Moving Map

Moving Map#

Introduction#

The Moving map is the heart of the application. It is where you spend most of the time interacting with Air Navigation Pro. It displays the necessary information to easily and safely plan your flight and navigate. Once you allow the application to access the device’s GPS, your location is shown on the map.

On the Moving Map you can see the following:

You can also see other aircrafts when your mobile device is connected to the Internet, to an ADS-B or FLARM Module.

Map Interactions#

You can interact with the moving map by using familiar touch gestures:

  • Tap a waypoint, airspace, weather station or NOTAM to reveal detailed information about it

  • Touch and drag to pan the map

  • Pinch with two fingers to zoom in/out

  • Touch with two fingers and rotate to rotate the map

Here is how the moving map with SmartChart looks with an Approach Chart on overlay, a planned route, airspaces and some NOTAMs

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Scaled at 1.5 NM, here is how the moving map with SmartChart looks with an Approach Chart on overlay, a planned route, airspaces and some NOTAMs.

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The same moving map with the Approach Chart overlay disabled.

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Map Widgets#

Position indicator#

Your current position is indicated using an icon representing your current aircraft. In case the position is not precise enough, the icon is replaced by a circle centered on the last known position. After a few seconds, the circle is also removed.

Eye altitude#

At the bottom right, the map scale will show you the scope of the current zoom level.

The eye altitude provides you with the range of the displayed map. By default it is shown in NM, you can change this in Config > Settings > Distances & Speed.

Using two fingers you can zoom in/out on the map and the scale measure will change.

You can also use the - and + on the scale bar to zoom in/out.

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Compass Rose#

North mode oriented#

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The map is oriented towards the north.

Track mode oriented#

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The map is oriented in the direction the aircraft is flying. This is based on the movement on the aircraft, so it won’t be accurate when not moving on the ground.

Panned mode oriented#

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Moving the map will switch the compass to panned mode. In this case the map will be moved to the location of your choice, with the orientation of your choice. If your aircraft is outside of the screen, tap the compass once and the map will be centered to your GPS location. Long-pressing on the compass rose will lock the movement of the map.

Interactive Aircraft Position#

When the icon of the aircraft is outside of the screen, your aircraft is displayed in a bubble with distance from its location. Tap on it and the map will get centered on your current position.

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Example: The aircraft is outside of the map, on the left side

For more information about what can be done on the Moving Map, please refer to Map options menu.

SmartChart#

SmartChart is a worldwide vector map included in all subscriptions plans. The app generates the map in real time by leveraging topographic and aeronautical data.

The amount of data to represent the earth is huge and cannot be stored entirely on your device. As a result, SmartChart will select and download the most relevant data automatically for offline usage.

For safety reasons, the following data is always available on your device:

  • Aeronautical database of airspaces and waypoints (worldwide)

  • Country borders (worldwide)

  • Mora Grid (worldwide)

  • Any third-party chart, approach chart and map installed by the user

SmartChart will also automatically install and update terrain, satellite images, landmarks, etc.

  • around your position

  • around your current route

All downloaded data is saved within a specific storage limit.

Key benefits of SmartChart:

  • Guaranteed clarity with the adequate information at every zoom level

  • Additional information to the raster charts

  • Rotating shadows for clear distinction of valleys and mountains

  • Labels remain readable regardless of the chart’s orientation

  • Dark mode supported

  • Same design for all countries

  • Fine tuning

  • Works perfectly at extreme latitudes

  • Satellite view

Users can additionally download a specific area around a waypoint or route to make it available offline, find out more in downloads.

Easy to fly thanks to SmartChart#

Thanks to the data being downloaded dynamically, you can instantly view everything in your surroundings and start preparing for your flight.

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It’s possible to zoom out and see the whole globe, making it easier to jump to a different place.

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Mora Grid#

It shows on the map the safe altitude of the area to avoid any collisions with the ground and/or obstacles.

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VOR Rosas#

VOR Rosas are centered on waypoints and shown as oriented to the North of the chart.

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Toponyms#

Natural territories (mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.) and geographical entities (cities) of the country are shown on the map. Toponyms are displayed to help pilots have an easier navigation and awareness of their position.

