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-====== Basics ======
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+====== Locus Map Basics ======
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-===== What's Locus Map? =====
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-Like going for a **bike ride**? Or **hiking in the mountains**? What about **looking for geocaches** in your neighborhood? Or **visiting a city** you've never been to before? Then **Locus Map** is your true companion! It shows you where you are in the middle of nowhere on an offline map, guides you through a geocache hunt or navigates you along the streets to the newly opened sushi restaurant. And many more! Record your favourite **bike tracks**, store your **trip highlights**, export your **daily runs** directly to **[[http://www.runkeeper.com|Runkeeper]]** or other services. **Locus Map** surprises you every day, it's loaded with functions you haven't ever expected you would need sometimes. For example you'll never forget where you **parked your car** in front of a big mall. So here we go!
+The knowledge base of Locus Map Classic is no longer fully updated. If you are looking for the latest features, please visit **manual of Locus Map 4** at **[[https://docs.locusmap.app|docs.locusmap.app]]**.
-===== Where can I download it? =====
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-Obviously as an android user you've got familiarised with **[[https://play.google.com/store/search?q=locus&c=apps&docType=1&sp=CAFiBwoFbG9jdXN6AhgAigECCAE%3D|Google Play Store]]** and that's the first place where you can fetch your **Locus Map**. If you're a proud owner of a **Samsung** device, try the **[[http://apps.samsung.com/earth/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=000000534896|Samsung Apps Store]]**. We are working hard on other downloading channels like **Amazon** or **Xiaomi App Store** but please be patient, it's a long run. And now, **Attention!** When you download your desired travel mate and proceed with installation, **don't switch off your internet connection**, **Locus Map** needs to download a little bit of extra data to start working properly.
+[[manual:basics:whatslocusmap|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_launcher_addon_empty.png?50|What's Locus Map}}]]
-===== How can I control Locus Map? =====
+**[[manual:basics:whatslocusmap|What's Locus Map?]]**\\
-After you install it and switch off all introductory pages with app version information and license agreement, there comes the entry setting of longitude, latitude, length, elevation and speed units. You can omit this step and set units later in the **settings** menu.
-Ok, all is cleared away and now the **main screen is on**. It is covered by an **online map** which **Locus Map** automatically selected by the country you are in at the moment. E.g. Hungarians see Turaterkep Classic map, New Zealanders NZTopoMaps, USGS maps are displayed to the US users etc. Anyway, you will never be left without a map, provided you are still **online**. You can move the map by simple **touching and drawing**, zoom it in/out by **tapping +/-............ buttons** or by **pinching**. If you prefer single hand control, you can **tap and draw** the map to zoom it. If you want to see your **positition on the map**, tap the centering button ................in the lower left corner. Keep in mind that your phone **GPS must be on**. If you want to **rotate the map** according to the built-in compass, tap the ...................button next to the centering and select "Rotate map". Whether you are not sure what direction you are watching, select the **Show view** option from the same menu. The last button in lower panel,................ **locks** map zoom, all map screen and what's more, it offers also a **magnifier lens**! That your grandma will surely approve of. If you'd like to change the map on the screen, tap the ................. button in the upper right corner. It switches on the map menu that offers a wide selection of online maps to display and **download for offline usage**. Just choose a map you'd like to browse or travel with and tap it. A new window with the map terms of use appears, tap the "Confirm" button and** enjoy!** The selected map in the map list is highlighted in orange. Make sure you are **connected to the internet** or your wanderings may turn into a nightmare.
+[[manual:basics:locusdownload|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_question_alt.png?50|Where can I get it?}}]]
+**[[manual:basics:locusdownload|Where can I get it?]]**\\
-Other buttons in the upper panel open **main menu**..........., **GPS status window**................ and your **points/tracks manager**............. that we will talk about bellow.
+[[manual:basics:locuscontrol|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_bt_config_alt.png?50|Basic control}}]]
-===== How to get offline maps into my Locus Map? =====
+**[[manual:basics:locuscontrol|Basic control]]**\\
-As we've mentioned before, Locus Map offers a really **wide range of maps** from various providers to display or download (and many more are coming soon). When you switch the ..............**Maps menu** on, there are four tabs - **Online**, **Personal**, **Vector** and **WMS**. At first it will do to have a look at the **Online Maps**, many of them can be easily **downloaded to use offline**. For example if you are a fan of the Open Street maps, select one of the World or Regional OSM maps, e.g. Hike&Bike, and tap the ............ settings button on the right. A menu appears, choose **Download** and then one of the area options - **This screen** downloads the map you are just seeing on your mobile screen, **Select area** allows you to fine-tune your area selection. Actually there are also other options but let's talk about them later. When you make your selection it's time to **choose zooms** of your map by a simple scroll bar with two buttons, then confirm another dialog box and the download begins. After completing the process your map appears in the **Personal** tab in the **Maps** manager. There you can tap it and set out for your bike trip.
-There are a few other options how to get offline maps to your app, see further on in __Maps__ chapter.
