:25:50 ...
T +52.372168 +010.895003 18-SEP-04 09:27:21 ... 

The flags points to the end of the route. When a route is started and there is a nearer point than the start point the program asks for the entry point. So it's possible to do only a part of a route.

All file import or export uses the directory ?:/Nokia/Others/AFTrack

In the version for the 3rd generation the import for GPX tracks or routes is also available. The files are found in ?:\Data\Others\AFTrack.

Overlay import

You may import areas in the KML format Placemark/Polygon. Default is the import as NoGo-Area (red), this may be changed to ToGo-Area or simple.

Here a sample with German air ports.

Map support and calibration

First load a map from a place in the phone or the memory card. The file is not transfered to AFTrack. The program only stores the map information. The maps can be in jpg, gif or bmp format. The GPS values are use direct so the map date has to be WGS84.

The second thing is the calibration of the map. Enter the calibration dialog over the menu, select at least two points on the map and define this points manually or use the current position for it. The map is only calibrated when the 'save' menu is selected. Don't keep the calibration point to near to each other.

A good source to solve the calibration problems is for me the TerraServer. The sat pictures helps to find some special calibration points and it coordinates. Or try infosports.com a small geo coder (25th April 2006).

For moving around in the map use the navigation button. Switch between 1 point or 22 point moving by pressing the * key

Notice: Only BMP, TIF and BSB can be bigger in size then the phone memory. Normally the bitmap should have only 8-bit color to save space and should be with no compression.
The usable chart size belongs to the ram size of the phone (Nokia 3650 4MB Ram, 6600 8 MB). A map uses this size: a Gif file (300 KBytes file size) and 866x502 pixels uses around 900KBytes of space in the 1:1 view. Only the bsb file needs less space - see below.

Sample Map Source: Part of the German Topographic Maps 1:50000

Auto calibration

The bitmap file needs a calibration file in the same directory and with the same name.

Supported are

• GeoTIFF World Files (tfw or jgw) only in geodetic coordinates (e.g.12.456, -45.123) or UTM
• OziExplorer map files in geodetic coordinates
• Mapshare gmi files version 1, 2 and 3 (see here)
• UI-View inf file format
  
• TOP50 log file (see German doc)

 
To read a tfw file in the UTM format please add the UTM zone information. Sample:

           25.0000000000
            0.0000000000
            0.0000000000
          -25.0000000000
       319462.5000000000
      6263637.5000000000
56 H

Using and making BSB maps

With this format it's possible handle maps dimensions greater than phone memory.

The OziExplorer is able to import this file format. A simple graphic viewer for BSB get here ImageVisu (2006.02.01).

How to design a bsb file:
Download this package from libbsb.sourceforge.net and read the description.

The bitmap must assigned as tif format and must have less than 128 colors

You will need a template file like this, edit only the red part. REF are the calibration points with x,y,latitude,longitude, so there is no separate calibration file.:

!Handmade Meran.kaptmp
VER/2.0
BSB/NA=Meran
    RA=3693,5190,DU=254
KNP/SC=1729000,GD=WGS84,PR=MERCATOR,PP=55.00,PI=0.000,SP=,SK=0.0000000
    TA=90.0000000,UN=METERS,SD=MEAN SEA LEVEL,DX=172.90,DY=172.90
CED/SE=2000,RE=03,ED=01/01/2000
OST/1
REF/1,183,3198,46.68122,11.09301
REF/2,2208,1976,46.727896,11.20246     
DTM/0,0
CPH/0
IFM/5

Call the program as: c>tif2bsb my.kapmtp my.tif my.kap

There can be more the two calibration points. Only three of them are used (2 with the greates distance and one other point). Make sure that the points are in a triangle.

When an error correction if defined in BSB header it is used.

Only bsb3 files are available. The file extention of BSB files is *.kap

There is a tool that uses the BSB library and has a graphical interface. Please try RasterChart2BSB

Here a short documentation concerning kap file generation.

