Pin Mode

Pin Mode allows you to explore the terrain by marking a position with your finger (pin) on the map to get detailed information about the place and data related to your current position. 

It is a key tool for analyzing the terrain and making decisions before starting navigation, allowing you to interact quickly and directly with any point on the map. Use Pin Mode to:

• Analyze a point before starting navigation

• Check distance and bearing without navigating

• Quickly create a waypoint

• Check the terrain altitude

• Start actions directly on a point on the map

It is accessed from the map page and allows you to perform different actions depending on whether you mark a point on the map or select an existing element (waypoint, track, map, etc.).
 

Accessing Pin Mode

You can access Pin Mode in several ways:

• By long pressing on the map:
  

• From the map page, by accessing the Page Menu (3 dots):
  

• To close Pin Mode, tap the icon X located in the bottom left corner:
  
   

Top Bar

When you activate Pin Mode and place a pin on any point of the map, you can view information about that location in the top bar:

• Coordinates: visible when no object is selected

• Object name: visible when selecting a waypoint, track, or other element on the map

• Bearing: an icon indicates the direction from your current GPS position to the marked point

• Distance: distance from your current GPS position to the marked point

• Terrain altitude: requires having a map open with relief information (CDEM or map with elevation data). More information at: What types of maps are there?)

If you move the pin to another place on the map, the information displayed in the top bar will update to that point.

Note: Bearing and distance are calculated from your current GPS position. If there is no GPS signal available, this data may not display correctly.

Available Actions

On a point on the Map

When you mark a point on the map, you can perform the following actions:

• Navigate here: starts navigation to this location

• Create waypoint here: creates a new waypoint at the selected position

• Weather forecast here: check the weather forecast for the selected location (available only in the App)

• Start new track: starts creating a track at the selected position

• Buy map from here: allows you to buy a map for the area of the selected position

On selected elements (waypoint, track, map …)

If instead of a point on the map you select an existing element (waypoint, track, map ...), additional functions are enabled:

• View properties: opens the properties page of the selected element to see detailed information

• File functions: actions related to managing the element, such as 'Delete'

• Edit on the map (tracks): allows you to modify the track directly on the map; when you select it, you will access the map editing mode