In addition to Locus and OsmAnd, is there an more excellent app? ;D
Can we discuss this issue? ;D ;D
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I started Android navigation on my motorcycle with Osmand, but switched to Locus Map after 1 year. Reason was the Locus database and the better route planner. Never used Osmand again.
The only situation where I don´t use Locus is car navigation with simple A-B routing. There I use Magic Earth.
I wanted to have only one app for all outdoor activities and not different ones and every time I have to think how to do it in this app.
Here was only Locus Map that covered everything. and after 6 years I am of the opinion that there is no better in this area.
For car navigation use Google Maps, in this area is simply the better choice.
When I go hiking or .... I choose a parking place in Locus Map and then select Google Maps for navigation.
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For geocaching support, there is only one choice.
I use osmand for everything exept geocaching.
If osmand would support this too, I wouldn't use locus anymore.
Quote from: ThomasD. on January 26, 2023, 18:11:52I started Android navigation on my motorcycle with Osmand, but switched to Locus Map after 1 year. Reason was the Locus database and the better route planner. Never used Osmand again.
The only situation where I don´t use Locus is car navigation with simple A-B routing. There I use Magic Earth.
May I know which version of Locus you are currently using? LM3 or 4 ?
Thanks.
Quote from: Saturo on January 26, 2023, 21:40:56I use osmand for everything exept geocaching.
If osmand would support this too, I wouldn't use locus anymore.
Osmland seems to support cached maps:
Menu -> Download maps -> Local,
The first thing you can see is
Standard maps( vector)Keep scrolling down and you will see:
Online and cached tile mapsSorry, this forum doesn't seem to be able to post pictures?
Of course, its cache map is actually not fully understood by me.
I still use Locus, but Osmand has some advantages that I like, for example, global ocean depth.
Thanks.
Hi guys, interesting discussion. I've moved it to "Free chat" category where it belongs I believe :)
Anyway, are there any serious advantages of the OsmAnd compared to Locus Map? Some time ago, OsmAnd was made mainly for navigation and nothing more. Over years, both apps have more and more in common, but both do things in different ways.
But because I've never used OsmAnd (what a surprise :) ), I'll be interested in the major advantage you see in it, thanks.
Hi. I have been on this forum for a while and have never posted anything.
I practice mountain sports and the application I started using was OruxMaps until recently that I do it with Locus Map 4 and Locus Map Classic.
The advantage of Locus over OruxMaps is its ease of use and very intuitive. Oruxmaps is more complex, but the advantage is that it supports SHP, I use that format in many layers that before I need to convert to be able to use in Locus, it would be interesting that it supports that type of file.
Hi and welcome :)
It is more about OsmAnd than OruxMaps. OruxMaps is very close to Locus Map, but it is not so actively developed, and hard to say what are Jose's plans.
SHP files are fully supported in Locus GIS app. I do not think it belongs to Locus Map app as it is format focused on GIS & mapping.
Oh, sorry. I forgot to comment about Osmand+, I tried it last year for a short time. It didn't convince me, for my mountain sports and Geocaching I prefer Locus.
I don't doubt that Osmand+ is a good app but I don't know what I'm looking for.
I convert the SHP with Locus Gis but I would have liked to be able to use them directly in Locus Map.
Quote from: Menion on January 27, 2023, 08:24:47Hi guys, interesting discussion. I've moved it to "Free chat" category where it belongs I believe :)
Anyway, are there any serious advantages of the OsmAnd compared to Locus Map? Some time ago, OsmAnd was made mainly for navigation and nothing more. Over years, both apps have more and more in common, but both do things in different ways.
But because I've never used OsmAnd (what a surprise :) ), I'll be interested in the major advantage you see in it, thanks.
I also used OruxMaps earlier. After a period of time, I discovered Locus. After that, I discovered OsmAnd.
I think these three softwares are professional standards. This is compared to the Map App used by ordinary people such as Google Map.
When I found Locus, I quickly gave up OruxMaps( If the OruxMap person sees it, I must say sorry.).
Osmand's advantage I think is the map data itself. It includes too many map data I like, such as global depth data.
The advantage of Locus is the management of geographical data. The current map is really weak, so Locus can easily switch different maps.
Such as:
https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/30589-today-the-offline-search-feature-still-seems-to-be-in-early-beta (https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/30589-today-the-offline-search-feature-still-seems-to-be-in-early-beta) ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
But OsmAnd does not directly support image map calibration. This is a pity.
And OsmAnd's processing speed of offline maps seems much faster. Locus seems to be significantly slow.
Locus and OsmAnd are all my favorite, I don't know if there are better apps.
Thank you for your great work!
Quote from: ColdAutumn on January 27, 2023, 03:49:19May I know which version of Locus you are currently using? LM3 or 4 ?
Currently LM4. I switched from LM3 as of supporting the delelopers and better synching between devices. You can do this with third party apps, but the internal synch is way easier.
I have recently established it. I attempted it about 2020, but it was not functioning well. Currently, both the wired USB and Wifi TCPIP approaches are functioning very well.
Willy, we've known each other for a long time, fortunately. Otherwise, I would delete your post as spam :D.
