The Settings page allows you to configure your experience for EarthRanger Mobile.
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User: This is the logged in EarthRanger user in the app. When the logged in user has a PIN and profiles with PINs associated there will be a Switch User button allowing the ability to switch to any user that has a pin associated with the logged in user. This user is the data collector in the app so any patrols, tracking, and events created will be associated with this user |
Data Collection
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Patrol Info: By enabling this option and selecting an event type, that event type will be displayed when starting a patrol. Merge Report Categories: By enabling this option, the Report categories will merge, so you will able to see all the report types from every category. |
Tracking
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Switch Tracked By Subject: This setting allows users to select another subject they have access to for the subject that is used to track and be the patrol leader. The subjects list has to be configured in the admin under the default patrol configuration. Track Sensitivity: This setting allows users to set the tracking distance to use when tracking. The default value is 25M, users can set as low as 10M or as high as 999M. |
Media
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Photo Quality: This option allows you to select the quality of the photos to upload. Based on the quality of the internet connection you get you can make the uploads faster when selecting a lower quality. This only applies to photos taken with the camera on your phone. Save to Camera Roll: You can select this option to save automatically the photos with the camera for a report created. Upload Photos with Wifi: By selecting this option, you will only be able to upload Photos if you have Wifi internet connection. |
Display
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Basemap: This functionality allows you to change how to see the basemap. It can be Topo, Satellite or Street. Coordinates: This functionality allows you to change the way you see the coordinates. It can be
Map Center on Open: Allows you to enter coordinates to center the map to every time the app is opened.
Shared Events: See Shared Events
Subjects on Device: Configure how many days of Subject data are stored on the device |
About
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The About view provides information of the software and links to the Privacy Policy and the End User License Agreement. Report an issue to share additional information with the EarthRanger Support team to help troubleshoot an issue on the EarthRanger Mobile app more quickly. |
Important note to report an issue: Ensure your device is able to send email
The Report an Issue feature generates the logs and database, but they are sent via your device email client, so you must have an email app (email client) installed and an active email account configured.
iOS specific note
Gmail, Outlook and other third party mail apps are not compatible with EarthRanger Mobile’s Report an Issue process on iOS. If you are using an iPhone or iPad you need to set up the native Apple Mail app with an active email account in order to send logs and reports.
For more information visit: Prerequisite: Set Up an Email Client on your Device
Account
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The EarthRanger site your ER Mobile app is connected with is listed under Site Name
Note that any data that has not synced with EarthRanger Web may be lost if you log out. If there are pending syncs, you will get notified that the data will be lost. If there are no pending syncs, you will receive an alert announcing that you will need a connection in order to log in again.
EarthRanger Version At the bottom of the page you can see the version of EarthRanger Mobile you have installed in your device, always try to have the latest version in order to be able to use the latest features. |
EarthRanger version 2.9.3
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