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The Elevation Profile shows the ups and downs of the terrain along a line you have drawn. It plots the ground height from the start of the line to the end, so you can see climbs, descents, and flat sections at a glance. It also adds up the total elevation gain and loss, and can estimate the calories you would burn or the fuel you would use to travel the line.
You need to be signed in to use the Elevation Profile. If you are not, Scribble Maps asks you to log in or create an account first.
Open the Elevation Profile
The Elevation Profile works on lines only. This includes regular lines, flight lines, freehand scribbles, and pen curves. It is not available for polygons or markers.
- Select the line on your map.
- Open the line's options menu.
- Choose Elevation Profile.
The profile opens in a panel docked at the bottom of the screen, titled Elevation.
If you open the panel without a line selected, it shows Select a line to view its elevation profile with a Select Line button. Click it and pick a line. Once a profile is shown, a Change Line button lets you switch to a different line.
Reading the chart
The chart shows distance along the line from left to right, and ground height from bottom to top. Distance is shown in kilometres or miles, and height in meters or feet, based on your map's measurement setting.
Move your pointer across the chart to inspect any point. As you hover, Scribble Maps:
- Shows a small person figure on the chart, sized to scale against the terrain, so you can judge how steep a section really is.
- Highlights the matching spot on your map so you can see where that point is.
True Scale
The True Scale toggle is on by default. When it is on, slopes appear at their real-world angles. A 45-degree slope in reality shows as 45 degrees on the chart. Turn it off for a more compact chart that fills the panel.
Elevation stats
Above or below the chart, four figures summarize the line:
| Stat | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Min | The lowest ground height along the line. |
| Max | The highest ground height along the line. |
| Gain | Total elevation gained along the line (the sum of all uphill segments). |
| Loss | Total elevation lost along the line (the sum of all downhill segments). |
Values are shown in meters or feet to match your map's measurement setting.
Show markers near the line
The Point Range control plots nearby markers on the chart so you can see them against the terrain. Any marker within the set distance of the line appears on the chart at its place along the route, using its own icon.
- The range is set in meters, from 0 to 250.
- The default is 50 meters.
- Set it to 0 to hide markers.
Hovering a marker on the chart highlights it on the map.
3D view
Click the 3D button to open the selected line in the 3D viewer. This shows the route draped over the terrain so you can see the landscape in three dimensions.
Calculate calories or fuel
Click Calories or Gas to open the calculator. It estimates the effort to travel the whole line, taking elevation gain and surface type into account.
Calories
The calorie calculator estimates energy burned for walking, hiking, running, or cycling the line. Set:
- Weight: your body weight (kilograms or pounds).
- Activity: Walk (3 km/h), Walk (5 km/h), Hike (4 km/h), Run (8 km/h), Run (12 km/h), Cycle (15 km/h), or Cycle (25 km/h).
- Surface: Paved Road, Gravel Road, Dirt Road, Trail, Sand/Mud, or Snow.
The result shows the estimated calories for the activity you picked.
Gas
The fuel calculator estimates how much fuel a vehicle would use over a line. Set:
- Vehicle: Motorcycle, Compact Car, Sedan, SUV, Truck, or Large Truck.
- Surface: Paved Road, Gravel Road, Dirt Road, Trail, Sand/Mud, or Snow.
- Fuel Efficiency: your vehicle's efficiency (L/100km or mpg).
The result shows the estimated fuel needed, in litres or gallons, to match your map's measurement setting.
These figures are estimates. They use the line's distance and elevation along with the settings you choose, so they are a useful guide rather than an exact measurement.
Notes
- The profile updates automatically if you edit the line, and the nearby markers update if you add, move, hide, or remove markers.
- Units throughout the panel (distance, height, weight, and fuel) follow your map's measurement setting. Switch between metric and imperial in your settings.
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