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--- manual:user_guide:maps_external [2018/03/08 11:04] – [Supported Map Formats] mstupka
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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 an SD card**.
 ===== Adding external maps =====
+There are a few options where to put the map files:
+==== Locus/Maps directory ====
+The default directory for the raster maps. You can add your maps here in several ways:
+  * **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**
+  * **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**.
-**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:
+==== Android/Media directory ====
-  * 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
+=== Raster maps ===
-{{ :manual:user_guide:addexternalmaps.png?nolink |}}
+  * maps in //SQLiteDB, MBT, Gemf// etc. formats
-  * if you want to add maps from **another directory** in your phone memory or from SD card:
+  * ///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.
-    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}in the Offline tab in the bottom right corner
+  * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager
-    * select {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_add_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **External maps**
+  * **Restart** Locus Map
-    * browse your phone or tablet's memory or SD card
-    * select the map file (or the whole directory with external map(s)) and confirm
-    * the map emerges in the Map manager Offline tab in a folder named after map file's parent directory. The directory emerges as a **new folder** bellow the default Maps folder **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline|Offline tab]]**.
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+=== Vector maps ===
-**Maps stored in one (sub)folder are automatically merged.** Both as areas and zooms, i.e. you can go freely from one map to another, from one zoom in one map to another zoom in a different map without need to switch between them manually. If you want to add external maps to Locus without merging them, store them into individual subfolders and then add them one by one.
+  * 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
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+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.
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   * **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.
-  * **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.
   * **[[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.
-<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!**\\ 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>

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