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+ | ===== Adding external maps ===== | ||
- | **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' | + | ==== Locus/Maps directory ==== |
- | {{ :manual: | + | The default directory |
- | * if you want to add maps from **another directory** in your phone memory or from SD card: | + | |
- | | + | * **Tap & add** - open a system |
- | * select {{: | + | |
- | * browse your phone or tablet' | + | |
- | * select the map file (or the whole directory with external map(s)) and confirm | + | |
- | * the map emerges | + | |
- | <WRAP center round tip> | + | ==== Android/ |
- | **Maps stored | + | === Raster maps === |
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+ | * **Copy** the map files into this directory via a system or third-party file manager | ||
+ | * **Restart** Locus Map | ||
+ | |||
+ | === 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 | ||
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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> |