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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE ?

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HOW TO DO IT?

Prerequisites

IDENTIFY AND COLLECT GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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1 hourFree

Android / iOS

To orientate yourself and navigate in the field offline. To locate villages, infrastructures (or potential infrastructure sites) or other points of interest that are important for your project and to share these easily with partners beneficiaries and donors.

Offline mapping apps like OSMAnd allow you to downloadOpenStreetMap (OSM) maps and access them without an internet connection (e.g. in the field). They also allow you to collection GPS coordinates, tracks and to calculate routes.

• Access to an offline map for orientation and navigating around

• Locate any point of interest and share withpartners via Wi-Fi or 3G

• Export potential points of interest and GPX tracks to a computer

• Can update the base map as the OSM mappingprogresses

• Flexible tool with a large choice of extensions and customisation options

• Quality of the GPS signal varies over time

• GPS uses a lot of battery

• The application is very user-friendly

• Install OSMAnd from the app store (e.g. «Google Play Store ») on your mobile device

• Activate GPS on your smartphone

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1. App customisation: image customisation, choice of particularpoints of interest to display etc.2. Search for a place or addresses3. Record GPX tracks4. App settings: download maps, extensions…5. Route calculation6. Centering the map on itscurrent GPS position7. Zoom in /out, also possible witha double-click on the area whereyou wish to zoom8. Activate phone GPX settings

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Overview Basic settings

Click on « App settings », then :1. « Download Maps », and

choose the area of interest2. « Plug-in Manager », then

choose « Record Route » and activate the plug-in. Whenenabled, the plug-in turnsorange and the GPS trackingoption appears on the welcome screen (3).

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HOW TO DO IT?

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Prerequisites :

1. Active GPS via the phone settings

2. Define the accuracy requirements for recording the GPS tracks:

App settings> Plug-in Manager > Settings : choose the corresponding profile (if movement is by foot/car…)

Define the minimum level of accuracy for recording (do not go below 5m, due to the smartphone limitations. Tips : 5m for pedestrian mode, 10m for bicycle or car mode).

Steps : 1. Start recording, click on the « GPX » icon in the top right of the

welcome screen or « 3 », then « Start GPX recording ».2. Settings for recording

Choose a recording duration or frequency : the latter canvary depending on the mode (tip : for pedestrians, every10 seconds)

Check the option « Show on the map » to see the trackon the map as you move

Do not check « Remember my choice » , so that you canmodify these options easily in other situation

3. Finish recording : click on the « GPX » icon at the top right of the screen, then « Stop the GPX recording » then « Save GPX ».

Share your GPS track1 App settings, then Favourites, then My Tracks2. In the section « Rec », select the desired track and then share.

The GPX icon will turn redwhen a GPX trace has started being recorded

IDENTIFY AND COLLECT GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

WITH OSMAND.Offline mapping apps like OSMAnd allow you to downloadOpenStreetMap (OSM) maps and access them without an internet connection (e.g. in the field). They also allow you to collection GPS coordinates, tracks and to calculate routes.

RECORDING GPX TRACKING

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HOW TO DO IT?

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1 hourFree

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Prerequisite : 1. Active GPS, via the phone settings

Steps :

Share your POIs

1 . App settings, then « Favourites », then « My Favorites »

2. In the section «My Favourites », Select to share all of the favourites at once. coup. Select to share a specific favourites category.

IDENTIFY AND COLLECT GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

WITH OSMANDOffline mapping apps like OSMAnd allow you to downloadOpenStreetMap (OSM) maps and access them without an internet connection (e.g. in the field). They also allow you to collection GPS coordinates, tracks and to calculate routes.

RECORDING POINTS OF INTEREST (POI)

1. Click and hold (2 seconds) on the map in the area where youwish to add a POI. Thenclick on the star to savethe POI

2. Define the name, description of the POI as well as its categoryby clicking on the entry under « Category »

3. Choose your categoryor add one

4. Create a new category : define its name, identifying colour for elements in thiscategory