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| en:help:v2:maps:file-based-select [2019/10/20 18:05] – [Which file-based map formats are supported by the application?] alpinequest | en:help:v2:maps:file-based-select [2023/09/16 21:08] – alpinequest |
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| <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:maps|Maps & Layers]] > How to use file-based maps?</sub> | <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:maps|Maps & Layers]] > File-based maps</sub> |
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| ====== How to use file-based maps? ====== | ====== How to use file-based maps? ====== |
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| ^ Supported file-based map formats ^ Read on-the-fly ^ Import in ''*.pgd'' ^ Read elevations ^ | ^ Supported file-based map formats ^ Read on-the-fly ^ Import in ''*.pgd'' ^ Read elevations ^ |
| | **AlpineQuest Map** (''***.aqm**'') \\ Raster map format that can be created with [[http://mobac.sourceforge.net/|MOBAC]] \\ (free and multi-plateform map creator, [[en:help:aqm|see a tutorial here]]) and \\ [[http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/mapping/|MAPC2MAPC]] (able to convert a wide range of map formats, \\ free and commercial versions available) | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **AlpineQuest Maps** (''***.aqm**'') \\ Raster map format that can be created with [[http://mobac.sourceforge.net/|MOBAC]] \\ (free and multi-plateform map creator, [[en:help:aqm|see a tutorial here]]) and \\ [[http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/mapping/|MAPC2MAPC]] (able to convert a wide range of map formats, \\ free and commercial versions available) | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **AplineQuest Map** (''***.pgd**'') \\ Fast raster map format created by the application when importing \\ maps from other formats. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **AlpineQuest Maps** (''***.pgd**'') \\ Fast raster map format created by the application when importing \\ maps from other formats. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **OGC GeoPackage Map** (''***.gpkg**'')<sup>1</sup> \\ Open, non-proprietary and platform-independent data format \\ for geographic information system defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium. It supports multiple layers and map projections. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **OGC GeoPackage Maps** (''***.gpkg**'')<sup>1</sup> \\ Open, non-proprietary and platform-independent data format \\ for geographic information system defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium. It supports multiple layers and map projections. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **MemoryMap QuickChart Map** (''***.qct**'')<sup>2</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **OziExplorer Calibrated Images** (''***.map**'' + ''***.jpg**''/''***.png**''/''***.bmp**''/''***.gif**''/ \\ ''***.webp**''/''***.heic**''/''***.heif**'')<sup>2,3</sup> \\ Maps created from calibrated images.\\ Images with a size up to 2018px × 2018px can be read on-the-fly. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2,3</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **OziExplorer Map** (''***.map**'' + ''***.ozf2**''/''***.ozfx3**'')<sup>3</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>3</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **OziExplorer Maps** (''***.map**'' + ''***.ozf2**''/''***.ozfx3**'')<sup>4</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **OziExplorer Calibrated Image** (''***.map**'' + ''***.jpg**''/''***.png**''/''***.bmp**''/''***.gif**''/ \\ ''***.webp**''/''***.heic**''/''***.heif**'')<sup>4</sup> \\ Maps created from calibrated images.\\ Images with a size up to 2018px × 2018px can be read on-the-fly. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **CompeGPS Raster Images** (''***.rmap**'')<sup>2</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **MBTiles Raster Map** (''***.mbtile**'')<sup>5</sup> \\ Open source raster map format for storing arbitrary tiled data. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **MemoryMap QuickChart Maps** (''***.qct**'')<sup>5</sup> \\ Commercial and proprietary widespread raster map format. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>5</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **RMaps SQLite Map** (''***.sqlitedb**'') \\ Simple raster map format using a SQLite database to store image tiles. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **MBTiles Raster Maps** (''***.mbtile**'')<sup>1</sup> \\ Open source raster map format for storing arbitrary tiled data. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **XYZ Zip Map** (''***.zip**'') \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''XYZ/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **RMaps SQLite Maps** (''***.sqlitedb**'') \\ Simple raster map format using a SQLite database to store image tiles. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **TMS Zip Map** (''***.zip**'') \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|Tile Map Service]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''TMS/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **XYZ Zip Maps** (''***.zip**'') \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMaps]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''XYZ/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **Google Earth Image Overlay** (''***.kml**'', ''***.kmz**'')<sup>4</sup> \\ Raster map format that can be easily created from geo-positioned \\ images using Google Earth. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-import-kmz|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **TMS Zip Maps** (''***.zip**'') \\ Zipped raster tiles following the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_Map_Service|Tile Map Service]] tile server specification. \\ Root folder must be called "''TMS/''", next sub-level must contain "''z''" values, \\ then next sub-level "''x''" values. | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **Plain image** (''***.jpg**'', ''***.png**'', ''***.bmp**'', ''***.gif**'', ''***.webp**'', ''***.heic**'', ''***.heif**'')<sup>4</sup> \\ Create maps from images by using the application built-in calibration \\ tool. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-calibrate|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | | | **GeoTIFF Raster Maps** (''***.tiff**'')<sup>2</sup> \\ Open, non-proprietary and platform-independent raster \\ image format embedded with georeferencing information. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>2</sup> | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | **SRTM data file** (''***.hgt**'') \\ Binary format containing elevation data for an area of 1 square degree. \\ Both 1-arc-second and 3-arc-second resolutions are supported. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes \\ [[en:help:v2:elevations|see here]] | | | **Google Earth Image Overlays** (''***.kml**'', ''***.kmz**'')<sup>3</sup> \\ Raster map format that can be easily created from geo-positioned \\ images using Google Earth. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>3</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-import-kmz|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | | **Plain images** (''***.jpg**'', ''***.png**'', ''***.bmp**'', ''***.gif**'', ''***.webp**'', ''***.heic**'', ''***.heif**'')<sup>3</sup> \\ Create maps from images by using the application built-in calibration \\ tool. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>3</sup> \\ [[en:help:v2:maps:file-based-calibrate|see here]] | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | |
| | | **SRTM data files** (''***.hgt**'') \\ Binary format containing elevation data for an area of 1 square degree. \\ Both 1-arc-second and 3-arc-second resolutions are supported. | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No | {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes \\ [[en:help:v2:elevations|see here]] | |
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| <sup>1. Vector features are not supported.</sup>\\ | <sup>1. Vector tiles/features/items are not supported.</sup>\\ |
| <sup>2. QC3 (''*.qc3'') and encrypted maps are not supported.</sup>\\ | <sup>2. Some encodings, map projection or datum may not be supported, contact us in case of any issue.</sup>\\ |
| <sup>3. Some ''*.ozfx3'' and newer ''*.ozfx4'' maps are not supported (compatible with Img2Ozf 3.03 and older, MapMerge 1.15 and older).</sup>\\ | <sup>3. Size limits may apply based on your device configuration and Android version. WebP: Android 4.0+, HEIF/HEIC: Android 8.0+.</sup>\\ |
| <sup>4. Size limits may apply based on your device configuration and Android version. WebP: Android 4.0+, HEIF/HEIC: Android 8.0+.</sup>\\ | <sup>4. Some ''*.ozfx3'' and newer ''*.ozfx4'' maps are not supported (compatible with Img2Ozf 3.03 and older, MapMerge 1.15 and older).</sup>\\ |
| <sup>5. Vector tiles are not supported.</sup>\\ | <sup>5. QC3 (''*.qc3'') and encrypted maps are not supported.</sup>\\ |
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| When selecting a folder from the drawer menu, the application will list its content {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}. If you maps are in a sub-folder, just select it. When a folder containing maps is displayed, they will be listed. Click on a map {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to display it and close the maps explorer. | When selecting a folder from the drawer menu, the application will list its content {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}. If you maps are in a sub-folder, just select it. When a folder containing maps is displayed, they will be listed. Click on a map {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to display it and close the maps explorer. |
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| | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If you don't see your maps on Android 11 and later, please put your maps in the application or media folder, [[en:help:v2:settings:storage#how_to_access_data_stored_outside_of_the_application_folder_in_android_11_and_above|as explained here]]. |
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| By default, maps are sorted in two categories. The ''"**In-bounds maps**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} are maps covering the area currently displayed, whereas ''"**Out-of-bounds maps**"'' are maps covering an area far away. To change this sort: | By default, maps are sorted in two categories. The ''"**In-bounds maps**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} are maps covering the area currently displayed, whereas ''"**Out-of-bounds maps**"'' are maps covering an area far away. To change this sort: |
