Nokia N85 manual GPS data, Route guidance

Models: N85

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(GPS)

position information manually, select Enter

manually.

 

Positioning

To edit or add information to a saved landmark (for

example, a street address), scroll to a landmark, and

 

select Options > Edit. Scroll to the desired field, and

 

enter the information.

 

You can sort your landmarks into preset categories,

 

and create new categories. To edit and create new

 

landmark categories, scroll right in Landmarks, and

 

select Options > Edit categories.

 

To add a landmark to a category, scroll to the landmark

 

in Landmarks, and select Options > Add to

 

category. Scroll to each category to which you want to

 

add the landmark, and select it.

 

To send one or several landmarks to a compatible

 

device, select Options > Send, and the method. Your

 

received landmarks are placed in the Inbox folder in

 

Messaging.

GPS data

GPS data is designed to provide route guidance information to a selected destination, position information about your current location, and traveling information, such as the approximate distance to the destination and approximate duration of travel.

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Press

, and select Tools > Connectivity > GPS

 

data.

 

The coordinates in the GPS are expressed in degrees and decimal degrees format using the international WGS-84 coordinate system.

To use GPS data, the GPS receiver of your device must initially receive position information from at least four satellites to calculate the coordinates of your location. When the initial calculation has been made, it may be possible to continue calculating the coordinates of your location with three satellites. However, the accuracy is generally better when more satellites are found.

Route guidance

Press

, and select Tools > Connectivity > GPS

data

> Navigation.

Start the route guidance outdoors. If started indoors, the GPS receiver may not receive the necessary information from the satellites.

Route guidance uses a rotating compass on the device display. A red ball shows the direction to the destination, and the approximate distance to it is shown inside the compass ring.

Route guidance is designed to show the straightest route and the shortest distance to the destination, measured in a straight line. Any obstacles on the route, such as buildings and natural obstacles, are ignored. Differences in altitude are not taken into account when

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