Start by setting the location for the route you would like to map. Type the city or place name in the 'New Location' box and press "Go". The map should jump to your selected location. The zoom level can be selected by using the + and - keys on the map itself. To move the map either use the cursor keys situated on the top left of the map or click and drag the mouse across the map as required.
The sport you select effects is used in the energy calculation. It is also set as the sport for the route once saved.
The distance and energy values are updated as the route is being drawn / edited. The energy value depends on the sport chosen and the weight set in the preferences section. Distance and energy are displayed in the units selected in the preferences section.
The controls on this section allow you to draw a new route or add to the existing route. Amending existing sections of a route can be done with the edit controls.
Follow Roads: with this checked the route will be drawn from click to click along the shortest path of marked road or footpath. When not selected the route will go from click to click in a direct line (as the crow flies).
The start and stop buttons toggle between allowing the route to be extended or not.
Close loop extends the route by adding a new section from the existing end point of the route to the start point of the route - making the route a closed loop. If 'follow roads' is selected, this new section will follow the shortest route along the roads, otherwise it will be drawn in a straight line.
Out & back adds a new section to the end of the route that traces back along the existing route to the start.
Undo reverses that last action taken. Repeated clicks on the undo button undoes previous actions in your drawing / editing history.
Clear all deletes the entire route so that you can start again from scratch.
Clicking the save button shows the save dialog. This allows you to enter the details for the route and save it to your account.
Give the route a name, sport and add any comments you'd like to save along with the route.
Labels are an organisation methods for your routes. A route may be tagged with multiple labels and a labels can be applied to multiple routes. Labels may be used to filter your list of routes when viewing your route list.
Allows you to create a new label to assign to your route. Give the label a name and select a colour in which it will be displayed.
If public is checked, this route will be included in the route search feature and may be found and viewed by other mapometer users.
The Print button shows a print-friendly version of the current route in a new window.
These controls allow you to amend the existing route. In edit mode an edit line is overlaid on top of the route. The edit line has end markers that may be dragged to limit editing to a particular section of the route. The edit line represents the section of the route to which an editing actions apply (depending on the action).
If 'follow roads' IS selected clicking on the edit line will create a draggle marker that can be used to pull the route around following the roads. Multiple draggable markers may be created with each acting as a waypoint the edit path must pass through.
If 'follow roads' IS NOT selected every vertex in the is shown with a draggable marker. In this case each vertex must be moved individually. This can be used to amend routes that cross open ground where there are no roads to follow.
Follow Roads: with this checked edits will be done following marked road or footpath. When not selected the edits will go in a direct line (as the crow flies).
Delete will replace the selected edit section with the a direct route between the start and end points. This direct route will be the shortest path on roads if 'follow roads' is selected, otherwise it will be a straight line.
Move start allows the start/end point of a route to be moved. This only works for routes that are in the form of a closed loop. Clicking the button will make the start / end marker draggable along the route. Once you release the marker its position will be the new start/end marker.
Reverse changes the direct in which the route is drawn. The start becomes the end and vice-versa.
Close loop extends the route by adding a new section from the existing end point of the route to the start point of the route - making the route a closed loop. If 'follow roads' is selected, this new section will follow the shortest route along the roads, otherwise it will be drawn in a straight line.
Undo reverses that last action taken. Repeated clicks on the undo button undoes previous actions in your drawing / editing history.
Commit updates the current route with edits done by dragging the route vertices (whether following roads or not).
Clicking the save button shows the save dialog. This allows you to enter the details for the route and save it to your account.
Give the route a name, sport and add any comments you'd like to save along with the route.
Labels are an organisation methods for your routes. A route may be tagged with multiple labels and a labels can be applied to multiple routes. Labels may be used to filter your list of routes when viewing your route list.
Allows you to create a new label to assign to your route. Give the label a name and select a colour in which it will be displayed.
If public is checked, this route will be included in the route search feature and may be found and viewed by other mapometer users.
The Print button shows a print-friendly version of the current route in a new window.
The show graphs controls allow the elevation & gradient graphs to be shown and hidden. If the graphs are shown but there is no elevation data associated with the route the elevation data will be refreshed automatically.
Refresh elevation allows the elevation data to be refreshed using Google's elevation service.
The graph itself has tabs which allow the elevation data to be shown as elevation vs distance, or gradient vs distance.
A mouse over (or touch) on the graph itself creates a small information pop-up on the route showing the data from the graph at the appropriate point on the route.
You may chose whether or not to show the distance markers on the graph.
Auto-scroll re-centres the map at the last point added to a route during drawing. This is particularly useful on small touch screens.
Distance may be show in miles or km and energy in kJ of kcal.
The weight value should be given in kg and is used in the calculation of energy used.