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The radar tool requires the IGB to track your location.  Once enabled, you can use either the IGB or an OOGB to display the tracking map.  Simplistically, you can think of the dotlan radar tracking feature as a client-server system. where the IGB is the server (it knows your location) and the client (for displaying your location) can be either the IGB or an OOGB.  In the latter case, the tool is most useful when you have a second screen or second computer on which to display your location track.
 
The radar tool requires the IGB to track your location.  Once enabled, you can use either the IGB or an OOGB to display the tracking map.  Simplistically, you can think of the dotlan radar tracking feature as a client-server system. where the IGB is the server (it knows your location) and the client (for displaying your location) can be either the IGB or an OOGB.  In the latter case, the tool is most useful when you have a second screen or second computer on which to display your location track.
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To support OOGBs, a token is provided by the IGB for use by an OOGB to display your track.  Tokens are 16-character alphanumeric strings that can be copy-and-pasted (as part of a URL) into your OOG browser or sent to another player.  This means you can give your token to an FC or scout so they, too, can track your location.  Since tokens can be re-issued at will with a quick click of a button, there is no danger of unwanted players tracking you by using old tokens.
  
 
==Set up instructions==
 
==Set up instructions==
  
Go to the [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/radar radar site] with your IGB and set your IGB to trust the site.  
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Go to the [http://evemaps.dotlan.net/radar radar site] with your IGB and set your IGB to trust the site, per the following screenshot:  
  
[[Image:radar_trust.png]]
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[[Image:radar_trust.png]]<br><br><br>
  
The radar tracking page should now be accessible.  It will show "tracking inactive."  To start a tracking session, click the "start tracking" button.   
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The radar tracking page should now be accessible (see the screenshot below).  It will show "tracking inactive" in red text the middle of the page. To start a tracking session, click the "start tracking" button below the red text.   
  
[[Image:radar_inactive.png|800px]]
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[[Image:radar_inactive.png|800px]]<br><br><br>
  
A token provided by the IGB is used by the OOGB to display your trackTokens are 16-character alphanumeric strings that can be copy-and-pasted into your OOG browser or sent to another playerThis means you can give your token to an FC or scout so they, too, can track your location.  Since tokens can be re-issued at will with a quick click of a button, there is no danger of unwanted players tracking you by using old tokens.
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Tracking should now be active (see the screenshot below)There are two indicators that tracking is activeFirst, a wide red tab is displayed at the top of the page that says "Tracking Active."  Second, the status shown in the middle of the page will change to green text saying "Tracking Active.
  
This will generate a new token, and embed that token in a URL.  Simply copy-and-paste the URL into your OOGB to begin displaying your track.
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[[Image:tracking_active.png|800px]]<br><br><br>
  
[[Image:tracking_active.png|800px]]
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This will generate a new token, and embed that token in a URL.  Simply copy-and-paste the URL into your OOGB to begin displaying your track.
  
 
You can stop tracking at any time by hitting the "stop tracking" button.  If you have given out your token but no longer want others to track you, you can start tracking again, which will generate a new token.
 
You can stop tracking at any time by hitting the "stop tracking" button.  If you have given out your token but no longer want others to track you, you can start tracking again, which will generate a new token.

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Dotlan tadar tracking tool

Table Of Contents

- Overview
- Usage
- Set up instructions

Description

The dotlan radar tracking tool will track your movement through the Eve universe and display it on a map in either your in-game browser (IGB) or out-of-game browser (OOGB). Dotlan radar is an excellent tool whenever you are moving through systems, whether solo PVP'ing, as a member of a roaming gang, or just doing logistics.

For gangs, each gang member typically tracks his or her own movement to promote individual situational awareness. It is also possible to allow someone else to track your position. For example, the FC could track the position of scouts and skirmishers. Or vice-versa: scouts and skirmishers can monitor the location of the main fleet body.

Here is a sample radar track:

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Systems you have visited are highlighted with bold outlines. The larger green oval shows your starting system, and the larger black oval shows you current position. You can therefore determine at a glance where you are and where you've been.

Usage

The radar tool requires the IGB to track your location. Once enabled, you can use either the IGB or an OOGB to display the tracking map. Simplistically, you can think of the dotlan radar tracking feature as a client-server system. where the IGB is the server (it knows your location) and the client (for displaying your location) can be either the IGB or an OOGB. In the latter case, the tool is most useful when you have a second screen or second computer on which to display your location track.

To support OOGBs, a token is provided by the IGB for use by an OOGB to display your track. Tokens are 16-character alphanumeric strings that can be copy-and-pasted (as part of a URL) into your OOG browser or sent to another player. This means you can give your token to an FC or scout so they, too, can track your location. Since tokens can be re-issued at will with a quick click of a button, there is no danger of unwanted players tracking you by using old tokens.

Set up instructions

Go to the radar site with your IGB and set your IGB to trust the site, per the following screenshot:

Radar trust.png


The radar tracking page should now be accessible (see the screenshot below). It will show "tracking inactive" in red text the middle of the page. To start a tracking session, click the "start tracking" button below the red text.

Radar inactive.png


Tracking should now be active (see the screenshot below). There are two indicators that tracking is active. First, a wide red tab is displayed at the top of the page that says "Tracking Active." Second, the status shown in the middle of the page will change to green text saying "Tracking Active."

Tracking active.png


This will generate a new token, and embed that token in a URL. Simply copy-and-paste the URL into your OOGB to begin displaying your track.

You can stop tracking at any time by hitting the "stop tracking" button. If you have given out your token but no longer want others to track you, you can start tracking again, which will generate a new token.