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--- manual:user_guide:maps_mmanager [2025/06/10 12:53] – [Available maps] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:maps_mmanager [2025/09/19 14:21] (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:\\
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 ===== 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]]**.
+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:
+The maps are divided into three main groups - **online, offline, and WMS/WMTS** - managed separately in tabs:
 ===== Online =====
 {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager2.jpg?nolink |}}
-A list of all available online maps in the app. By default it is sorted by map providers in three categories:
+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:user_guide:maps_locusmaps:|LoMaps]]** and Satellite ([[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]] only)
   * **Partner maps** - maps by cooperating map publishers and providers
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 ==== Download ====
-Some online maps can be also **[[manual:user_guide:maps_download|downloaded for offline use]]**. Download button can be found in each map's {{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**action menu**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager6.jpg?nolink |}}
+Some online maps can also be **[[manual:user_guide:maps_download|downloaded for offline use]]**. The download button can be found in each map's {{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30|}}**action menu**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager6.jpg?nolink |}}
 More about **[[manual:user_guide:maps_download|downloaded for offline use >>]]**
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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:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]** - there are **[[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps|offline LoMaps]]** - outdoor maps covering the whole world - and a lot of offline maps from various third-party providers.
-  * 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.
+  * 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 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 >>]]**
+  * 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 |}}
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 {{ :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 >>]]**
+  * **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, OneDrive**, and from a **remote URL**. More about **[[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|Import >>]]**
   * **External maps** - links the app to a map file(s) stored within the device, outside of the app's directory. <wrap alert>**This method is not available on OS Android 11+.**</wrap> More about **[[manual:user_guide:maps_external|External maps >>]]**
 <WRAP center round tip>
-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.
+Sometimes, 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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 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.
+If you don't use these expert maps, you can deactivate the WMS/WMTS tab in the top bar menu.
 ===== Blank maps =====
-These layers contain no map data and serve as background for [[manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlays|overlays with other maps]] that can not be used individually. There are two variants - **light** and **dark** (i.e. white and black). //Here's an example of the dark variant used together with a cadastral map://
+These layers contain no map data and serve as background for [[manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlays|overlays with other maps]] that can not be used individually. There are two variants - **light** and **dark** (i.e., white and black). //Here's an example of the dark variant used together with a cadastral map://
 {{ :manual:user_guide:mapsmanager4.png?nolink |}}
 ===== 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 at one-tap:
+If you often switch among a group of **various types of maps at once**, this is a feature of your choice. It offers a one-tap:
   * **The last** used online maps
   * **The nearest** offline maps to your location
-You can find Quick Map Shift in the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|Content panel]]** or you can add it on your screen as another button to the **[[manual:user_guide:functions:panel|function panels >>]]**
+You can find Quick Map Shift in the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|Content panel]]**, or you can add it to your screen as another button to the **[[manual:user_guide:functions:panel|function panels >>]]**

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