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--- manual:user_guide:maps_external [2016/07/25 16:30] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:maps_external [2018/03/08 11:04] – [Supported Map Formats] mstupka
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+===== Adding external maps =====
 **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:
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   * if you want to add maps from **another directory** in your phone memory or from SD card:
-    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}**Add maps** button in the bottom right corner
+    * tap {{:manual:user_guide:add.png?nolink&30|}}in the Offline tab in the bottom right corner
-    * select {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_add_black.png?nolink&30|}} **External maps**
+    * select {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_add_alt.png?nolink&30|}} **External maps**
     * browse your phone or tablet's memory or SD card
-    * select the directory and confirm
+    * select the map file (or the whole directory with external map(s)) and confirm
-    * the directory emerges as a **new folder** bellow the default Maps folder in the Maps manager **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline|Offline tab]]**.
+    * 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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-**Maps added in one folder are automatically merged.** If you want to add maps without merging them, place them into individual subfolders and then add them one by one.
+**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.
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   * **RMAP** - an undocumented map format. Support by Locus Map is limited and not all projections and map format versions are working.
   * **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 as SQLite but in faster and more efficient way. Unfortunately it is not widespread much.
+  * **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]].

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