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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' | + | **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' |
- | * 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 | + | |
- | {{ : | + | ===== Adding external maps ===== |
- | * if you want to import maps from **another directory** | + | There are a few options |
- | * tap {{: | + | ==== Locus/Maps directory ==== |
- | * select {{: | + | The default directory for the raster maps. You can add your maps here in several ways: |
- | * browse your phone or tablet' | + | * **Import** - open the [[manual: |
- | * 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 | + | |
- | <WRAP round alert>**Versions 2.x of Android operation system can not handle | + | ==== Android/ |
+ | === Raster | ||
+ | * maps in //SQLiteDB, MBT, Gemf// etc. formats | ||
+ | * /// | ||
+ | * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager | ||
+ | * **Restart** Locus Map | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Vector maps === | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * /// | ||
+ | * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager | ||
+ | | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | Vector maps' appearance can be changed by **themes**. The theme files must be placed | ||
+ | </ | ||
===== 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:// | * **MBT** - [[http:// | ||
* **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:// | + | |
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* **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https:// | * **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https:// | ||
- | * **SmartMaps** - binary encrypted format used for maps by a Czech company [[http:// | ||
* **OruxMaps** - SQL-based format of maps designed for the [[https:// | * **OruxMaps** - SQL-based format of maps designed for the [[https:// | ||
* **[[https:// | * **[[https:// | ||
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. |