Introduction

GeoCachingME is an app for Java-enabled mobile phones with GPS support.

After installation, simply start it, enter a destination, and once your device has picked up the GPS signal you're ready to go.

In case you wonder about the name, it is composed of two parts. Geocaching is an increasingly popular game of "treasure hunting" using GPS. While this app was designed with geocaching in mind, it can obviously be used for many other purposes as well. ME is the abbreviation of micro-edition, the variant of Java used in mobile phones.

Installation

To install, simply point your mobile phone at GeoCachingMe.jad or use the QR code on the left.

Alternatively, you can download the two files GeoCachingMe.jad and GeoCachingMe.jar, transfer them to your phone, and run GeoCachingMe.jad.

The current version is: 0.1
Size: 31 KB

User Interface

Basics

To the left, you see the main interface of GeoCachingME. The following abbreviations are used:

LOC	Current location
DST	Destination
BRG	Bearing, i.e. direction to destination w.r.t. north
DIS	Distance to destination (in meter)
ALT	Current altitude (in meters)
HDG	Current heading w.r.t. north
VEL	Current velocity (in meters per second)

In addition to the numbers, several indicators are displayed to aid quick and efficient navigation. In the center of the screen, you have a compass rose. North is marked by the black and white arrow. The bearing is displayed with a red arrow, the heading is displayed with a blue arrow. Furthermore, a red circle shows the distance to your destination if you are close enough.

In the bottom left corner, a satellite icon indicates the current GPS status. A gray icon means no GPS info is available, a green icon indicates a good connection. A yellow icon is displayed while the application tries to acquire a signal.

To set a destination, use your phone's menu keys to open the "Set Destination" dialog. There, you can choose a coordinate format and enter the coordinates of your new destination. Finally, click "OK".

Options

GeoCachingME supports configuring several things through the "Options" dialog available from the menu. The configurable items are:

Align compass with	Defines how the compass rose on the main screen should be aligned. If you set this to "Device orientation" (and your device supports this), the vertical axis of the compass rose will always be aligned with the direction of your phone. "Current course" aligns the vertical axis with the current heading (i.e., the blue arrow will always point up), while "North" fixes the rose so that north is always up.
Coordinate format	The default coordinate format used for displaying all coordinates throughout the app.
Show distance circle below	The distance below which the red distance indicator circle will be shown in the compass rose. Set to 0 to deactivate this feature.
Font size	The default font size used for displaying information on the main screen. Not all sizes are supported by all phones.
Vibrate on GPS acquire	If checked, the phone will vibrate once it acquired a good GPS signal.

Favorites

You also have the possibility to define favorite destinations. These will be saved so you can easily and quickly access them again without having to remember and re-enter the coordinates.

The favorites are also accessible from the menu on the main screen. Once opened, the dialog shows you a list of all saved favorites. From there, you are able to:

Set as destination	Sets the currently selected favorite as new destination and returns to the main screen.
Delete	Deletes the currently selected favorite
Info	Shows you the favorite's coordinates next to its name.
New from loc	Saves the current location as new favorite after prompting you for a name.
New from dest	Saves the current destination as new favorite after prompting you for a name.

Note that not all actions are available depending on the current state (e.g., if no GPS location data is available, "New from loc" will not be shown).

Disclaimer

This software is provided as-is, without any warranty.

Provided by Stefan Löffler <st.loeffler@gmail.com>.