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--- manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois [2024/06/13 16:28] – [Adding] mstupka
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 ===== About =====
-**LoPoints** are dynamic points of interest that can be displayed above any map. Each LoPoint marks the location and category of a particular place and contains additional information - e.g. opening hours, WWW, phone number, and other attributes. LoPoints can be navigated to and guided similarly to Locus user points. LoPoints are based on OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia data.
+**LoPoints** are dynamic points of interest that **can be displayed above any map**. Each LoPoint marks the location and category of a particular place and contains additional information - e.g. opening hours, WWW, phone number, and other attributes. LoPoints can be navigated to and guided similarly to Locus user points. LoPoints are based on OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia data.
-==== Online ====
-Online LoPoints are loaded from the internet and contain also photos from Wikipedia and from Locus users:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints01.jpg?nolink |}}
-They can be turned on/off from the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|content panel]]**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints02.jpg?nolink |}}
+LoPoints can be **streamed from the internet**, loaded from an **offline [[..:maps_locusmaps|LoMap]]** or **both**, depending on your [[..:settings:points_tracks#loading_mode|preference]]. When the app is online, they also contain **photos** from Wikipedia and from Locus users:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints01.jpg?nolink |}}
-==== Offline ====
-Offline LoPoints are an **integral part of [[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps|LoMaps]]** but can be also displayed above any other map. They can be turned on/off from the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|content panel]]** as well.
+They can be turned on/off from the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|content panel]]**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:content_panel08.jpg?nolink |}}
-<WRAP center round important > Offline LoPoints (mapname.osm.db file) can be used **only when a corresponding LoMap** (mapname.osm.map file) **is present** in Locus/mapsVector/ directory. If the map file is removed (e.g. due to saving space for use of another map) the LoPoint file cannot be initialized. </WRAP>
-===== Browsing =====
+<WRAP center round important > Offline LoPoints (mapname.osm.db file) can be used **only when a corresponding LoMap** (mapname.osm.map file) **is present** in Locus/mapsVector/ directory. If the map file is removed (e.g., due to saving space for use of another map), the LoPoint file cannot be initialized. </WRAP>
-You can browse offline LoPoints by categories, select a category and highlight it on the map.
-  * Menu > All features > Points > **LoPoints (offline)**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints03.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Select country** - the selection depends on your downloaded [[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps|LoMaps]]\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints04.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Points around**  - displays a list of all nearest points across all folders around your current location or position of the map cursor\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints05.gif?nolink |}}
-  * **Select a category** - Accommodation, Financial&Post services, Culture&Tourism, Public services, Hiking&Cycling, Nature, Emergency&Health, Places of Worship, Food&Drink, Shopping, Sport leisure, Car services, Transportation, etc. Each category is divided into subcategories.
-  * **Highlight the category on map** by tapping {{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_alt.png?nolink&30}} in the topbar (showing also number of points in the selected category):\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints06.gif?nolink |}}
-<wrap info>LoPoints can't be exported.</wrap>
+===== Highlighting on map =====
+Selected categories of LoPoints can be highlighted on the map. For example, if you need to quickly find a shelter when the rain is coming:
+  * tap **LoPoints** in the map content panel
+  * tap **+** and select **shelter** category (or type "shelter" in the search line)
+  * **close** the dialog:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints22.gif?nolink |}}
 ===== Search =====
-You can search for LoPoints or their categories both from the LoPoints browser\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints07.jpg?nolink |}}and from the general Search\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints08.gif?nolink |}}
+You can search for LoPoints from the general **[[..:functions:search#online_search_of_places_addresses_and_poi_categories|Search]]**.
-It works full-text so e.g. keyword "rests" returns all points with "rest" in their name, description or amenity. The search results can be highlighted on the map in the same way as described above.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints09.gif?nolink |}}
+==== Offline search ====
+<WRAP center round alert>
+**Offline search of LoPoints is temporarily unavailable in versions 4.30+.** You can search offline POIs from other sources, e.g. **[[https://www.openadromaps.org|OAM]]**. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
+</WRAP>
+{{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints08.gif?nolink |}}
+It works full-text so e.g. keyword "rest" returns all points with "rest" in their name, description or amenity. The search results can be highlighted on the map in the same way as described above.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints09.gif?nolink |}}
 To **deactivate the highlight**, tap again the icon in the topbar:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints10.jpg?nolink |}}
 ===== User photos =====
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   * you can see the numbers of views and ratings, and you can also **sort the photos**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints15.jpg?nolink |}}
   * if you like some of the photos you can **rate them too** (you have to be logged in to your [[manual:user_guide:locus_store:user_profile|Locus account]]):\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:lopoints16.jpg?nolink |}}
+<WRAP center round tip>
+If you want to see the photos on a big screen with the whole user's gallery, you can display them on the **[[https://web.locusmap.app|Locus Map website]]**.
+</WRAP>
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