Land covers#

The base terrain is colored according to land cover: forests, cities, swamps.

Map Annotations#

You can add useful information to the Moving Map using map annotations. With this feature, you can highlight, draw geometrical shapes and write with a marker, customizing the color, line thickness and fill pattern. You can also assign attributes to annotations such as labels and remarks and define lower and upper altitudes, allowing you to create your own aeronautical data.

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Activate map annotations by toggling ON the related option in Map Options > Guides. An additional toolbar will appear on the Moving Map below the yellow and black striped under-construction bar of the Edit Mode.

Annotation Toolbar#

The action buttons arranged from left to right are:

  • Select: Allows you to select, move, resize, change color and line thickness of existing annotations

  • Line: Allows you to choose the line/outline thickness for annotations supporting it

  • Color: Allows you to choose the outline and fill color for geometrical annotations

Note

Solid color fills will have some transparency to ensure you can still see the map below the annotation

  • Fill: Allows you to give geometric shapes a fill option: solid color, no fill or two pattern types

  • Shape: Allows you to create lines or geometric shapes by selecting an options: polyline, polygon, rectangle, circle and sector. Once the shape is selected, tap on the map to start creating it.

  • Free draw: Allows you to draw and write on the map with your finger

  • Highlighter: Allows you to highlight a map area with a bright color

  • Delete: Allows you to delete a selected annotation

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After creating an annotation, select it and tap on the black center icon to open the attributes window.

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Annotations will remain displayed on the Moving Map until you delete them or disable the feature on Map Options > Guides. You can find the list of all your annotations on Tools > KML files & Map annotations. Tap on any annotation of the list to see it centered on the map. You can delete individual annotations by sliding it to the left or delete them all together using the more-option icon in the top right corner.

You can also display map annotations on the Profile View.

Waypoints#

Introduction#

You need to have an active subscription to access the waypoints database. It is updated at each AIRAC cycle, i.e. every 28 days. You can see Map options menu all the type of Waypoints that we offer.

Air Navigation Pro has over 210,000 waypoints worldwide displayed on the map. These waypoints can be easily searched and added to your route, and you can import additional waypoints yourself. By tapping on them, information is revealed. We also provide an easy way of creating your own waypoint just by a few steps!

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Nearby Waypoints#

You can access all nearby waypoints in relation to your current location by going to Search > Nearby.

With the nearby search you can visualize nearby waypoints and their details within 80 NM radius of your position.

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To filter by waypoint type, tap any of the types displayed at the top of the window to select or deselect it.

Tap the icon-info icon to reveal the details of the waypoint with menu actions; More options and Centre on map.

Action Menu#

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Tap on a waypoint in the results to gain access to more features. These are also available when tapping on a waypoint on the map, then on the three dots at the top right corner.

The options are:

  • Centre on map - Center the map on the selected waypoint .

  • Direct to - Create a route from your current location, to the waypoint.

  • Simulate HSI - Simulate an HSI on the waypoint. See HSI how to remove the HSI

  • Simulate VOR - Simulate a VOR. Same principle as for the HSI. See VOR how to remove the VOR

  • Simulate RMI - Simulate a RMI. Same principle as for the RMI. See RMI how to remove the RMI

  • Share - You can also share waypoints ‘As GPX’, ‘Text + Google Maps links’ additionally, use the format ‘As Air Navigation Pro format’ for your created user waypoints. See Waypoints.

  • Download SmartChart - With this option, you can download an area in radius over the selected waypoint for offline data use. See Docks.

  • New Route to point - Create a route from your location, to this point. Cf. Route Planning.

  • Create user waypoint - When searching by coordinates, you will have the option to save the result location as a User waypoint. With this option you can mark and save the location with additional information just like the built-in waypoints.

User Waypoints#

In addition to the built-in waypoints coming from the worldwide aeronautical database included on your subscription, Air Navigation Pro offers the possibility to create your own waypoints, refered as User waypoints. You can create, edit, delete, share, back up and restore them in the Tools menu.

Create via the Moving Map#

  1. Long press on the Moving Map where you want to create a waypoint

  2. Tap Save waypoint

  3. The app will automatically fill out the details for you, but you can change them by tapping the information you want to change

  4. Tap Done in the top right corner

Create via Tools#

  1. Go to Tools > User waypoints

  2. Tap + Add a new waypoint

  3. The app will automatically fill out the details for you based on you current position, but you can change them by tapping the information you want to change

  4. When you are done, tap User Waypoints on tablet version or Back on the mobile version

The changes are always saved automatically.

Note

Except the waypoint name, all other fields are mandatory and can not be left blank.

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If for example you tap on the Identifier/Name field, a new window will open to let you edit the details. Tap Waypoint Editor on tablet version or Back on mobile version to go back.

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Create via URL#

For companies wanting to send waypoints to their pilots, it is possible to create a weblink, send it via email or SMS, and when the pilot click on it, a waypoint or a route is be added in Air Navigation Pro. It is available only on iOS.

The following part is very technical and it explains how to write the weblink. Sending it to the pilot is up to you: use your email, notes, safari or messaging app. Warning: It is not working on Gmail, Chrome.

Supported actions:

  • Direct-to

  • Import waypoints to user database

  • Create route

The URL looks something like this:

airnavpro://direct-to?coordinates=wgs84-decimal&location=46.875_7.234,0.0,WP1,Grass field

And once encoded:

airnavpro://direct-to?coordinates%3Dwgs84-decimal%26location%3D46.875_7.234%2C0.0%2CWP1%2CGrass%20field

It consists of:

  • URL scheme: airnavpro://

  • An action: direct-to

  • Coordinates format: coordinates=wgs84-decimal

  • waypoint(s): location=46.875_7.234,0.0,WP1,Grass field

Note

The query part of the URL has to be URL encoded in order to support special characters.

Waypoint format for any action can be defined with different values separated by a comma (,). Waypoints are separated by semicolons (;).

Waypoint values:

  1. Coordinates

  2. Waypoint name

  3. Waypoint ID

  4. Elevation (in meters)

Coordinate formats:

WGS84 in DD:MM:SS

Irish grid without zone

WGS84 in DD:MM.decimal

Irish grid with zone

WGS84 in DD.decimal

NZ Grid 1949

Standard UTM

NZ Grid 2000

UTM with bands

Swissgrid (CH1903)

UPS

UK Grid without zone

MGRS 100m

UK Grid with zone

MGRS 10m

Swedish grid RT90

MGRS 1m

Swedish grid SWERED99TM

A waypoint must, at least, contain the coordinates information. The coordinates information may be composed of two values, in this case the coordinates must be linked with an underscore (_). For example, a waypoint description for a wgs84 decimal format: 46.875_7.234

Here is a full example with elevation, ID and name data: 46.875_7.234,0.0,WP1, Antenna

Direct-to#

Direct-to can be achieved by formatting an URL with the “direct-to” command. Only one waypoint can be specified and it has to be in the following format: location=waypoint

Here are some examples of direct-to URLs:

WGS84 decimal:

airnavpro://direct-to?coordinates=wgs84-decimal&location=46.875_7.234,0.0,WP1,Grass field

WGS84 degrees minutes seconds:

airnavpro://direct-to?coordinates=wgs84-ddmmss&location=N 12°34'56''_W 78°12'34'',0.0,WP1,Grass field

Swissgrid CH1903:

airnavpro://direct-to?coordinates=swiss&location=602030.68_191775.03,0.0,WP1,Zimmerwald

Import waypoints to user database#

A list of waypoints can be imported directly into the user database with a specially formatted URL with the “add-waypoints” command. A list of waypoints can be specified and it has to be in the following format: waypoints=point1;point2;point3

Here is an example of add-waypoints URLs:

airnavpro://add-waypoints?coordinates=wgs84-decimal&waypoints=46.123_6.543,125.0,WP1,Grass field;47.113_7.143,225.1,WP2,Forrest;45.153_6.643,1225.0,WP3,Antenna

Airspaces#

Our extensive aeronautical database, included in any subscription and updated every 28 days following the AIRAC cycle, offers more than 65,000 airspaces of different classes, covering the entire world. You can install and update it in Configuration > Manage Data and Products. We recommend enabling automatic updates to ensure you always fly with the latest aeronautical information.

Tapping any point on the map will display a popover with detailed airspace information for that area.

