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--- manual:user_guide:maps_mmanager [2022/04/27 10:14] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:maps_mmanager [2023/12/12 16:15] (current) – mstupka
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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), and which online maps to **download** for offline use.
+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), and which online maps to **download** for offline use.
 By default, it is launched from the main menu:\\
 {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager.jpg?nolink |}}
+===== How to activate a map? =====
+Select the map you need, tap its 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:user_guide:maps_settings:screen|main map screen]]**.
 The maps are divided into three main groups - **online, offline and WMS/WMTS** - managed separately in tabs:
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   * **Partner maps** - maps by cooperating map publishers and providers
   * **User maps** - maps added by the user
+==== Sorting ====
+You can easily change the sorting of maps by the topbar sorting menu:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager3.jpg?nolink |}}
+By {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Country**, by {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Usage** and by {{:manual:user_guide:ic_favorites_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Smart choice** (last used maps and most often used maps).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager4.gif?nolink |}}
 ==== Adding ====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:addonlinemap.jpg?nolink |}}
+{{ :manual:user_guide:addonlinemap.gif?nolink |}}
   * **Add online maps** - switches **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]** on to display more online maps
 ==== Available maps ====
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   * by **[[manual:user_guide:maps_download|downloading]]** of online maps directly in the app.  However, not all online maps in Locus Map can be downloaded, as it is mentioned in the **[[manual:user_guide:maps_online|Online Maps]]** chapter.
   * from **external sources** - websites, map e-shops, PC software etc.  Locus Map supports a great variety of map file formats, see more in **[[manual:user_guide:maps_external|External Maps >>]]**
+==== Sorting ====
+    * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_favorites_alt.png?nolink&30|}}//Smart choice// - sorting of [[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps|LoMaps]] by countries and regions, other maps sorted according to directories:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:offlinemaps01.png?nolink |}}
+    * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}//Last & nearest// - sorts maps into Last used and Nearest maps folders. Nearest maps are recommended according to Locus Map's calculation of the distance between your GPS position and the center of the map.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:offlinemaps02.png?nolink |}}
+    * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}//Directories// - (default) all offline maps sorted according to their storage directories\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:offlinemaps03.png?nolink |}}
 ==== Adding ====
 There are a few methods:
-{{ :manual:user_guide:addofflinemaps.jpg?nolink |}}
+{{ :manual:user_guide:addofflinemaps.gif?nolink |}}
   * **Download offline maps** - opens **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store:about|Locus Store]]** from where you can purchase and download **offline LoMaps or maps from other providers**
   * **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** and from a **remote URL**. More about **[[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|Import >>]]**
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 Sometimes it happens the added map doesn't emerge in the offline tab right away. Then please tap **refresh list** in the top bar menu.
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-===== How to activate a map? =====
-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 **red** in the Manager and displayed on the **[[manual:user_guide:maps_settings:screen|main map screen]]**.
-===== Sorting =====
-You can easily change sorting of maps by the topbar sorting menu:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager3.jpg?nolink |}}
-By {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Country**, by {{:manual:user_guide:ic_sort_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Usage** and by {{:manual:user_guide:ic_favorites_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**Smart choice** (last used maps and most often used maps).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager4.gif?nolink |}}
 ===== WMS/WMTS =====
-WMS/WMTS (Web Map (Tile) Service) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the **Internet** that are generated by map servers using data from a GIS database. **Locus Map** offers a library of **worldwide sources** that can be displayed in an overlay above your active map or a direct URL entry to activate any WMS/WMTS source you wish. More about **[[manual:user_guide:maps_wms|WMS/WMTS in Locus Map >>]]**
+WMS/WMTS (Web Map (Tile) Service) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the **Internet** generated by map servers using data from a GIS database. **Locus Map** offers a library of **worldwide sources** that can be displayed in an overlay above your active map or a direct URL entry to activate any WMS/WMTS source you wish. More about **[[manual:user_guide:maps_wms|WMS/WMTS in Locus Map >>]]**
 If you don't use these expert maps you can deactivate the WMS/WMTS tab in the top bar menu.

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