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 ====== External Maps ====== ====== External Maps ======
  
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-**Locus Map** can also work with **external offline maps** acquired from other sources - PC software, cartography publishers and other map providers. It is necessary to **copy these maps into your phone's memory or on SD card** and tell Locus Map where to find these map data: +**Locus Map** can also work with **external offline maps** acquired from other sources - PC software, cartography publishers, and other map providers. It is necessary to **copy these maps into your phone's memory or on an SD card**.  
-  * copy your external map **directly into Locus Map's default directory Locus/Maps** - Locus Map imports them at its start (if you copy the map into this folder when Locus Map is ON it is necessary to **re-start the app** to import the maps + 
-{{ :manual:user_guide:addlocalmaps.png?nolink |}} +===== Adding external maps ===== 
-  * if you want to import maps from **another directory** in your phone memory or from SD card: +There are a few options where to put the map files: 
-    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}**Add maps** button in the bottom right corner +==== Locus/Maps directory ==== 
-    * select {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_add_black.png?nolink&30|}} **Add local maps** +The default directory for the raster maps. You can add your maps here in several ways: 
-    * browse your phone or tablet's memory or SD card +  * **Import** - open the [[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|Import]] screen from Locus menu or a function panel, **find** the map file in your device storage and **confirm** 
-    * select the directory and confirm +  * **Tap & add** - open a system or any third-party file manager in your device, find the map file you want to add, and **tap it**. Locus Map is offered as one of the apps to load the file. **Select it**. 
-    * the directory emerges as a **new folder** bellow the default Maps folder in the Maps manager **[[manual:user_guide:maps_personal|Offline tab]]**.  + 
-<WRAP round alert>**Versions 2.x of Android operation system can not handle files of 2 and more gigabytes. Keep it in mind when downloading your external maps!** <html><br></html>If you need a bigger map, download more smaller areas, copy them into Locus/Maps directory, Locus Map will merge them and use them as one file. </WRAP>+==== Android/Media directory ==== 
 +=== Raster maps === 
 +  * maps in //SQLiteDB, MBT, Gemf// etc. formats 
 +  * ///Android/Media/menion.android.locus.pro/Maps// directory. It is placed both in the internal storage and on the external SD card so if you want to save some space in your external storage, use the latter. 
 +  * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager 
 +  * **Restart** Locus Map 
 + 
 +=== Vector maps === 
 +  * maps in //.map// format, //.db// POI databases 
 +  * ///Android/Media/menion.android.locus.pro/MapsVector// directory. It is placed both in the internal storage and on the external SD card so if you want to save some space in your external storage, use the latter. 
 +  * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager 
 +  * **Restart** Locus Map 
 +<WRAP center round important> 
 +Vector maps' appearance can be changed by **themes**. The theme files must be placed in the default //Locus/MapsVector// directory. **OpenAndroMaps themes** - download them directly from their [[locus-actions://https/www.openandromaps.org/wp-content/users/tobias/Elevate.xml|website]], they'll be imported on the right place by the app. 
 +</WRAP> 
 ===== Supported Map Formats ===== ===== Supported Map Formats =====
 There is a huge amount of map file formats and **Locus Map** is proud to be one of a few to support so many of them: There is a huge amount of map file formats and **Locus Map** is proud to be one of a few to support so many of them:
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   * **MBT** - [[http://mapbox.com/developers/mbtiles/|MBTiles]] is SQLite based map format, maintained by [[http://mapbox.com/about/|MapBox]] company.   * **MBT** - [[http://mapbox.com/developers/mbtiles/|MBTiles]] is SQLite based map format, maintained by [[http://mapbox.com/about/|MapBox]] company.
   * **RMAP** - an undocumented map format. Support by Locus Map is limited and not all projections and map format versions are working.   * **RMAP** - an undocumented map format. Support by Locus Map is limited and not all projections and map format versions are working.
-  * **GEMF** (*.gemf) - [[http://www.cgtk.co.uk/gemf|GEMF]] Map Store Format is fast and efficient. It enables storing raster map tiles in the same format as SQLite but in faster and more efficient way. Unfortunately it is not widespread much.+  * **IMG** - Garmin maps format. Locus is able to work with non-paid and unlocked maps in this format but is not able to detect their coverage - therefore some map features like auto-load or Quick map switch do not work with them. 
 +  * **GEMF** (*.gemf) - [[http://www.cgtk.co.uk/gemf|GEMF]] Map Store Format is fast and efficient. It enables storing raster map tiles in the same format (PNG, JPEG only) as SQLite but in faster and more efficient way. Unfortunately it is not widespread much.
   * **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/|The MapsForge]] project is aimed on support of OpenStreetMap based Android applications. It provides its own binary format for OSM data enabling applications render their own maps on-the-fly from raw information. More on [[https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/|MapsForge]] homepage.   * **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/|The MapsForge]] project is aimed on support of OpenStreetMap based Android applications. It provides its own binary format for OSM data enabling applications render their own maps on-the-fly from raw information. More on [[https://github.com/mapsforge/mapsforge/|MapsForge]] homepage.
-  * **SmartMaps** - binary encrypted format used for maps by a Czech company [[http://www.planstudio.cz/|PLANStudio]]. More information can be found [[http://www.smartmaps.cz/mapy-pro-locus/|here]]. 
   * **OruxMaps** - SQL-based format of maps designed for the [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orux.oruxmaps|OruxMaps]] application.   * **OruxMaps** - SQL-based format of maps designed for the [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orux.oruxmaps|OruxMaps]] application.
   * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator|Backcountry Navigator]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trailbehind.android.gaiagps.pro|Gaia GPS]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codesector.maverick.lite|Maverick]]** - their designated map formats   * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator|Backcountry Navigator]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trailbehind.android.gaiagps.pro|Gaia GPS]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codesector.maverick.lite|Maverick]]** - their designated map formats
 If you come across a map file in a format **not included in this list** and you would like to use it in **Locus Map** there is no need to worry. There is a lot of desktop conversion software to solve the problem. If you come across a map file in a format **not included in this list** and you would like to use it in **Locus Map** there is no need to worry. There is a lot of desktop conversion software to solve the problem.
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