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Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4...
Last post by Andrew Heard - Today at 00:19:05Quote from: Menion on Yesterday at 16:00:56Beta version for the weekend 4.29.0.1 (17.4.2025)Windows 11 is detecting a Virus in MapGooglePlay_4.29.0.1_1179.apk. I'm prevented from saving the downloaded file. Tried 4 times. Tried with Vivaldi & Edge browsers. I've never experienced this before. I was looking forward to testing the track list scroll position ;-( Is anyone else downloading on Windows? If hacked, maybe in future, a file hash SHA256 or similar is provided like a few other download sites provide. Am hoping Windows has simply got the signature confused.
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#2
Troubles & Questions / Re: Edit existing Route in Web...
Last post by InFlames87 - Yesterday at 22:00:25Ok i understand, but it was definitly possible in the webplanner, i planned 50 routes that way and everytime it worked. My own POIs are hiking stamp places in central germany and they are nearly all off the track.
I reproduced my example from one post earlier, but now i don't take the POI which is called "HWN 138 - Braunseck", instead i took a random point on the map which is a little bit more off track than my own POI, and then it worked like 2 weeks ago with my own POIs and created a route in the near of the point and not just a straight red line.
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The 2nd pic is a closer look and that special point. The blue point is my own POI, where it is not possible to create a route, but the random "Point 4" more off track is possible.
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I reproduced my example from one post earlier, but now i don't take the POI which is called "HWN 138 - Braunseck", instead i took a random point on the map which is a little bit more off track than my own POI, and then it worked like 2 weeks ago with my own POIs and created a route in the near of the point and not just a straight red line.
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The 2nd pic is a closer look and that special point. The blue point is my own POI, where it is not possible to create a route, but the random "Point 4" more off track is possible.
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#3
Troubles & Questions / Re: Create .map from .shp - em...
Last post by moudi - Yesterday at 19:17:01Hi Petr, thanks for your reply.
I have a dataset with 130'000 pathways (simple lines) with special categorization (e.g. easy/moderate/hard) which I would like to use as an overlay map while navigating. (the dataset is not available for the public, so I can't share it here)
The coverage is quite big with roughly 119'000 km^2. I expect that a raster based map would result in a way too large file. The SHP file itself is 88MB.
Locus GIS looks nice, but I think it's not the right tool for my use case.
My first approach was to create a KML file, but Locus was not able to handle it and crashed. I assume the file was just too big.
If SHP to Mapsforge is that troublesome, are you aware of a better choice? QGIS supports the export to many other vector formats, so I'm not bound to SHP.
Thanks for your help
Dominik
I have a dataset with 130'000 pathways (simple lines) with special categorization (e.g. easy/moderate/hard) which I would like to use as an overlay map while navigating. (the dataset is not available for the public, so I can't share it here)
The coverage is quite big with roughly 119'000 km^2. I expect that a raster based map would result in a way too large file. The SHP file itself is 88MB.
Locus GIS looks nice, but I think it's not the right tool for my use case.
My first approach was to create a KML file, but Locus was not able to handle it and crashed. I assume the file was just too big.
If SHP to Mapsforge is that troublesome, are you aware of a better choice? QGIS supports the export to many other vector formats, so I'm not bound to SHP.
Thanks for your help
Dominik
#4
Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4...
Last post by michaelbechtold - Yesterday at 18:56:47AFA stands for "All Files Access" and is needed for users who
- use a non-standard root folder for Locus (like the earlier /Locus/...) AND
- run a device with Android 11+ (I assume this applies to a majority of users)
The one with the shortest name can only use the standard locations (/Android/data or /Android/media - I consider the latter best practises, as good file managers can read/write there, while Google blocks access to the former. (There are geek level work-arounds for that, too, but I won't go there here.))
Leaves DEV - which is a non-AFA version (unfortunately!) but with additional debugging features. I only found out by installation. There is no documentation I am aware of.
