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Points Management

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User points (created or imported) are managed in the Library. Usually, it can be accessed from the main menu:

More general info about My Library >>

Displaying on the map

Sorting

Filtering

Bulk operations

Copying

Moving

Export

Deleting

Point label

Appears when you move the map cursor across the point icon on map:

It contains the point name, distance from the current position, elevation (if relevant data are available) and a thumbnail of an attached image (if there is any).

Tapping the point icon on the map slides up the Point detail panel:

Point detail panel

When you tap a point in the point manager folder, a screen with detailed information about the point emerges. Its upper part is filled by a map preview with the point. Tap the centering button to place the point in the middle of the main map screen:

When you tap a point on the main map screen, a panel with detailed info about the point slides up from the bottom:

If you shift the map out of the point's location, Locus shows a pointer on the location of the selected point so that you always know where the point is. By tapping the pointer, you center the point back on the screen:

Basics, description and other info

  • name, direction, distance and elevation are visible right after the panel slide up:

    More information emerges when you slide the panel a bit more up:
  • Description, folder, links, location… are lined up below the main info:

    Folder - tapping opens the folder in the point manager. Coordinates - long-press copies the coordinates to the clipboard

Tools

The bar with tools is placed at the bottom of the panel. It contains several groups of tools:

  • Plan route to - opens the route planner and adds the point as the target.
    You can go on planning the route - change profiles, add more points etc.
  • Navigate to - opens the route planner and generates a route to the point from your location. Tap the button in the topbar to start navigation to the point:
  • Guide on - starts guidance to the point in a beeline direction (recommended when the point is placed off-road):
  • Compass - opens the compass rose pointing at the selected point:
  • Street View - opens Google Street View app and shows the point in it (if available)
  • Navigation apps - opens a list of installed applications that are able to navigate to the point (Google Maps, Komoot, Sygic, etc.)

Add-on options

The contents of this group depend on the installed add-ons. The most common options regard the Geocaching4Locus add-on.

Sharing options

Opens a selection of point sharing options which are the same as for the map cursor (except the basic geocache info sharing):

More about particular sharing options HERE >>

Editing options

Opens a dialog screen where you can edit any information about the point - its icon, name, folder, description… even its location:

  • Altitude - if this parameter is empty tap the GET button to acquire elevation from the offline data (Premium only)

Attachments

Contains a list of attached files. To add some, tap the “+”. List of adding options emerges:

  • Take a photo - takes a picture with your phone or tablet camera
  • Select photo - selects a photo in your phone memory - the attached photo can be used as the point icon - tap the menu next to the photo and select Set as icon
  • Record audio - makes a voice recording by the phone or tablet microphone
  • select audio - attaches an audio file from your phone memory
  • Record video - makes a video recording by the phone/tablet camera
  • Select video - attaches a video from your phone memory
  • Select other files - selects other files in your phone memory to attach to the point

Without Premium, the number of attachments for one point is limited to two.

More options

…offers the same editing/copying etc. options as the folder tool menu, plus local weather forecast:

manual/user_guide/points/management.1743001355.txt.gz · Last modified: 2025/03/26 16:02 by mstupka