BoonDocker Overview

BoonDocker is a standalone GPS tracking application designed by Image Peak Systems utilizing their ChartTiff Enhanced Digital Graphical Data Sets.  BoonDocker is designed for the Outdoor Enthusiast where topographic maps are the standard. 

BoonDocker is compatible with Windows Mobile Version 5 or later Smartphones with storage card capability and utilizing the Internal Hardware GPS if available or an External Bluetooth GPS device such as a Garmin GPS 10 or 10X.

Users can view and zoom various scales of ChartTiff elevation shaded topographic maps; 1:24,000 Scale, 1:100,000 Scale, 1:250,000 Scale and Aerial Photo Imagery.   The selecting of the map type and zooming can be preformed by menu selection or utilizing the specified Accelerator keys.  ChartTiff map data is available for the entire USA.   USGS NED (National Elevation Data) is also included for selected area coverage for offline elevation requirements. 

The map data sets may contain any combination of ChartTiff data and can span multiple storage cards.

Users are allowed to start up BoonDocker with or without the GPS enabled.  Users work On-Line where maps move below the current GPS position or work Off-Line where users can pan throughout the map data set.  Entering the Off-Line mode is performed by clicking any button of the 5-Button keypad or touching the Stylus on the screen.  Returning to the On-Line mode is performed by clicking the center key of the 5-Button keypad.  Panning is performed by utilizing the Arrow Keys about the 5-Button keypad or by using the Stylus and the Scrollbars.  BoonDocker  map data is actually stored in a larger back buffer and then the required window is copied to the screen.  Once the user reaches the edge of the back buffer BoonDocker automatically loads in the next required map window, if the user is on the edge of a multiple card map data set the user is prompted to swap storage cards.

User functionality includes Tracs, WayPoints, Routes, Locating Modes, importing of Geocaching data and Text Messaging. 

Tracs are an On-Line only capability that allow users to leave a trail of where they have been.  Users are allowed up to 6 simultaneous Tracs.  Currently generated Tracs can be Paused and Continued allowing users to generate a Sub-Tracs.  Users can select various Tracs Options such as the interval, color and width.  Tracs can be saved, reloaded and deleted.

Routes can be generated both On-Line and Off-Line.  On-Line Routes allow users to leave a route of where they have been.  Off-Line Routes allow users to generate a planned route by utilizing the stylus.  Users are allowed up to 6 simultaneous Routes.  Route points (symbols) are generated at a user specified intervals.   Currently generated On-Line Routes can be Paused and Continued allowing users to generate a Sub-Routes.  Users can select various Route Options such as the interval, color, width and to display labels.  In addition to Routes being saved, reloaded and deleted, Routes can be edited.  Users are allowed to add / edit labels and descriptions at Route points, and are also allowed to add / delete / move Route points.  Users can also Plot an Elevation Profile of a displayed Route.

WayPoints are individual symbols with associated attributes generated at specific points that can be generated both On-Line and Off-Line.  On-Line WayPoints can be placed by the user by simply pressing the specified Accelerator key at the current GPS location or anywhere on the current map screen by utilizing the stylus.  Off-Line WayPoints can be placed anywhere on the current map screen by utilizing the stylus.  BoonDocker supplies a WayPoint Symbol Library of over 125 unique symbols.  In addition to adding individual WayPoints, WayPoints can be edited, deleted, moved and located.  Individual WayPoints have various attributes; a automatic or user defined label, a short comment and a long description.  Optional attributes include; a Windows Mobile Note and description, a picture set and description taken from the internal camera and a URL / HTML File link and description.  WayPoint sets can be saved, reloaded and deleted.

There are two ways within BoonDocker to locate a point.   Locator Mode allows the user to simply input a Latitude / Longitude location to locate.  WayPoint Locate allows the user to select a WayPoint from the currently loaded WayPoint set to locate.  Once the locate mode is enabled a locator arrow will be displayed on the screen and point to the location of the point.  Once within the area of the point the locator arrow will be removed and the phone will beep.

BoonDocker allows for the Importing of Geocaching ".loc" and ".gpx" files and conversion to WayPoints.  Geocaching files are obtained from the Geocaching.com web site, The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site.  Files can be placed either in the phone memory or the storage card for importing.  Once imported the WayPoints will have the Geocach symbol assigned, and the geocaching label and description from the file.  The ".gpx" imported files will also include a BoonDocker generated ".html" file that will include all the geocaching notes. 

The file can be view by displaying the link option in the Edit WayPoint dialog.  Once imported new WayPoints can then be saved as a set.

Text Messages can be sent directly from BoonDocker.  The user can configure the default set of messages and assign up to 6 user numbers.  Messages are sent to the recipient with the current Latitude / Longitude location.