You can search for town, street and addresses ("Addresses" option), points
of interest ("POI" option), favourites (specified by the user), last visited
("History"), addresses in the address book of the portable device
("Contacts"), as well as towns and cities by entering the postal code.
When entering the name of the searched object, it is enough to enter only
its short fragment. Do not use capitals or diacritics. To end particular search
stages, tap the relevant object with a finger or pen. Previously selected
countries, cities or POI categories are remembered and proposed first in the
event of subsequent search.
After selecting an object of interest you can decide what to use it for. By
choosing "Go to", you start navigation and AutoMapa calculates and
navigates you on a route to a selected destination. The selected object can
also be displayed on the map, added to the Favourites list or stored as
"Home" or "Work". The above-mentioned options are selected Favourites
with their own positions in the "Go to" menu. Their selection allows for
immediate route selection and the start of the navigation.
If you select "Go to/Search", AutoMapa, after specifying your GPS position,
will automatically enter the navigation mode and will automatically switch
and rotate the map in accordance with the direction of the route.
2.8.1 Search address
By default, the search takes place in the country of the user's present
position (GPS position or cursor position on the map). In unclear situations
(e.g. when the cursor was placed outside the territory of any country), the
program will ask the user to select the country first, provided that maps of
several countries have been installed in the device.
The search process begins with entering the name of the town/city. The
user has to enter the first letters of the town/city name in the "City:" field
at the top of the screen. The code of the country where the address is
searched is displayed in the top right corner of the screen. To change the
country, use the "Country" option on the bar at the bottom of the screen.
When the user taps on one of the locations found by AutoMapa, the
program will display the street search window in the given town/city.
Searching and automatic suggesting of the list of found cities and streets
begins after the second character is entered. There is also an additional
delay, enabling the user to quickly enter several characters.
If the search results fit a single screen, the keyboard will be automatically
collapsed to facilitate the address selection.
Note: the program memorises the previously selected locations, which will
be suggested during subsequent search inquires. In this situation, the
keyboard does not open automatically. To find an address in a new location,
open the keyboard with the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen or
tap on the field where the place name is entered.
After finding the location, the user can select it as an object of interest (by
tapping on its name again) or – to find a given street – enter the first
letters of the street name in the "Street" field.
After selecting the street, the user can: select the street in its entirety ("Entire street" option), find the address assigned
to the street (by entering the address in the "Address:" field or by scrolling the list), or select a junction with other streets
("Show junctions" option).
If the streets have no house numbers, or if there are no streets in the place, the address searching will finish at the
earlier stage.
By tapping on a selected address point (or junction, the "Entire street" option, or the name of the town/city on the
previous screen), the user will open the context menu window where the given location can be set as the destination
point, a route point, "Home", "Work", POI, favourite point, or can be displayed on the map.
2.8.2 Search POI
In the POI search window, the user first defines the POI category (e.g. Pharmacy, ATM, Restaurant).
