Tracky
runs on any handheld device, running Microsoft® PocketPC (PocketPC 2003 or
higher e.g. Windows Mobile 5 or 6). Phone enabled PocketPCs are supported, not Windows
Mobile Smartphones. It requires an NMEA-0183 compatible GPS receiver: wired,
BlueTooth™, or built-in.
You
can now download Tracky below. It is advised to uninstall any previous Tracky
version first. Two download types are supported:
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1. Connect your
PocketPC with your PC. 2. Click on the .exe
link on the left. 3. The question
“Do you want to run or save this file?” pops up, select
“Run”. 4. Follow the
instructions. Note you can choose to change the default installation
directory. |
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1. Connect your
PocketPC with your PC. 2. Right-click the .cab
link on the left and select ”Save Target As” and store the file
somewhere on your PC. 3. Copy the downloaded file
to your PocketPC using the Explore function of ActiveSync. 4. Run the downloaded
file from your PocketPC. 5. Follow the
instructions. You will probably be asked to change the default installation
directory. |
The
download includes the free TrackyTry license. Buy a TrackyPro license to get rid of the limitations of TrackyTry.
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Version |
Downloads |
Documents |
Release notes |
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3.4 |
New features: -
POIs can be linked to voice recordings -
configurable Estimated Time to Arrival computation Bug fixes: -
better alignment with GoogleMaps -
several small improvements |
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3.3.6 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
automatic configuration for internet connectivity Bug fixes: -
geocache search problem solved |
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3.3.5 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
support for new languages: Hungarian and Czech Bug fixes: -
GoogleMaps download problem solved |
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3.3.4 |
no longer available |
see above |
Bug fixes: -
geocache search problem solved |
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3.3.3 |
no longer available |
see above |
Bug fixes: -
GoogleMaps download problem solved |
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3.3.2 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
maximum zoom level for GoogleMaps increased -
support for 320x320 square screens -
improved GPX compatibility Bug fixes: -
local webpage could not be linked to POI -
image could not be linked to POI -
small zoom bar fixes -
several small improvements |
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3.3.1 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
improved geocache search options -
configurable compass options Bug fixes: -
registration form for OnlineSevices better shows up -
offline usage of cached GoogleMaps sometime not working -
g-force meter showing wrong values |
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3.3 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
online look-up address-2-address routes -
Trip computer -
Searching online geocaches improved: 1.
specific icons for each geocache 2.
better readable POI details -
improved Accurator tool: 1.
position shown 2.
spread and precision visualized 3.
position of target visualized 4.
distance and relative speed to target -
angle to target shown in compass -
more intuitive follow modes -
GoogleMaps improved: 1.
min/max zoom levels match GoogleMap resolution, so maps better
readable 2.
terrain type added -
better support of scroll wheel -
performance improvements Bug fixes: -
improved GPS compatibility -
various small improvements |
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3.2 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
Big Button Menu: control Tracky with your fingers -
support for hardware keys (including the WM5 softkeys): pan and zoom main screen and navigate
through menus and dialogues -
added menu option to jump to current position without enabling any of
the follow modes -
added menu option to directly see Map details -
concept of OnlineServices eased in case of internet problems -
better user feedback when track recording completed -
newly created POIs inherit attributes of selected POI Bug fixes: -
better fallback scenario if online database(s) is/are down -
various small improvements |
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3.1 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
Yahoo Local Search integrated in Search tool -
POIs can now be given a phone number, and you can call this
phone number -
Yahoo and Google Local Search results properly store found phone
numbers -
option to choose in which GPX file to record a track, GPX files with
multiple tracks allowed -
color wheel to select color for e.g. tracks -
data folders can be re-read without having to restart Tracky -
user can choose to take heading and/or speed from GPS or to compute it -
visual feedback of speed violation in SpeedAlert tool -
many small improvements Bug fixes: -
GoogleMaps problem with 'no maps at this zoom level' fixed -
performance of online GoogleMaps download improved -
GPS compatibility improved -
performance of main screen improved for long tracks -
fixes in parsing of wide characters, as a.o. used in Asia and Scandinavia
(used in Directions tool and Search tool for POIs) -
stability problem solved in Directions overlay |
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3.0 |
no longer available |
see above |
New features: -
Directions tool: address-to-address-navigation! (internet connection required, based
on Google Directions) -
Stopwatch tool: comparable to a normal stopwatch, but this one also triggers on a
configurable speed and/or distance -
SpeedAlert tool: get signals when driving too fast/slow -
Search tool for POIs, direct access to several very useful databases on internet to search
for: 1.
businesses (Google Local Search) 2.
photos (Panoramio.com) 3.
Wikipedia entries (Wikipedia.org) 4.
geo-caches (Geocaching.com) 5.
weather stations -
many improvements in main screen: 1.
full-screen mode 2.
on-screen buttons for direct access to the most commonly used tools 3.
different move option: ‘follow marker’ 4.
configurable background color 5.
menu entry to directly access POI details 6.
choice to have big or small icons -
bigger buttons in dialogues -
a POI can now also be associated with a picture and/or a web address
(URL) -
export button in locator tool to copy position to clipboard Bug fixes: - hybrid maps now also work on WM5 and |
