App: General settings

When you first open the Settings menu, you will see each of the categories listed. Tap on the category you want to view the settings for, and the settings for that category will become visible.

You can click the question mark next to each option to get somemore information about what the option does.

Map settings

 

Enable base map options

Topographic

Enabling

Enablesany theof topographicthese base map.map Withoptions thismakes settingthem enabledavailable you can usevia the layer control on the mapmap, to switch between the enabled base maps.

Streets

Enables the streets base map. With this setting enabledso you can use the layer control on the map to switch between the enabled base maps.map options.

Topographic
Enables the topographic base map.

Streets
Enables the streets base map.

Enable layer options

Layer options provide additional detail to the map.

Parcel Boundaries

Provides a map of land, road and other parcel boundaries, andwhich isare especially usefulgreat for displayingcontractors propertyand boundaries.volunteers Thison isprivate and public land. These are displayed as a black outline overlaid on top of the current base map.

Labels

Shows labels for regions, cities, towns and street names on top of the current base map.  

Auto map centering
Automatically move the map to keep your location in the centre of the screen.

Display installation labels

This will turn labels on or off for your traps, bait stations and monitoring sites. The labels only show when you are zoomed in.  

ClusteringDisplay line labels

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Somewill phones/tabletsturn arelabels veryon slowor tooff displayfor ayour lines in the map which has many installations on it.  Clustering improves this 

by displaying installations which are close to each other using

 a single icon.  Enabling this option will cluster all installations that are too close together to be individually visible. Clustering is always done if there are more than 150 installations visible on your screen.

Map with clustering turned onview.

Hi-res tiles on demand

This setting will automatically download higher detail maps when you have an internet connection available (mobile or WiFi). Ideal for urban projects where network coverage is available and higher accuracy is required. These are only stored temporarily on your device and won't be available offline. To save high detail map tiles for offline use, change the settingsMax fortileset Offline Tilessize in Project settings.settings.

 

Records

Display installation details

Installations can have notes entered against them on the website.  Notes can be used to record hazard or access details. Notes (including some other information like coordinates and when the last record was added) can be automatically displayed when adding a record. Check this box to automatically display the installation notes.

Recorder

The name used to identify records you make. Defaults to your name on Trap.nz.

 

 

General

NotificationsSmart Lines
Smart lines will automatically pull other installations into an existing line if it is within a metre of another line member

If switched off, only installations that are at the exact coordinates of line members will be pulled in.

Notifications
Help popups will appear in some situations - you can disable these once you know your way around the appapp.

Auto-sync incoming changes

By default this setting is enabled, and the project will automatically update withwhen incomingproject changes soonoccur. after they occur.

This can beaffect disabledperformance on large projects with multiple trappers working simultaneously - in thewhich Generalcase Settings.we recommend disabling this setting. 

When disableddisabled, a cloud download button  button will appear in the menu bar when changes are detected. Press this to bringmanually downsync the changes.

Automatically get updates when other members make updates to your project. With this setting disabled you will still get updates from other members, but this forces the updates to happen more quickly.  We recommend that you leave this setting disabled as it can affect performance (especially on large projects with multiple trappers working simultaneously). You can manually sync at any time by clicking the cloud button on the main header.

Maintenance

After this periodperiod, installations are highlighted in red to indicate they need attention. Defaults to 90 days.