Swedish Lantmäteriet opens free API for their data!

Also there are mapinfo and shape format files for offline use. But locus cannot read these files. https://www.lantmateriet.se/sv/Kartor-och-geografisk-information/Kartor/oppna-data/hamta-oppna-geodata/#faq:gsd-terrangkartan-vektor---fr-o-m--1-januari-2016

Here's some tech info about the wmts service:https://opendata.lantmateriet.se/api/OpenDataWMTS/v1/TWcacheVisningvCCBY1.0.1-tekniskbeskrivning.pdf

https://opendata.lantmateriet.se/api/OpenDataWMTS/v1/Tips_for_utvecklare.pdf

I have tried the wmts api service in Qgis with my embedded token and it works perfectly. This is the syntax in Qgis but it doesn't work in Locus:

https://api.lantmateriet.se/open/topowebb-ccby/v1/wmts/token/<api-key>/?

request=GetCapabilities&version=1.0.0&service=wmts

The api-key was received after free account registration on this link.

https://opendata.lantmateriet.se/#register

For your information - Locus do not support WMTS system, just WMS.

69% transalated: https://crowdin.com/project/menion

All translations are done by volunteers, so you may improve it as you want ;).

Is it possible to use that now or must the translation be 100% before it can be used? In language setting you can select some but not swedish. some of the have not 100%

If I like to help with the translation do I just log in?

regards Magnus

Good evening Magnus,

I'm usually adding translations into Locus when they are at 100%. Some of them of course stops to be actual ( missed less or more of translations ) over time as people stops to update them. So As I see for example Estonian has just 51% now, but some time ago it was also 100% ...

And yes, just login and feel free to update. Thanks!

Put the files in locus\maps

Well no, off-line maps go into Locus/maps but this is an online map which downloads tiles from a tile server.

One small glitch with this map is that the zoom is off by one step compared to the other maps on my phone, so when I select e.g. zoom level 11 in Locus this map is actually displayed in zoom level 10. It's a minor flaw, but if I knew where the configuration files for the map were located I might be able to correct it. The small .lb file (wmts_maps.lb) basically just contains a URL to the server, so there must be other files involved as well.

Just to clarify: I am specifically referring to Lantmäteriets Topo WMTS map which was added in Locus 3.17.0.

Ah, sorry. I thought you were talking about Bengts offline version. As for the online version I just followed the instructions from Petr, "add map via Menu > Locus store > Sweden > Lantmäteriet topo map > ADD button". Works great for me.

Maps are really one step wrong? Have to check it, thanks!

*.lb files just contains unlock key for a maps. Whole configuration for maps is hardcoded in Locus.

And how they are added ... well :), Locus now (for a few months already) contains full WMTS support, but this feature is not yet public and for now I'm not sure about next steps, We will see. Anyway for now, I should be able to add WMTS based online maps directly into Locus.

@Menion: At least the zoom level is off on my phone for this map.

The more support Locus has for non-standard projections the better, I think. And it's great that you have enabled full WMTS support. :-)

@Martin: No problem, I was unclear. I didn't see all the posts in this thread at first, they were hidden, so I thought this WMTS map was the only topic.

Zoom level off confirmed here too, clearly visible if you overlay with another topo or satellite map, especially if you do panning you see that they pan at different speeds.

Also, there is some glitchiness with the shading / tiles in certain areas (these screenshots from Kebnekaise region, approximately 67°54′00″N 18°31′00″E).

I still don't know how to take screenshots on my phone but my display is similar to yours around Kebnekaise. At first it looks like the tiles don't fit together although they actually do. In your first screenshot it might just be a case where all the tiles for the zoom level haven't been downloaded yet, but on your other screenshots, and on my phone, it seems more like a problem with the hillshade layer. It could also be that adjacent tiles have been downloaded at different zoom levels, then shrunk or expanded to fit correctly on the map, but I am not sure...

Hi guys,

thanks for a support here. I'm testing it and I realized that problem is not in incorrect zoom. Problem is that Locus allows to place overlay over this map, that has completely different map projection compare to MapQuest or other common online maps.

If map is placed incorrect - simply draw some navigation line computed by online service - does it match to map? What about your own location on a map or location of points? Does it match? Then everything is OK!

Till now, all online maps used same map system, so it was possible to use them for overlays without limits. I have to improve this.

Anyway shading is a problem, confirmed on own device. How to fix it - no idea for now and I

m really surprised that something like this happen. Have to check it, thanks for now!

Hi again,

There is actually nothing wrong with this map, apart from the zoom being one step off. My own location and all POIs are displayed correctly. The problem in the screenshots above are due to Locus' inbuilt hillshading being activated. If you disable it (Settings > Map - advanced > Map shading) the map looks good. In the first screenshot above the inbuilt shading must have been lagging a bit as well.

Another thing: It's not possible to zoom this map below level 14 = level 13 in reality. This is by design perhaps, to avoid excessive tile downloads? I understand that the zoom levels of this WMTS service are different than the OSM/Google zoom levels, but I know that the WMTS server in question offers deeper zoom levels.

I confirm that it looks all fine with shading turned off. Probably related to the different map projection? Not a very big issue for me, though hill shading is a nice thing when it works (which it always did before).

I can also confirm that what Menion says seems right to me, locations map to the right places on the map.

Please forget what I said about the WMTS server offering deeper zoom levels. Apparently you cannot zoom in any deeper using this open URL ("https://api.lantmateriet.se/open/topowebb-ccby/v1/wmts/token/<private token>/"). I just checked it using OpenLayers and my own token in a web browser.

Lantmäteriet offers this WMTS map with deeper zoom levels e.g. on https://kso.etjanster.lantmateriet.se, but the URL used on that page is probably not allowed in Locus.

Hi,

I understand that this map service differs a lot from standard tile servers, being based on another projection and a smaller coverage. Of course it would be good if the zoom levels were in line with other maps, but if it is difficult to achieve it is not that serious.

In the release notes for version 3.17.1 it says that the problem with the hill shading is solved. I installed version 3.17.1 and deleted the cached tiles for Lantmäteriets Topo map, but on my phone the area we talked about above (Kebnekaise) still looks the same, jagged and strange. Whereas other areas of the mountains look good. Is that because Locus caches the hill shade tiles? If so, how can I empty the hill shade cache?

Hi Magnus,

menion is on holiday in next three days. I'm not sure what was cause of your issue. However to delete the cache for hill-shading overlay: Menu > Maps > Online > Overlays > H&B Hillshade > tap on layer submenu (three dots) and choose "Clear Cache"

Regards

Petr

Hi guys,

ehm sorry Petr, no :). Hillshaded tiles are cached in Locus private directory. Cache may contain just a limited number of tiles, so play with it a while in different areas and old cached values will be removed.

Anyway if you wanna do it manually, just delete /sdcard/Android/data/menion.android.locus(.pro)/cache/map/shader/ directory.

Thanks! I would never have found that folder on my own. I don't know your definition of "a limited number" but it contained 40 MB of old hillshade tiles and when they were gone everything looked just fine around Kebnekaise. All that's left now is to visit the place in real life. :-)

Regards,

Magnus

Sorry, forget all that, I stumbled upon the installation of offline Lantmäteriet maps I have and confused things. :)

Good day Kristoffer,

for you works zoom only in range 11 - 14? Really interesting because I'm testing it and it should work (and works for me) in range 5 - 14. When you at zoom 11 tap on "zoom out", you get 11 / 50%?

And overlay is currently not possible. This map has a different projection and Locus is currently unable to handle them correctly (re-projecting on the fly).