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- | Offline navigation is essential for any outdoor traveling. Bad or even no data signal in mountainous, | + | The **[[manual:user_guide: |
- | ===== BRouter ===== | + | |
- | If you want offline navigation, you have to install **cooperating routing app BRouter**, available at **[[https:// | + | You can use three routers in Locus Map 4: |
- | ==== Setup ==== | + | * **LoRouter** - built-in router |
- | * after installation, | + | * **GraphHopper** |
- | * select Download manager\\ \\ {{ : | + | |
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- | * then start navigation as usual by {{: | + | |
+ | <WRAP center round info> | ||
+ | All routers use the **[[https:// | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== LoRouter ===== | ||
+ | Built-in router, available in **online** and **offline** (Premium Gold only) variants. The online LoRouter is the default router of Locus Map 4.\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | LoRouter offers **9 routing profiles** divided into four categories: | ||
+ | ==== Walking ==== | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | === Additional parameters === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Both walking profiles offer the **wet conditions** option selecting less muddy surfaces where possible. | ||
+ | ==== Cycling ==== | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Motor vehicle ==== | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Additional parameters === | ||
+ | Both car profiles allow for control of **ferries**, | ||
+ | ==== Other ==== | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | ==== Warnings ==== | ||
+ | LoRouter generates **warnings for various pitfalls on the route** – for challenging terrain, heavy traffic, barriers, tunnels, unprotected railway crossings, and so on. And that’s both in the route planner and in the quick route calculation for direct navigation to the destination: | ||
<WRAP center round tip> | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
- | BRouter remains set as default also for route drawing | + | The display of warnings can be further configured |
</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Advanced options | + | ===== LoRouter Offline |
+ | <wrap info> | ||
- | 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:// | + | ==== Routing data ==== |
+ | The offline version | ||
+ | * open Locus Store | ||
+ | * find a LoMap of the desired area | ||
+ | * download its routing data:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | Routing data is automatically updated. You can set the update interval:\\ {{ : | ||
===== GraphHopper ===== | ===== GraphHopper ===== | ||
+ | Fast and data-efficient external online router. It offers three bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB**, and **racing**, two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike** and a **car** navigation profile.\\ \\ With **[[https:// | ||
+ | ===== BRouter ===== | ||
- | An alternative to BRouter is routing | + | **FREE** option for offline |
+ | ==== Setup and data download ==== | ||
+ | * install an external **cooperating routing app BRouter**, available at **[[https:// | ||
+ | * after installation, | ||
+ | * select Download manager\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * zoom in and select the area you need for offline routing\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * set BRouter as default router in Locus //menu > settings > navigation > router//\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Profiles ==== | ||
+ | By default, there are a few profiles | ||
+ | * **Store** the downloaded | ||
+ | * **Edit**: long-pres a selected profile in the list and tap Edit on the popup:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Add**: tap **+** button in the profile list:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * fill in the **icon, name, category** and select **source** (.brf file):\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * tap **SET** | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | Not all .brf files in BRouter and other repositories are compatible with Locus Map. | ||
+ | </ |