Geocaching in Locus Map
About
Geocache Map Label
After tapping a geocache on the map a label appears.
The label is similar to that of a common point but there is quite a lot of additional information:
D- 5-star scale of difficulty to find the geocache
T - 5-star scale of terrain difficulty
W - number of waypoints
TR - number of trackables dropped here (displayed only to Premium members, others see TR 0)
S - 5-grade scale of the geocache box size
distance to the cache from your actual GPS position (or from the cursor your position is not centered)
last 5 logs status - in case you downloaded logs
more options menu contains:
Hint button, opening a box with tools menu:
You can encrypt/decrypt the hint, copy it to clipboard or let it translate by any installed translating app/service
Load all waypoints - appears only when the cache contains waypoints - it displays them all on map
Log button, opening a Log side panel menu:
Log your visit - you can log your visit online to
www.geocaching.com.
Upload field note - uploads a previously created offline log to
www.geocaching.com.
Store offline - starts the
Logs manager to create an offline log for future uploading
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Geocache Folder Screen
Looks and offers the same controls as an ordinary point folder screen except a few more options:
Contains a rich choice of geocache parameters to sort by:
Besides common functions like Copy/Move/Export/Delete or Fill elevation contains several GC-specific features:
Update caches - updates downloaded caches listings, logs etc. The button is present only if the
Geocaching4Locus addon is installed.
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Load GCVote - downloads geocache rating
Geocache Detail Screen
As was said before, Locus Map handles geocaches as points. Nevertheless, the detail screen of a geocache contains a lot more information and options. The topbar displays the geocache name and geocaching main menu button:
Main Menu
Hint - displays encrypted geocache hint if there is any and a tools menu that can encrypt/decrypt the hint, save it to clipboard or translate:
Log visit:
ONLINE
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Upload field note - uploads a field note under “Your profile - Access Your Field Notes”. If it has not been done before
www.geocaching.com may require authorizing your account.
OFFLINE
Store offline - stores geocache log for later online logging - offline logs are managed in
Field notes manager
Log trackable - logs a trackable item after inserting the tracking code:
Notes - opens an empty socket to enter offline notes. Useful for paperless geocaching - writing down questions of a stage, calculations, formulas, hints etc.:
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Add to calendar - in case the cache is a geocaching event this option sends it to your calendar.
Computed - marks the geocache as computed in case it contains any computing to do -
- useful for filtration
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Basic info tab
(1) Map preview - tapping it switches into the map screen with the geocache in the middle.
(2) - The map preview can be switched off by tapping an arrow in the bottom right corner.
(3) Folder icon and name - geocache storage information.
gets you back to the geocache folder.
(4) Coordinates and a new-coords selector switch - for quick change of the geocache coordinates in case of e.g. mystery cache calculation
Geocache
cache code - unique code linked to corresponding geocache website
difficulty - 5-star scale of difficulty to find the geocache
terrain - 5-star scale of terrain difficulty
size - 5-grade scale of the geocache box size
favorites - number of geocachers who marked the cache as their favorite
quality GC Vote - geocachers' evaluation.
refreshes the status
hidden - date of hiding the geocache
updated - date of the geocache website last update
a cache by - owner of the geocache
country - country where the cache is hidden
attributes - icons fo various cache attributes - availability, special properties etc.
description - geocache description. May be short or longer than listing, it depends on its owner.
Details - information about geocache altitude, azimuth from current position, GPS accuracy, date of geocache import etc.
Listing tab
Contains all information included in the Listing part of the geocache website - facts, formulas, images, links, etc. Premium members see mobile-optimized information, basic members full HTML web page (so far):
Images tab
A special tab for displaying geocache related images and their descriptions. Images associated with the geocache are listed here after using GC Offlinizer:
Waypoints tab
Contains a list of geocache waypoints if there are any. Usually basic caches have no waypoints, multicaches or mystery caches often need to add some:
Logs tab
Contains the geocache logs scroll:
Trackables tab
Contains a list of trackables present in the cache (when there are none, this tab is inactive):
The trackable item can be logged directly from here.
Attachment tab
Storage space for geocache attachments - files, images, videos, audio recordings etc.:
You can add attachments by tapping the + sign in topbar.
Bottom action panel
map switch - centers the map at the geocache
navigation menu:
share/geocaching add-on menu:
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update cache - reloads the cache data
download logs - downloads geocache logs
nearest caches - opens Geocaching4Locus dialog to define the range and number of geocaches to download
other tools menu - editing, copying, moving, hiding, exporting and deleting of the geocache