Points Management
All user points in Locus Map are managed in Points manager. It can be accessed:
from the
main menu:
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Points are stored in folders from where you can visualize them on map, edit them, copy etc. Folders can be put into groups:
Folders
Each folder line consists of an icon (1), a folder name (2), number of visible/stored points(3) and and action menu button (4):
Icon (1) - tapping it opens selection to load (visualize on map) all previously visible points or all points in the folder. Once all points were selected, it just switches between all visible/all invisible:
Folder name (2) - tapping it unfolds the folder:
action menu button (4):
Edit - here you can
change folder icon, edit name and style on map or
insert folder into a group if there is any created
Import - add new points into the folder by
import from outside of Locus
Export - exports all points in the folder into a file and/or an online service, see more in
Points Export
Delete -
deletes the whole folder including all points in it
How to add a folder
Groups
Folders can be put into groups as another level of data structure. Each group line contains the group name and number of folders allocated in it. Before adding a folder to a group, it is necessary to create one.
How to add a group
How to add a folder to a group
Points Folder
After tapping a folder name in the manager the points display in a vertical list:
Its topbar displays visible/total number of points:
Each line consists of:
icon (1) - either the same as the folder in case the point is created by you or different in case the point is imported - tapping the icon displays the point on map
point name (2) - tapping it opens a point detail screen
bearing and distance (3) to the point from the current position of the map cursor
visibility button (4) - switches point in/visibility on the map - button is highlighted
blue when the point is shown on map
How to display points on map
Single point
To remove the point from map (not from the database), tap again.
Multiple points
Use one of multiselecting options:
Hide all - makes all points in the folder invisible on the map
First X points - shows a predefined number of first points in the list (50, 100, 200… points)
Show all - makes all points in the folder visible on the map
Invert - inverts current selection, useful when you want to select almost all points except some. Select those and then invert the selection.
How to sort points
There are several options:
Sort by name - sorts points alphabetically
Sort by distance - sorts points by distance from actual map cursor position (or actual GPS position when fixed and centered)
Sort by creation date - sorts points by their creation date/time
Sort by last update - sorts points by the date/time of their last update
Reverse sorting - switches
sorting into reverse mode
Geocaching - folders with geocaches contain this option for further sorting methods, see more in Geocaching
How to filter points
tap filter button
select criteria
name - filter out points based on a given string of characters - fulltext check
icon - filter out points with particular icons
date - filter out points created in particular term from-to
max. distance - define maximum distance of filtered points from the map cursor
invert the filter - inverts the filter settings
tap
FILTER:
Geocaching tab - appears when geocaches are filtered. Contains further filtration methods specific for geocaching, see more in Geocaching
Save filter for later use
Copying, moving, deleting etc.
More managing tools can be found under the tools button:
To apply a tool to points, select points by checking single ones or use multi-select and sorting in topbar:
Copying
Moving
Exporting
Deleting
Point Map Label
Appears when you move the map cursor across the point icon on map:
OR when you tap a point:
In default settings, it contains the point name, distance from current position, elevation (if relevant data are available), a thumbnail of attached image (if there is any) and context menu:
Point detail - shows
detailed information about the point (displays also when you
tap the label itself)
Navigate to - opens the navigation dialog to calculate
route to the point:
See more in
Navigation.
Guide on - starts
guiding to the point:
See more in
Guidance.
Compass - opens the
compass screen and starts
guiding to the point showing its azimuth and distance:
Hide - hides the point from the map:
Tapping the label launches the Point Detail Screen:
Point Detail Screen
Contains all information considering a point:
Basic info
Attachments
Contains list of attached files. To add some, tap in the topbar:
take a photo - takes a picture with your phone or tablet camera
select a 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 an audio - makes a voice recording by the phone or tablet microphone
select an audio - attaches an audio file from your phone memory
shoot a video - makes a video recording by the phone/tablet camera
select a video - attaches a video from your phone memory
select other files - selects other files in your phone memory to attach to the point
map switch - centers the map at the point:
navigation button - opens a menu of navigating tools available within Locus or other navigation apps installed in your device.
Android OS offers an internal system where each application “registers itself” as a receiver of certain information - in this case coordinates. Locus Map tests all applications in your device and if they are able to receive coordinates they are listed in this menu.
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more options
- offers the same editing/copying etc. options as the
folder tool menu: