Import / Export data

It is possible to import data into the app’s database and export data created inside Air Navigation Pro. This allows you to backup your data before reinstalling the app, transfer data from one device to a another, share information with family, friends or colleagues, and add useful files to the app.

PDF files & Air Navigation Pro data

PDF files you want to import into the app can include any useful documents you need easily accessible for flying, such as your aircraft manual or checklists. Data created inside the app that can be imported and exported includes:

• Aircraft profiles

• Routes

• Waypoints

• Airspaces

• User Waypoints

• Recorded Flights

• Logbook

There are several ways to achieve this: via the Share/Open With option, by accessing a Web Server or with WebDAV.

Share/Open With

The simplest way to export data is via the share option. This allows you to export individual data and save it to your files or share it via email, iOS AirDrop or any other social app available on your device. Find below the instructions on where to find the share option for each file type.

Note

To be able to send it via email, you need to have an email account configured on your device.

For importing an Air Navigation Pro data file into the app, you can easily select the file you want to import from your files, email attachments or a cloud drive service, and choose to share or open with Air Navigation Pro. You can also share the file via iOS AirDrop from another device.

Routes

You can export your current route as GPX or GPXA format. On the tablet version, open the Navigation Dashboard by tapping Resize or the Route shortcut. On phones, tap the icon in the mobile menu bar. In the upper right corner of your route’s navigation log, tap the icon to open more options and tap Share. Choose the desired export format and sharing option.

Waypoints

You can export individual waypoints as GPX file or as Text with Google Maps link. For this, tap on a waypoint on the map and open more options through the icon. Tap on Share, choose the desired export format and sharing option.

Note

If you choose the text format, the app will not create a text file but instead input the text as email content. You can always copy the text and manually share it via other sharing options.

User Waypoints

You can share one or several user waypoints as Air Navigation Pro format, GPX or Text with Google Maps links. On the tablet version, go to Tools in the Menu Bar and then User waypoints. For phones, you’ll find the User waypoints menu on the Tools section in Configuration. In the upper right corner, tap Options > Select waypoints to share. Now you will be able to select the waypoints you want to share. A yellow checkmark will indicate the selected ones. Tap on the share icon in the upper right corner, choose the desired format and then your sharing option.

Note

If you choose the text format, the app will not create a text file but instead input the text as email content. You can always copy the text and share it via other sharing options.

Recorded Flights

You can share the recorded track of a flight as KML or GPX format. Go to Tools > Flight Recorder > Recorded flights and tap on any flight you want to share. On the mobile version, the Flight Recorder is inside Configuration. Finally, choose the desired export format and sharing option.

Logbook

Under Tools in the Menu Bar or inside Configuration on your phone, you can access your Logbook. Tap the … icon and Send log by email. Currently, the only supported option to share your Logbook data is via email. You can choose to include all your flights or select specific flights to share. A yellow checkmark will indicate the selected ones. When you are done, tap the share icon. The app will create a logbook table as email content and a txt file, which will be added as an attachment.

Aircraft profile

You can share an aircraft profile as ACP file. In Flight parameters, make sure the aircraft profile you want to share is selected and open the Edit aircraft window. In the upper right corner, tap Share.

Documents

Once imported into the app, you can find your PDF files on the Documents section under Tools. There, you can also share your documents from the app using the share icon in the upper right corner.

Embedded Web Server

This method enables you to efficiently manage the import and export data from another device through a web server.

Important

Both devices must be connected to the same network.

Follow these steps to access the web server:

1. In the app, go to Configuration > Settings > Exchange data with a browser and toggle it ON

2. Note the Web site URL address that appears below once enabled

4. Open the browser on another device or computer

5. Enter the Web site URL from the app into your browser

The available categories of data on the web server are:

• Routes

• Waypoints

• Flights

• Logbook

• Airspaces

• Approach charts

6. Click on the categories of your choice on the left side

7. Manage your files from this page:

• To upload: 1. Use the yellow Upload button at the top 2. Select the file from your device on the popup window 3. Click Open to upload the selected file

Note

Below the Upload button, you’ll find information on the supported formats. Make sure you upload the correct file format before proceeding.

To upload a PDF document, choose the category Approach Charts. Make sure the PDF file name starts with an ICAO airport code or a three-letter country code; otherwise, the app will ignore the file. Example: LSGG_Geneva_approach.pdf

• To download: 1. Choose the file you want to download and click the Download button next to it 2. The file will be saved to your local drive

WebDAV Server

WebDAV is a file server protocol based on the HTTP protocol. It is natively supported by most operating systems: Windows, macOS and Linux. Essentially, it mounts the content folders of your Air Navigation Pro as a network server on your computer. WebDAV allows you to manipulate files as if they were on a USB drive connected directly to your computer. With this method, you can copy and paste multiple files simultaneously.

To begin:

1. In the app, go to Configuration > Settings > Exchange data with a browser and toggle it ON

2. Note the WebDAV URL address that appears below once enabled

Example: http://192.168.1.46:9090

Windows

1. Open My Computer from the Start Menu and select Map Network Drive

2. Click on the link on the bottom: Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures

3. Click on Choose a custom network location

4. Enter the WebDAV from your app on the network address field

5. Click on Next and choose a name to identify your device

6. Access your device like an external hard disk

MacOS

1. In the Finder menu, click on Go and select Connect to Server

2. Enter the WebDAV address from the app on the Server Address field

3. Click Connect

4. Your device will now appear under Locations as a connected hard drive

Air Navigation Pro contents

Once mounted as a network drive, you can access and manage your app’s files.

