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+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 OpenScienceMap.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.renderer.overlays;
+
+import org.oscim.view.MapView;
+
+public class CustomOverlay extends RenderOverlay {
+
+	public CustomOverlay(MapView mapView) {
+		super(mapView);
+	}
+
+}