Magellan eXplorist TRX7 User Manual - Section Title
Section Title
TRX Glossary
Elevation Profile:
interactive box
showing elevation gain/loss on a trail,
measured by Start and End elevations
(myTRXjournal only).
Filter (Search):
used in Search to narrow
down Trail, Trip, and POI results in the
Basemap (TRX7 and TRX Apps).
Journal:
contains a user’s Log and Wish
List.
Log:
stores all of a user’s recorded
tracks, waypoint data, and uploaded GPX
data.
Mark Waypoint:
button that allows a
user to add a Quick Waypoint (tracking in
progress) or Detailed Waypoint (tracking
paused).
Marker:
icon associated with a location
in the basemap indicating the type of
Trail, Track, POI, etc.
Marker Label:
text pop-up associated
with a location in the basemap displaying
information about the Trail, Track, or POI.
Orientation:
button that allows a user to
toggle between North Up and Track Up
views. This button turns blue and can be
tapped to restore North Up orientation
when a user has panned around the map
(TRX7 and TRX Apps).
Place:
another name for a Point of
Interest (POI).
Private Files:
accessible only to their
owner(s).
Public Files:
accessible by any search by
visitors to myTRXjournal.
Quick Waypoint:
created by a user by
selecting the Quick Waypoint icon during
an Active Track.
Road network:
a set(s) of interconnected
points and lines that represent possible
street routes from one location to
another.
Searched Trails:
trails that appear
highlighted in red when a user enters
search criteria in myTRXjournal.
Social Post:
button available while on
an Active Track that allows a user to
generate an automatic Tweet to their
Twitter account (TRX7 and TRX Apps).
Street Route:
a path through a road
network(s).
Syncing:
updates content and settings
between TRX system components, TRX
Apps, TRX devices, and myTRXjournal
to maintain consistency of content and
experience across all platforms.
Terrain Spec:
a list of conditions (4WD,
4LO, Dirt, Mud, Sand, etc.) associated
with a Trail or generated by a user to
describe a saved Track.
Track:
a recorded track line saved to a
TRX user’s Log and which can contain
waypoints saved along the Active Track.
A user’s personal tracks are saved to the
TRX user’s Log. Downloaded user tracks
are saved to the Wish List.
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