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en:help:maps:stored:store-area [2015/11/21 20:52] – [Configure the area and the zoom levels to store] psyberiaen:help:maps:stored:store-area [2019/12/16 17:09] alpinequest
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 ====== How to store a complete map area for offline use? ====== ====== How to store a complete map area for offline use? ======
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 Before starting, be sure to have at least one [[en:help:maps:stored:change|on-demand map displayed]]. If you want to store more than one map at the same time, you can add the other maps as layers. Before starting, be sure to have at least one [[en:help:maps:stored:change|on-demand map displayed]]. If you want to store more than one map at the same time, you can add the other maps as layers.
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 {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Some map servers limit the amount of accessible data per day and per user (using IP address), storing large areas increase the risk of reaching the amount limit. {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Some map servers limit the amount of accessible data per day and per user (using IP address), storing large areas increase the risk of reaching the amount limit.
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 ===== Configure the area and the zoom levels to store ===== ===== Configure the area and the zoom levels to store =====
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   * Click on the "''**Maps**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on "''**Select and save an area**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};   * Click on the "''**Maps**''" {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on "''**Select and save an area**''" {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
   * Adjust the area to store by moving the dots {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}, the map {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} and the zoom level;   * Adjust the area to store by moving the dots {{:icon_03.png?nolink}}, the map {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} and the zoom level;
-  * Select the maximum zoom level {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to store<sup>1</sup>. When touching the zoom slider, the maximum zoom level to store is previewed;+  * Select the maximum zoom level {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to store<sup>1</sup>. When being modified, the maximum zoom level is previewed on the map;
   * If needed, un-check {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} the maps you don't want to store;   * If needed, un-check {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} the maps you don't want to store;
   * For each map, an estimation of the number of image tiles and size to be downloaded<sup>2</sup> is displayed;   * For each map, an estimation of the number of image tiles and size to be downloaded<sup>2</sup> is displayed;
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 <sup>2. The size is an estimation based on the data already stored for this map.</sup> <sup>2. The size is an estimation based on the data already stored for this map.</sup>
  
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 ===== Checking the process ===== ===== Checking the process =====
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 Once the process has been started, the progress of each maps is displayed {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}. The estimated remaining time is displayed in an information box on the map {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}. Once the process has been started, the progress of each maps is displayed {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}. The estimated remaining time is displayed in an information box on the map {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}.
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 ===== Updating a map area ===== ===== Updating a map area =====
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 Stored map data is automatically updated when being displayed again after some time, usually between one and three months depending on the map. However, it is possible to force the application to update the stored data of an area using the store area tool: Stored map data is automatically updated when being displayed again after some time, usually between one and three months depending on the map. However, it is possible to force the application to update the stored data of an area using the store area tool: