Finding Bus Routes (Multiple)
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MacauMap has the ability to search for a bus route between any two locations, considering three bus stops each that are located closest to a starting and an ending point. If a bus route exists with no more than one bus change (this is the case for almost all routes), MacauMap will find the shortest route between one of the three starting bus stops and one of the three ending bus stops. It is also possible to search for a bus route from one starting bus stop to three ending bus stops, or from three starting bus stops to one ending bus stop. Bus routing is illustrated here by considering the case of a user who wishes to travel from the area near "Hotel Lisboa" to "Jardim de Lou Lim Ioc". Shown in the map is the area near Hotel Lisboa. To activate the bus routing function, the "Bus Route" toggle button is toggled on. A number of small red dots (black on non-colour devices) are shown in the map, representing bus stops. |
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After zooming in, bus stops are shown represented by larger icons. In order to find a bus route, MacauMap has to be switched to info mode by pressing the Info mode button. |
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When the user taps on any location where there is no bus stop, a dialog box is brought up indicating the three bus stops closest to that location. In this case the user clicks on the area near "Hotel Lisboa" and a dialog box containing three bus stop names is shown. The dialog box offers three options: "Set all as start points", "Set all as end points" and "Cancel". Here, the user selects the option "Set all as start points". |
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After selecting the option "Set all as start points", three bus stops are marked with a green star with an "S" inside (black on non-colour devices). These three bus tops are located nearest to the location that was tapped on the screen. |
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By navigating the map (such as by panning and zooming or by using the Find function), another map view showing the desired destination, "Jardim de Lou Lim Ioc", is displayed. |
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Step 3 is repeated by tapping on a location where there is no bus stop, near the desired destination. A dialog box containing three bus stop names is shown, and this time the option "Set all as end points" is chosen. The three ending bus stops are marked with a red star with an "E" inside (black on non-colour devices), indicating that they are ending bus stops. MacauMap immediately starts calculating a bus route between the selected starting and ending bus stops. |
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Considering all possible routes between the three starting and three ending bus stops, MacauMap calculates the shortest route among them. The selected route is highlighted. It involves bus number 9 starting at bus stop "Av.Infante d.Henrique/Hotel Lisboa". The other two starting bus stops are no longer marked. |
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At the destination, the bus stop named "Jardim Lou Lim Ioc" is highlighted, indicating the ending bus stop. The other two ending bus stops are no longer marked. |
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By zooming out, the entire route from starting to ending bus stop can be seen. |