- use a non-standard root folder for Locus (like the earlier /Locus/...) AND
- run a device with Android 11+ (I assume this applies to a majority of users)
The one with the shortest name can only use the standard locations (/Android/data or /Android/media - I consider the latter best practises, as good file managers can read/write there, while Google blocks access to the former. (There are geek level work-arounds for that, too, but I won't go there here.))
Leaves DEV - which is a non-AFA version (unfortunately!) but with additional debugging features. I only found out by installation. There is no documentation I am aware of.
#5
Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4...
Last post by Sup - Yesterday at 17:33:42Hello, I am new to beta testing and I think both this: https://docs.locusmap.app/doku.php?id=manual:about:free_beta_testing and the README in the Google Drive file lack information on what the "dev" version is. Which one should I install? I went for the non dev version.
#6
Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4...
Last post by michaelbechtold - Yesterday at 16:54:03Good stuff for a long weekend; TXs a lot, Menion.
What I was hoping for was offline search for Wikipedia. The second step does work. Clicking on Wikipedia, I can select Aard2, which is a fully offline Wikipedia. However, switching off mobile data runs into an error.
"Always on" assumption is an ideology that will fall flat on its face, sooner or later ...
If I recall correctly, you have links to Wikipedia in the LoPoint database, right?
TXs and cheers
Michael
What I was hoping for was offline search for Wikipedia. The second step does work. Clicking on Wikipedia, I can select Aard2, which is a fully offline Wikipedia. However, switching off mobile data runs into an error.
"Always on" assumption is an ideology that will fall flat on its face, sooner or later ...
If I recall correctly, you have links to Wikipedia in the LoPoint database, right?
TXs and cheers
Michael
#7
Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4...
Last post by Menion - Yesterday at 16:00:56New Beta version for the weekend 4.29.0.1 (17.4.2025)
Changelog
- chg: Android Auto is now working for none-Premium users for 60 minutes daily
- chg: closing My library by back press from restored folder
- chg: restoring scroll position when return to MyLibrary folder during open
- chg: (SILVER) full rework of the Wikipedia search > design unite with new search system
- chg: major background rework of online Lopoints re-loading
- fix: incorrect display of tile-sizes for local maps
- fix: incorrect restore of track segments upon re-route of saved route
You still miss my responses to some posts, sorry, next week!
Changelog
- chg: Android Auto is now working for none-Premium users for 60 minutes daily
- chg: closing My library by back press from restored folder
- chg: restoring scroll position when return to MyLibrary folder during open
- chg: (SILVER) full rework of the Wikipedia search > design unite with new search system
- chg: major background rework of online Lopoints re-loading
- fix: incorrect display of tile-sizes for local maps
- fix: incorrect restore of track segments upon re-route of saved route
You still miss my responses to some posts, sorry, next week!
#8
Troubles & Questions / Re: Create .map from .shp - em...
Last post by voldapet - Yesterday at 09:22:46Hi Dominik,
conversion of SHP to Mapsforge vector map is overcomplicated and the article is really old...maybe is better to convert data to raster mbtiles (but it depends on area of coverage).
Anyway, before any exploration of the issues - could I ask you what your use case is? Or what data you want to display?
I would also like to note that we are developing another application called Locus GIS which is aimed at more professional use cases and can directly import SHP https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus.gis
Thanks, Petr
conversion of SHP to Mapsforge vector map is overcomplicated and the article is really old...maybe is better to convert data to raster mbtiles (but it depends on area of coverage).
Anyway, before any exploration of the issues - could I ask you what your use case is? Or what data you want to display?
I would also like to note that we are developing another application called Locus GIS which is aimed at more professional use cases and can directly import SHP https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locus.gis
Thanks, Petr
#9
[CZ&SK] - diskuze o Locusu / Re: Vestavěná geocaching živá ...
Last post by Menion - Yesterday at 07:42:08Není, nic se tu neměnilo. Prosím o kontrolu v nastavení apky, kde se formát souřadnic vybírá.
#10
Troubles & Questions / Re: Lopoints icon
Last post by Menion - Yesterday at 07:40:24There is currently a plan (will be done in the next months) to "PIN" certain categories and highlight them on the map. This should probably solve issues like this.