Locus Map 3 Classic

Asamm Software, s. r. o.

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About this app

An ultimate navigation application for all outdoor enthusiasts - hikers, mountain bikers, mountaineers, trail runners, or geocachers. And not only for them, but Locus Map 3 Classic (formerly Locus Map Pro) is widely used also by professionals - explorers, travelers, or rescue squads all over the world.

Locus Map 3 Classic offers true multi-functionality and flexibility:

• advanced navigation capability, supporting online and offline routing services
• unprecedented choice of premium offline and online maps
• advanced map tools - map overlays, offsets, WMS sources support
• tools for monitoring sports activities - tracking, audio coach, charts, statistics, support of external sensors (GPS, HRM, cadence...)
• worldwide weather forecast 24/7
• sophisticated tools for geocaching • graphic and calculation tools, online/offline logging, support of trackables, Pocket Queries, spoilers…

Map portfolio

Offline maps
• LoMaps - OSM-based vector maps of the whole world. Containing themes for hiking, biking, winter sports, road or city use - three LoMaps are for free
• Maps of renowned cartographic publishers:
• Germany, Austria, Italy - Kompass, Outdooractive Summer and Winter, Freytag-Berndt hiking maps
• United States - Accuterra trail maps
• Switzerland - SwissTopo
• United Kingdom - Ordnance Survey (eq. to Landranger and Explorer)
• France - IGN topo and satellite
• Spain - CNIG
• Poland - Compass hiking maps
• Czechia, Slovakia - SHOCart
• other countries - PZS Slovenia, IGN Belgium, Cartographia Hungary, etc.
• support of external maps in SQLite, TAR, MBT, GEMF, Orux, or RMAP formats

Online maps
• World - various OSM based maps
• US - USGS, ChartBundle
• Europe - Outdooractive Summer and Winter, Freytag-Berndt, IGN France and Belgium, Kapsi.fi, Turistautak, Cartographia, Skoterleder, Statkart, Retromap (Russia), UMP and Osmapa.pl (Poland) and many others
• Asia etc. - GSI (Japan), Visicom (former Soviet countries), Navigasi (Indonesia), NzTopoMaps (New Zealand)...
Most of the online maps can be DOWNLOADED for offline use.


WMS maps
• meteorological maps, NASA maps, cadastral maps...


Features:

Navigation and guidance
• turn-by-turn voice navigation with support of online/offline routing services
• beeline guidance to a point (on the map or by compass) or along a route with notifications

Tracks&Routes
• multi-profile track recording
• charts&statistics
• audio coach for efficient workouts
• support of Bluetooth/ANT+ external sensors - HRM, speed/cadence, GPS, NMEA
• route planning and editing tools
• import/export of routes/tracks from/to various formats (KML, KMZ, GPX...) and web services (Strava, Runkeeper, Google Earth, etc...)
• customizable bike computer dashboard

Points
• creating own database - filtering, search, sorting
• import/export in many formats, web services support
• LoPoints - database of OSM POIs

Map tools
• map overlay, calibration, and offsets
• support of various external map formats and coordinate systems
• support of geotagged photos, OSM notes

Search
• addresses online and offline
• W3W addresses
• LoPoints, GeoNames, GNS, and Wikipedia

Geocaching
• downloading geocaches via Geocaching4Locus add-on
• offline and online logging
• support of waypoints, PocketQuery, trackables, spoilers
• graphic and calculation tools

Live tracking
• private or public sharing/monitoring of location in real-time

Other features and tools
• parking assistant, worldwide weather forecast, QR code generator...

Locus Map 3 Classic is highly customizable. Everything can be set according to the user's needs - the main menu, function panels, dashboards, custom screens... The functionality of the app can be further extended by numerous add-ons - Locus Map Watch, Pebble, RFLKT (connecting with wearables), Augmented reality, GeoGet, Munzee, etc.

This application uses device administrator permission.

Ratings and reviews

*** 2021 update - I am still using Locus maps and haven't gone back! I tried different free and demo applications but this is by far the best and most suitable for my adventure, dual sport and enduro riding. Locus has a ton of settings and functions that will require some time for someone to get the hang on it. Once done, I personally do not need to look any further. I use an android device solely as a dedicated GPS, without a sim card and without internet, and it allows me easily to navigate and record with excellent accurancy. Overall it is a great application with very good support when is needed.

An excellent mapping app I have used in around 10 countries. I have the Pro version which I have used for 3 years. The fairly cheap LoMaps are adequate for my needs - walking, cycling and driving in Europe. I can import POIs and edit them. You cannot do this with some OSM based apps. Locus is head and shoulders above most therefore, and is constantly being improved and updated by the owner.

I read about this app while in Slovenia on a blog and decided to give it a go. I havent been disappointed. I wanted it for hiking walking but have since discovered that it also works for tracking other activities and can export to 3rd party apps such as strava. Accuracy seems excellent, usablity gets better the more you use it. There are so many advanced features when you start digging.

What's new

Various adjustments and fixes as part of routine maintenance.