+[[manual:basics:offlinemaps|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_map_download_alt.png?50|Offline maps}}]]
-===== How can I record my trip track? =====
+**[[manual:basics:offlinemaps|Offline maps]]**\\
-Now you have an offline map so lets go biking. Do you want to show the trip to your buddies? No problem with Locus Map. Turn your GPS on (the GPS icon .......... must be green), tap **Menu > More** and select **Track record**. Tap the **green button** on the tracking dashboard and your track is being recorded. You can see the tracking right on the map - the blue arrow is **drawing a line**. When you get to the finish of your trip, tap the red **Stop** button. Name your trip or just leave it named by the date stamp and tap **Save**. Your trip is saved and you can boast with it to your friends.
-The track you recorded is saved in the **Tracks directory** that you can find under the ............ Points/tracks manager button. For more about track recording see the chapter __Track recording__.
+[[manual:basics:trackrecord|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_track_record_alt.png?50|Track recording}}]]
-===== How to place a point of interest on the map? =====
+**[[manual:basics:trackrecord|Track recording]]**\\
-**Points of interest** (POIs) are places on the map where you can find more information you are interested in after tapping them. Usually they describe things like **monuments, theaters, museums, pubs, hotels** etc. **Locus Map** allows you to place **your own POI** to mark anything you like on your trip, to show your friends your address on holidays or to recommend them anything worth seeing. It'simple - just touch the screen on the place you'd like to save and hold a sec. A small frame with address appears, tap it and choose the ................ symbol in the left lower corner. Edit name of your point or just leave the date and time stamp in the place of name and tap Save. POIs are stored in the Points directory right next to your tracks.
+[[manual:basics:geocaching|{{:manual:user_guide:logo_geocaching_.png?50|Geocaching}}]]
+**[[manual:basics:geocaching|Geocaching]]**\\
+[[manual:basics:navigation|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_directions_alt.png?50|Navigation}}]]
+**[[manual:basics:navigation|Navigation]]**\\
-Detailed info about POIs is summarized in __Points of Interest__ chapter.
+[[manual:basics:poisplace|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_point_info_alt.png?50|Points of interest}}]]
-===== Can I import tracks and points into Locus Map? =====
+**[[manual:basics:poisplace|Points of interest]]**\\
-Of course you can and again, it's simple. Do you track your sports activity in **Endomondo**? Do you plan your trips on **[[http://www.bikemap.net|Bikemap.net]]** and want to display them in **Locus Map**? Export your tracks into **GPX** format, copy them to your phone and select **Import data** in your Locus Map **main menu**. Find the desired gpx file, tap it and Locus Map will ask you what **folder** you want to store your track to. Either choose an existing one or make a **new one**. Tap **Import** and there you go! Your track appears on the map neatly centered on your screen.
+[[manual:basics:poisimport|{{:manual:user_guide:ic_import_alt.png?50|Track and points import}}]]
+**[[manual:basics:poisimport|Track and points import]]**\\
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+For thorough Locus Map application study we recommend the **[[manual:user_guide|User Guide]]**.
-Locus Map supports a **wide range of various data formats** to import, as you can see in the __Import__ chapter of the User Guide.
+If you prefer more synthetic approach try the **[[:main|Search tab]]**.
-===== How can Locus Map help me with finding Geocaches? =====
-**Geocaching** has become a worldwide favourite outdoor game and **Locus Map** is one of the officially certified **Geocaching apps**. It can show you geocaches on the map, navigate you to the cache, display listing, images, logs, it also allows you to log your own findings directly from the app without need to visit [[http://www.geocaching.com|Geocaching.com]] website. And many more, as you can see in the __Geocaching__ chapter.
-There are several methods how to get geocaches into Locus Map and we'll have a look at one of them. Geocaches can be downloaded to your phone by the **Geocaching4Locus** addon which you can easily install for free from the **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arcao.geocaching4locus|Google Play Store]]**. Once it's done, touch and hold the place on the map where you'd like to see geocaches around. We've done this before when we tried to place a point of interest. When a label with address appears tap it to unfold and select the............ icon. Choose **Nearest caches**. **Locus Map** will ask how many caches you want to download and after the download where to place them. You know already the **Points manager** so use either the existing folder or make a new one to import the caches in. And that's it, geocaches are scattered around the map.
+Whether you have any questions or bug reports don't hesitate to contact us at our **[[http://help.locusmap.eu|Helpdesk]]** or visit **[[http://forum.locusmap.eu|Locus Forum]]** where our numerous community is ready to help.
-===== For your first steps with Locus Map see the tutorial: =====
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-**Well done! Now you are ready for new adventures with Locus Map so take it easy and enjoy!**
-For further study we recommend the **__User Guide__**. If you are looking for a particular problem resolution, try the **Search** tab above. Whether you have any questions or bug reports don't hesitate to contact us at our **[[http://help.locusmap.eu|Helpdesk]]** or visit **[[http://forum.locusmap.eu|Locus Forum]]** where our numerous community is ready to help.

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