Welcome to Kiji Maps! Please follow the steps below if you are a new user to get to know all the features we have for you. If you have any questions send us an email at contact@kiju2.com

Signup

When you install the app you will be presented with a choice to subscribe to an access plan.

The Explorer plan gives you all the advanced features in the app. The Free plan is still functional but with a much more limited set of features.

Location Access

After the signup is successful you will be asked for permission to your location. Please choose the "Allow While Using App" option.

If you don’t give permission the app will still work but some features will be disabled e.g. recording a route.

Explore the map

Explore the map and interact with it

Stats will be displayed for any selected feature e.g. for a trail it will show you how long it is, what park it is in (if applicable), elevation gain/loss etc

You can tap on the elevation chart and the stats will reflect the details for that specific location. A marker on the map will show you the selected location.

Map options

	Settings
	Layers
	Filter Hide or unhide map features
	Home Recenter the map at your current location. If you have a route selected it will recenter at the starting location of the route.
	Pin Location Choosing this option will keep your map centered at your current location.
	AR The map will simulate a virtual view of your surroundings. This can be useful to get your bearings when out in the field. Switch to the satellite layer to get a realistic view.
	Play Animate the map to capture a video of terrain. Play with the various modes to get the desired render.
	Record Record your location as a track. It will be saved to My Trails. You can use tracks as routes for future hikes. You can also share it with others as a .GPX file.

Find

Tap on the find button to search for locations. Search always works even without internet access. When you use this for the first time you will need to install the search feature. Search can be installed by country.

Create routes

Whenever you select a trail it will be highlighted with the ends marked by an "S" and an "E" to show where the trail starts and ends.

You can use finger gestures to move these markers to modify the route. You can also drag any part of the trail to refine the route.

Additional markers will be displayed with numbers to show the ordering e.g. S, 1, 2, E is a route that starts from S and ends at E with two markers in between.

Save route

If you tap the "Bookmark" button after creating a route it will be saved to My Trails and the view will switch to a detailed view of the route. In the detail view you can edit the route, follow the route by tapping record, see previous recorded tracks, add additional routes (for multi day trips) etc

Bookmark

Whenever you have a map element selected, you can save it by tapping the “Bookmark” button.

You will now see it as an entry in “My Trails”.

Follow a route

After a route has been created you can tap the "Record" button and the app will start recording your location. The stats will show relevant details like distance, speed, gain/loss etc.

The stats are split into two sections - the route stats will show how you’re doing with respect to your route eg how much distance remains, completion %, eta to the destination etc

Record a new route

You can also just tap the “Record” button from the main map if you just want to record without following a route

Get directions

Tap the “Directions” button whenever any map feature is selected.

Choose either “Apple Maps'' or “Google maps” depending on the navigation apps available on your device.

You can select your preferred mode of travel - car, walk, bicycle or bus.

Share a route

To share a route you can tap the “Up arrow” button either in My Trails or Timeline.

Your route will be converted to a .GPX file which you can either send to someone via email, airdrop etc. To backup the route on your device or to a storage provider eg Dropbox use the “Backup” button instead. The backup option will preserve all information to allow a complete recovery of the route (even after deletion)

Edit Route

If you need to modify a route you can tap on the Edit button.

Delete Route

You can delete a route either from My Trails or the detail view.

Note: once a route is deleted it is gone forever. If you want to preserve your routes and tracks use the Backup feature to save it to reliable storage (say) on Dropbox.

Settings

Show noname trails

By default the map only shows named trails. Enable this to show all trails.

Use basic maps

By default the map uses Mapbox maps. Turn this on to use a simpler map.

Alert when off route

When you are following a route the app will notify you if you go off route. You can disable this feature here. You can also temporarily disable this in the recording menu.

Distance Unit

Choose the distance units you prefer eg miles/ft or km/meter

Coordinate/Bearing format

Choose your preferred format for coordinates and bearing.

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