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manual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline [2015/12/03 11:38] mstupkamanual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline [2015/12/03 12:39] mstupka
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   * zoom in and select the area you need for offline routing\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline03.png?nolink |}}   * zoom in and select the area you need for offline routing\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline03.png?nolink |}}
   * set BRouter as default navigation data source in Locus //menu > settings > navigation > navigation data source//\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline04.png?nolink |}}   * set BRouter as default navigation data source in Locus //menu > settings > navigation > navigation data source//\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline04.png?nolink |}}
 +  * then start navigation as usual by {{:manual:user_guide:ic_directions_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:point-to-point|Navigate to]]** function and **you will be navigated offline**.
  
-When you need routing service during **route planning** or **navigation from point to point**, Locus will navigate you **without internet connection**.+<WRAP center round tip> 
 +BRouter remains set as default also for engine-routing-assisted drawing in [[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning|Add a new route function]] 
 +</WRAP>
  
 ===== Advanced options ===== ===== Advanced options =====
  
 Although BRouter user interface looks quite simple, the app offers quite a lot of various settings, creating custom navigation profiles etc. A rich source of info and tips is this [[https://github.com/poutnikl/Brouter-profiles/wiki|wiki-blog >>]]. BRouter provides also a [[http://brouter.de/brouter-web/|web app]], enabling route planning on a big PC screen and consequent export to GPX file and then to Locus Map. Although BRouter user interface looks quite simple, the app offers quite a lot of various settings, creating custom navigation profiles etc. A rich source of info and tips is this [[https://github.com/poutnikl/Brouter-profiles/wiki|wiki-blog >>]]. BRouter provides also a [[http://brouter.de/brouter-web/|web app]], enabling route planning on a big PC screen and consequent export to GPX file and then to Locus Map.
 +<WRAP center round tip>
 +An alternative method of using BRouter for route planning, utilizing its "//no go//" and "//via//" points is described in detail [[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning:brouter|here >>]]
 +</WRAP>
 +
  
 ===== GraphHopper ===== ===== GraphHopper =====
  
 An alternative to BRouter is routing software **[[https://graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]**.  An unofficial Locus GrapHopper add-on is still in development but is free to use. It is not available at Google Play yet – all necessary links and relevant information gather in [[http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4036.0|this forum thread >>]].  An alternative to BRouter is routing software **[[https://graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]**.  An unofficial Locus GrapHopper add-on is still in development but is free to use. It is not available at Google Play yet – all necessary links and relevant information gather in [[http://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=4036.0|this forum thread >>]]. 
manual/faq/how_to_navigate_offline.txt · Last modified: 2020/10/30 11:25 by mstupka