Here you find some available sea maps in BSB3 format:

US area: charts.noaa.gov

Europe area: SeaNavCD (German): Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean_Sea

or SeaNavCD (English translation)

Using GeoTiff maps

GeoTiffs are maps with the calibration information inside. They are usable only with uncompressed tiff and in WGS84 coordinates (geodetic or UTM)

To make the included information visible use the tools from this site.
http://dl.maptools.org/dl/geotiff/libgeotiff/
more information about this format see
http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/geotiff.html

Using OpenStreetMap maps

Select in the map list the wms option 'OpenStreetMap'. If there ares no map available the bitmaps are loaded via the internet. The cache is always in the memory card at e:\Data\Others\AFTrack\cache\osm. Start is always zoom level 13.

You may load maps without having internet connection via your pc. Look for the application MobileAtlasCreator. Select the region and the zoom level you need and start download. In the directory tile all files are stored in zoom level directories. Copy all to the cache directory 'osm' to your memory card.

Here other addresses for getting OSM tiles www.opentom.org, JTileDownloader

An other idea of using OSM is to tranfer it to BSB format
http://sites.google.com/site/tintenbrotproject/ttc

This application also generates GMF map format which holds the OSM tiles inside. This is also usable with AFTrack (up to 4096 tiles in one file).

In ?\Data\Others\AFTrack\Pics you will find a server config file named 'maps.wms' (maps.txt is the default). This contains samples for the define of different servers. Always use in the same way.

label=OpenStreetMap
host=tile.openstreetmap.org
path=/%z%/%x%/%y%.png
port=80
cache=osm
label=OSM Cloudmade
host=c.andy.sandbox.cloudmade.com
path=/tiles/cycle/%z%/%x%/%y%.png
port=80
cache=osmcloud

%z% zoom may change to %zg% to get a google zoom value.

Make sure to save this settings before install a new version of AFTrack

Beware of deleting the cache. That take a long while and is better done with the PC Suite.

The cache can also used only for offline. You may select this in map menu 'WMS Cache'.

OSZ Files

An other thing is holding the tiles as offline zip file.

Please insert into a zip file this format (directory for zoom and x value) and rename it to *.osz. It is possible to add more then one zoom level. If there is a manifest.txt file the calibration is taken from there. Otherwise the directory structure is scanned.

Sample

manifest.txt
13/4634/2304.png
13/4634/2305.png
and so on.

Format manifest.txt
delare all zoom level and the min/max tiles of the highest level.

zoom=11
zoom=12
zoom=13
zoom=14
zoom=15
minx=18536
maxx=18567
miny=9216
maxy=9255

This kind of map can be generated with www.tintenbrot.de latest version. Also the MobileAtlasCreator generates this format (since version 1.8a7).

The file size seems to be restricted to ~100 MB - belongs to the hardware. Also jpg format is usable.

(OSM maps for 3rd or 5th Generation only)

SMS Reports

SMS reports a send to a phone number defined in the settings.

This sends the $GPGGA, the $GPRMC sentence or just the position as plain text. Select this feature in the settings for SMS.

This can be use for the reporting on live-tracking.com

Other programs can use this as input to show your position.

This program also receive SMS report (select GGA mode) from other AFTrack users and store the incoming values as a waypoint. For the name of the waypoint the phone book entry is used - if not already there.

For the automatic sending of a sms you'll need three options: a track must be running, the sms option must set to 'automatic log' and in GPS menu the SMS sending must be activated.

HTTP Reports

There are several parameters to set up a HTTP connection. Select 'manual' or 'with log' as the log mode in the HTTP Report settings to get a manual or an automatic logging. Automatic logging runs with the frequency selected as GPS log mode. Make sure that the time for the logging is greater than the GPRS answering time. For all other things use the defaults to get in first contact with this features.

Than you will need a running GPRS connection. See your manual to establish one.

To use this in an easy way just set log mode to 'Manual' and use the default values.
The correct running connection will place a position report a the defined server www.mapserver.co.nz. To see you position online use this page

http://www.mapserver.co.nz/aftrack/index.phtml is deprecated. 

The new address is http://www.whererya.com/

http://www.whererya.com/addposition.aspx?id=???&pass=ABCDEFG&lat=1.23&lon=4.56

is the new default. You will need you IMEI to replace the ???. 

To get the information about your IMEI send *#06#  to your phone.

You can get your last position with
http://www.whererya.com/data/???_ABCDEFG_latest.kml
??? your IMEI please replace

or 

the history of your messages
http://www.whererya.com/data/???_ABCDEFG_history.kml
??? your IMEI please replace

Or just use the user interface at the start page.

The logic to build is:
http://server:port/file?key=value&key=value...

Another tracking page is  MyTracking, uses Google Earth satellite pics.
Or www.reperion.com also has free tracking accounts.

At magnalox.net you have animated tracks and a information how to handle the parameters.

http://forum.magnalox.net/index.php?t=msg&th=79

For aprs use (see sample in HTTP settings)

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/inputpos.cgi?call=callsign&passwd=abcd&lat=52.22&lon=9.44

Tracking Server - http://mlt.ath.cx
Advice see http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/showthread.php?t=440863 Testing people wanted (Jan 2010).

Log Modes

No Log
Manual
Smart for Car
Smart Boat/Bike
Smart Walking
1 to 1800 Seconds
after Distance
Long Time Tracking
direct logging
NMEA log - with external gps only

Keep in mind the logging uses a lot of space and consums also a lot of system power. The refresh of the GPS is mostly 1 second. So all active screens follow this feature and refresh all seconds. That means recount the track, the route, the map and so on.

Manual logging only logs by pressing the middle navigation button. This is also used in all other log modes except the log off mode.

Direct logging writes log file direct to phone space in the AFTrack directory. Filename is date.gps. The database is not filled, so no track is painted.

Smart logging gives you the chance to have various logging times at different speeds. All values under or above the limits have the max. or min. logging time.

Car   10 km/h - 10 Minutes, 120 km/h - 1.5 Minutes
Bike   2 km/h - 10 Minutes,  18 km/h - 1.5 Minutes
Walk   1 km/h - 10 Minutes,   5 km/h - 1.5 Minute

Or after x degree change of the corner. Select the 'log on angle' value in the GPS settings - the values are possible between 5 and 35 (default 25).
Das NMEA log writes out all received sentence and doesn't save this values in the database. So no statistic values are available.

Log file

The log files are saved in the \Nokia\Others\AFTrack directory.

Log file format (PCX):

H SOFTWARE NAME & VERSION

I PCX5 2.08 by AFTrack 1.01
H R DATUM IDX DA DF ...
M G WGS 84 100 +0.000000e+00 +0.000000e+00 ...

H R DATUM 
U LAT LON DEG

H TRACK SUMMARY
H Track Pnts Date Time Duration
H TN Trk1 126 07-04-04 11:15:29 01:13:20 Track 1

H LATITUDE LONGITUDE DATE TIME ALT 
T +44.1234567 +009.0000000 07-APR-04 10:15:21 27
T ...

Use this format to get a chart view from your tracks at GPS Visualizer (nice SVG output) or with other programs.

In UTM notation the export is done in UTM format.

H  ZONE EASTING   NORTHING  DATE      TIME     ALT
T  32U  556080.2  5793195.9 31-Mrz-05 17:41:49 65

Use other options of translation with GPS Babel or other programs like this.

A newer option is the export into the IGC, GPX or KML format.
In IGC log file this software is registered for glider constests at http://www.onlinecontest.org/

IGC has a security line for all point lines and it can be verified with a separate tool that the log was not changed after export. Use in DOS mode:

c:>vali-aft mytrack.igc

Get the validate program here

Problems

Please notice always the bluetooth sign in top of the most windows. When the connection to the GPS is lost a message will remind you and you have to reconnect. Since version 1.01 reconnect works automatically. After 5 minutes this feature is stopped to save the battery.

