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Off line maps zoom level

I am new to MPP and apple products in general. I do not have cellular data on my iPad and when I download the missions the map box tiles are there but when I am on site it doesn’t show up. If  to zoom way out as shown below the map shows up but that is not sufficient detail to see anything. Is there a setting I should change allow me to zoom in to see things? The image below is as zoomed in as I can get. Any closer goes to the grey grid. Thanks.

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The normal layout screen uses Apple Maps. It saves the basemap data that you have viewed. Sometimes. It isn't really documented as to how long or how much is kept. So when you save a mission using Map Pilot Pro it will save the basemap data from another data source to use offline. You have to have at least the Base feature tier to do that otherwise you just have to use what Apple Maps gives you. 

We can't have it save crazy high levels of detail for an arbitrarily large area. It adds up quickly. 

Make sure you have the 3rd Party basemap selected. It looks like that is still the Apple Maps layers. 

 

Zane
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I have 3rd Party Maps turned on. It has the base map information it just disappears at any zoom level higher than what is shown above. Zoom in one more click and nada.
I have a Pro level subscription so it should not be an account issue..
The apple maps icon in the lower left of the map never goes away no matter what maps I select from the pull out menu.

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Zane,

Is it normal to not be able to zoom in with the off-line maps?

the attached image is a close as I can get before the screen goes to gray grid.

 

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Yes, there is a limit to the data that is provided. We save the basemap tiles that surround the size of the designed mission plus a buffer. 

That being said, you should be able to zoom in a lot more than that. Try zooming in right at where the mission is. That mission is so small it might only have a couple tiles for it. 

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