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Locus Map - help desk Topic Idea Locus Map (Android)

Category Locus Map (Android)

Tags gpz, offline, icons, thumbnail

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Transfer any image as a usefull thumbnail map icon.

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Transfer any image in a compressed gpz file that can be used as a thumbnail map icon. Locus already provides the necessary basic offline functions. Only the current manual process needs to be automated. Find out more in here: Thumbnail map icons

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Menion ●

Hello Willy,

very nice document. Thanks. I see there a few useful things, that really should be improved. But! as far as I see in the GPZ official discussion, there is still not yet final solution of how GPZ should look like and behave. Because of that, I do not really want currently implemented featurues that may be changed during next months.

Please let me know (in case I miss this info), when GPZ V1 format will be finalized. We may than discuss these improvements. Thanks!

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0709 ●

Create gpz test files by desktop 7zip as follows.

- The gpx file with a custom wpt gpx sym plus eventually a gpx link to extra images.

- Add the images to be displayed as map thumbnail icons in the gpz (zip) root.

- Add some extra images to be displayed in full size in a folder "files".

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0709 ●

How to add icon hotSpot control and other extra in gpx_gpz ?

Icon hotSpot in gpx_gpz.

- In gpx_gpz without extension the default is bottom. #Most simple#

<sym>wht-stars</sym>

- In gpx_gpz inclusive extension the default is center.

(The extension has priority and is to be applied in the same way as in kml)

<sym>cross</sym>
<extensions>
<xsi:IconStyle>  #As in kml_kmz#
<Icon>
<href>cross.png</href>
</Icon>
</xsi:IconStyle>
</extensions>

- In gpx_gpz inclusive extension set any hotSpot.

<sym>arrow</sym>
<extensions>
<xsi:IconStyle> #As in kml_kmz#
<hotSpot x=“0.2” y=“0.0” xunits=“fraction” yunits=“fraction”>
<Icon>
<href>arrow.png</href>
</Icon>
</xsi:IconStyle>
</extensions>

The extension may support extra like color scale heading as in kml_kmz.

And attached is an example of how this is arranged in a kml_kmz file.

How to add icon hotSpot control and other extra in gpx_gpz ?

Icon hotSpot in gpx_gpz.

- In gpx_gpz without extension the default is bottom. #Most simple#

<sym>wht-stars</sym>

- In gpx_gpz inclusive extension the default is center.

(The extension has priority and is to be applied in the same way as in kml)

<sym>cross</sym>
<extensions>
<xsi:IconStyle>  #As in kml_kmz#
<Icon>
<href>cross.png</href>
</Icon>
</xsi:IconStyle>
</extensions>

- In gpx_gpz inclusive extension set any hotSpot.

<sym>arrow</sym>
<extensions>
<xsi:IconStyle> #As in kml_kmz#
<hotSpot x=“0.2” y=“0.0” xunits=“fraction” yunits=“fraction”>
<Icon>
<href>arrow.png</href>
</Icon>
</xsi:IconStyle>
</extensions>

The extension may support extra like color scale heading as in kml_kmz.

And attached is an example of how this is arranged in a kml_kmz file.

Files:

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0709 ●

Attach the icon anchor point in the iconname_hsxx and the corresponding gpx sym. Similar as already used in the custom icons by _hscc. (hotspot center center)

Reference.
https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/31719-locus-gpx-extension-schema
A fine example for a test. Import the attached file in Locus 4.26+.

As Locus does not (yet) support wpt color so the b/w icon is shown.
By color support the display result could be similar as with kml_kmz.
The color notation in gpx is #AARRGGBB while in klm is AABBGGRR.
Similar as in kml_kmz icon scale and heading can be supported too.

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0709 ●

UPDATE.
Since Locus 4.27 an import by .zip is not possible anymore.
Only the direct import by a .gpz file is supported now.
In attachment find a file to test the import function.
It is advisable to select the import as display only.

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