wikimapia.org section in providers.xml file

Well... Try it! ;)

http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php/manu...

Hello berkley,

I had tried using this manual before writing this post :)

Wikimapia has complicated method of calculating some parts in URL.

There are division and multiplication of {X} and {Y} coordinates and Locus does not parse it correctly, AFAIK.

are you sure? Their url looks quite normal

http://i1.wikimapia.org/?x=1105&y=692&zoom=11&r=0&type=&lng=0

Yes, it LOOKS normal, I agree ;)

But if you try downloading another tile, for example this one:

http://i1.wikimapia.org/?x=1155&y=692...

You will get something like this:

I guess they try to balance their server pool load in this way - different areas are stored on different servers.

And server number is calculated from x and y.

ah correct. then this is pretty clear

in your case,

1155 % 4 = 3

692 % 4 = 0

res: 3 + 0 * 4 = 3

so this should work

http://i3.wikimapia.org/?x=1155&y=692&zoom=11&r=0&type=&lng=0

hmm in this case, I should only contact owner of this site, because it really needs specific settings

EDIT: btw: are these maps really interesting in mobile device without active information overlay?

1. Your modified link does work, that`s right. But for using with Locus - every tile must be calculated at runtime.

2. I`m not sure what you mean saying "active information overlay". When you simply browse wikimapia.org - you see different text-labeled polygons created by multiple users of the site. If THIS is information overlay - then it is exactly what I want to use in Locus (as overlay to satellite image)

3. There is a SAS Planet project. It reads the "wikimapia hybrid" layer and I can convert a certain area to sqlite format and use in Locus. But it would be nice to download desired areas directly to mobile device. The site is http://sasgis.ru. Site is in Russian, I can help with understanding certain parts of it if you wish.

Thank you for this great application, I use Locus Pro and forget about any other GPS apps :)

1. I`m aware of this, that`s why I wrote sentence below

2. when I browse their map, I can also with mouse highlight some places and by click on them, I get some more information. That`s what I mean. Locus will only display static raster images, but probably same you download.

Ok, I`ll forward this to Hanka (team member) who will try to contact them ...

Thank you very much. Yes, additional info after clicking a place is interesting, but I understand that in Locus it will look like this:

And it will be enough for me.

There is no news about this?

I`m afraid wikimapia guys will not change their server assignment :(

I understand that it`s not good idea for Locus to parse string for every tile in providers.xml, something like

{serverPart} {x}%4+({y}%4)*4 {/serverPart}

The only way now is to make exception for wikimapia and add new hardcoded rule for serverPart.

I was thinking about somehow adding wikimapia, but adding active layers is problematic, but I have a different idea. Maybe somehow add a wikimapia to the search options in Locus? for example user can choose a point and in its options choose: "Search this location on Wikimapia", and if that point is in any Wikimapia areas, Locus will show a description of this area.

That was my another idea ;-) https://getsatisfaction.com/locus/top...

"wikimapia map" and "wikimapia overlay" will be added in next Locus version. we`ve got permission from wikimapia owner ;)

wow. sound good! so one of those will be this "active polygons" feature?

eh no :) just one static map and one, same static map, but with transparent background

WOW!!!!! HURRAY!!!! Locus is THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!

waiting for next version, hope useing wikimapia in my trip to Arkaim next weekend. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkaim)