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====== About Points in Locus Map ======

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Points in Locus Map, often referred to as **Points of Interest** or abbreviated **POIs** are georeferenced information packages displayed above the map. In Locus Map, there are **two main categories** of POIs:

  * **User Points**
  * **LoMaps POIs**
===== User Points =====

This category of points is handled as independent on map and is **added to the app by Locus user**. These points can be **downloaded** from database sources around the world (e.g. **geocaches from [[http://www.Geocaching.com|Geocaching.com]]**) or **[[manual:user_guide:points:import|imported]]**  from your device. They can be **[[manual:user_guide:points:add|created]]**  on the spot or **photographed**. They are **managed**  in the [[:manual:user_guide:points:management|Points manager]], can be **stored** in folders, **grouped**, **sorted**, **filtered**  and **edited**  in many ways.

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**These points are referred to across the application as just "//points//".**

===== LoMaps Points of Interest =====

The other category of points are an integral part of **[[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps:|LoMaps]]**. They are a direct output of OpenStreetMap database and carry a lot of information about almost all point objects on the map, beginning with **hill peaks, church monuments and other landmarks**  and ending with civil facilities like **post offices, ATMs, gas stations etc.**  These Points of Interest can not be created, deleted, renamed or otherwise manipulated but you can be [[manual:user_guide:functions:guidance|guided]] or [[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:|navigated]] to them, you can [[manual:user_guide:functions:share|share]] them, copy them etc.

{{  :manual:user_guide:poi_locus.png?direct&250  }}<WRAP round tip > It is possible to display these points above any other map - just tap **Menu > More functions > [[manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|Points of Interest(BETA)]]**  and choose any category. However, it is necessary to have LoMaps of the same area downloaded. </WRAP>