West Edmonton Mall's Mobile Map for Windows CE (Pocket PC)

Contents

  1. Installation
    1. Downloaded Installer
    2. Received beamed MobileMap.CAB
  2. Launching
  3. User Interface and Manual
    1. HUD
    2. Zoom out/in
    3. Tools
      1. About WEM Mobile Map...
      2. Search...
      3. Update Map Data...
      4. Update Event Data
    4. Floor Toggle
    5. Stores by Alphabet
    6. Stores by Category
    7. Resource Information
    8. Results List
    9. Results History
    10. Navigation
    11. Store Information
    12. Event Information
  4. Credits

Installation

There are two ways to install the WEM Mobile Map on your Windows CE device.

  1. Download Installer from our website.
  2. Received a file called "MobileMap.CAB" from one of our beaming stations at the mall.

Downloaded Installer

The program, MobileMapSetup.exe, uses the standard Windows PC based software installation process normally used to install software onto your PocketPC through an established partnership. After reading the "README" file and agreeing to the "End-User License Agreement", the software will setup and launch ActiveSync's Add/Remove Programs application.

WEM Mobile Map for Windows CE (Pocket PC) - Download Here

File Size:350K

After retrieving information about your PocketPC, the Add/Remove Programs application will ask you if you'd like to use the default installation directory. In order to insure that the WEM MobileMap system will work properly, you must use the default installation directory.

Now that your WEM MobileMap is installed, you can launch it.

Receiving a beamed MobileMap.CAB while at West Edmonton Mall

While visiting West Edmonton Mall, you can obtain a fresh copy of the software and data by beaming the map and data to your Windows CE device. Beaming stations can be found at the Visitor Information Centre (located just east of the Ice Palace), or at Guest Services (located north of the Ice Palace across from the Galaxyland entrance).

Once the beaming process has commensed it will take a few minutes to beam the application and databases to your PocketPC. Once the beaming process has completed you will find the CAB file in "My Documents" using the "File Explorer". Windows CE will hide the ".CAB" extension so all you'll see is as show in the image below.


Tapping on the file will start the installation process. A dialog windows will appear showing what files are being installed.

If you had previously installed a version of the WEM MobileMap on your Windows CE device, a dialog window will appear asking you to confirm the re-installation. There is no harm in re-installing a newer version. When you are prompted to "replace existing file", click on the "Yes to all" button.

Once the installation process has completed, Windows CE will automatically delete the file.

Now that your WEM MobileMap is installed, you can launch it.

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Launching

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You'll find the WEM Mobile Map by:
  1. tapping on the Start menu at the top left corner of the screen
  2. tapping the "Programs" menu
  3. scrolling down to find the WEM Mobile Map icon
  4. tap on the icon
Tapping on the WEM Mobile Map icon will start the software running. The screen above is shown while the software loads its data. Once the software finishes its loading and other start-up functions, you're ready to roll!

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User Interface and Manual

HUD
The HUD (heads-up display) provides the navigational relationship between the region of the map shown in the application with respect to the entire mall. The red box indicates the area of the mall that is currently seen in the screen. The small blue x marks the current position in the map. Tapping on the bar on the right hand side with the blue triangle closes the HUD.
When the HUD is closed a bar with the blue triangle is placed to the far left of the screen. Tapping on the bar will open the HUD again.

Zoom out/in
Tapping this button will zoom out, showing more of the mall map with each tap.
Tapping this button will zoom in, showing less of the mall map with each tap. The map application starts up with the map fully zoomed in.

Tools
About WEM Mobile Map...

Selecting this menu item will display the "About..." dialog.

Search...

Type the name of the store in the box below "Location to find" and the list or result set will filter as you type . Double tapping on a selection in the list or a single tap followed by a tap on the "View" button will display the store in the map.

When you return to the search dialog, you'll find that letters typed in to the edit box and the items found in the result set are still there. This way you can check out several options within the result set without having to re-enter the search.


Update Map Data...

Selecting this menu item will invoke the update program. The WEM Mobile Map automatically quits while it is being updated.

Using an Internet connection the MobileMapUpdater will query our servers to determine what components of the WEM Mobile Map code and database require updating. With a good connection, this process only takes a minute or so.

Once the MobileMapUpdater has completed the upgrade, it will automatically re-launch the WEM Mobile Map.

If you invoke this process without an Internet connection, the existing map components and database will be retained and no components or databases will be lost or changed.


Update Event Data

As an alternative to a full update of the map and all of its resources, this menu option will only update the events database that go into the menu.

If you invoke this process without an Internet connection, the existing events database will be retained and no events will be lost or changed.



Floor Toggle
  Tapping this button will toggle between the lower and upper floors of the mall.

Stores by Alphabet
This popup menu contains the first letter of the stores. Selecting one of the letters will fill the results popup menu , which will highlight after making your selection.

Stores by Category
This popup menu contains all of the categories found in the stores. The categories are listed alphabetically. Selecting one of the categories will fill the results popup menu , which will highlight after making your selection.

Mall Events

We have a number of event categories for West Edmonton Mall:

  • Fantasyland Hotel.  Room and dining packages in the hotel are announced here.
  • What's New.  New rides, stores, and attractions are announced here.
  • Upcoming Events.  Special events happening in the mall are announced here.

And for what's happening in the particular attractions...

  • Deep Sea Events.  
  • Galaxyland Events.  
  • Sea Life Events.  
  • Waterpark Events.  
  • Ice Palace Events.  
  • Golf Events.  

Not all of the above event categories will be displayed in the Mall Events menu. If there are no events available for that category at the time of your update or download, that event category will not be displayed.

Selecting one of the event categories will fill the results popup menu , which will highlight after making your selection.


Resource Information

Resources such as washrooms, emergency help phones, lockers and more can be found by selecting the appropriate item from this popup menu.

To view a legend of icons and the resource associated with it, select "Legend..." from the menu.

Selecting a menu item will cause a small resource icon to be placed at each location for the resource you've selected. Also, the HUD will have the location of each selected resource marked by a small black '+'.

Selecting the menu item, "Show None", will clear the map of all resource icons previously selected.


Results List

Selecting an item from , , or will populate this popup menu and highlight it.

Item is a store...
The map area will focus on the store's location in the mall. A push-pin is placed at the store's location and the store's name is centred under the push-pin. The store is added to the results history .
Item is an event...
Event information is displayed in a dialog. The event is added to the results history .
Select All
Each item in the list will be selected in turn. If the contents of the list are stores, then all of the stores will be displayed on the map. If the contents of the list are events, each event will be displayed in turn. Each store or event is added to the results history .

Results History

Selecting an item from will add the item to this menu. The menu can be cleared by selecting the "Remove all" menu item. Otherwise, this popup menu works like the Results List menu.


Navigation

Using your stylus, dragging the map will move the map image in the same direction as the stylus movement. The faster you drag the more the map will move.

Tapping within the HUD, will cause the main map to re-centre on the same location as you had tapped within the HUD.

Tapping on a store name will bring up a dialog providing additional information for that store.


Store Information

The name, phone number, address, URL, and notes for the store are displayed in this dialog. If there is a URL for the store and your PocketPC is connected to the Internet, tapping on the URL button will launch Internet Explorer with the indicated URL.


Event Information

The name, when, where, URL, and notes for the event are displayed in this dialog. If there is a URL for the event and your PocketPC is connected to the Internet, tapping on the URL button will launch Internet Explorer with the indicated URL.


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Credits

Design, Development and Testing of the West Edmonton Mall Map
Joseph Schuldhaus
Mark Morrill
Jason Spenrath
Mark Sears

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