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manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings [2023/10/20 16:27] – [LoRouter Online] mstupkamanual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings [2024/10/18 13:59] (current) – [External routers] mstupka
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 ===== Router ===== ===== Router =====
-Here you can set up the default service for calculating routes for **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:point-to-point|Navigate to]]** feature and the **[[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning|Route planner]]**. Locus has its own service **LoRouter** but it can also cooperate with **external routers**. Each service has specific properties, some are functional online only, and some work offline (after downloading offline navigation data).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset07.jpg?nolink |}}+ 
 +Here you can select the default service for calculating routes for **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:point-to-point|Navigate to]]** feature and the **[[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning|Route planner]]**. Locus Map has its own service **LoRouter** but it can also cooperate with **external routers**. Each service has specific properties, some are functional online only, and some work offline (after downloading offline navigation data).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset07.jpg?nolink |}}
 ==== LoRouter Online ==== ==== LoRouter Online ====
-Online LoRouter offers **routing profiles**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset18.jpg?nolink |}}\\ Some of the profiles contain additional customization options:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset19.jpg?nolink |}}\\ Furthermore, the MTB profile offers adjustment of the terrain level in 5 degrees from smooth to rugged:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset20.jpg?nolink |}} +This service offers **routing profiles** (walk, hike, bike touring, MTB, gravel and road bikes, cross-country skiing and two car profiles) and is available online and **free of charge**. 
 +=== Settings === 
 +  * **Include street names** - when turned onstreet names are added to the waypoints along the route (if available). It slightly delays the route computing time.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset21.jpg |}} 
 + 
 ==== LoRouter Offline ==== ==== LoRouter Offline ====
 <wrap info>Available only with **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap> <wrap info>Available only with **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap>
  
-The most sophisticated router of the app. It contains many routing profiles with additional configurations+This service offers **9 routing profiles** (walk, hike, bike touring, MTB, gravel and road bikes, cross-country skiing and two car profiles) and works **offline**.  
-=== Profiles setup === +=== Settings === 
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset10.jpg?nolink |}}+  * **Include street names** - when turned on, street names are added to the waypoints along the route (if available). It slightly delays the route computing time. 
 +  * **Alternative routes** - the router provides more variations for the planned route segment among which you can freely toggle during the planning\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset22.jpg |}} 
 +=== Routing data ===
  
-By defaultLoRouter Offline offers 8 **basic profiles**. Each profile has additional setting option:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset09.jpg?nolink |}} +To make it work offlineyou have to **download offline routing data** firstOpen the additional menu to manage the routing data downloader and automatic updates:
- +
-You can change the profile selection:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset11.gif?nolink |}} +
- +
-**Advanced settings** - it is also possible to map a [[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#custom_routing_profiles|custom profile]] on an existing in-app profile:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset17.jpg?nolink |}} +
-  * tap an internal profile +
-  * select an external profile from the drop-down menu +
-  * rename the profile (it is not possible to change the icon, though)+
  
 === Routing data downloader === === Routing data downloader ===
 You can **download offline routing data in advance** which we strongly recommend - or you'll be prompted to download them **additionally while planning a route**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset16.jpg?nolink |}} You can **download offline routing data in advance** which we strongly recommend - or you'll be prompted to download them **additionally while planning a route**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset16.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * select an area from the grid +  * Select an area from the grid 
-  * confirm download:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset15.jpg?nolink |}}+  * Confirm download:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset15.jpg?nolink |}}
 You can download routing data also from **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]**. Each offline map offers an additional link for download of the data for the area covered by the map: You can download routing data also from **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]**. Each offline map offers an additional link for download of the data for the area covered by the map:
   * open Locus Store   * open Locus Store
   * find a map of the desired area   * find a map of the desired area
   * download its routing data:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset12.jpg?nolink |}}   * download its routing data:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset12.jpg?nolink |}}
- +=== Automatic updates === 
-Routing data is automatically updated. You can set the update interval:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset13.jpg?nolink |}}+Routing data is automatically updated. You can set the update interval from 4 days to 2 months:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset13.jpg?nolink |}}
 ==== External routers ==== ==== External routers ====
  
-  * **[[https://www.graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]** - very fast and data-efficient routing service. Suitable for all ordinary outdoor activities. It offers three bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB**, and **racing**, two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike** and a **car** navigation profile.\\ \\ With **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**, **GraphHopper** can render **two routes at once**, for each route segment individually:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan52.jpg?nolink |}} +  * **[[https://www.graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]** - very fast and data-efficient routing service. Suitable for all ordinary outdoor activities. It offers three bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB**, and **racing**, two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike** and a **car** navigation profile. 
-  * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btools.routingapp|BRouter]]** - external offline router - requires the installation of an independent application **BRouter** and downloading offline navigation data+  * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btools.routingapp|BRouter]]** - external offline router - requires the installation of an independent application **BRouter** and downloading offline navigation data.
-    * launch BRouter\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline01.png?nolink |}} +
-    * select Download manager\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline02.png?nolink |}} +
-    * zoom in and select the area you need for offline routing\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline03.png?nolink |}} +
-    * Confirm downloading of the selected data file. +
- +
-BRouter offers many more routing profiles with additional configurations: +
- +
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace18.png?nolink |}} +
- +
-You can also change the profile selection: +
- +
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace19.gif |}} +
-=== Advanced settings === +
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace19.png?nolink |}} +
-With these, you can link external profiles to the in-app selection: +
-  * tap an in-app profile and select the corresponding external profile from the roll-out selection:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace20.gif?nolink |}} +
-  * rename the in-app profile, if necessary +
-==== Custom routing profiles ====+
  
-Besides the LoRouter or BRouter profiles embedded directly in Locus, it is also possible to use profiles provided by the BRouter developer or by other users as the **.BRF files**: +**[[manual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline|More about routers, routing profiles and their configuration >>]]**
-  * copy them into **/Locus/router/profiles2*directory +
-  restart the app.+
  
-**[[https://github.com/poutnikl/Brouter-profiles/wiki|Poutnik's GitHub page]]** provides further information on this as well as many ready-to-use profiles. 
 ===== Link with presets ===== ===== Link with presets =====
 Linking with the app **[[manual:user_guide:settings:presets|presets]]** enables **fast re-setting of the whole app after the navigation start** so that its preferences are **better suitable for navigation**. E.g. cursor is shifted, map rotation is on, the screen is turned permanently on etc. Three most used navigation profiles can be linked - walking, biking and motor vehicle:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset04.gif?nolink |}} Linking with the app **[[manual:user_guide:settings:presets|presets]]** enables **fast re-setting of the whole app after the navigation start** so that its preferences are **better suitable for navigation**. E.g. cursor is shifted, map rotation is on, the screen is turned permanently on etc. Three most used navigation profiles can be linked - walking, biking and motor vehicle:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset04.gif?nolink |}}
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