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#21
Troubles & Questions / Re: Search activity with 2 poi...
Last post by Mick FU - June 02, 2026, 20:38:45Hi,
I would like to search activities passing at a certain mountain peak (first point = map center) (for this I am searching in my library and sorting by nearest), but select only those with a starting point (second point) elsewhere on the map.
Combining your idea (sort by distance from start) and mine (make visible activities sorted from distance to map point) would work, if I could search and sort only into visible activities. Which I can't find any way to do it 🤔
I would like to search activities passing at a certain mountain peak (first point = map center) (for this I am searching in my library and sorting by nearest), but select only those with a starting point (second point) elsewhere on the map.
Combining your idea (sort by distance from start) and mine (make visible activities sorted from distance to map point) would work, if I could search and sort only into visible activities. Which I can't find any way to do it 🤔
#22
Troubles & Questions / Re: Search activity with 2 poi...
Last post by Menion - June 02, 2026, 15:20:41Hi,
not sure what exactly you would like to do, but you can set a app settings > Misc > Default search/sort location to map screen cursor and then sort tracks in My library by the "Distance to end". Is this what you are looking for? Nearest tracks sorted by end (second) point?
not sure what exactly you would like to do, but you can set a app settings > Misc > Default search/sort location to map screen cursor and then sort tracks in My library by the "Distance to end". Is this what you are looking for? Nearest tracks sorted by end (second) point?
#23
Troubles & Questions / Re: Winken funktioniert nicht ...
Last post by Menion - June 02, 2026, 15:14:26Hi Mick,
as far as I know, Samsung devices have an aggressive battery optimisation. So it is really possible, it turns off proximity sensor when the screen is off. Then Locus Map can't handle the events.
Maybe give a try and enable "Locus Map as a service" in the app settings > misc. Maybe it may help.
as far as I know, Samsung devices have an aggressive battery optimisation. So it is really possible, it turns off proximity sensor when the screen is off. Then Locus Map can't handle the events.
Maybe give a try and enable "Locus Map as a service" in the app settings > misc. Maybe it may help.
#24
Locus Map / Re: Re: [APP] - version 4.34.+...
Last post by WildWortWechsel - June 02, 2026, 13:16:04Quote from: Menion on June 02, 2026, 10:10:24@WildWortWechsel
- GPS position on the chart > added
- max. chart scale > increased
Hi Menion,
thank you!
Quote- problem with trails > what exactly is the problem? Not clear from screenshots. A partially missing line is probably a small graphical problem in the used library. Hard to solve, sorry.
Parts of the hiking trails are missing or the lines are not complete drawn. No problem for me.
Quotemissing buttons > does it happen everytime or are you able to describe to me a steps that lead to this state?
Every time with the same recorded track, but not with every recorded track. See the screenshots: both are recorded. One shows the buttons, the other not when clicking on it.
#25
[CZ&SK] - diskuze o Locusu / Re: Geocaching - LM3 vs LM4
Last post by Menion - June 02, 2026, 10:19:38Zdravím Čeldo,
"problém dnešní doby" je trošku zavádějící. Přizpůsobujeme Locus Map lidem, kteří nechtějí studovat manuály, protože potřebujeme uživit 11 lidí, kteří aktuálně na aplikaci pracují na plný úvazek, a nechceme pro ty pokročilejší zvedat cenu na dvojnásobek. Buď máš specifickou aplikaci pro minoritu, kterou si necháš ale zaplatit, nebo opačně. My hledáme kompromis.
Zpět k problému. Můžeš prosím s chladnou hlavou zkusit aktuální řešení v poslední Betě a napsat stručně, co je teď nejvíce problematické, co tě zdržuje či ti nějak znepříjemňuje fungování?
Protože v nové obrazovce si můžeš seřadit horní nabídku (tužka na konci řádku), tedy dvě až tři položky jsou dostupné an jeden klik. Jsou menší než v gridu ale jsou tam. Clipboard tam není, protože ten se okamžitě objevuje v seznamu níže, je tedy rychlejší než dříve.
Nenapadá náš tedy žádný zásadní zádrhel, v čem je nové řešení horší než to staré. Chápu zvyk, sám s tím mám problém a chápu menší plochu pro klik. Díky.
