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- | ====== How can Locus Map help me with finding | + | {{ : |
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+ | ===== Locus Map and geocaching ===== | ||
- | <WRAP round info>**BTW., What's geocaching?** | + | Geocaching is a worldwide favorite outdoor game, and Locus Map is an officially certified |
- | Geocaching has become a worldwide favourite outdoor game and **Locus Map** is one of the officially certified **Geocaching apps**. | + | Locus Map can **show you geocaches on the map**, **navigate** you to the cache, |
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- | **Locus Map** can show you geocaches on the map, navigate you to the cache, display listing, images, logs, it also allows you to log your own findings directly from the app without need to visit [[http:// | + | |
- | There are several methods how to get geocaches into **Locus Map** and we'll have a look at one of them. Geocaches | + | ===== How to get geocaches into the app? ===== |
+ | Geocaches | ||
+ | ==== Directly from the app ==== | ||
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- | Once it's done, touch and hold the place on the map where you'd like to see geocaches around. It's the same as with placing | + | For a quick overview, check the video tutorial:\\ {{youtube> |
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+ | Here are detailed instructions: | ||
+ | * go to Menu > All features > Geocaching > Geocaching tools > **Search for geocaches**\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * tap **SEARCH** | ||
+ | * confirm **Import** of the caches | ||
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+ | This way the app imports **20 geocaches placed around the maps screen cursor**. You can change the location, and number of caches, or set up a filter. [[manual: | ||
+ | ==== Via add-on ==== | ||
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+ | You have more options with the **Geocaching4Locus** addon that you can quickly install for free from the **[[https:// | ||
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+ | * touch and hold the place on the map where you'd like to see **geocaches around** | ||
+ | * Locus creates | ||
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+ | * Locus Map asks where to **store** the geocaches. Select | ||
+ | * info box about **successful download** appears:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **geocaches | ||
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+ | [[manual: |