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en:help:v2:maps:file-based-select [2018/10/11 18:57] alpinequesten:help:v2:maps:file-based-select [2019/10/20 18:04] – [Which file-based map formats are supported by the application?] alpinequest
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 ===== Which file-based map formats are supported by the application? ===== ===== Which file-based map formats are supported by the application? =====
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-Here is the list of all supported file format.+Here is the list of all supported file formats.
  
 {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Please check the notes and requirements for each format. {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Please check the notes and requirements for each format.
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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 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  | 
-| **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  | +| **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  | 
-| **OGC GeoPackage Map (''*.gpkg'')**<sup>1</sup> \\ Open source and non-proprietary raster map format, supporting multiple layers and map projections ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoPackage|more information on this format here]]).  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>1</sup>  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  |  {{:icon_no.gif?nolink}} No  | +| **OGC GeoPackage Map** (''***.gpkg**'')<sup>1</sup> \\ Opennon-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  |  {{: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 Map (''*.map'' + ''*.ozf2'' or ''*.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 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  | 
-| **MBTiles Raster Maps (''*.mbtile'')**<sup>4</sup> \\ Open source raster map format ([[https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec/blob/master/README.md|more information on this format here]]).  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup>  |  {{:icon_yes.gif?nolink}} Yes<sup>4</sup>  |  {{: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  | 
-| **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  | +| **MBTiles Raster Maps** (''***.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  | 
-| **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  | +| **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 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  | +| **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 Overlays (''*.kml'', ''*.kmz'')** \\ 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>5</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  | 
-| **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>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  | 
 +| **Plain images** (''***.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  | 
 +| **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]]  |
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 <sup>1. Vector features are not supported.</sup>\\ <sup>1. Vector features are not supported.</sup>\\
-<sup>2. Newer ''*.qc3"'' maps and encrypted maps are not supported.</sup>\\+<sup>2. QC3 (''*.qc3''and encrypted maps are not supported.</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. Some ''*.ozfx3'' and newer ''*.ozfx4'' maps are not supported (compatible with Img2Ozf 3.03 and older, MapMerge 1.15 and older).</sup>\\
-<sup>4. Vector tiles are not supported.</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>5. Android 3.0 or more required.</sup>\\+<sup>5. Vector tiles are not supported.</sup>\\
  
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