Good afternoon, friends. In today's article we will review another good navigator program for the Android operating system. In previous articles, we - “My Route” and “Androzik”, talked about the possibilities and pros and cons of these programs. Now we will talk about the program, we will make it brief overview, let's look at the basic settings and talk about the capabilities, advantages and disadvantages of this Naviprog.

Of course, many still prefer to use only a compass in the forest and disdain any navigators, but I believe that we must use all the achievements of modern technology. So…

Installing the program

Distribution

So let's get started. First, you need the OziExplorer program distribution kit. At the moment, version 1.28 has already been released. I installed version 1.27, but then returned to 1.20 – It turned out to be more familiar to me. You can buy the official version of the program from the developer and thereby stimulate its development and improvement, or download the distribution kit. Which way you will go - choose for yourself.

Installing the program on a smartphone

So, let's say you downloaded the distribution kit to your computer (the file looks something like this: OziExplorer-1.20.apk. Now you need to “upload” this installation file to your phone. We connect the smartphone (tablet) to the computer and copy the file to the memory card. Then you need to open this file. If you have an application manager on your smartphone, find the installation file in the phone’s memory and open it, after which the system will begin the installation. If you don’t have an application manager, go to your browser and enter the path to the file in the address bar:

file:///sdcard/OziExplorer-1.20.apk

The path might also look like this:

• file:///mnt/sdcard/ OziExplorer-1.20.apk
• content://com.android.htmlfileprovider OziExplorer-1.20.apk

Appearance of the program

Try all the options, some should work. Afterwards, the browser will prompt you to select an action. Select “Open”, and then install the application on your smartphone or tablet. This is what the OziExplorer program icon for Android looks like.

Brief overview of the OziExplorer program

Appearance of the main window

Let's go into the program. This is what the main (first) page looks like. Comes with the program base map peace. Here we see the name of our map in the upper left corner on the top panel ( world. map), in the upper right corner – scale (100). Below are the buttons " + " And " — » to change the scale. There are two more buttons on the left - the first is responsible for automatically rotating the map along the course (upward course ON/upward course OFF). The second includes a 3D perspective, if the map has such an option.

At the bottom of the screen is the toolbar. Let's look at the purpose of its buttons. We will talk about the settings in more detail in the next article, but now we will find out what each button on this panel is responsible for.

Toolbar buttons:

• The first button (list with a green arrow up) opens us a menu in which we can go to the main menu, select latest cards or load maps from the program memory (the “Maps” folder), create a waypoint, or exit the program.
• The next two buttons (golden right and left arrows) allow us to navigate through the program's settings pages. In total, the program has 9 settings pages, each of them will display maps with a scale and some additional menu(this could be general information, odometer, waypoint information, route navigation, compass, altitude and speed profiles and satellite information). Below we will talk about each page separately.
• The next button (a yellow circle with a green plus sign) creates a waypoint. By default, a point is always created under the cursor, and it is automatically given the name of the type WP1 (WP2, WP3, etc.). To change the name of a point and its appearance, you need to go to the settings of the points.
• The next button on the panel (red up arrow) is to enable/disable GPS tracking. When tracking is turned on, your current position will always be in the center of the map, and you will not be able to move the map (to move the map, you must first disable GPS tracking).
• The next two buttons (pictures with golden arrows) make it possible to switch between maps. The button following them includes a search for more detailed maps (if any are available in the “Maps” folder)
• The last button (the list with the blue letter “T”) is the entrance to the main toolbar. We will talk about it in detail in the next article. Here we can go to any page, view a list of waypoints, show or hide tracks and waypoints, etc.

Program pages

So, let's now look at the pages of the OziExplorer program. The first page does not show any settings. Go to the second page “Movement on the map” (the third button is the golden arrow to the right). Here in the bottom panel we can find out information about the number of satellites, movement speed, altitude and our coordinates.

Go to the third page (“Odometer”). Here in the bottom panel we see the odometer (an instrument for measuring the distance traveled). Useful thing for hiking!

The fourth page is “Navigating Waypoints.” Here we can see a list of nearby waypoints, go to general list points, view information about the waypoint (distance and direction to the selected point are shown), etc.

The fifth page is “Route navigation”. Here you can switch between waypoints, create a new route, load routes from the list and view information about routes.

Page six – “Compass”. Page seven – general information (date, time, speed and altitude, free phone/tablet memory, etc.) On page 8 we can see a graph (profile) of altitudes and speeds. And finally, on the last (ninth) page we can find out information about the satellites.

Well, we briefly looked at the OziExplorer program for Android. Let's now look at the pros and cons of this program:

Advantages and disadvantages of OziExplorer for Android

Advantages:

• flexible program settings. There are a lot of pages of information, you can quickly switch between them and select the one you need;
• ease of control (on home page a minimum of buttons, but you can always quickly go to the desired settings);
• opportunity quick creation your maps (how to create maps for Androzik and OziExplorer, I wrote in;
• cards of the same format (ozf2, ozf3) as Androzik's. You can work with two programs and load maps from one source;
• Personally, OziExplorer on my smartphone did not glitch or crash, as was the case with Androzik (although, most likely, this is due to Androzik’s compatibility with some versions of Android);

Flaws:

• There is no way to quickly edit waypoints, as in Androzik (where you can simply click on a point on the map and go to the menu for editing the waypoint properties). Here you have to go to the menu, which is not always convenient, especially while driving;
• The program is a little more complicated to install than Androzik (you have to download and install it manually);
• for a beginner, the program may seem complicated at first (because there are a lot of settings), but in fact everything is learned at random in one or two evenings;

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– a navigation program that allows you to use raster maps for navigation purposes. Designed for Windows CE- and PocketPC-compatible devices, such as car navigators and PDAs, and belongs to the OziExplorer family of programs.

The OziExplorerCE program (Ozi Explorer CE) shows the location of the GPS receiver on a raster map and provides a range of additional features, making navigation using raster maps clear and convenient.

You can create raster maps yourself - by scanning paper map and having linked it to geographic coordinates, and use ready-made maps in digital format.

The OziExplorerCE program implements the ability to lay out your own routes in manual mode - by specifying intermediate route points and then guiding the OziExplorerCE program along the laid route with voice prompts about approaching the next route point. Due to the peculiarities of storage formats for raster maps, it is impossible to implement the function of automatic routing (automatic routing) from point A to point B in navigation programs for raster maps. If you need to use the automatic routing function, you must use navigation programs for vector (routable) maps.

A car navigator with OziExplorerCE can be used when traveling as electronic card, displaying your current location, facilitating visual orientation and helping you choose the direction of further movement. Also on the OziExplorerCE maps you can mark with dots places of good fishing, mushroom spots, forest paths, fords, dangerous swamps, the location of a car in the forest, a route through the forest or around a reservoir. The OziExplorerCE program is indispensable for those places where there is no cartographic coverage of roads with navigation programs for vector (routable) maps.

To use all the features of OziExplorerCE, you must have a registered copy of OziExplorerCE and a registered copy of OziExplorer for a personal computer (PC). Unregistered versions of OziExplorerCE and OziExplorer for PC are functional, but have limitations in capabilities.

What is a map for OziExplorer family programs?

A map for OziExplorer is a graphic file with a map image, calibrated (linked) in such a way that each pixel on the map corresponds to real geographic coordinates.

Thus, a map for OziExplorer consists of two files:

1. a graphic file in raster format with a map image (in one of the graphic formats .ozfx3, .ozf2, .ecw, .sid, .rml, .tiff, .jpg, .png, .bmp, etc.);
2. .map file - calibration file, contains the following information:

• Link to graphic file.
• The type of map projection used.
• The coordinate system used.
• Calibration information for the card.

Loading a map into OziExplorer means copying graphic and .map files to the folder with maps for OziExplorer, opening a .map file (for example, World.map) in OziExplorer. In this case, OziExplorer will read from the .map file:

• Name the graphic file and open it;
• Map coordinate format;
• Map projection;
• Calibration information and calculates the geographic coordinates corresponding to the image pixels.

Requirements for maps for programs of the OziExplorer family:

• You can create your own maps for OziExplorerCE, download them for free online, or purchase them in digital format.
• OziExplorerCE understands maps in many different graphic formats. However, when using cards of large size/volume, to increase the performance of the program, it is advisable to convert graphic files in the formats .jpg, .png, .bmp to the .ozfx3 format using Img2Ozf converter(the converter is available on the official OziExplorer website). The .ozfx3 format is specially designed for use in OziExplorer; this format loads the image page by page from the hard drive and requires a minimum of RAM.

Card format converter "Img2Ozf"

• The .ecw format, like the .ozfx3 format, allows you to load an image into RAM page by page, but for OziExplorer this is a third-party format and the program performance with it is slightly lower than with the .ozfx3 format.
• The .ozf2 format, as well as the .ozfx3 format, was developed specifically for programs in the OziExplorer family, but it is now considered obsolete and the OziExplorer developers recommend using only the .ozfx3 format.

Compatibility of OziExplorerCE with car navigators and other devices

The OziExplorerCE navigation software is compatible with the following platforms based on the Windows CE operating system:

• Car navigators (PNA), handhelds (Handhelds), personal navigation devices (PND) - with operating system Windows CE versions 4, 5, 6.
• Devices on the PocketPC platform - PC2000, PC2002 (with Windows CE versions 3.0 and higher)
• Devices on the PocketPC platform - (Windows Mobile 2003) PC2003 (with Windows CE versions 4.2 and higher)
• Devices based on the PocketPC platform - Windows Mobile 5
• Devices on the PocketPC platform - Windows Mobile 6, 6.5 Classic and Professional. But devices based on Windows Mobile 6 Standard (phones without a touch screen) are not supported.

The following types of processors are supported as part of the above platforms: ARM (SiRFatlas), MIPS, SH3, SH4, Intel PXA2xx (Xscale). Please note that the executable files of the same version of OziExplorerCE for different types of processors differ and an executable file that is incompatible with your processor type will not run.

Main features of the OziExplorerCE program

• Ability to use maps in a variety of graphic formats: .ozfx3, .ozf2, .ecw, .sid, .rml, .tiff, .jpg, .png, .bmp, etc.;
• Ability to use in OziExplorerCE any maps created in OziExplorer for a personal computer (PC)
• Supports various exchange protocols with GPS receivers from different manufacturers
• Automatic map movement according to navigator movement
• Automatic selection and use of the most detailed map for the current position of the car navigator, automatic loading of the next map
• Using multiple cards with different levels details and their automatic change depending on the user-selected scale
• Search for all existing maps in the navigator for the position indicated by the cursor
• Mode “Rotate the map in the direction of movement”
• “3D perspective” mode, increasing map visibility:

• Supports various types of objects on the map - Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, Comments, Object Symbols:

• Creating various Events when objects approach an area, creating the boundaries of Dangerous Zones
• Laying and editing a driving route on the car navigator screen using a stylus
• Automatic guidance along the route laid by the user, using sound prompts: turn left, turn right and others
• Loading and simultaneous display of up to five user tracks (previously traveled points)

• Automatic recording of tracks to a file
• Display on the screen of the car navigator speed (speedometer), direction of movement (compass), distance traveled and time (odometer)

• Sound indication of exceeding specified speed thresholds: Minimum speed, Set speed, Maximum speed
• Search for objects by name, maintaining search history:

• Using various "Toolbars" to facilitate operations:

• Designing an interface for OziExplorerCE using the OziExplorerCE Screen Designer program for PC:

• Much, much more

Where can I download OziExplorerCE?

Most latest version The OziExplorerCE navigation program can always be downloaded from the official website of the developers: http://www.oziexplorer.com.

How to install OziExplorerCE on a car navigator?

You can install the OziExplorerCE navigation program on your car navigator yourself. To do this you need:

1. From the official OziExplorer website (http://www.oziexplorer.com) download the archive with the OziExplorerCE installation package and the executable file corresponding to your processor type.

2. Unpack the archive with OziExplorerCE system files into the root directory in the internal Flash memory or memory card of the navigator into the “OziExplorer” folder (instead of the “OziExplorer” folder name, any other name can be used, you just need to reconfigure the configuration accordingly). All additional files (common files) will be installed in internal subdirectories located in the OziExplorer directory.

3. Copy the executable file for your processor type to the "OziExplorer" folder.

4. Copy the required raster map (in one of the graphic formats .ozfx3, .ozf2, .ecw, .sid, .tiff, .jpg, .png, .bmp + calibration .map file) to the "Maps" subdirectory in the "Maps" folder OziExplorer" (or any other folder, then setting the paths to graphic files with map images in the OziExplorerCE program settings).

5. Buy a license key and register the program to remove all restrictions of the demo mode.

6. If necessary, Russify the program.

7. Launch the OziExplorerCE program and configure it by specifying the paths to the graphic files in the “Image File Path(s)” and “Map File Path(s) & Data File Path” sections.

Other program settings are optional.

How to register OziExplorerCE and remove demo mode restrictions?

To remove restrictions from the OziExplorerCE program, you must enter a license key (registration). You can buy an OziExplorerCE license key both in our online store (for rubles, without the need to issue an international plastic card) or directly from the program developers (an international card is required plastic card and registration in the electronic payment system PayPal).

After entering the license key into the program, all restrictions of the demo mode will be removed and you will be able to use OziExplorerCE without any restrictions.

OziExplorerCE program interface

The OziExplorerCE program is controlled using the “Menu Bar” located at the bottom of the screen:

OziExplorerCE is based on multi-page concept. IN standard version OziExplorerCE program developers designed 17 pages. Each page is a “blank screen canvas” on which various objects are placed: Map, Menu, toolbars, Indicators of various “sensors” (geographic coordinates, date, time, speed, altitude). Appearance Each Page can be created or modified to your taste using the OziCE Screen Designer program - additional “sensor” indicators can be added to each page, or unnecessary indicators can be removed or the location of objects can be changed. You can also add or remove entire pages.

Pages are accessed using the Page Select menu:

Different people perceive keychains differently. For some it is jewelry, for others it is a device for storing keys, for others it is a beautiful souvenir that can be added to your own collection or given to friends and relatives. In this material we will look at a method for making a keychain from a 10 ruble coin.

We present to your attention a video on making a keychain

What we need:
- 10 ruble coin;
- mini drill;
- paper;
- pen;
- water;
- bearing;
- double-sided tape;
- hammer;
- file;
- soldering iron;
- soldering acid.

Since our keychain will consist of two parts, the inner one of which will rotate, we need to drill a through hole. And to do this you need to measure two points strictly in the center. On the sides of the coin there are two stars, which are located exactly in the center. You can drill these stars, but since they are located along the axis, the keychain will not look so beautiful, however, these same stars can help you find the center and mark it on the coin. To do this, we need to put a coin on paper and make a simple template. We trace the coin with a pen.

We find the stars and make marks on the paper.

After that, take a mini drill and make holes. You should be extremely careful that the hole is strictly in the center and straight. The author also advises using water during the drilling process, which will help do the job faster and better.

It is also important to turn the coin over from time to time during the drilling process to avoid possible unevenness and crooked lines.

When the hole is drilled, check whether it is level. If everything is fine, you can proceed to the second stage.

If desired, you can immediately polish the coin with GOI paste.

Now we need to knock out the core. To do this, take something larger in core diameter. This could be some kind of cap or a piece of thin pipe.

We will knock it out with a bearing. We glue thick double-sided tape with one side to the bearing, and the other side to the coin. Here you also need to be careful that the bearing is glued strictly in the middle.

Now we need to remove all the irregularities and sharpen the edges of the core so that it rotates freely in the frame. This can be done with a file.

