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en:help:v2:maps [2020/07/17 11:14] alpinequesten:help:v2:maps [2020/09/08 13:37] alpinequest
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 ====== Maps & Layers ====== ====== Maps & Layers ======
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-The application offers two different ways of accessing maps offline in order to suit most users+The application is able to display a wide variety of maps. They are made of images, each level of details consisting of a different set of them. Using images allows to have a larger variety of maps, with a better quality, more details, and use little power consumption (and so battery). 
-  * **On-demand maps** are maps retrieved on-demand from Internet and automatically stored on the device; + 
-  * **File-based maps** are maps covering a particular fixed area, pre-created and stored as single or multiples files on the device.+There are two main categories of maps, that can be both used without network
 +  * **On-demand maps**  are maps retrieved on-demand from Internet and automatically stored on the device; 
 +  * **File-based maps** are maps stored in pre-created files, saved on the device, covering a particular fixed area. The application is able to read multiple file formats.
  
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 ===== Problems with maps ===== ===== Problems with maps =====
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-**When trying to display an on-demand online map, I'm only getting the error message "SSLHandshakeException"**\\+**When displaying an on-demand online map, I'm only getting the error message "SSLHandshakeException"**\\
 It probably means you're using a quite old device (Android 4.4 or less) which is unfortunately not compatible anymore with the more recent security protocols requested by this map. This only solution is to use a device with Android 5.0 or more. If it's already the case, please contact us by email to report this map. It probably means you're using a quite old device (Android 4.4 or less) which is unfortunately not compatible anymore with the more recent security protocols requested by this map. This only solution is to use a device with Android 5.0 or more. If it's already the case, please contact us by email to report this map.