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- | {{ : | + | Locus Map can work with many maps of various kinds. With the **Map manager** you can control which maps are **available** within the app, which maps are **active** (i.e. visible on the main screen), |
- | * **Online** - a list of all available online | + | |
- | * **Personal** - a list of personally acquired | + | By default, it is launched |
- | * **Vector** - a list of maps rendered **directly by Locus Map** application from [[http:// | + | {{ : |
- | * **WMS** - list of installed | + | |
- | You can select which of map **tabs to display** in the Manager. It helps to keep the manager | + | The maps are divided into three main groups - **online, offline and WMS/WMTS** - managed separately |
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+ | ===== Online ===== | ||
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+ | A list of all available online maps in the app. By default it is sorted by map providers in three categories: | ||
+ | * **Base maps** - default app maps - **[[manual: | ||
+ | * **Partner maps** - maps by cooperating map publishers and providers | ||
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+ | ==== Sorting ==== | ||
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+ | You can easily change the sorting | ||
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+ | By {{: | ||
+ | ==== Adding ==== | ||
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+ | {{ :manual: | ||
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+ | ==== Available maps ==== | ||
+ | You can define which maps will be visible | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | More about **[[manual: | ||
+ | ==== Download ==== | ||
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+ | Some online maps can be also **[[manual: | ||
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+ | More about **[[manual: | ||
+ | ===== Offline ===== | ||
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+ | This tab contains all available maps that don't need an internet connection for display. At the first start of the app, the tab is empty. The maps can be obtained from three sources: | ||
+ | * from **[[manual: | ||
+ | * by **[[manual: | ||
+ | * from **external | ||
+ | ==== Sorting ==== | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | ==== Adding ==== | ||
+ | There are a few methods: | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | * **Download offline maps** - opens **[[manual: | ||
+ | * **Import** - adds map files from outside of the app to the internal Locus map directories. It is possible to import from the **device storage**, from **Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive** | ||
+ | * **External maps** - links the app to a map file(s) stored within the device, outside of the app's directory. | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
+ | Sometimes it happens the added map doesn' | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | ===== How to activate a map? ===== | ||
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+ | Tap the map title and confirm the terms of its use to display it on the main screen. Some maps are in groups - select the group to unfold and then tap the map. The selected map is **highlighted** in the Manager and displayed on the **[[manual: | ||
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+ | ===== WMS/WMTS ===== | ||
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+ | WMS/WMTS (Web Map (Tile) | ||
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+ | If you don't use these expert maps you can deactivate the WMS/WMTS tab in the top bar menu. | ||
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+ | ===== Blank maps ===== | ||
+ | These layers contain no map data and serve as background for [[manual: | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
===== Quick Map Switch ===== | ===== Quick Map Switch ===== | ||
- | {{: | + | If you often switch among a group of **various types of maps at once**, this is a feature of your choice. It offers |
+ | * **The last** used online maps | ||
+ | * **The nearest** | ||
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+ | You can find Quick Map Shift in the **[[manual: |