I have nothing against discussions about other apps, but this looks to me a little too much. Plain info with a link in the OSMAnd topic, without any clear explanation why? ...
Quote from: Menion on January 27, 2023, 08:24:47Hi guys, interesting discussion. I've moved it to "Free chat" category where it belongs I believe :)
Anyway, are there any serious advantages of the OsmAnd compared to Locus Map? Some time ago, OsmAnd was made mainly for navigation and nothing more. Over years, both apps have more and more in common, but both do things in different ways.
But because I've never used OsmAnd (what a surprise :) ), I'll be interested in the major advantage you see in it, thanks.
I am a long time Locus user, recently tried Osmand+ just out of curiosity.
Locus per se is definitely faster in terms of map rendering. I use LM Classic and vector maps and they are definitely smoother than in Osmand. However I see some nice points of Osmand which could be useful in Locus:
- 3D view of the map is useful - really is :)
- online database for Wikipedia, points of interest - very handy if you go biking to another city and just pass some points by - u check some of touristic places and then they are shown on the map. I don't see that in Locus at all.
- maps are slower but they tend to do look better or at least their themes seems to be refreshing. Also their text rotate, in Locus text is fixed.
- Osmand search is a lot better. Locus search function is terrible
Locus is generally better, Osmand has some strong points mentioned above though. Both are good for outdoor activity, Locus could have better UI though - it can be clumsy and LM4 is no better in this, bah I even think LM4 interface is worse than Classic.
@Forsberg - interesting observations thanks. I haven't looked @ OsmAnd in 9 years. Interesting re 3D view. LM4 does already have online connection between POI & Wikipedia.
PS. I installed OsmAnd. Note OsmAnd+ is the paid version, former is the free version. It is a nice install - offers to download local map as part of the install. The settings & menu are quite clear & maybe nicer than LM4. However the 3D view, along with other topographic features (contours/ slope), required the paid version, so I didn't proceed with the investigation.
Quote from: Andrew Heard on July 29, 2024, 04:48:20@Forsberg - interesting observations thanks. I haven't looked @ OsmAnd in 9 years. Interesting re 3D view. LM4 does already have online connection between POI & Wikipedia.
3D view is handy. Especially if you are at some hill area but if it is flat it is good as well. It seems to be more natural view than directly from the above.
Here some comparison of more or less the same area:
(https://i.imgur.com/LYv2UXy.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/jp8Bp68.jpeg)
Interesting that LM4 has online POI connection. Does it work well? What I am looking for is that I select example a category "touristic" and it shows all monuments, squares, famous places, castles ect so a tourist could visit. Osmand has such a feature. In Locus I have to download manually all POIs or KLM routes with saved interesting points. It is tiresome tbh.
I haven't switched to LM4 due to many reasons, mostly because I see no huge progress from LM3 Pro (Classic) like:
- if vector maps rotate (u select map rotation according to the compas example) then names of all places can be unreadable because the text is upside-down.
- UI is meh - it seems to me it is a step back - some more customization like panel arrangement (dock and undock, change position like in Osmand) would be welcome.
I see some progress regarding rendering speed - LM4 renders vector maps faster than Classic - it is nice. Also, it seems the search function finally works. Not sure why devs keep Search in LM3 Classic if it is completely useless. I type a shop "lidl" and it shows me some stuff thousands kilometer from me. In LM4 it shows all shows nearby as it should.
Unfortunately those two things are not enough to me to switch, even if LM3 is de facto abandoned per new functions. I guess I will wait for LM5 then :)
The best LM4 (Gold) feature for me is the Cloud Sync of user points & tracks between all devices and the online Route Planner.
I have installed OsmAnd for comparison, but I don't use it. I don't have the time or inclination to familiarise myself with another complex app, especially as I don't see any relevant advantages over Locus 4.
@ Forsberg: I don't like this 3D view in OsmAnd. It looks like a bent paper and the black dashed paths look ugly. But of course that's a matter of taste.
Personally, I use Locus Map 4 for > 95% of all outdoor activities, with the following exceptions:
- I mainly use c:geo for geocaching (even though I hardly ever do this anymore), as it's the only app that allows me as a basic member to cache without major restrictions.
- For car navigation I use other apps, e.g. Magic Earth, HERE, sometimes Google Maps.
Quote from: ColdAutumn on January 26, 2023, 16:54:19In addition to Locus and OsmAnd, is there a more excellent app? ;D
The only map app I use frequently is Organic Maps (formerly MapsMe). Of course, it doesn't have anywhere near the range of functions of Locus Map or OsmAnd and is not primarily an outdoor/hiking app, but it's very good for a quick overview. Advantages:
- Extremely fast map rendering
- Very simple intuitive operation
- Quick and easy navigation from A to B with intermediate stops
- Good POI handling incl. POI search
- Clear and pleasant map image
- Frequent map updates
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Quote from: Graf Geo on July 30, 2024, 13:03:10: I don't like this 3D view in OsmAnd.
I was disappointed with the so-called 3D view; not like Google Earth. If you need a 3D view on Android then I use Google Earth side-by-side with LM4.