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Exactly, and we can't fill forest areas that are also designated as protected areas. The best solution might be duplicating the protected areas under a different key, such as ls_boundary=protected_areas, but that would invalidate all existing themes. Difficult decision...

Ah, I hadn't noticed your last post and went ahead editing my post from yesterday
Problem is caused because of combination natural=wood and boundary=protected_area. In LoMaps is the protected area  processed with force-polygon-line="true" (to correctly display the dashed green border). For this reason is polygon represented as line or several lines in the map file and isn't closed.

Hi John,

Thank you for the detailed report. I generated a completely new England map using the latest official Mapsforge writer and reviewed the reported issues. The Sherwood Forest NNR and Summer Leys Nature Reserve appear to be fine—please see the attached screenshots (using the internal theme).

However, Everdon Stubb is indeed broken. The issue seems related to map tile clipping—the polygon is likely not correctly closed at the edge of the map tiles. I'm not sure why OAM works correctly; perhaps it uses some pre-processing or a different bounding box enlargement. I'll investigate this in more detail over the next few days.

EDIT: problem is caused because of combination natural=wood and boundary=protected_area. The protected area is processed with force-polygon-line="true" (to correctly display the dashed green border). For this reason is polygon represented as line and isn't closed. I'll consider if there is (quick) way for improvement...

Thanks
Petr

Hi,

when you upgrade to the Gold plan, the unused portion of your annual Silver subscription will be proportionally transferred to the Gold plan. In practice, this means you'll receive approximately half a year of Gold for free this is basically the same as 50% discount )

Regards
Petr

Hi,
thank you for your message, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
This issue isn't related to Locus Map 4 itself, but rather to the latest map version 2025.08.24, which unfortunately contains a critical error. We're actively working on a fix.
In the meantime, please delete the downloaded map, open the Locus Store, and download the previous version 2025.06.16, which is currently set as the default until the corrected version is released.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Thanks,
Petr

Ahoj,

díky za zprávu. Trochu jsme upravili mapové téma a od příští verze budou lesní cesty viditelné od zoom 15.
Petr

Thanks @michaelbechtold you're right - we are currently working on it and I think it's a matter of weeks before offline LoMaps will be available for iOS.
The three LoMaps offer is still valid (for Android users) and will be available for iOS users when the offline maps are released.
Thanks, Petr   

which as far as I understand comes from Open Street Map) should be reported to OSM, do you confirm?

Sometimes there are problems in OSM, but not in this case because contour lines are not part of the OSM database. The screenshot you sent us is from online LoMaps and unfortunately online LoMaps are not fully under our control. The contour lines in online LoMaps are generated from a lower resolution elevation model and sharp peaks may be missed.
Please download offline LoMaps of Spain (in Android App) where were contour lines generated from precise DEM.
Thanks, Petr
 

@herve.caf it would be better to start a new thread. Anyway, can you be more specific about the problem?  Screenshot or coordinates of problematic are would be also helpful.
Thanks, Petr

Hi Dominik,

conversion of SHP to Mapsforge vector map is overcomplicated and the article is really old...maybe is better to convert data to raster mbtiles (but it depends on area of coverage).
Anyway, before any exploration of the issues - could I ask you what your use case is? Or what data you want to display?

I would also like to note that we are developing another application called Locus GIS which is aimed at more professional use cases and can directly import SHP https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus.gis

Thanks, Petr

To be honest, I don't really know Mobac either. Maybe someone from the community can advise.
Anyway, maybe there are other more "user friendly" options.
- preloading the WMS map in Locus Map. Locus caches the last 1000 map tiles. It is therefore possible to browse a smaller area when you are online, and the last viewed map will remain in the cache even when you are offline.

- to use QGIS to create a raster data from WMS (please see https://www.reddit.com/r/QGIS/comments/16auzqj/extracting_data_from_wms_source/ ) and after you can use QGIS to export raster to mbtiles (please see the article https://help.locusgis.com/support/solutions/articles/47001094929-how-to-import-geotiff-or-geopdf )

Hi,

as you mentioned the best solution should be the MOBAC. I'm not extra familiar with it but there is some example of MOBAC configuration for using WMS https://mobac.sourceforge.io/wiki/index.php/Custom_XML_Map_Sources#Custom_WMS_map_sources
Please be sure you do not brake terms of use of WMS service (because downloading)

I would also consider using OpenStreetMap data when it comes to unpaved routes. You can use the default LoMaps which show OSM highway=track https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dtrack, but there is no information on whether the track can be used for 4x4.
You can also filter and download a specific OSM highways dataset with https://overpass-turbo.eu (for smaller areas) -> use GPX or KML format to export and after that import data into Locus.
Or you can use QGIS to export OSM data to mbtiles.
It's also possible to create a custom map and a Mapsforge theme (alternative to offline LoMaps, but it's quite a complicated task).

So there are more options, it depends on your specific needs, the type of source data, the area you are interested in, etc...

Thanks, Petr

Hi,

thank you for your message. To your questions:
1. Unfortunately, I can't suggest any other satellite map/service with free downloading. There is very likely some WMS or WMTS service with satellite / orthophoto map but the cache for WMS/WMTS map is more restrictive.
2. It depends on your needs. Just browse the map at the zoom level you want to use offline. Basically, the map (tile) you browse through on the map screen is "cached".
3. There may be desktop tools for downloading maps, but make sure you don't violate the map providers' terms of use.
The downloading is basically limited because the price of the service we use for satellite maps.

Regards
Petr

Dobrý den,
LoMaps i OSM Paw čerpají pro tvorbu mapy data z komunitního projektu OpenStreetMap (OSM) a opravdu se může stát, že některé prvky/pěšiny nejsou zmapované.
Nicméně nelze říci, že by Mapy.cz měly lépe zmapované lesní cesty. Často totiž LoMaps zobrazují drobné pěšiny, které v Mapy.cz chybí. Toto ovšem platí jen na území ČR, kde používají Mapy.cz vlastní data. V zahraničí používají i Mapy.cz data z OpenStreetMap a mapy si tak budou velmi podobné.

Z dalších map mohu doporučit na vyzkoušení Základní mapy ČR. Mapy je nutné přidat přes: Menu > Mapy > Online > PLUS > přidat online mapy > Vyhledejte "Základní mapy ČR > A zvolte tlačítko přidat.

Pro jistotu uvedu, že OpenStreetMap je komunitní projekt,kdy každý může mapovat a přidávat data. Pokud by to pro vás bylo zajímavé, můžete chybějící trasy zaznamenat a doplnit do OSM. Jak začít je dobře popsáno https://learnosm.org/cs/beginner/

S Díky
Petr

To be honest, I don't know this app, but I don't think there is any simple conversion tool. Also, the question is whether the database contains only the base map or also some trails or points.
If you want to convert routes from this application to Locus Map, I would recommend exporting trails to GPX and then importing the GPX into Locus Map.