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====== How to work with elevation data in Locus? ====== | ====== How to work with elevation data in Locus? ====== | ||
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Elevation data are necessary for many aspects of work with Locus: | Elevation data are necessary for many aspects of work with Locus: | ||
* base of calculation of route **elevation gain** when [[manual: | * base of calculation of route **elevation gain** when [[manual: | ||
* definition of **elevation of [[manual: | * definition of **elevation of [[manual: | ||
- | * database for **[[manual: | + | * database for **[[manual: |
- | * database for rendering **[[manual: | + | * database for rendering **[[manual: |
* filling elevation of imported **[[manual: | * filling elevation of imported **[[manual: | ||
* **elevation of routes** calculated by [[manual: | * **elevation of routes** calculated by [[manual: | ||
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* calculation of **[[manual: | * calculation of **[[manual: | ||
<WRAP center round important> | <WRAP center round important> | ||
- | Please do not confuse with **current altitude** that is obtained from GPS data together with values from the barometric pressure meter in your device (if applicable), | + | Please do not confuse with **current altitude** that is obtained from GPS data together with values from the barometric pressure meter in your device (if applicable), |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Sources | + | ===== Where to get them? ===== |
- | Elevation data can be obtained | + | To use all features above, it is necessary to **download elevation data**. There are a few methods on how to get them: |
+ | ==== Offline maps ==== | ||
+ | LoMaps and other offline | ||
- | Data for offline use can be downloaded several ways: | + | ==== Creating |
- | ==== LoMaps elevation data ==== | + | |
- | [[manual: | + | |
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- | ==== Online - creating | + | |
* [[manual: | * [[manual: | ||
* find // | * find // | ||
- | * Locus Map asks if you want to fill elevation to selected object and download necessary HGT file (from Google) | + | ==== Group of points ==== |
- | * select if you want to download it or display online\\ \\ <WRAP round tip > | + | |
- | This method is demonstrated in this **[[https:// | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | ==== Online - group of points ==== | + | |
* select points (check them) in a desired point folder | * select points (check them) in a desired point folder | ||
* tap {{: | * tap {{: | ||
- | ==== Online - a track ==== | + | ==== Track or route ==== |
- | * open a track detail screen | + | * open a track/ |
* tap {{: | * tap {{: | ||
- | ==== Elevation data from an external website | + | <WRAP center round info> |
- | * go to some of websites that provide digital elevation data in HGT format, e.g. [[http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/ | + | ==== Elevation data sources |
- | [[http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/Coverage%20map%20viewfinderpanoramas_org3.htm|{{ : | + | * **[[http:// |
- | | + | * **[[http://data.opendataportal.at/dataset/dtm-germany|Open Data Portal]]** - very accurate data obtained from LIDAR mapping missions - covering Austria, Luxembourg, Spain, Slovenia, Northern Italy and part of Germany. Resolution 3". |
- | * copy the elevation files to // | + | </WRAP> |
===== Map shading ===== | ===== Map shading ===== | ||
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- | [[manual: | + | [[manual: |
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