When there is a problem with the phone - e.g. you have to reboot it - just start AFTrack again and select the used track. All tracks are saved in time and you can add new positions. May be you have to normalize the track before continue the track.

When you are in an area with lower GSM signals the phone is scanning for  gsm cells. This costs a lot of battery power and computing power as well. So I use an old SIMM card. It doesn't looks for cells and this will give longer tracks. But no calls.

The T-Mobile-Navigate-GPS only send RMC (Recommended Minimum Specific Data) so there is no information about the altitude and the used satellites. See www.martin-dehler.de/gps/navigate.htm for a detailed information (German).

BT-338 and may be other gps has a static navigation mode which makes problems for slower moving see this for more detail and the how to
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25575
On other hardware with moving problems use the pause speed value in the settings.

Big XML files are sometimes a problem. The parsing is completely done in the phone RAM. A work around for GPX files comes from Philippe Küchler for PC and MacOS (see below). The points are bundled to smaller packages.

A strong use of the hardware brings a disconnecting from the gps every few minutes.

What to do:

• Make sure there are no other programs running
• Switch the update frequency of the gps to one per second - if it send in a higher speed
• Set logmode to 'smart' (only during tracking)
• Set the map center to a value between 60-80 (normaly the position is map centered, so it moves at bit)
• Use BSB as map format - a little bit harder to handle but more effective
• Use smaller maps
  

On Nokia N70 the dialog box for waypoints doesn't show the labels (better with OS update).

The N70 also has problems with sending SMS.

This program is tested only with the 6600/6630 and GPS Holux GR-230/BT-338.

Please report other constellations.
Nokia N-Gage and GlobalSat BT308 Bluetooth GPS
Nokia 6600 with GPSmart - BT by Fortuna
Nokia 6600 and Teletype GPS
Siemens SX1 with Fortuna Clip-On Bluetooth GPS Maus
Nokia 6600 and T-Mobile-Navigate-Receiver
Nokia 6600 and RoyalTeck RBT-100
Siemens SX1 and Falcom Navi1 Bluetooth
Nokia 6600 and TomTom Wireless GPS Modul
Nokia 6600 and Navman 4400 GPS
Nokia 6620 and a Fortuna Clip-On Bluetooth GPS
Nokia 6600 and Micronet bluetooth GPS
Siemens SX1 and Leadtek 9537 Bluetooth GPS
Nokia 6600 and BT-GPS Leadtek 9537
Nokia 6630 and Holux 230
Panasonic X700 and XAiOX Wonde-X
Nokia 6680 and Garmin GPS 10
Nokia 6600 and Globalsat bt308
Nokia 6600 and Falcom Navi1 Bluetooth (Mobilcom Label)
Siemens SX1 and Navilock BT 338
Nokia 6260 and Royaltek RBT-1000 (XTRAC2 Version)
Nokia 6260 and Aktronix GPS
Nokia 6630 and Xaiox Wonde XL Bluetooth
Nokia 6260 and Evermore BT-R500
N-Gage QD with SysOnChip SIRF III GPS mouse
Nokia 3230 and GPS MKII receiver
Nokia 6630 and QStarZ BT
Nokia 6260 and Earthmate Blue Logger GPS
Nokia 6670 and Haicom HI-406BT GPS
Nokia N90 with Nokia LD-1w mouse
Nokia 6630 and Navilock BT-308
Nokia 6630 and Haicom 406 BT GPS
N-Gage QD and Xiaox NaveOne BT Maus
Nokia N70 and GPSmart BT or Tomtom Wireless GPS
Nokia 6680 and Bluei GPS
Nokia 6600 and EMTAC bluetooth GPS (BTGPS III)
Nokia Ngage with FTech Solar BT GPS
Nokia 7610 and Holux GPSlim236
Nokia 3650 and Adapt AD-500 GPS
Nokia 6260 and Rikaline Bluetooth model LR9537 GPS receiver
Siemens SX1 and RoyalTek RBT 2001 Sirf3
Nokia 3650 and Mainnav MG-910 BT GPS
Nokia 6630 with QStarZ BT
Nokia 6670 and Royaltek RBT-1000
Sendo X and Klicktel GPS

List of hardware with problems in bluetooth connection:
6630 and Holux GPSlim236 (There is a report for that: they can be solved with a NOKIA firmware upgrade, free at NOKIA website. The latest firmware solves several Bluetooth issues, check it at:
http://newlc.com/Nokia-Series-60-Firmware-History.html)
N70 and Holux 236 with Sirf 3

Please try you GPS with the trial version first.

AFTrack and 2nd Generation of S60

History

• Version 1.22 - Jan 2009
  - new calibration logic for mpr files
  - OSM GPX review
  - add Ellipsoidal height if present
  - bsb maps correction repair
  
  
• Version 1.21 - Oct 2008
  - repair GPX export problem
  - Set time from GPS
  - long time tracking mode
  - http mode: key value can be longer then 16 character (64)
  - qpe calibration file format
  - mpr Top50 map files
  - Anchor alarm
  - support for GLONASS satellites
  
  
• Version 1.20 - December 2007
  - close on low battery
  - add time stamp on GPX export
  - add gps log after a defined distance
  - add search field in waypoint list
  - add cal (TTQV) calibration file format
  - define a waypoint from main map
  
  
• Version 1.19 - September 2007
  - repair proxy problem
  - repair manually calibration
  - set http values for alt, speed and course to integer values
  - make visible/unvisible of waypoint groups
  - use filename for imported routes
  - added profile for the speed
  - add kal format as calibration file (GlopusMapManager)
  - add GPX format for track export
  - add OpenStreetMap functions
  
  
  
• 1.18 - June 2007
  - refresh KML export, start and end point, coordinates
  - add 'show waypoints' in way point menue
  - bring waypoint group to route
  - 3 different pointer for the position (small, big, sailing pointer)
  
  
• 1.17 - March 2007
  - add timestamp for kml format
  - changed default url for http transfer
  - new gmi format for more than 2 calibration points
  - new kml overlay as calibration file
  - set position from waypoint with altitude
  - use automatic map selection from position
  - select storage before save tracks
  - import function with directory selection first
  - delete all maps
  - load all maps from directory
  - new big view for waypoint distance, bearing, cross track error (XTE)
  
  
• 1.16 - August 2006
  - GeoTiff with WGS84 or UTM calibration
  - tfw files with UTM coordinates and UTM zone accepted
  - BSB chart can have more than 2 calibration points
  - BSB with error correction if defined in BSB header
  - for BSB 3 calibration points are used
  - Tiff format 1,4,8,24 no compression for maps bigger then memory
  - Bmp format 1,4,8,24 no compression for maps bigger then memory
  - calibration view '*' switch to 1,22,88,1,... points to move
  - import waypoints from KML format
  - enable SMS report for live-tracking.com
  - add altitude for gpx files
  - repair goto from waypoint screen
  - repair big display for altitude
  - NMEA checksum test (on/off)
  
  
  
• 1.15 - April 2006
  - Export tracks to KML format (viewable with Google Earth)
  - Export waypoint group as KML format
  - Text SMS contains selected position format
  - push up the timeout for the first http connection
  - add new option in display settings: view track as line or points - for a better view in static mode
  - add max speed control for normalizing a track
  - add a speed parameter for the http connection
  - add angle to next route point
  - add menu button to next route point
  - add big display for some output values
  - add settings menu for IGC export
  - add SMS feature 'send on any key'
  - changed validation program (vali-xft.exe)
  - repair: map rename
  
