Reference
Glossary
This glossary uses the same public terminology as the authoring glossary. Where app labels differ from generic wording, the app label is used for the entry name.
Maps And Coordinates
- British National Grid: The UK grid coordinate system used for Ordnance Survey grid references.
- Change Map: The map screen control for choosing a different map type.
- download (for offline use): To save supported map data for offline use on the current device.
- Download Place Data: The map screen tool for downloading map data for offline use in a selected place or area.
- GPS: The satellite positioning system used by devices to estimate your current location.
- GPS marker: The marker that shows your current GPS position on the map.
- grid reference: A coordinate written using a grid system, such as the British National Grid.
- Latitude/Longitude: An angular coordinate system used by GPS devices, web maps, and international mapping tools.
- Map Management: The area of OMN4 for managing map downloads and installed map data.
- map scale: The ratio between distance on the map and distance on the ground.
- map screen: The main screen where you view maps, routes, tracks, waypoints, and GPS position.
- map type: A selectable map source or style, such as a topographic or road map type.
- Place Info: Information shown for a selected place or point on the map.
- Search: The feature used to find places, coordinates, and supported map data.
- Settings: The area of OMN4 where you configure app behaviour, units, coordinates, and other preferences.
- streaming: Loading map data from the service as needed instead of using a downloaded offline copy.
- UTM: Universal Transverse Mercator, a zone-based coordinate system that uses eastings and northings in metres.
Routes, Tracks And Waypoints
- Activity Types: The settings feature for controlling route and track categories, labels, styles, and measurements.
- Add Waypoint: The map action for creating a saved point.
- folder: A container for organising routes, tracks, and waypoints.
- GPX: A file format used to exchange routes, tracks, and waypoints between mapping apps and GPS devices.
- Goto Grid Reference: The map menu or floating action button entry that opens coordinate entry.
- Go to Grid Reference: The window or page title after Goto Grid Reference opens.
- Points Explorer: The tool for viewing and working through points in a route, track, or waypoint set.
- route: A planned line made from ordered route points.
- Routes, Tracks & Waypoints: The OMN4 area for creating, importing, organising, and managing route data.
- style / styles: The visual appearance used for route, track, or waypoint items.
- track: A recorded or imported line, often made from GPS points.
- tracklog: A recorded GPS track created while you travel.
- waypoint: A saved point on the map.
Account, Sync And Platforms
- Anquet Cloud: The OMN4 service that syncs supported data between your devices.
- area: A selected map area, usually used when downloading map data for offline use.
- backup / restore: Explicit backup and recovery flows for supported OMN4 data.
- desktop / mobile: Desktop means the OMN4 app experience on desktop computers. Mobile means the OMN4 app experience on phones and tablets.
- free trial: A time-limited trial of subscription features.
- Import Legacy Data: The tool for importing supported data from earlier OMN products.
- OMN4: The current Outdoor Map Navigator app.
- Print / Printing: Creating a paper or PDF output from OMN4 maps and route data.
- subscription: An OMN4 plan that provides access to subscription features or map content.
- sync: To copy supported OMN4 data between your devices through Anquet Cloud.