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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 ===== | ===== 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**. | ||
- | **Locus Map** can also work with **external offline | + | ==== Android/ |
- | * 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 | + | === Raster maps === |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | * if you want to add maps from **another directory** | + | * /// |
- | * tap {{: | + | * **Copy** the map files into this directory |
- | * select {{: | + | |
- | * browse your phone or tablet' | + | |
- | * select | + | |
- | * 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 | + | |
- | <WRAP center round tip> | + | === Vector maps === |
- | **Maps stored | + | * 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 | ||
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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:// | ||
* **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. | ||
- | <WRAP round alert> |