  
  
  
• 1.14 - December 2005
  - support for bsb files
  - show map on start
  - proxy settings for http
  
  
  
• 1.13 - September 2005
  - repair xml import
  - smarter zoom function
  - short cut for map list (0)
  - '8' toggles between waypoint list and waypoint group list
  - add waypoint entry from current waypoint bearing
  - set current waypoint as position (offline mode)
  
  
• 1.12 - September 2005
  
  - add waypoint entry from bearing
  - add new waypoint from calibrated map
  - send also GPRMC sentence via SMS
  - send position as readable text via SMS
  - use gmi file format version 2.0 for calibration
  - use UI-View inf file format for calibration
  - logging angle for smart logging is editable (5 to 35 degree)
  - pause by speed less than (in 1/1000 nm)
  - altitude correction selectable
  - NMEA direct log
  
  
  
• 1.11 - June 2005
  
  - automatic calibration with TOP50 log file
  - also tfw or jgw file format with geodetic values (no tiff support)
  - also OziExplorer map files
  - also gmi files
  - edit map name
  - edit position in the selected output format
  
  
  
• 1.10 - Junu 2005
  
  - add mapping
  - add loading maps from jpg, gif or bmp file.
  - calibrate the maps on board
  - scale the maps until no more memory or to small
  - add waypoint group setting for all members
  - free logging interval
  - set map view between goto and trip view
  - icon in map refresh after changing
  
  
  
• 1.09 - April 2005
  
  - add variable format on position view
    (UTM, DD.DD, DD MM.MM, DD MM SS.SS)
  - add position display in map view
  - add export for IGC file format with security record to test the integrity of the log file
  
  
  
• 1.08 - February 2005
  
  - save last track point
  - add routing
  - add making route from track
  - routing import from as PCX
  - the waypoint view is added
  - copy the current position into the clipboard
  - feature for geotoad: make text file from groundspeak:long_description
  - add Italian and Dutch
  
  
• 1.07 - December 2004
  
  - Waypoint import from GPX file format
  
  
• 1.06 - November 2004
  
  - Waypoint import from LOC file (Geocaching XML)
  - Text files for a bigger description of a waypoint e.g. Geocaching find rules
  
  
• 1.05 - November 2004
  
  - German version
  - Fix a problem with the Telekom Navigate GPS
  
  
• 1.04 - November 2004
  
  - HTTP parameter handling (delete value on key 'c')
  - Alarm also on reached POIs
  
  
  
• 1.03 - October 2004
  
  - New menu: Waypoint
  - Save position as waypoint
  - List waypoint (all)
  - Edit active waypoint
  - Select waypoint group
    - List of waypoints in the group
    - Import waypoints for the group
    - Export waypoints for the group
  - Export all waypoints
  - HTTP position sending
  - SMS position sending
  - SMS position receiving
  - New settings menu
  

• 1.02 - September 2004
  
  - Bugfix South-West problem
  

• 1.01 - August 2004

• 1.00 - June 2004
  

  Initial program start

Sample Map Source: Part of the German Topographic Maps 1:50000

AFTrack and 3rd Generation of S60

The version for the 3rd generation has the nearly the same features as the current version.

It only differs a little bit in the screen design. The main and track view comes now in one screen. The profile screen is moved to the track menue and the waypoint view to the waypoint menue. The new generation also has better xml support.

The new path for saving is c:/Data/Others/AFTrack or e:/Data/Others/AFTrack

Comparing internal and external gps runtime (gsm offline, 10s per point):

N95 internal ~7.5 h

N95 external ~16 h

This software is not Symbian signed. So you have to switch the application manager settings  'Software installation' to 'All'.

Note: An external GPS receiver is needed. See below.