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Airspaces have different colors based on their class. Below is the color legend to help you quickly identify each airspace class on the map:

Airspace Class

Color

A, B, Danger, Prohibited, Restricted, MATZ (MIL)

Red

C, D, E, F, CTR & Recreational

Blue

TMZ & Custom Airspaces

Black

TSA, TRA

Pink

Nature Reserve

Green

G, FIS & FIR

Yellow

Airspaces can be activated or deactivated via a NOTAM. Air Navigation Pro reflects these status changes with color. When inactive, the airspace will be shown in gray. If an airspace will become active within the next 24 hours, it will appear in its original color but with reduced opacity. Once activated, it will be displayed in its full color.

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Hint

During Route Planning, you can set a departure time in the future and the map will show the activation status of airspaces for the time of your flight.

Following aeronautical chart design standards, airspaces are displayed with a label showing their class, floor and ceiling:

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You can manage the display of airspaces in the Moving Map via Map Options > Airspaces. You can also display airspaces in the Profile View.

Weather stations#

Air Navigation Pro displays on the map reliable weather stations that are regularly updated. Tapping on the weather icon displays the weather information.

METAR/TAF stations have different coloured cloud icons which are to let you know about the flying condition: - Green with “VMC” - VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions (VFR allowed) - Amber with “VMC” - Marginal VMC (Close to the limit for a VFR flight) - Red with “IMC” - Instrument Meteorological Conditions (Only IFR flights) - Black with “TAF” - No METAR but has TAF data - Grey with “-” - No data/network available or loading in progress

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Air Navigation Pro reads the METAR and TAF and shows them in a user-friendly readable format. You can see the raw METAR/TAF by enabling the option “Raw METAR/TAF” under Configuration > Settings > MISC.

NOTAM#

General information#

Air Navigation Pro provides NOTAM information. This feature comes with any Subscription plans. NOTAMS are continuously updated when you are online. NOTAM that are active are highlighted in brown.

Not all NOTAM are displayed on the map: Air Navigation Pro filters out the least relevant ones to display only the most pertinent information. All NOTAM are still available when creating a preflight information briefing (see NOTAM).

Air Navigation Pro also hides NOTAM which will be applicable in a long time. You can change the activation period in Map Options > NOTAM.

You can tap on any NOTAM to obtain detailed information. Some NOTAM also relate to documents that may be downloaded and viewed directly from Air Navigation Pro, for example SUP.

NOTAM can also be shown/hide on the Profile View.

Types of NOTAM#

With their exact shape#

When Air Navigation Pro knows the exact shape of the NOTAM, it will display it precisely on the map. When the geometry of the NOTAM cannot be determined, and if the radius is small enough, it is displayed as a circle centered on the NOTAM position.

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NOTAM belonging to an aerodrome#

This NOTAM is seen in a triangular icon with an exclamation point. Example is a NOTAM about the runway of an aerodrome, the NOTAM icon is attached to the icon of the aerodrome.

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NOTAM belonging to an airspace#

If the NOTAM belongs to an airspace, Air Navigation Pro can sometimes detect it and display the NOTAM in the airspace, rather than displaying a circle all around the airspaces. Tap on the airspace to get more information about the NOTAM.

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Note

NOTAM may affect the activation status of Restricted and Danger airspaces. While planning a flight, the app dynamically updates the airspace color to reflect its activation status based on your selected Departure Time. See more in Route Planning.

For obstacles#

NOTAM for obstacles are displayed as obstacles with a NOTAM icon.

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NOTAM that point to documents#

Some NOTAM contains documents and it is now possible to view or open them. It is attached inside the NOTAM popover.

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SNOWTAM & ASHTAM#

The application also support and displays SNOWTAM & ASHTAM on the map with their details.

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Advisories#

They are published by other users to inform about special activities in the sky.

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Air Navigation Pro offers you to see advisories published by other users and to publish your own.

Note

Air Navigation Manager customers can create and edit advisories from the web service.

Life cycle#

For advisories where the user is the author, they are displayed at all times up until they expire. While advisories that come from other users, they are displayed 12 hours before their start period and disappear as soon as they expire.

