Path Stretches
These are the sequential portions of the footpath to hike. They are used to indicate strategical movements on the field to sort geographical obstacles.
Plot the path
First Step: design the path
A path is composed of a startpoint, the stretches to be walked and a targetpoint.
The start and target points are both specified by means of gps coordinates showing a latitude and a longitude value in DD format (Decimal Degrees).
Each stretch has an attribute order to specify the sequential order it should be hiked. The initial stretch starts at order 0 and the destination one has the greater order number.
A stretch must be in turn defined through the geographical accident to cross (mountains, river or forest), the distance to be covered (in metres), the expected time (in minutes) and the strategy to be adopted to cope the accident. A strategy is a set of instructions given as plain text.
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Second Step: refine the strategy
Often, to follow a strategy an action and/or a tool might be needed. To handle this description plain text is combined with the action and/or the tool. A tool can be an axe, ropes, peaks, binoculars or a compass.
Example of strategy: "To cross the accident climb the hill with ropes".
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