Photo Overlay

Topo Maps+ can read the location from geotagged photos on your device and show them on the map. If you take lots of pictures, this gives you a breadcrumb trail of your trip just by snapping photos as you go.

The Photos overlay shows every photo in your phone's photo library that has a location saved with it, so you'll see photos you took with your camera app, not just ones you added in Topo Maps+. Deleting waypoints, routes, or tracks doesn't remove them. To take them off the map, see Hide photos from the map.

How to turn on the Photo overlay

1. Tap the Maps button in the toolbar.

   

2. Under My Data, tap Photos. While you're working in a team, My Data still shows Photos, because your photos come from your device.

   

3. When your device asks, give Topo Maps+ permission to access your photos. You can allow all of your photos or just a selection, and change this later in your device's Settings app.

   

By default, photos appear on the map as thumbnails:

How to change how photos look

1. In the My Data section, touch and hold Photos, then tap Settings. With the overlay on, tap the settings icon on the Photos tile under My Data, or touch and hold the tile.

   

   

2. Choose your options:

   • Group Photos: group nearby photos together as you zoom out. It's on by default.
   • Small Photo Icon and Photo Icon Color: when Group Photos is off, show each photo as a small icon and pick its color.

   You can also turn grouping on or off in App Settings > Map Data > Cluster Photos on Map.

   

   • Show Thumbnails: switch between photo thumbnails and a simple camera icon.
   • Color: when showing camera icons, pick the color they use.
   • Cluster Photos: let nearby photos group into clusters as you zoom out, or keep them all separate.

Viewing a photo

Tap a photo on the map to see it larger, along with its details.

Hide photos from the map

1. Tap the Maps button.
2. Under My Data, tap Photos to turn the overlay off. You can also touch and hold Photos and tap Turn Off Overlay.