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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), |
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+ | By default, it is launched | ||
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+ | ===== How to activate a map? ===== | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | The maps are divided into three main groups - **online, offline and WMS/WMTS** - managed separately in tabs: | ||
===== Online ===== | ===== 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 | ||
+ | * **User maps** - maps added by the user | ||
+ | ==== Sorting ==== | ||
- | A list of all available online maps that can be displayed in **Locus Map**. By default it is sorted by map providers but you can easily change the sorting by the //Sort by// button | + | You can easily change the sorting |
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+ | ==== Adding ==== | ||
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+ | * **Add online maps** - switches **[[manual: | ||
+ | ==== Available maps ==== | ||
+ | You can define which maps will be visible in the online tab. Open the " | ||
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+ | More about **[[manual: | ||
+ | ==== Download ==== | ||
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+ | Some online maps can be also **[[manual: | ||
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+ | More about **[[manual: | ||
===== Offline ===== | ===== Offline ===== | ||
- | This tab contains all maps that do not require | + | This tab contains all available |
- | * by **[[manual: | + | * from **[[manual: |
- | * from **external sources** - websites, map e-shops, PC software etc. | + | * by **[[manual: |
- | * from **[[manual: | + | * from **external sources** - websites, map e-shops, PC software etc. Locus Map supports a great variety of map file formats, see more in **[[manual: |
- | ===== WMS ===== | + | ==== Sorting ==== |
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+ | * {{: | ||
+ | * {{: | ||
+ | ==== Adding ==== | ||
+ | There are a few methods: | ||
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+ | * **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 | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
+ | Sometimes it happens | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
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+ | ===== WMS/WMTS ===== | ||
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+ | 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: | ||
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+ | If you don't use these expert | ||
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+ | ===== Blank maps ===== | ||
+ | These layers contain no map data and serve as background for [[manual: | ||
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- | A list of installed WMS sources - WMS (Web Map 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 variety of **Worldwide sources** that can be displayed in an overlay above your active map or a direct URL entry to activate any WMS source you wish. < | ||
- | You can select which of map **tabs to display** in the Manager. It helps to keep the manager **clear** provided you do not use all of Locus Map's available sorts of maps. Tap the {{: | ||
===== 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** offline maps to your location | ||
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+ | You can find Quick Map Shift in the **[[manual: |