"problém dnešní doby" je trošku zavádějící. Přizpůsobujeme Locus Map lidem, kteří nechtějí studovat manuály, protože potřebujeme uživit 11 lidí, kteří aktuálně na aplikaci pracují na plný úvazek, a nechceme pro ty pokročilejší zvedat cenu na dvojnásobek. Buď máš specifickou aplikaci pro minoritu, kterou si necháš ale zaplatit, nebo opačně. My hledáme kompromis.
Zpět k problému. Můžeš prosím s chladnou hlavou zkusit aktuální řešení v poslední Betě a napsat stručně, co je teď nejvíce problematické, co tě zdržuje či ti nějak znepříjemňuje fungování?
Protože v nové obrazovce si můžeš seřadit horní nabídku (tužka na konci řádku), tedy dvě až tři položky jsou dostupné an jeden klik. Jsou menší než v gridu ale jsou tam. Clipboard tam není, protože ten se okamžitě objevuje v seznamu níže, je tedy rychlejší než dříve.
Nenapadá náš tedy žádný zásadní zádrhel, v čem je nové řešení horší než to staré. Chápu zvyk, sám s tím mám problém a chápu menší plochu pro klik. Díky.
#26
Locus Map / Re: [APP] - version 4.34.+ ( 0...
Last post by Menion - June 02, 2026, 10:10:24@hoschilo
nice one! Every sensor value has own parameter that defines how long the value is valid. In the case of a bike battery, it is 15 minutes, but most of the sensors are valid for 5 seconds.
@Tapio
minimising on title tap > heh, we tested if anyone noticed it. A small complication, but we will look at it.
@Graf Geo
not points in landscape > what happens in the track screen on the background is huge. It took us a month of work
. Points later.
New font > there is no new font. It will be a side effect of the unification of the panel with the rest of the app. Anyway, understand. Will think about it ...
@WildWortWechsel
- GPS position on the chart > added
- max. chart scale > increased
- problem with trails > what exactly is the problem? Not clear from screenshots. A partially missing line is probably a small graphical problem in the used library. Hard to solve, sorry.
missing buttons > does it happen everytime or are you able to describe to me a steps that lead to this state?
@Joska
attachments and chart at once > improvements are "work in progress". Patience please.
gaps in recording > there were no changes in the recording system. I may only point to our docs here.
@freischneider
slope colouring > ok, I'll prepare better visible version
nice one! Every sensor value has own parameter that defines how long the value is valid. In the case of a bike battery, it is 15 minutes, but most of the sensors are valid for 5 seconds.
@Tapio
minimising on title tap > heh, we tested if anyone noticed it. A small complication, but we will look at it.
@Graf Geo
not points in landscape > what happens in the track screen on the background is huge. It took us a month of work
. Points later. New font > there is no new font. It will be a side effect of the unification of the panel with the rest of the app. Anyway, understand. Will think about it ...
@WildWortWechsel
- GPS position on the chart > added
- max. chart scale > increased
- problem with trails > what exactly is the problem? Not clear from screenshots. A partially missing line is probably a small graphical problem in the used library. Hard to solve, sorry.
missing buttons > does it happen everytime or are you able to describe to me a steps that lead to this state?
@Joska
attachments and chart at once > improvements are "work in progress". Patience please.
gaps in recording > there were no changes in the recording system. I may only point to our docs here.
@freischneider
slope colouring > ok, I'll prepare better visible version
#27
Locus Map / Re: Re: [APP] - version 4.34.+...
Last post by Ulrich Kiermayr - June 01, 2026, 20:37:26Quote from: freischneider on June 01, 2026, 16:34:59I don't like the new colors for the track in "Colored Gradient." I'm having trouble following the course of the track. The colors are very pale. With the old colors, I could see the track much more clearly, and I could spot steep sections much more easily. They stood out right away.+1
#28
Tools / lidar2map — free tool to gener...
Last post by nico579 - June 01, 2026, 20:08:35Hi all,
A sibling to the gpxsolar tool I posted here recently — same idea, different data.
A sibling to the gpxsolar tool I posted here recently — same idea, different data.
lidar2map is a free open-source tool (GPLv3) that turns high-resolution LiDAR into shaded-relief map overlays you can load in Locus Map. It downloads the elevation data, builds the relief, and tiles it for you.