Publish Advisories#

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  1. You need to have an Air Navigation account. See your Account in Configuration > Account

  2. Move the map to where you want to create an advisory

  3. Long press on the moving map

  4. Select Publish Advisory activity

  5. Provide all necessary information on the Advisory window: Radius, Max elevation, Start and End of activity, Type of advisory, Number of aircraft and Message.

  6. Tap Publish

Edit Advisory activity#

You can only edit your own advisories.

  1. Tap the advisory activity on the map

  2. Tap Edit on the popup window

  3. Edit the details you want to update

  4. Tap Publish

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Delete Advisory activity#

You can only delete your own advisories:

  1. Tap the advisory activity on the map

  2. Tap Delete

You can manage the display of advisories on the map in Map Options > Advisories.

Obstacles#

General information#

We offer a wide-ranging obstacle database for selected countries as part of our Subscription plans. The database is updated weekly to ensure you have the latest obstacle information available for your flight. You can install the obstacles database from Manage Data and Products. The display of obstacles on the Moving Map can be managed in Map Options > Obstacles.

You can also display obstacles on the Profile View.

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Types of obstacles#

Points#

Obstacle points are represented by icons. To avoid cluttering at lower zoom levels, only one icon will be displayed even if multiple obstacles are located in the same area. Zooming in will display more detailed information for each individual obstacle in that area.

Icon

Meaning

Icon

Meaning

300FT

300 ft Obstacle

wind

Wind Turbine

300FTs

300 ft Obstacles

windlighted

Wind Turbine Lighted

300FTlighted

300 ft Lighted Obstacle

power

Power Pole

300FTlighteds

300 ft Lighted Obstacles

chimney

Chimney

500FT

500 ft Obstacle

tank

Tank

500FTlighted

500 ft Lighted Obstacle

church

Church

tower

Tower

factory

Factory

towerlighted

Lighted Tower

mountain

Mountains

Lines#

The app does not offer decluttering for lines, so obstacle lines are not visible at lower zoom levels. Once you zoom-in enough to allow a clean display, they will be displayed. For Norway, you can color power lines based on their height from ground in Map Options > Obstacles.

Surfaces#

Obstacle surfaces are not very common. They are displayed on the map as areas with a red border and clearly labeled as Obst. An example of an obstacle surface is an area with several wind turbines, which is displayed as a single marked area instead of identifying each turbine as obstacle individually.

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Third party charts#

Air Navigation Pro supports a wide variety of charts that can be displayed on the moving map. This feature is very helpful for users who are used to conventional maps but wish to navigate on them in a very less hassle way. The application provides reliable and accurate charts from third-party sources and can be acquired through the Store in the application or on our website. You can visit this page to check our partners that are providing these awesome charts.

Note

You can install one or more maps and display them all simultaneously. When maps overlap, they will be prioritized based on the order specified in Map Options > Maps. Additionally, you can import your own maps by following these easy steps in the User Maps section.

ICAO Chart#

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VFR Chart#

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Alps VFR Chart#

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Topographic Chart#

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Glider Chart#

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Helicopter topo Chart#

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Approach charts#

Air Navigation Pro supports Visual Approach Charts and Instrument Approach Charts.

Countries that have approach charts#

The approach charts are going to be displayed on the map.

Here is the list of the countries that we have approach charts for:

Argentina

Austria

Baltic (EST,LVA,LTU)

Benelux

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Czech + Slovakia

Danemark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Israel

Italy

Norway

New Zeland

Russia

Slovenia

Spain

Switzerland

Uruguay

USA

South Africa

You can purchases them here, by selecting one of the countries above.

You can install all available approach charts from a country or select the ones from specific waypoints and display the charts as you need them. This product can be acquired as individual products or from a subscription package.

Install approach chart#

  1. Tap Config > Store

  2. Tap Restore - wait until the app loads all the products’ information

  3. Tap on the desired Georeferenced approach charts package

  4. Select which charts to install or tap on Install all

Display them on the moving map#

  1. Tap on an aerodrome in a country for which you have installed approach charts

  2. Scroll down and tap an approach chart.

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Example: LSTA Approach chart

Hide approach charts#

  1. On the menu bar, tap the Clear icon.

  2. Tap Hide approach.