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--- manual:user_guide:points:import [2015/08/17 11:50] – [About] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:points:import [2025/04/16 11:55] (current) – mstupka
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 ===== About =====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:import.png?nolink|}}Points import is used when you want to work with points from external sources - file folders, databases, applications, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them. There are several ways **how to launch the import**:
+Import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves, or Locus Map receives them.
-  * **Menu > More > Import Data** - general import dialog for both points and tracks
+===== 1. Launch import =====
-  * **Menu > Points > top bar menu > Import**
+  * **[[manual:user_guide:my_library|My Library]] > select a folder (optionally) >  {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mylib50.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Main screen top panel > Data > top bar menu > Import**
-  * **Points > any folder menu > Import** - imports directly into the selected folder
-===== Locus Map file manager =====
+===== 2. Select the file to import =====
-Locus Map opens a file manager window displaying three tabs where to choose files to import. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable.**
+**Locus file browser** opens the last used memory drive. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below). **Long-press one file to display the multi-select option**. It is possible to import more files at once:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import.jpg?nolink |}}
-<wrap info>[[manual:user_guide:points:import#supported_file_formats|More about supported formats see here >>]]</wrap>
+You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import6.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Local file** tab - directory structure of your device memory. Importable files are usually stored in SDCARD folder.
+Other available drives can be selected by tapping the entry button in the file path:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import7.gif?nolink |}}
-  * **Dropbox** tab - directory structure of your Dropbox folder
+  * **Local** - the content of the device's internal storage.\\ <WRAP center round info>
-  * **Remote file** tab - contains socket for inserting URL of a remote file stored in a internet repository (Rapidshare, Mega, Mediafire etc.)
+**Android 11+**
-===== Import dialog =====
+Since Android 11 Locus Map is not permitted to access the whole internal storage. Therefore there are two other options:
+  * **Main directory** - contents of Locus main app directory
+  * **Device storage** - system file browser is launched for selecting the file.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import8.jpg?nolink |}}
+</WRAP>
+  * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu).
+  * **Google Drive**  - contents of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when used for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu).
+  * **OneDrive** - contents of your OneDrive. OneDrive login is required when used for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu).
+  * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet
+===== 3. Select where to import =====
 After selecting the file or receiving it from some external application or add-on Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import dialog according to the content - the dialog can process points or tracks or both of them at once.
 ==== Point import dialog ====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:import2.png?nolink|}}Appears when the imported file contains just points:
-  * **Topbar** - displays the file name
+Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. <wrap tip>It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu.</wrap>  If you started import from a //folder action menu// in //Data manager// it is already pre-selected.
+  * top bar displays the file name
-  * **Empty selected folder** - deletes all points in the selected folder before the import
+  * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start import from a //folder action menu// in //Points manager// it is already pre-selected.
-  * **Display only (not import)** - the import is unfinished, points are not saved, just displayed on the map - useful for quick preview of imported file
+  * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import
-  * **Show on the map after import** - imports points according to settings and displays them on the map
+  * **Display only (not save)** - points are just displayed on the map screen - useful for a quick preview of the imported file
-  * **Fill altitude** - updates imported points' altitude information (only if the elevation data is available)
+  * **Show on the map after import** - displays imported points on the map when the import is finished
-  * **Bottombar** - consists of Cancel button aborting whole operation and Import button to confirm and start importing.
+  * **Update elevation** - adds or updates the value of imported points' elevation (both only if the offline elevation data is available)
+  * **Cancel** - aborts the action
+  * **Import** - confirms the action
 ===== Supported file formats =====
-Locus Map points import supports following file formats:
+Locus Map is able to import the following file formats:
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_kml.png?nolink&30|}} **KML and KMZ**
 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is XML based plain text format with really wide range of usage. Since the version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as Locus Map.
+[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is an XML-based plain text format with a really wide range of usage. Since version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as by Locus Map.
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_gpx.png?nolink&30|}} **GPX**
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 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML based text format used for handling points, tracks and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. More detailed description of GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
+[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML-based text format used for handling points, tracks, and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. A more detailed description of the GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_empty.png?nolink&30|}} **OpenAir**
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   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_empty.png?nolink&30|}} **Upi**
 [[http://www.sygic.com/en/poi|Sygic]] format for POI database.
-===== Import settings =====
-  * <wrap box>Menu > Settings > Miscellaneous</wrap>
-==== Check duplicates ====
-Enables scanning imported points and checking duplicates of points or geocaches during POI import. Due to this check the import is a little bit slower.

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