Warning

Deleting or renaming files, as well as installing unsupported files, may cause the application to malfunction.

• Aircraft Configurations folder: Contains your aircraft profiles. You can back up your aircraft profiles to your computer and copy them to other devices, as long as you also back up and copy the corresponding .tailnumber file for it, located in the Tailnumbers folder.

• Bundles folder: Contains installed maps and charts. Please note that commercial maps are protected by a certificate and will only work on the device where they were originally installed. It is not possible to back up or transfer these files to another device. Charts should be installed through the app via Configuration > Manage Data and Products or the Store.

• Databases folder: Contains the user database, which is a SQLite file that can be edited with any SQLite 3 editor. This database includes all user waypoints along with their frequencies and runways, linked by the waypoint identifier. When adding a new airport with runways and frequencies, ensure that the relevant records have the same value in the waypoint_id field to successfully link them. You can also back up the file to your computer and copy it to other devices.

• Documents folder: Contains your approach charts and PDF documents.

1. Approach charts: Please note that commercial maps are protected by a certificate and will only work on the device where they were originally installed. It is not possible to back up or transfer these files to another device. Approach charts should be installed through the app via Configuration > Manage Data and Products or the Store.

2. PDF documents: You can add PDF files directly inside the Documents folder and they will appear at the top of the Documents section in your app. Inside the Airport charts subfolder, you’ll find documents linked to specific airfields. You can also add PDF files here, but they must be placed inside a subfolder named with an ICAO airport code; otherwise, Air Navigation Pro will ignore them.

• Export folder: Contains all the export files you created via the share option.

• FlightRecorder.sql file: This database file contains all your recorded tracks. You can back it up and copy it to another device to transfer your flight track history.

• logbook.sql file: This database file contains the contents of your Air Navigation Pro logbook and can be edited using any SQLite 3 editor. You can also back it up and copy it to another device.

• Routes folder: Contains your saved routes. You can back up the files and copy them to other devices.

Note

The file formats you’ll find here are not always the same format as when exporting them via share or Embedded Web Server. If you back up files using WebDAV, you must also use WebDAV to import them on another device.

User Waypoint

Users can use the “backup waypoints” option to keep their created user waypoints in a file that will then be copied from iTunes/file manager at the moment of synchronization. That file can be copied to another device then and the option «restore waypoints» will bring them back.

Backup all created user waypoints

1. Under Tools > User Waypoint

2. Tap More options on the upper right and select ‘Backup waypoints’

3. All the created user waypoint will be saved in your device’s local storage assigned for ANP

4. Backup file can be copied from iTunes or file manager app

Restore created user waypoints

1. Under Tools > User Waypoint

2. Tap More options on the upper right and select ‘Restore waypoints’

3. Warning popup will appear, saying warning users the operation could replace existing user waypoint with the one restored from the backup files, and it cannot be undone.

4. Tap Replace to proceed with the restoration. Otherwise, tap Cancel.

5. List of user waypoints is replaced by the user waypoints from the backup file restored.

KML Files

Air Navigation Pro only supports the basic use of KML files, including different shapes (e.g. lines, polygons and points) with colors and names.

The following are the accepted markups in Air Navigation Pro for KML:

<Document>	<color>	<description>
<Style>	<width>	<styleUrl>
<IconStyle>	<StyleMap>	<Point>
<LineStyle>	<Pair>	<LineString>
<PolyStyle>	<styleUrl>	<Polygon>
<Icon>	<Placemark>	<MultiGeometry>
<href>	<name>	<coordinates>

KML documents can be imported into the app only via Share/Open With option. Imported polygons from a KML file are rendered on the Moving Map and are interactive. Information is displayed when tapping on them.

Simple steps to import a KML file:

1. Open the KML file from your files, your email attachements or via iOS AirDrop

2. Select the share or open with option and choose Air Navigation

3. Air Navigation Pro will open automatically and display the imported file

By default, imported KML files are displayed on the map. To manage their visibility, go to Tools > KML files & Map annotations. You will find your KML files list in the Imported Documents section.

To import a KML file using Air Navigation Manager, refer to the Manager Manual. After publishing your data, follow these steps to view the KML files in the app:

1. Ensure your organization or group is selected in Configuration > Air Navigation Manager

2. Go to Manage Data and Products and synchronize your organization’s data

You will find the KML files list from Manager in the Organization Documents section under Tools > KML files & Map annotations.

User Maps

You can import your own maps to use as backgrounds for the Moving Map. The supported formats are: MBTiles and GeoTIFF. Maps can only be imported into the app via the Share/Open With method.

Follow these steps to import a map into Air Navigation Pro:

1. Ensure your map is in a supported file format, such as .tiff, .tif, or .mbtiles, and contains the necessary geographic data

2. Access your map from your files, email attachments, a cloud storage service or send it to your device via iOS AirDrop

3. Open the file and tap on the share/open with option

4. Select Air Navigation

5. Air Navigation Pro will open automatically and display either a sucess or error message

6. Go to Configuration > Manage Data and Products

7. Inside the Smart Advanced folder, search for the Import your own map feature on the list and tap on it

8. Your custom map should appear here once import and instalation is completed

If you wish to permanently delete the map from your device, select the Not Installed option. Keep in mind that to reinstall it, you will have to import the map again.

To display the imported map on the Moving Map, go to Map Options > Maps and make sure it’s selected. You can also adjust the map visibility zoom level and opacity.

Note

This feature is only available for Smart Advanced subscribers.

Important

Make sure your device has enough storage space for the imported map files. Large map files can take longer to import as they may require additional processing time or optimization for better performance within the app.