| Locus Map | |
| Developer: | Asamm Software, s.r.o., Prague, CZ |
| Released: | 2010 |
| Operating System: | Android |
| Language: | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and other 24 languages |
| Genre: | Web mapping |
| License: | Proprietary |
Locus Map is a multi-functional Android navigation app. Primarily it is designed and used for leisure time outdoor activities like hiking, biking, or geocaching. The app is also used by professionals e.g. by S&R teams or for collecting geospatial data.[1]
The app was developed in 2010 by Czech developer Jiří Mlavec, founder of Asamm Software company, based in Prague, Czech Republic. Locus Map development is carried out in cooperation with the community of its users-contributors and as such is partially crowd-sourced.
The application has registered more than 5 000 000 installations and has been reviewed in professional media (e.g. Computer Bild.[2] [3] [4] or AndroidPIT[5]). It received awards in several app competitions and polls.[6] [7]
Track recording - creating statistics and charts, customizable recording profiles, TTS generated audio-coached workouts, support of external bluetooth and ANT+ sensors
Route planning - available either directly in the app or on the web planner
Points of interest (POI) - creating personal points, search and sorting of OSM based points of interest in an offline database, sound notifications of approaching points
Web library - cloud-based storage of users' routes, tracks and points, synchronized with all devices connected to a user's account
Search of places, addresses, coordinates (including W3W) or phone contacts
Geocaching - Locus Map is one of the official Geocaching.com API partners.[8] It enables downloading geocaches for offline use, navigation to geocaches with map and compass, online and offline logging, supports waypoints, PocketQuery, trackables and spoilers
Turn-by-turn navigation and guidance - navigation with voice commands, beeline guidance to a point on map or by compass
Live tracking - real time sharing user's position with other users publicly or in private groups
Cycling computer functions - speedometer, odometer, average speed, maximum speed, elevation profile, elevation gain, customizable dashboard, digits are displayed above a map, support of external sensors for monitoring heart rate and pedaling cadence
Import/export - importing/exporting points and routes from/to the Internet or from/to other software in a wide range of formats (KML, KMZ, GPX...), exporting workouts to services like Strava, Runkeeper,[9] Google Earth, etc.
GPS - skyplot displaying actual satellite network, GPS status notifications, support of external GPS units
Customization - the app offers a wide range of customization options - menus, screen panels, coordinate systems, or units
Locus Map displays maps of various providers in online and offline mode:
Most of the online maps can be downloaded for offline use.
Locus Map is available in two versions, each with a different licensing:
Locus Map has been developed in cooperation with its users who communicate with the app's developers via dedicated forum or general GPS or navigation discussions. The main source of users' contributions is the helpdesk with voting system - users themselves vote for changes and improvements in the app. Despite the app developers operate in the Czech republic, major part of the Locus community is located in Germany.[10] The application translations are crowd-sourced.[11]