1. the inverted maps (night mode) are usually just black if there is no structure in the map at high zoom levels. Thats a big advantage because it saves a lot of battery while tracking a tour. I generally use the app on night mode only (even at noon). If you would still see shading at high zoom levels the background wouldnt be black anymore => higher energy consumption.
2. as Voldy pointed out already shading on a very high zoom level won’t give you any additional useful information.

Well, i just compiled a map (bitmap) with Maperitive/MOBAC with the zoom levels 12, 14, 16 & 18. On the Samsung XCover2 the shading is still very readable on zoom level 16. On my computer screen (24″) even on zoom 18 the shading is readable and you can get a sense of the relief. So i don’t think you are right.

It would be useful, if this function is user configurable, so that i could decide if it goes until zoom 14 or beyond. And besides, if there’s no penalty in processing power, it could be enabled for all zoom levels per default.

As it is now, it’s confusing – when you zoom in, you abruptly lose any sense of relief and everything turns flat. I know there are elevation lines, but they are more difficult to read – doesn’t work for a quick glance.

Please consider this for the next release.

Hello jjensson,

Shading works only for zoom-levels <= 15. This is not technology problem we can offer shading for higher zoom-levels. We thing that shading for higher levels has no reason because for the most of places you lost the perspective. The result of shading for higher levels is only gray tile without any terrain information. Or am I wrong?

Map shading works fine until I zoom deeper in – then it is no more rendered. I would like to see the mapshading at higher zoomlevels. How can I adjust at whith zoom level the shading disappears?

Thanx,
Thomas

Works like a charm.

Yes it should work in the way you described: select Locus vector map and zoom-out. For zoom-levels < 9 locus automatically switch vector map to world map. Please note: It depends, how did you get the world map. Best solution is to download it from Locus store. Go to the Menu > Store > Maps > Vector maps free > chose World map (it needs restart of Locus after downloading).
Locus automatically download it and place on into correct directory – note: map will not appear in list of vector maps.

Downloading *.hgt files is still very tricky but we’re preparing new system for next months. Anyway there is workaround how to get hgt data:
– Menu > More > Add newroute & measure
– Create arbitrary track which cover your area of interest > save it
– Go to the Data manager > select crated track > click on tools button and select “Fill altitude”
– Then choose Offline and submit downloading of needed hgt files.
Using this system you can download hgt files for your area

It would be perfect if my downloaded maps could use the height Information AND if it were possible to download the .hgt – files ALONG A TRACK or WAYPOINTS, just like the maps.