Important Note SpotLog has not been tested on all android screen sizes - if the app does not fit will on your device, please contact mark@rail3d.net and I will try to provide an update to fit your device.
SpotLog has three main areas:
- The notepad, where you enter sightings
- The data book, which holds details of classes and locomotives
- The log, which is the log of sightings
To download a data set.
- Select the data book tab.
- From the menu, select "Import and Export" and then "Import (web)"
- Select the data set from the list presented.
You can import as many data sets as you wish, different data sets do not overwrite each other. You can also re-import data sets if required, the new import will update the definitions, but not overwrite your own data.
To create a new data set
To create a railway record
- Click the Data book tab
- Click the menu button and select "New Railway"
- A blank form for the company/railway opens, enter railway details in the three boxes:
- Railway Name (eg UK mainline railways)
- Company initials (short ref) (eg UK)
- Any notes about the railway
- Click Add
The new railway record should then appear in the data book view, you can click on the entry to see classes defined for that railway, or long-click it to edit the record.
To create a class record
- Click the data book tab
- Click the menu button and select "New Class"
- A blank class form appears, complete the boxes
- Select the railway this class applies to
- Enter the class code (eg "66")
- Enter a note or description if required
- Tick the UIC box if this class uses UIC checksums on numbers
- Click Add
- To define the loco numbers in the class, click "Add locos"
- The form for entering loco numbers appears
- Enter starting number in range
- Enter last number in range
- Tick the "UIC" box if these numbers should have UIC checksums and prefixes
- click ADD to add these numbers to create these loco entries
- The records for this class will be created in the databook
(this can take a little while if the number range (as above) is large)
when you have finished adding class numbers, click the "Update" button on the class form to return to the data book view.
You should now have one railway and one class defined in the databook: When you click the book tab, the railway (UK) will be displayed, click the railway to see the list of classes defined for that railway (ie just "66" at the moment) and click the class record to see the list of loco's (66001 > 66250 if you followed the steps above).
Example: Entering numbers in UIC format
Deutschbahn, electric class 101, these locos carry numbers in UIC format with numbering from 101 001-6 to 101 145-1
- Enter starting number "001"
- Enter ending number "145"
- Tick UIC box
- Enter UIC prefex "101"
- Click Add
These numbers now appear in the data book with the prefix and checksums:
see also how SpotLog handles UIC checksums.
To edit a class record
You can edit the class record (or the railway record) by clicking on the record and holding your finger down (long-click) this will open the record in the same form as above to edit and update it (or delete it).
Hint where a class has gaps in its numbering, eg UK Class 66 is 66001-66250 then 66301-66305 etc you use the edit option to add the additional number ranges, eg create the record as above - this creates the entries for 66001 to 66250, then edit the class 66 record and change the number range to 66301 to 66305 - now when you click "update" numbers 301-305 are created (and the original 001-250 are kept). You can repeat this to add other ranges, eg 701-746 as required.
Editing individual loco data
You can add more information to each individual locomotive record. To edit a loco, long-tap the loco's record in the data book and the loco record form opens:
If you have a lot of data to enter, eg livery/owner information for a large class, is often easier to import this data than to enter it in the app.
Data for the UK data set in the default app has been sourced from the ABRail website (http://www.abrail.co.uk/) with permission.
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