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+ | ====== 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' | ||
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+ | ===== 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: | ||
+ | * **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**. | ||
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+ | ==== Android/ | ||
+ | === Raster maps === | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | === Vector maps === | ||
+ | * maps in //.map// format, //.db// POI databases | ||
+ | * /// | ||
+ | * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager | ||
+ | * **Restart** Locus Map | ||
+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | Vector maps' appearance can be changed by **themes**. The theme files must be placed in the default // | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== 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: | ||
+ | * **SQLite** (*.sqlitedb)- plain SQLite database, with a tilestable, that contains //x//, //y//, //z//, //image// columns with required data. Coordinates are computed by the [[http:// | ||
+ | * **TAR** - as we mentioned before it is an obsolete map format, however, with a wide support and available map material. For example famous OZI Explorer. This software uses its own //OZFX v2/v3// map format together with a calibration //*.map// file. TAR format is a very simple archive containing one //*.map// calibration file (including name, calibration points, datum, projection specifications and more) and map images. | ||
+ | * **MBT** - [[http:// | ||
+ | * **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:// | ||
+ | * **MapsForge** (*.map) - [[https:// | ||
+ | * **OruxMaps** - SQL-based format of maps designed for the [[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. |