What it produces: multidirectional hillshade and Sky-View Factor (SVF) relief — the kind of visualization that reveals micro-terrain you can't see on satellite or standard maps (old paths, terraces, earthworks, drainage). Useful for hiking route-finding and terrain reading.
Same place: satellite, OpenStreetMap, then the LiDAR relief (SVF) — the relief reveals what the other two don't show.
And loaded as an overlay inside Locus Map:
Heads-up on coverage: the built-in data source is the French national LiDAR HD (IGN), so out of the box it covers France only. The processing itself is generic — if you have your own LiDAR tiles for another region, the relief pipeline works on those too.
How to use it in Locus Map:
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- Generate an MBTiles or SQLiteDB output (the SQLiteDB uses the RMaps schema Locus reads natively).
- Load it as a map overlay (Settings → Maps → overlay), or as a standalone map.
- Stack it under your usual map at reduced opacity to combine relief with your base layer.
Outputs: MBTiles (universal), SQLiteDB (RMaps schema — Locus / OsmAnd), Mapsforge .map, RMAP (CompeGPS / TwoNav). Runs on Windows / Linux / macOS, GUI or CLI.
Repo (code, build, docs): https://github.com/nico579/lidar2map
Hobby project — feedback welcome, especially on the Locus loading side.
#29
Tools / gpxsolar — free tool to genera...
Last post by nico579 - June 01, 2026, 20:01:42Hi all,
freischneider kindly pointed me here from the ideas site — this is the right board for it.
I made gpxsolar, a free open-source tool (GPLv3) that computes where sun and shadow fall along a GPX track at a given date and time, using elevation data and the terrain horizon. It exports a map overlay you can load directly in Locus Map.
Why it's useful on the trail: on a summer hike you want to know which sections will be in shade at 2 p.m.; in winter, where the sun still reaches; for photography, where the light hits. The overlay shows it at a glance.
Same track, three times of day — the cast shadow moves across the terrain.
How to use it in Locus Map:
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Outputs: KMZ (Google Earth), MBTiles (Locus / OsmAnd overlay), colored track KML. Input is a GPX + a date/time. Runs on Windows / Linux / macOS, GUI or CLI.
Repo (code, build, docs): https://github.com/nico579/gpxsolar
It's a hobby project — feedback very welcome, especially from people who load custom overlays in Locus.
freischneider kindly pointed me here from the ideas site — this is the right board for it.
I made gpxsolar, a free open-source tool (GPLv3) that computes where sun and shadow fall along a GPX track at a given date and time, using elevation data and the terrain horizon. It exports a map overlay you can load directly in Locus Map.
Why it's useful on the trail: on a summer hike you want to know which sections will be in shade at 2 p.m.; in winter, where the sun still reaches; for photography, where the light hits. The overlay shows it at a glance.
Same track, three times of day — the cast shadow moves across the terrain.
How to use it in Locus Map:
[list=1]
- Load the generated MBTiles as a map overlay (Settings → Maps → overlay).
- Import the colored track KML as a regular track (the overlay is a raster, so the track comes separately).
- Keep the overlay opacity at 100%. The semi-transparency is already baked into the tiles — if you lower Locus's layer opacity, Locus re-composites the tiles and faint seams appear between them. At 100% it's seamless.
Outputs: KMZ (Google Earth), MBTiles (Locus / OsmAnd overlay), colored track KML. Input is a GPX + a date/time. Runs on Windows / Linux / macOS, GUI or CLI.
Repo (code, build, docs): https://github.com/nico579/gpxsolar
It's a hobby project — feedback very welcome, especially from people who load custom overlays in Locus.
#30
Locus Map / Re: Re: [APP] - version 4.34.+...
Last post by Graf Geo - June 01, 2026, 18:28:27Yes, I can see that; colours have their pros and cons. It works quite well on the elevation profile. When I colour-code the route, I always add a black outline so that it's easy to make out.
Ultimately, you'll never find colours that are the best solution for everyone. It's just the same when it comes to highlighting routes.
Ultimately, you'll never find colours that are the best solution for everyone. It's just the same when it comes to highlighting routes.