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+ | ====== About Points in Locus Map ====== | ||
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- | Points in Locus Map, often referred to as Points of Interest or abbreviated POIs are georeferenced information packages that make an important part of dynamic layer above the map. They usually represent items like monuments, theaters, museums, pubs, hotels and also geocaches. In Locus Map you can meet **two main categories**: | ||
- | * **Independent Points** | ||
- | * **Locus Maps POIs** | ||
- | ===== Independent | + | Points in Locus Map, often referred to as **Points of Interest** or abbreviated **POIs** are georeferenced information packages displayed above the map. In Locus Map, there are **two main categories** of POIs: |
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+ | * **User Points** | ||
+ | * **LoMaps POIs** | ||
+ | ===== User Points ===== | ||
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+ | This category of points is handled as independent on map and is **added to the app by Locus user**. These points can be **downloaded** from database sources around the world (e.g. **geocaches from [[http:// | ||
- | The first category of points that are handled in Locus Map is map-independent. These points can be **downloaded** from many database sources around the World or **imported** from any folder in your device to Locus Map. They can be **created** on the spot or **photographed**. They are **managed** in the [[manual: | + | {{ :manual: |
- | {{ : | + | **These points are referred to across the application as just "// |
- | **These points are referred to across the application as just " | + | ===== LoMaps |
- | ===== Locus Maps Points of Interest ===== | + | |
+ | The other category of points are an integral part of **[[manual: | ||
- | The other category of points | + | {{ : |
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- | It is possible to display these points above any other map - just tap //Menu > More > Points of Interest// and choose any category. However, it is necessary to have the Locus Maps of the same area downloaded. | ||
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