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Simulating a Route, To view a vertical route profile

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Viewing a Vertical Route Profile If you are using maps that contain topographical data (such as U.S. TOPO 24K), you can view a vertical profile of your routes. This vertical profile shows changes in elevation along your route. NOTE: This feature is not available with all map products. To view a vertical route profile: 1. Click the Saved Routes Tab. 2. Right-click the route you want to edit and select Route Properties. The Route Properties window appears. 3. Click Show Profile. The Vertical Profile window appears. The graph shows the distance and elevation information from the starting point to the ending point of your route. The graph also includes symbols to represent waypoints along the route. 4. Use the Zoom Tool and the Zoom In and Zoom Out to zoom in and out on the profile as desired. See Zooming In and Out on the Map for more information. 5. Click the Red Marker Tool , then click a point on the vertical profile. The point is marked with a red symbol. The distance from the starting point of the route and the elevation of the selected point are displayed. 6. Click the Blue Marker Tool , then click a point on the vertical profile. The point is marked with a blue symbol. The distance and elevation change from the red marker point to the blue marker point are displayed. 79

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Viewing a Vertical Route Profile
If you are using maps that contain topographical data (such as U.S. TOPO 24K), you can view a vertical profile
of your routes.
This vertical profile shows changes in elevation along your route.
NOTE
: This feature is not
available with all map products.
To view a vertical route profile:
1. Click the
Saved Routes
Tab.
2.
Right-click the route you want to edit and select
Route Properties
.
The Route Properties window
appears.
3. Click
Show Profile
.
The Vertical Profile window appears.
The graph shows the distance and elevation information from the starting point to the ending point of your
route.
The graph also includes symbols to represent waypoints along the route.
4. Use the
Zoom Tool
and the
Zoom In
and
Zoom Out
to zoom in and out on the profile as
desired.
See Zooming In and Out on the Map for more information.
5. Click the
Red Marker Tool
, then click a point on the vertical profile.
The point is marked with a red
symbol.
The distance from the starting point of the route and the elevation of the selected point are
displayed.
6. Click the
Blue Marker Tool
, then click a point on the vertical profile.
The point is marked with a blue
symbol.
The distance and elevation change from the red marker point to the blue marker point are
displayed.
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