Locus Map & OsmAnd Resources

The one or other might already know Locus Map, a great mapping and navigation solution for OffBoard (online) and OnBoard (offline) use I was using myself for quite a while. So this page is dedicated to some resources on it: Addons, links to tutorials, and more.

For a while now I've switched to OsmAnd+ – and hence want to give this open source solution room in the resource collection as well. Similar to Locus Map, OsmAnd offers offline maps and navigation, has several addons, even has POIs integrated, and more.

Locus Map

Locus Addons & Apps

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Locus - addon Heart rate zone (5@30) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-12
Locus - addon Pebble (4.8@36) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-20 shows track recording information
Opencaching QuickFind (4.6@90) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-18
Coordinate Joker for Locus Map (4.6@24) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Locus - addon GeoGet Database (4.5@668) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2015-03-23 connection between GeoGet database (GeoCaches) and Locus
Locus API - Sample Solutions (4.5@11) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-25 for developers to explore functionality
Locus Map Tasker Plugin (4.5@11; ~EUR 0.50) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Locus - addon GSAK Database (4.3@424) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-01-03 Github; connection between GSAK database (GeoCache manager) and Locus
Locus Map - add-on Geocaching (4.2@1,653) Ǥ 9 3 Github
Contacts for Locus Map (4.2@1,093) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-10 access your contact list from within Locus (e.g. to navigate to a contact)
Locus - Addon New Cache Point (4.2@48) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-22 create new Geocaching Point with GC code
Locus - multi cache solver (4.1@140) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-29 geocaching
Augm. Reality for Locus Map (3.9@947) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-19 Augmented Reality Addon
Locus Addon FieldNotes (3.9@215) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-11 geocaching
Locus - Addon Satellite Images (3.6@333) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-06
Locus Map Watch (3.5@383) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Freemap.sk addon for Locus (3.3@267) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-05-10 Slovakia: route planning & navigation using services from https://www.freemap.sk/
Munzee for Locus Map (3.3@116) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-13
Locus - addon Parcel Info (2.8@308) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-23 information about cadastral parcel and parcel searching
Garmin add-on for Locus Map (2.3@200) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
WhereYouGo (1.6@2,472) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
GSAK for Locus (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; fork & successor of Locus - addon GSAK Database
Locus-OUT FIT (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-17 Github; exports tracks to .fit format for Garmin, Bryton and Wahoo devices

Map sources & POIs

Vektor-Maps (Google Docs) (Overview)
Vektor Maps (Forum)
HowTo für Kartenerstellung am PC (12/2010)
converting OZFX maps to Locus (10/2010)
POI Downloads (Forum)
Convert an existing KML/KMZ for offline use
How to convert IMG maps to SQL

Other Resources

Homepage
Forum (Deutschsprachiger Bereich)
Knowledge Base
User Guide / Benutzerhandbuch
Sammlung verschiedener Kurzanleitungen (3/2019)
Fahrrad-Navigation und Routenplaner mit Locus Map und OpenAndroMaps auf dem Smartphone (3/2019)
Offline Navigation Tutorial (8/2012)
importing Geocaching Pocket Query files (1/2011)
adding custom icons to categories (12/2010)
navigation voices (8/2011)
Video Tutorial 9/2015, ca. 15min / 5/2016, ca 23min
Collection of Video Tutorials

OsmAnd

OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap Automated Navigation Directions) is a map and navigation app for Android and iOS (see Wikipedia for details).

If you want to contribute to the OpenStreetMap project (yay!), please see Data Gathering for map providers. You don’t necessarily need to be a pro for that – there are also apps for beginners.

OsmAnd Addons & Apps

Parking Plugin — OsmAnd (4.5@2,430) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
OsmAnd API Demo (4.4@85) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-01-12 for developers: test integration with OsmAnd and functioning of the main features
Explorer helper for VeloViewer (4.4@61) Ǥ 9 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-11 export VeloViewer & Strave data to OsmAnd
Nautical Charts — OsmAnd (4.3@2,148) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27 Plugin for OsmAnd
Ski Map Plugin — OsmAnd (4.2@786) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-27
Contour lines plugin — OsmAnd (4.1@2,130; ~EUR 4.25) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-17
Clicknav - Easy Navigation Launcher (4.1@113) Ǥ 9
OsmAnd Online GPS Tracker (3.4@206) 8 1 share with contacts and groups from Telegram
OpenMultiMaps (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ show OSM maps by category
Motorcycle: off road motorcycle render style and routing

Other Resources

OsmAnd Blog
Collection of Video Tutorials in the official OsmAnd Blog
BRouter (Bike Router): Alternative route calculator for bicyclers (and hikers)
Osmand Anleitung: Kostenlose Karten- und Navigations App: A German manual first released in 12/2015 and continuously updated
ausführliche Beschreibung im OpenStreetMap Wiki (verbose German description)
Wege finden ohne Google Maps – OpenStreetMap
Open Street Map lässt Google in vielen Bereichen alt aussehen (1/2021)
Real-time traffic information in OsmAnd+
Offline-Navigation mit OsmAnd (7/2016)
Tutorials
- Osmand Anleitung (12/2015 - 5/2022)
- Großer OsmAnd Test & Anleitung (9/2020 - 4/2021)
- OsmAnd + Google Traffic (Live) (10/2020)
- Creating a "Points of Interest" map with open source tools (9/2018 - 4/2019)
- Live Verkehrsdaten in OsmAnd (9/2018)
- Setting up OSMand for Cycling (8/2018)
Video Tutorials
- How to download and navigate "generic" GPX tracks (2/2019)
- Collecting and managing point data (1/2019)
- Elevation Profile Tips (9/2018)
- Measuring in OsmAnd (6/2018)
- GPX tracks (4/2018)
- Creating, previewing and navigating hiking routes with OsmAnd (9/2017)
- Menu's, Settings, Poi's, Profile's, custom render style (12/2016)
- Loading maps for hiking (6/2016)
- Essentials: How to download maps, use POIs, make favourites, navigate (1/2016)

** Further readings:**

OsmAnd via Android Auto - a practical and privacy-friendly offline navigation solution? (8/2022)

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