Finding Bus Routes

Step 1
Bus (1)

MacauMap has the ability to search for a bus route between any two bus stops. 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 the selected bus stops.

Bus routing is illustrated here by considering the case of a user who arrives in Macau at the ferry terminal, i.e "Terminal Maritimo" and who wishes to travel to Hotel Lisboa. Shown in the map is the street in front of the ferry terminal, highlighted using the "Info" mode. 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.

Step 2
Bus (2)

After zooming in, bus stops are shown represented by larger icons, and the names of bus stops are displayed below the bus stop icons.

Step 3
Bus (3)

In order to find a bus route, MacauMap has to be switched to info mode by pressing the Info mode button.

Step 4
Bus (4)

Tapping the "Terminal Maritimo" bus stop icon brings up the "Bus Stop" dialog box. It shows the name of the bus stop and the numbers of buses that stop there. It also offers three options to choose from: "Set as start point", "Set as end point" and "Cancel". Here, the user selects the option "Set as start point" in order to find a bus route originating at this bus stop.

Step 5
Bus (5)

The selected bus stop is marked with a green star with an "S" inside (black on non-colour devices), indicating that it is a starting bus stop.

Step 6
Bus (6)

By navigating the map (such as by panning and zooming or by using the Find function), another map view showing the desired destination, "Hotel Lisboa", is displayed. A few bus stops are located near "Hotel Lisboa".

Step 7
Bus (7)

Step 4 is repeated to choose the destination bus stop: the lower bus stop named "Hotel Lisboa" is selected, but this time the option "Set as end point" is chosen. The selected bus stop is marked with a red star with an "E" inside (black on non-colour devices), indicating that it is an ending bus stop. MacauMap immediately starts calculating a bus route between the selected starting and ending bus stops.

Step 8
Bus (8)

After a bus route has been found, it is highlighted on the map. In this case, a bus route involving bus number "AP1" was found.

Step 9
Bus (9)

When the bus route is no longer needed, it can be cleared by selecting the "Clear Route" option from the Options menu (accessible by tapping the PDA's menu button).