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All Features
General
- Search
Search by various parameters in application or on the internet - My Library
Sorts, copies, renames, deletes etc. your tracks, routes, and points - GPS/Compass
Switches, provides location if and compass rose - Locus Store
Here you can buy and download maps, routes and additional features
Sharing
My location
- My current location
The quickest way how to tell your friends where you are at the moment. - My live location
With this, you can share your location continuously in real-time with anybody who has access to the internet. - Live Tracking
Shares your current location in real-time publicly or privately
Map cursor location
- Web link
The quickest way how to send the location of any place marked by the cursor to your friends. - Text message
Quick sharing of any location via texting or IM apps.
Navigation
- Navigate to
Turn-by-turn navigation to a selected destination - Guide to
Shows straight direction to a selected destination - Compass
Shows compass rose (pointing at a destination if selected)
Map Tools
- Map Manager
Here you can browse and select maps to display or download - Map Items
Manages and displays autonomous files with tracks, points or map layers without importing them - OSM Notes
Displays already reported OSM notes or makes new ones - Image Map Calibration
Calibrates images of maps and displays them as overlay - Map Overlays
Selects another map to lay over the current map in a semitransparent layer - Map Offset
Defines direction and distance to shift all displayed maps - Quick Map Switch
Smart selection of the last used or nearest maps - Map Themes
Changes the content and appearance of the map according to its purpose - Active Items
Displays currently active files loaded via Map items - Online Map Downloader
Manager of area/zoom selection, settings and downloading progress - Magnifier
Displays a “lense” with enlarged map that zooms the area pointed on - Zoom Lock
Disables switching among the map zooms but allows changing the map resolution
Tracks & Routes
- Tracks & Routes Management
Sorting, copying, renaming, deleting, etc. your tracks and routes - Route Planner
Plans, calculates and draws a new route on the map - Track Recording
Records a new track in real time - Audio Coach
Sets voice comments of your workout performance - pace, distance, heart rate, etc. - Import
Adds tracks or routes from outside of Locus
Points
- Points Management
Sorting, copying, renaming, deleting, etc. your points and geocaches - New Point
Creates a point on the map - Photo Point
Takes a photo and places it on the map - Quick New Point
Single-tap placing of predefined points on the map - LoPoints (offline)
Searches and browses offline database of LoMap points of interest - Point Alert
Notifies of selected points getting closer - Nearest Points
Displays a list of the nearest points in selected categories - Import
Adds points from outside of Locus
Geocaching
- Search for geocaches
Import geocaches from selected location according to pre-set parameters - Search by GC code
Import a geocache defined by its GC code - GC Live map
View caches streamlined on the map without downloading them - My lists & PQ
Select and import a predefined list of geocaches - Log trackable
Create a 'Write note' or 'Discovered' log for the found trackable item - Geocaching Tools
Search and download of geocaches, lists, PQs, log management, graphic tools, etc.
Tools
- Weather
Online weather forecast for any place on Earth - Parking
Saves your parking location and notifies of the parking time and place - QR Code Generator
Renders QR codes with coords and other information - Quick Bookmark
Displays your current location acquired by Locus Map on a selected web map - Dashboard
Activates overlay of various stats or charts above the map screen, creates new or modifies existing dashboards - Custom Screen
Screen fully customizable by an Android layout XML file
Set up
- Settings
General configuration of the app - Sensor Manager
Manages sensors communicating with the app via Bluetooth and ANT+ - Presets
Changes multiple settings with a single tap - Quick Settings
Shortcuts to some settings - Altitude Manager
Sets altitude offset, optimization by SRTM or pressure - NTRIP Client
Sets a client for connection to a NTRIP caster - Set Function Panels
Adds, changes or removes buttons on the main screen
Various
- Floating Menu
Alternate menu panel - Screen Lock
Locks the map screen and hardware buttons - Screen off
Switches the screen off, the app keeps running in the background - Exit
Turns the app off
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