Tested with Nokia E60/E61/N95 and BT-338 or XaioX InstantFix

Problems are reported for 

N73: GPS user report - "Updating the firmware worked like a charm. No drops in bluetooth connection. Here is a link on N73 firmware http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51669"

E62: logging problem with GPSSlim240

Version 1.13 - April 2013

- TK102 clones, Xexun TK102B
- GPS Tracker 2 dnt
- TK102-2 Update
- SMS template repair

Version 1.12 - April 2012

- kml map calibration relaunch
- lock display complete
- add geo id for internal gps
- add 640 x 480 screen size
- add sms send template
- add zoom levels for gmf map files (GlopusMapManager exports)
- add GPS-Tracker ELRO support

Version 1.11 - April 2011

- save zoom level and start with it
- enable saving when WebDAV is present (but not saving on it)
- enable saving on USB host
- unvisible for overlays
- change way point entry view
- problem map sort fixed
- compass for position pointer enabled
- add speed format m/s, min/km, min/mi
- add switch UTC/local time
- add way point label with time
- add sms receiver for GPS tracker TK 102-2

Version 1.10 - Dec 2010

- SMS bug on position report
- load directory bug
- add wpt edit dialog after insert for fast editing
- more than two drives accessable - if available
- enable osz files with jpg bitmaps
- enable utm in map (ozi) calibration files
- fix refresh display without active map
- add the second name of the way point in map display
- bug export gpx waypoints fixed
- Switch 'never go online'
- Color selector for map pointer
- fix position editor for E72 or so
- no own text saving on import when SmartGPX on board

Version 1.09 - Mar 2010

- three options for map on start
- route restart in main menu
- altitude correction also for bt gps without correction
- change map file format to enable other systems
- add zip map file for OSM tiles (osz)
- add overlays for area data (kml format)
- add center on goto waypoint
- add big sign for waypoints - shows alarm distance around point
- new compass view with graphical index for XTE
- repair way point view on E71

Version 1.08 - Nov 2009

- T9 in name dialog track or route
- auto map shows now the best scaled map on position
- call SmartGPX with current way point
- track name generation changed to date/time
- at waypoint distance alarm 0.0 the GoTo mode never ends
- hidden directory for cache on OSM
- gmf map file format
- log time up to 30 minutes
- repair keyboard problem on E55 for * and #
- display gps time at phone zone

Version 1.07 - July 2009

- Download rate displayed
- OSM map server define
- Transparency for way point icons on white color (see samples in Pics directory)
- add VMG (Velocity made good)
- add OVL track export
- new menu structure
- lines thickness up to 5 points
- set time from gps is moved to the plugin (please use plugin 1.2 now)
- add French, Swedish, Finnish

Version 1.06 - Jan 2009

- repair http report for German users
- define colors for background and lines
- OSM refresh mode, reloads only viewed maps to cache
- new calibration logic for mpr files
- OSM GPX review
- add Ellipsoidal height from $PTNL,GGK - if present
- modify sat view layout, add alt correction and quality indicator
- BSB maps correction repair (French sea maps)
- new icons
- sort moved to list menu
- set time from gps is moved to the plugin (please use plugin 1.1 now)

Version 1.05 - Oct 2008
- repair GPX export problem
- Set time from GPS
- long time tracking mode
- http mode: key value can be longer then 16 character (64)
- qpe calibration file format
- mpr Top50 map files
- Anchor alarm
- add support for GLONASS satellites (extern gps only)
- add split routes import in GPX
- opencaching.de tags used
- make waypoint groups to areas
- alarm sound used for waypoint reaching
- moving on the map works also on auto map
- gpx waypoint export
- using OpenStreetMap
- internal gps

Version 1.04 - December 2007
- close on low battery, battery low dialog
- add timestamp on GPX export
- add gps log after a defined distance
- repair sms text coord
- repair route compass on 5500
- GPX import with more groundspeak features
- profile for height also from route
- route import with altitude
- add search field in waypoint list
- add cal (TTQV) calibration file format 
- define a waypoint from main map

