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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' | **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' | ||
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* select {{: | * select {{: | ||
* browse your phone or tablet' | * browse your phone or tablet' | ||
- | * select the directory with the external map(s) 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 | + | * 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: |
<WRAP center round tip> | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
- | **Map files stored in one (sub)folder are automatically merged.** Both as areas and zooms. 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 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. | * **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. | * **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:// | + | * **GEMF** (*.gemf) - [[http:// |
* **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https:// | * **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https:// | ||
* **SmartMaps** - binary encrypted format used for maps by a Czech company [[http:// | * **SmartMaps** - binary encrypted format used for maps by a Czech company [[http:// |