The frame also needs to be processed.

For the next step we will need a soldering iron, soldering acid and a stiff wire around the diameter of the hole on the coin. First we treat the hole with acid. You can use a needle for this.

Now we take the wire, heat the surface of the coin and insert the wire into the hole.

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So what needed for this product. Bimetal coin, soldering iron, soldering acid and tin, axle wire, hammer, drill with a fine bit.

On the edge of the ten-ruble coin there are two stars, which will become a guide for the axis on which the entire structure will be supported. We make a simple template on paper that will repeat the round shape of the coin. We will make marks on the template at the locations of the stars. We mark a line on the coin along the axis that is marked on the template. Using a mini-drill and a thin drill (the author indicates its diameter is 0.8 mm), we make holes in the coin on both sides so that the hole passes through the outer rims and goes slightly into the core (to a depth sufficient to hold the axis).

At this stage, you can immediately polish the coin. You can use the same mini-drill and GOI paste (by the way, from the word GOI - State Optical Institute).

Next you need to knock out the core of the coin. We place a cylindrical object under the coin with a diameter larger than the core of the coin. From above, you can use any round object that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the core as a punch. For example, as in the video, you can take a small bearing for this. In order not to damage the surface of the coin, you need to place a lining between the punch and the coin. We knock out the core with a hammer and get two blanks for the movable connection.

Now you need to slightly grind off the edges of the core with a file or file to ensure its free movement inside the rim. It is worth grinding down the inner edge of the rim a little.

Now we need a soldering iron, tin, phosphoric acid and hard wire that matches the diameter of the hole in the coin. We do standard soldering by inserting the wire into the hole in the core of the coin. It is not necessary to use a soldering iron; good glue will also hold the wire axis in the hole well if you make it to a sufficient depth, increasing the contact surface of the parts.

We insert the core with one finished axis into the rim. Now you need to solder the second axis into the opposite hole on the rim and solder it. Naturally, the end of the axle should enter the hole in the core.

To make a medallion, we will need a commemorative coin consisting of a white central part and a yellow edge. Making a medallion from a coin is very simple. The first thing you need to do when making a medallion is to grind off the relief planes of the coin on both sides. To grind down the relief we will use coarse sandpaper. Place the sandpaper on a flat surface and start sanding. You can also use a sharpening stone to polish the sides of the coin. Once you have roughened the sides of the coin, use finer-grit sandpaper to finish the coin to achieve a smooth, even surface.

Now we need to select a pattern for the medallion. For example, let's make the simplest drawing - an ordinary heart. Take a needle and draw the outline of a heart on the surface of the coin. Now mark the points of contact that will cling to the main clip. During further processing, try not to touch these three corners of the heart. Next we need to knock out the middle of the coin. To do this, make a bat from a wooden stick with a diameter slightly smaller than the yellow ring of the coin. Hold the coin firmly in the vise. Place a bat and hit with a hammer. The middle part should come out easily. Do not hit too hard so that the outer ring of the coin does not “drive”. However, if it gets bent, you can always straighten it on an anvil. Now we have two parts. Yellow ring and white circle.

Next, using needle files, we begin to cut out a heart from a white circle. former coin, holding it in a vice. The edges of the heart can also be drawn out using a sharpening stone. After you carve out the heart, you need to combine it with the ring. Place them on the anvil and gently tap them with a hammer. Both parts must fit tightly. That is why we marked the points of contact of the corners of the heart and did not touch them when.

The next step in creating a medallion from a coin is its final design. Take some fine-grit sandpaper and start working with your hands until the medallion has a smooth shine. You will have to grind for quite a long time, trying to make its surface mirror-like. After you have sanded it well, you need to thoroughly polish it with Goya paste. That's it, our coin medallion is ready. All that remains is to wash it in gasoline or acetone and attach a chain to it.

From the middle part of the coin you can cut out many different images: from animal figures to the initial letters of a name. So don't limit yourself to just the example shown here and come up with something new and different.

The article was written based on a video from YouTube