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====== Locus Map Lite ======
An early iOS version of Locus Map
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===== About =====
An **early stage of the iOS variant of outdoor navigation app Locus Map**, full-featured and popular on Android devices. Development started from scratch in 2023.
In May 2024, the app offers the following:
* **[[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps#online_lomap|LoMaps online]]** - outdoor map suitable for hiking and biking, available online only
* **[[manual:user_guide:maps_online#lomaps_ski|LoMaps Ski]]** - online map for winter activities
* **[[manual:user_guide:maps_online#satellite|Satellite map]]** - aerial and satellite imagery with labels
* **LoPoints** - dynamic points of interest with tourist information, Wikipedia and users' photos
* **Search** - worldwide online search of places and addresses
* **My Library** - database of user's [[manual:user_guide:tracks|tracks, routes]] and [[manual:user_guide:points|points]], [[manual:user_guide:sync|synced]] with the [[manual:user_guide:webplanner:library|web library]] and other devices
* **Track recording** - multi-profile recording of sports activities
==== FAQ for early adopters ====
=== Can I import my workouts from Apple Fitness? ===
* You can import outdoor workouts recorded with an Apple Watch or another tracking device and stored in the Fitness app.
=== Can I sync the iOS app with my Android phone? ===
* Yes, you can. Just use the same Locus account you use on your Android phone. And make sure you have the Premium Gold active.
=== How can I plan routes for the iOS app? ===
* On **[[https://web.locusmap.app|Locus Web Planner]]**. When you save the route, it is synced with the mobile app.
=== Can I import a route in GPX to the app? ===
* Yes, you can do so via **[[https://web.locusmap.app|Locus Web Planner]]** - import the file into it, save it to My Library and the route is synced with Locus Map on your iPhone
=== Does the app use offline maps? ===
* Not yet, we've still been working on it - we hope offline maps are soon to be added. At the moment, all maps are streamed from the internet.
=== Can the app navigate? ===
* Not yet. You can display the route on the screen and see your position on it.
=== Can the app guide to points, e.g. geocaches? ===
* Not yet. But you can display the geocaches on the screen and monitor your current GPS location.
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===== Map screen =====
The main screen of the app displays the map, your current location and basic controls:\\ {{ :manual:ios01.jpg?nolink |}}
- **Map scale** - related to the selected zoom
- **Attribution** - copyright od the map data and interface provider
- **Cursor** - the pointer displaying info about POIs, defining places for creating user points, etc.
- **Current location** - your location according to GPS and other sensors
- **Track recording** - starts recording your activity
- **Map selection** - opens the map selection dialog
- **Centering and map rotation** - one tap centers the map screen on your location. Double tap rotates the map according to the compass
- **Zooming** - buttons for fluent map zooms changing
- **Main menu** - opens the general selection of app features and settings
- **Function panel** - buttons for quick search launch, adding a new point, and displaying GPS status.
==== Map control ====
* you can **shift** the map by simple **touching and dragging** {{:manual:basics:draw.png?nolink&30|}}
* **zoom it** in/out by **pinching** {{:manual:basics:pinch.png?nolink&30|}}. If you prefer single-hand control, **double-tap and drag** the map to zoom it. Otherwise, use the **zooming buttons**.
* to place your **GPS location in the middle** of the map screen, tap the centering button:\\ {{ :manual:ios02.jpg?nolink |}}
* to **rotate the map** according to your heading or by compass, tap the centering button again:\\ {{ :manual:ios03.jpg?nolink |}}
You can also rotate the map manually with two fingers.
==== Map selection ====
Tap the map selection button and select among hiking/biking, winter and satellite maps:\\ {{ :manual:ios11.gif?nolink |}}
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===== LoPoints =====
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==== About ====
LoPoints are **dynamic points of interest** that you can display above the map. Each LoPoint marks the location and category of a particular place and contains additional information - e.g. opening hours, WWW, phone number, and other attributes. They are based on OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia from which they take descriptions and photos.
Locus Map users can add their own photos to LoPoints to make them more attractive and up-to-date.
==== LoPoint detail ====
When you tap a LoPoint on the map, its detail panel pops up. It displays the distance from your location, its elevation and a lot of information important for tourists including Wikipedia or user photos:\\ {{ :manual:ios18.jpg?nolink |}}\\ Another swipe-up reveals the whole information tab:\\ {{ :manual:ios19.jpg?nolink |}}
==== User photos ====
Photos are the greatest means of **inspiration** for other hikers, cyclists and other travelers **to discover** interesting places on the map. The most known objects are often accompanied by **Wikipedia** photos but the others can be equipped with snaps from **Locus users**. You can add your own pics but you can also browse and rate photos of others.
=== Adding ===
If you decide to **inspire through your photos**, you can do so this way:
* tap LoPoint on the map and a panel with details will pop up
* tap the **camera button**:\\ {{ :manual:ios20.jpg?nolink |}}
* select the option to either **take the photo** now or **choose a photo** from the gallery that is already taken:\\ {{ :manual:ios21.jpg?nolink |}}
* after confirming the photo or gallery selection you can **add more** snaps if you have them
* close the dialog, the photos will start **uploading in the background** and you can continue to use the app normally
This can also be done **offline**. The photos are kept in temporary memory and uploaded when you get online.
**All photos are checked** by the Locus team before attaching them to LoPoints. It takes up to two workdays.
We recommend you follow the **[[https://www.locusmap.app/lopoints-photos/|best practices for adding your photos >>]]**
=== Browsing and rating ===
When you come across a LoPoint photo you like and you want to see more from the same photographer you can **visit his/her personal gallery**:
* tap a photo to see it in **detail**:\\ {{ :manual:ios22.jpg?nolink |}}
* tap the author's **name**:\\ {{ :manual:ios23.jpg?nolink |}}
* the **gallery** opens.
* you can see the numbers of views and ratings, and you can also **sort the photos**:\\ {{ :manual:ios24.jpg?nolink |}}
* if you like some of the photos you can **rate them too** (you have to be logged in to your [[manual:user_guide:locus_store:user_profile|Locus account]]):\\ {{ :manual:ios25.jpg?nolink |}}
===== Search =====
Locus Map Lite offers an online search of places, addresses, and categories of LoPoints.
==== Autocomplete ====
Clicking the search button will bring up a **predefined list of categories** of places that may be most useful to the typical outdoor fan.\\ {{ :manual:ios26.jpg?nolink |}}
So if you’re not looking for a particular place, you can choose from the list. If you’re looking for a category that’s not in the initial list, type it into the **search box**, and the Locus autocomplete will offer it to you in a flash.\\ {{ :manual:ios27.jpg?nolink |}}
Tap on a category and all the places in it will be **highlighted on the map**. As you scroll the map, the next points in the category will load automatically. In the bottom panel, the locations are sorted in a list that you can slide out to the full page and browse locations by name. The first item at the top is highlighted on the map:\\ {{ :manual:ios28.jpg?nolink |}}
If you’re looking for a **specific place or an address**, start typing your query in the search box. As soon as you enter the first letters of your query, Locus already **suggests relevant categories and places** you searched for earlier. It tries to guess what you are looking for and continuously offers other options containing the given character string:\\ {{ :manual:ios30.jpg?nolink |}}
The choices are offered until you click on something or until you complete your search query.
==== Text search ====
If you don’t make a selection in the autocomplete and click on the "Open" button on the keyboard, Locus starts **searching according to the specified string**, even in areas that the search engine hasn’t offered before.\\ {{ :manual:ios29.png?nolink |}}
The results are displayed in order of importance and sorted in a list below the map. The panel can be enlarged to full screen and browsed again. You can specify the search area by clicking on **Search this area**:\\ {{ :manual:ios33.jpg?nolink |}}
If you move the map elsewhere or zoom out, you can again **change the search area by clicking on the button** (the results are not automatically loaded on the map in this case).
==== Search results ====
When you tap on the specific place you found on the map or in the list, the object is centered on the map, and its detailed information is displayed in the panel below the map.\\ {{ :manual:ios31.jpg?nolink |}}
Use the left arrow on the panel to return to the search, or slide the panel down to end the search.
==== History ====
Your previously searched queries are offered to you in the autocomplete in preference to point categories:\\ {{ :manual:ios32.jpg?nolink |}}
If you no longer use the search items, you can simply delete them from the history with {{:manual:user_guide:ic_delete_alt.png?nolink&20|}}.
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===== Track recording =====
Do you want to keep track of your workout or show your trip to your buddies? Record it:
* tap the **track recording button**:\\ {{ :manual:ios04.jpg?nolink |}}
* select recording profile according to your **activity** (walk, cycling...) and press the **big green START button**:\\ {{ :manual:ios05.jpg?nolink |}}
* track recording panel starts showing your **track stats**:\\ {{ :manual:ios06.jpg?nolink |}} and your track is being recorded. The **active recording** is marked by the **red button** and the **line of the track** drawing behind the cursor:\\ {{ :manual:ios07.jpg?nolink |}}
* when your trip is over, **stop** the recording - tap the red button on the map screen and then the **STOP** button on the panel:\\ {{ :manual:ios08.jpg?nolink |}}
* if necessary, change your track name (time stamp is the default), description, activity and folder where the track should be stored, and press **SAVE**:\\ {{ :manual:ios09.jpg?nolink |}}
* when the track is properly saved, its **detail panel** slides up:\\ {{ :manual:ios10.jpg?nolink |}}
==== Recording profiles ====
Locus Map can record various activities outdoors. Each activity has its own **track recording profile** adjusted to the character of the activity. When you start track recording, your **last used profile is selected**.
=== Selection ===
When you want to record another activity, tap the chosen profile to **open the selection**. Tap another profile and then the **Select** button:\\ {{ :manual:ios12.gif?nolink |}}
=== Changing parameters ===
You can reconfigure every profile - change its **name, activity, preferred storage folder, line style** and other parameters. To do so, tap the selected profile to open its details:\\ {{ :manual:ios13.jpg?nolink |}}
When you are done with the editing, tap **Save**:\\ {{ :manual:ios14.jpg?nolink |}}
=== Adding new profile ===
The basic profile selection only contains cycling, MTB and walking. If you want to add another activity, tap the **+** in the bottom left corner:\\ {{ :manual:ios15.jpg?nolink |}}
A new profile emerges in the selection. Tap it and **change its parameters** according to your needs. Don't forget to **Save** the new profile:\\ {{ :manual:ios16.gif?nolink |}}
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===== My Library =====
**todo**