Download and delete maps stored on your watch directly through the COROS app, via WiFi download or manual installation.
How to Download Maps
Download and delete maps stored on your device directly in the COROS app:
- Open your COROS app to the Profile Page and select your device.
- Select Map Manager.
- A global grid displays any maps that you already have downloaded, and areas that you can select to download. Lighter-shaded grids indicate regions that are already downloaded. To quickly jump to a different location, use the search bar near the top of the page to type in the name of a city, country, or landmark.
- Select any individual grids for areas that you wish to download. When you're finished, select the red Download button.
- Your COROS watch will prompt you to connect to WiFi. Select your WiFi network and enter the password on your COROS app. Note: COROS watches can connect to 2.4 GHz networks (5 GHz networks are not supported).
- The map files will begin downloading, and you can access them from the Map widget in the toolbox menu when they're done.
To delete maps, open Map Manager and toggle from Download to "Delete" at the top of the page. Here you can select which areas you'd like to remove from your watch and free up storage space. When you're finished, select "Delete" at the bottom of the page.
FAQs
Which devices can download maps with Map Manager? PACE Pro, APEX 2, APEX 2 Pro, APEX 4, COROS NOMAD, VERTIX 2, VERTIX 2S, and DURA.
Can I still download maps if my device is not listed above? APEX Pro 1 and VERTIX 1 can follow the steps in the manual installation section below. Other devices, including PACE 3 and APEX 42/46, support breadcrumb navigation but do not support maps.
What if my device can't connect to WiFi, or I can't download maps via Map Manager? COROS watches can connect to 2.4 GHz networks. 5 GHz networks are not supported. If the WiFi connection does not work, you can install maps manually to your COROS watch. To do so, follow the steps below in the manual installation section.
How to install maps manually:
Maps can be downloaded manually to your COROS device by visiting the COROS Maps page and following the steps below:
- On the COROS Maps page, scroll down to the Region Selection area.
- Hold the SHIFT button while dragging your mouse/cursor over the area you wish to download.
- Once you have selected an area, press the “Download” button to view the approximate file sizes for downloading either the Topo or Landscape map for that region.
- APEX 2 Pro/VERTIX 2/VERTIX 2S have a storage capacity of 32GB
- APEX 2 has a storage capacity of 8GB
- APEX Pro and VERTIX can only store ~3.5GB
- Click the .zip file to unzip the downloaded files.
Once your map files are downloaded, manually add them to your watch's hard drive by following these steps:
- Plug your COROS watch into a computer via the USB/charging cable. Open your watch's hard drive (it may appear on your desktop as an external disk). Locate the Map folder and open this to view the files inside.
- Next, open the Map files you just downloaded from the COROS website. Topo Maps are located within a "CM" folder, and Landscape maps within an "OSM" folder. Open one of these folders (CM or OSM) to view the downloaded files.
- Drag the downloaded map files into the corresponding folder within your watch hard drive.
- For example, drag all of the files within the downloaded CM folder into the following location of your watch hard drive: Map > CM.
- After dragging the files into your watch's hard drive, make sure the folder structure looks similar to the layout below: Map > CM or OSM > 0 or 1 > etc. If there are duplicate "Map" folders, the maps may not load properly on your watch.
1. Plug your COROS watch into a computer via the USB/charging cable. Open your watch's hard drive (it may appear on your desktop as an external disk). Locate the Map folder and open this to view the files inside.
2. You may see up to three folders inside your watch's Map folder (CM, GM, and OSM). If you open any of these, inside will be a subfolder named 0 or 1.
3. Open the 0 or 1 subfolder. Then highlight the map files you wish to delete from your watch, right-click, and select delete.
How to View Maps on Your COROS Watch
Once your maps are downloaded, you can toggle between Landscape, Topo, or Hybrid (both styles) directly on your watch. To do so, go to the System menu > More Settings > Map Style.
- Landscape maps provide information such as streets, major road networks, natural features, and waterways. On PACE Pro and COROS NOMAD, landscape maps also display street and trail names, and points of interest such as restaurants, bathrooms, grocery stores, etc.
- Topo maps are a detailed record of a land area, giving geographic positions and elevations for both natural and man-made features. They show the shape of the land, the mountains, valleys, and plains by means of contour lines (lines of equal elevation above sea level). As you zoom on Topo maps, the contour lines will show detail up to 20m intervals. Please note that topographic markings are not always viewable on the screen from every zoom distance depending on the elevation profile of where you currently are. If you believe your topo map is properly installed but no topographic lines are showing, try zooming in and out and moving the map, and the markings should be revealed.
- The hybrid map takes key information from both the Topo and Landscape maps creating an integrated version of the two maps in an easy-to-use format.
During workouts, you can easily access the Map page at any time by long-pressing the Back button, scrolling to the Map widget, and pressing the dial to confirm. Zoom in and out by scrolling with the dial. If your watch supports touch screen capabilities, use your finger to move the map.