Version 1.03 - September 2007
- repair proxy problem
- make visible/unvisible of waypoint groups
- use filename for imported routes
- added profile for the speed
- add kal format as calibration file (GlopusMapManager)
- add GPX format for track export
- add GPX format for route import
- add OpenStreetMap functions

Version 1.02 - June 2007
- short keys for E61 also with letters
- compass problem on E61, E70, N95 fixed
- repair http send problem on German phones
- refresh KML export, start and end point, coordinates
- add 'show waypoints' in way point menue
- again: AFTrack directory changed ?:/data/others/AFTrack
- bring waypoint group to route
- 3 different pointer for the position
- Rotate screen in option menu (not for E61)

Version 1.01 - Mar 2007
- changed default url for http transfer
- new gmi format for more than 2 calibration points
- new kml overlay as calibration file
- set position from waypoint with altitude
- use automatic map selection from position
- select storage before save tracks
- import function with directory selection first
- delete all maps
- load all maps from directory
- new big view for waypoint distance, bearing, cross track error (XTE)
- repair automatic http position reporting
- repair black numbers in big view on N73
- work around for compass problem on N80
- use new xml routine for gpx import
- some smaller problems fixed
- switch the directory for a phone installation to c:/data/others/AFTrack

Version 1.0 - January 2007

AFTrack and 5th Generation of S60

There also is a version for the 5th generation.

- TK102 clones, Xexun TK102B
- GPS Tracker 2 dnt
- TK102-2 Update
- SMS template repair

- TK102 clones, Xexun TK102B
- GPS Tracker 2 dnt
- TK102-2 Update
- SMS template repair

- TK102 clones, Xexun TK102B
- GPS Tracker 2 dnt
- TK102-2 Update
- SMS template repair

- kml map calibration relaunch
- lock display complete
- add geo id for internal gps
- add 640 x 480 screen size
- add sms send template
- add zoom levels for gmf map files (GlopusMapManager exports)
- add GPS-Tracker ELRO support

- save zoom level and start with it
- enable saving when WebDAV is present (but not saving on it)
- enable saving on USB host
- unvisible for overlays
- change way point entry view
- problem map sort fixed
- compass for position pointer enabled
- add speed format m/s, min/km, min/mi
- add switch UTC/local time
- add way point label with time
- add sms receiver for GPS tracker TK 102-2

- SMS bug on position report
- load directory bug
- add wpt edit dialog after insert for fast editing
- more than two drives accessable - if available
- enable osz files with jpg bitmaps
- enable utm in map (ozi) calibration files
- fix refresh display without active map
- add the second name of the way point in map display
- bug export gpx waypoints fixed
- Switch 'never go online'
- Color selector for map pointer
- no own text saving on GPX import when SmartGPX on board
- edit waypoint position on touchscreen bug, using system dialog (settings on landmark info)
- same for calibration view
- more sensitive for tapping a way point
- enable cache on drive f: for some hardware
- screen rotation switch on/off
- screen lock (on map view)

- three options for map on start
- route restart in main menu
- altitude correction also for bt gps without correction
- change map file format to enable other systems
- add zip map file for OSM tiles (osz)
- add overlays for area data
- add center on goto waypoint
- add big sign for waypoints - shows alarm distance around point

- T9 in name dialog track or route
- auto map shows now the best scaled map on position
- call SmartGPX with current way point
- track name generation changed to date/time
- at waypoint distance alarm 0.0 the GoTo mode never ends
- hidden directory for cache on OSM
- gmf map file format
- log time up to 30 minutes

- Download rate displayed
- OSM map server define
- Transparency for way point icons on white color (see samples in Pics directory)
- add VMG (Velocity made good)
- add OVL track export
- new menu structure
- lines thickness up to 5 points
- repair: set time from gps is moved to the plugin (please use plugin 1.2 now)
- repair: calibration view
- add French, Swedish, Finnish
- add a little more time for tap delay on touch screen