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   * Store the caches you want to find for offline use (manually,via [[offline#gpx_import|GPX import]] or from a [[.mainmenu:pocketquery|PocketQuery]]).   * Store the caches you want to find for offline use (manually,via [[offline#gpx_import|GPX import]] or from a [[.mainmenu:pocketquery|PocketQuery]]).
-  * Download an [[offline#offline_maps|offline map]] for the geographical area you are going to or at least enable [[offline#static_maps|static maps]].+  * Download an [[offline#offline_maps|offline map]] for the geographical area you are going to.
   * Activate the needed [[.mainmenu:settings#offline_data|offline data settings]] to e.g. store log images alongside with a cache to have them available for offline caching.   * Activate the needed [[.mainmenu:settings#offline_data|offline data settings]] to e.g. store log images alongside with a cache to have them available for offline caching.
  
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 |Log pictures|The GPX file contains the links to any image users attached to their log entries, but however does not contain the image itself. You need to open the cache online or refresh the cache to load the images.| |Log pictures|The GPX file contains the links to any image users attached to their log entries, but however does not contain the image itself. You need to open the cache online or refresh the cache to load the images.|
 |Favorite points|In order for the geocaching.com GPX files to contain the favorite points of a cache, you have to select to use GPX version 1.0.1 on the website.| |Favorite points|In order for the geocaching.com GPX files to contain the favorite points of a cache, you have to select to use GPX version 1.0.1 on the website.|
-|Static Maps|As [[offline#static_maps|static maps]] are a feature of c:geo these are not contained in GPX files, but only (optionally) added as the last step while importing a GPX file.| 
  
 ===== Offline logging ===== ===== Offline logging =====
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 c:geo supports openstreetmap based offline map files using the [[http://mapsforge.net|mapsforge]] format. c:geo supports openstreetmap based offline map files using the [[http://mapsforge.net|mapsforge]] format.
  
-Such files can be downloaded for your area/country from various sources, e.g. [[http://download.mapsforge.org/|Mapsforge Download Server]] or [[http://openandromaps.net|OpenAndroMaps]]. +Read more about how to use offline maps in our [[offlinemaps|Offline map tutorial]].
-With some effort you can also [[https://github.com/cgeo/cgeo/wiki/How-to-create-your-own-offline-maps|manually create]] your own openstreetmap based map. +
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-Once you downloaded an offline map file, you have to store it to the directory on your device as defined in the [[.mainmenu:settings#map|settings]]. If the file is a valid mapsforge offline map, it will afterwards be shown in the  [[ .mainmenu:livemap#top_bar_menu|map source selection]] on the live map or you can preselect the map file to be used in the [[.mainmenu:settings#map|settings]].+
  
  
en/offline.txt · Last modified: 2021/01/23 22:34 by lineflyer

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