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For route planning, I find basecamp clunky and very weak and I know it does work but there seems better options all around.just need to figure out good workflow.I find locus pro to be the best for many reasons not worth going in to now but I would like to hear from anyone who is a power user in basecamp and locus pro.because I'm thinking there is nothing missing in LP that BC has. Please let me know what I'm missing???Since you can have so many wonderful elevation shaded maps on locus for free from openandro and other sources and you can do excellent routing even offline using brouter?what is missing?
The tactile input using a trackpad is so much easier in locus.and it is actively developed. Yes you can make.gpx files for any nav as well as.kml flythroughs using google earth.I can even run this on a cheap beater 11-13' 'road' laptop for offline routing with no wifi/cellular in my tent?using nox android emulator.Interface, visual maps, number of maps sources free and paid, weather, input and actual drawing a track by hand using a trackpad.all much better.Works on all android phones, tablets, pc & mac laptops.Please prove me wrong. Click to expand.1. Which emulator do you use? I tried to install Phoenix OS in Virtualbox some issues so not working I tried Andy Emulator - no chance to install it because my antivirus prevent installation, if disabled Windows defender prevent it.
It has tons of ad-spyware with an actual Android Version any other suggestion?2. You need an emulator!3. Is the emulator running in fullscreen?4. 'free sources' offline? Do you now a complete map of Europe?5. Biggest downsize: Only for Android cellphonesI give it a try.Meanwhile BC isn´t harder to learn as Locus (I find Locus, Orux und Co have steeper learning curve) and uses same maps as my Garmin.I really like to know why most of the users hate BC?
You have to learn like all other programs how they work, but hmm I think they don´t like to deal with it. And just wondering.
Never read so much complaining about Tyre which. Yes I tried itCan´t wait finishing my work and trying Locus. Which emulator do you use? I tried to install Phoenix OS in Virtualbox some issues so not working I tried Andy Emulator - no chance to install it because my antivirus prevent installation, if disabled Windows defender prevent it.
It has tons of ad-spyware with an actual Android Version any other suggestion?2. You need an emulator!3. Is the emulator running in fullscreen?4. 'free sources' offline? Do you now a complete map of Europe?5. Biggest downsize: Only for Android cellphonesI give it a try.Meanwhile BC isn´t harder to learn as Locus (I find Locus, Orux und Co have steeper learning curve) and uses same maps as my Garmin.I really like to know why most of the users hate BC? You have to learn like all other programs how they work, but hmm I think they don´t like to deal with it.
And just wondering. Never read so much complaining about Tyre which. Yes I tried itCan´t wait finishing my work and trying Locus. Click to expand.Locus isn´t simple nor intuitive. Used Locus in Bluestacks and NOX Player. Wow really Android 4.1? Locate button in Locus won´t work in Noxplayer?
If I search a pharmacy or petrol station around my street, it finds always something 100km away? Build a simple route with 5 waypoints. Where is the waypoint list?many other not intuitive things. Any other are more simple in use. Yes I know Locus has a steep learning curve. But the most simple things aren´t obviously.Ok it uses Graphhoper (free version!) it has the same limitation in avoidings like google maps no advantage over BC (don´t forget it is free too) maybe PRO version is different? Standard online map shows me icons for restaurants.
But not clicable? No information nothing? Coloring a route? A quick test in Norway, standard map hasn´t ferries? Damn I really have to read a manual? For standards?It is really cool that so many different apps exist and we all find some for our needs.I see no advantage in using Locus free at the moment. Maybe for hiking as backup for my paper maps.
Or import all my routes as overview for the complete journey, but therefor I use BC and/or google maps.A route planning and organisation tool is complex. Thats ok because you use it on PC or notebook.An app should be simple in usage.I will see how easy it will be rebuilding my trips in Norway with Locus free or some other aps/websides. Both on cellpone and computer. Locus isn´t simple nor intuitive.1 Used Locus in Bluestacks and NOX Player. Wow really Android 4.1?2 Locate button in Locus won´t work in Noxplayer?3 If I search a pharmacy or petrol station around my street, it finds always something 100km away?5 Build a simple route with 5 waypoints.
Where is the waypoint list?many other not intuitive things. Any other are more simple in use. Yes I know Locus has a steep learning curve. But the most simple things aren´t obviously.6 Ok it uses Graphhoper (free version!) it has the same limitation in avoidings like google maps no advantage over BC (don´t forget it is free too) maybe PRO version is different?7 Standard online map shows me icons for restaurants. But not clicable?8 No information nothing?
Coloring a route?9 A quick test in Norway, standard map hasn´t ferries?10 Damn I really have to read a manual? For standards?It is really cool that so many different apps exist and we all find some for our needs.I see no advantage in using Locus free at the moment. Maybe for hiking as backup for my paper maps. Or import all my routes as overview for the complete journey, but therefor I use BC and/or google maps.A route planning and organisation tool is complex. Thats ok because you use it on PC or notebook.An app should be simple in usage.I will see how easy it will be rebuilding my trips in Norway with Locus free or some other aps/websides. Both on cellpone and computer.
Click to expand.1 that's an emulator. And emulator issues.2 ditto. I can only assume there is no GPS antenna in the emulator, and no location settings as a result?3 look in the poi lists, there are a lot of results for each category:4 was skipped to throw off the people that love lists, and have OCD/add/ADHD/whatever5 hmm, I don't think I understand this question. The waypoint list you built the route from?6 I just added 9 no-go points (which are not time sensitive, but could be if I wished) to my route building process. I haven't found a limit for nogo points before, but generally I use brouter offline and graphhopper while online: (I'm using pro version, I don't know if there is a difference between free/paid)7 I only use offline maps.
Which map source were you using? The icons for poi are clickable. They provide very little information, tough, normally only the location, not restaurant times/telephone etc, that's what I use Google for, ring them up and make sure they are still in business before I count on them being open.
Pois are notoriously out of date.8 I'm not sure about 'no information nothing?' But yes, you can change the route color/pattern to anything you like. Touch the tirer and change it.9 please tell me more here. Are you talking about ferry routes, times, telephone numbers, restrictions?10 yes, there is a manual. Could you be more specific about what you want/need other than just 'for standards?' I might know which section you need, but not sure about the questionhope you took these as questions, not smartalec responses.
1 that's an emulator. And emulator issues.2 ditto. I can only assume there is no GPS antenna in the emulator, and no location settings as a result?3 look in the poi lists, there are a lot of results for each category:7 I only use offline maps.
Which map source were you using? The icons for poi are clickable. They provide very little information, tough, normally only the location, not restaurant times/telephone etc, that's what I use Google for, ring them up and make sure they are still in business before I count on them being open.
Pois are notoriously out of date.8 I'm not sure about 'no information nothing?' But yes, you can change the route color/pattern to anything you like. Touch the tirer and change it.9 please tell me more here. Are you talking about ferry routes, times, telephone numbers, restrictions?10 yes, there is a manual. Could you be more specific about what you want/need other than just 'for standards?' I might know which section you need, but not sure about the questionhope you took these as questions, not smartalec responses. Click to expand.It is complex, right.
No problem with it. And it is good that it is a planning and organization tool, that's what BC is too and this thread 'compared' them. The navigation part is a plus for Locus.First intension was: How easy is the complex app, Locus here, to use in comparison with another complex (BC) program everyone don´t like. Some very basic parts are complicated some not. In both of them.I´ll reconsider my approach how I build my routes from the idea to finished route.
Then trying the same in Locus. That's the part of planning and organization. Let us focus at that part first. ( have to read through the Locus thread)Using a the same software offline AND online is a big advantage over an only offline software (offline-online on my cellphone ore the computer). After further testing NOX at first could not load Locus Maps Tweak but would load and run Locus Maps Pro??? Then a few days later I tried it again and it allowed me to load the Tweak but it went in to the spinning beachball of death on osx 10.13.4.
Had to force quit.Then I tried Andy and it timed out and could not run.Installed Blue Stacks 2.0.0 yesterday and it has worked fine with no issues since. Also installed tweaks. The display is better on BS because everything is smaller. After further testing NOX at first could not load Locus Maps Tweak but would load and run Locus Maps Pro??? Then a few days later I tried it again and it allowed me to load the Tweak but it went in to the spinning beachball of death on osx 10.13.4. Had to force quit.Then I tried Andy and it timed out and could not run.Installed Blue Stacks 2.0.0 yesterday and it has worked fine with no issues since. Also installed tweaks.
The display is better on BS because everything is smaller. Click to expand.Yes sound really great. I run bluestacks too.
The only one which my damn antivirus and windows defender allows to install. Having some other issues using virtualbox. And if you like (on windows) using more then one CPU for significant better performance read about CPU-Virtualization and that stuff yupp difference between 32-bit and 64-bit. My i5 3340 is old but run all my software and games very well. But the performance with 1 single CPU is hmm I have time LOL.A lot of try and error for replacing another system. But good too hear its working.1.) have to try brouter. Not familiar at the moment.
How does it work? Read that openandromaps has only a POI database (not address?) for offline searching?
I install brouter on my cellphone. How does Locus know that it should use it? (searching atm the Locus threads and doc pages)2.)LoMaps are better in my area for hiking, because I can see most trails with numbers and all if there are more then one at that way (like A1,A3,A5,X28) OAM shows only the highest one (A´s are very local X are wider area). But that's only marginal always use a paper map with decent scale. And will find a good hiking offline map (for Garmin I know great hiking specific ones, anyone knows for Locus?)3.) Do you mean OAM? Not bad LoMaps are good too (any ideas for good offline topo maps?)4.) What do you mean?
Trackpad or mouse where is the difference? I miss my mouse wheel for zooming (I know that a cellphone uses two fingers) I catch my self again and again using my mouse wheel for zooming without successthat was all about using Locus on a Computer.Question using a cellphone.I ues the Kyocera DF pro. And the uh don´t know translation for it: I open a map and zoom out or in, or move to next tile not very smooth. Issue with my phone maybe?Next steps:Run Android in better environment for better performance. (PC)Find the best maps for me, offline (PC and cellphone)solve the offline questions (routing, data search)usage of own POI change to waypoints.But still not fun planning a big trip on a cellphone with small display (doesn´t matter which app it´s NOT Locus speficic).
You can create a number of custom data pagesThats the gold standard, as far as I’m concerned. It’s a well documented reality of the cycling community that there is a wide spectrum of cyclist preferences and the specific tasks we use such accessories for.Therefore, any OEM that gets this and produces a computer which provides the capability to customise data to be displayed. In my opinion is likely to get the sale.My first Garmin, 305 edge, had the customisation I wanted.
When I obtained a 500 only to discover a reduced ability to customise the data displayed, that along with other issues I didn’t have with my 305, really pissed me off.This is one customer Garmin have lost.?. I rather like that. The phone app control is pretty cool.
Nice being able to save a gpx route to Dropbox and just access it directly from there. Though just for balance, I have a 500 and an 810 and never had any trouble with either. Garmin desktop apps and Connect (which I no longer use) do seem a bit rubbish though, I don’t know why they don’t just junk them and support better integration with 3rd parties who do it better (Strava, TrainingPeaks, Endomondo, MapMyRide, Dropbox, etc.) much like Wahoo are now doing. I bought an Edge 705 when they were fairly new, I’m still using it because Garmin are on another planet when it comes to making things work. No, I don’t buy that. I can happily operate the Edge 705 without the manual, it’s not particularly good, but it tends to work. The only issue I’ve had with the device itself is that it has corrupted rides a few times and once corrupted the entire storage partition, which meant completely resetting the thing and needing to add the map back to it.On the hardware side of things my point was that £300 buys you far far more hardware and software in other applications.The other issues I’ve had are all related to PC connection, issues that you don’t see in the wild anymore, other than on cheap chinese shite like the SD Card readers I keep trying to add to my PC.
All my issues with connection have been the same, plug it in, PC beeps to say new hardware, hardware doesn’t appear anywhere and allow sync/access. The first time it was that I was using a non-garmin cable. Fine, it’s up to them if they want to piss about with something to force you to have to buy a cable for £20 off them if I lose this one, but what sort of shower does that? The Garmin Connect plugin for IE stopped working. Then stopped again. Fixed by switching to Chrome. Then they blocked the Chrome plugin and forced Garmin Express on us, which adds nothing that wasn’t there already.
That stopped working, then started again.Back in the real world, everyone else sorted out Plug’n’Play years ago and their kit just works. Back in the real world, everyone else sorted out Plug’n’Play years ago and their kit just works.You say that but usually it doesn’t. When you have to target a plethora of operating systems and versions, browsers and versions, device, hardware combinations, I do have some sympathy. And that does seem to be where most people have their problems with Garmin.Starting from scratch like wahoo and just having an app on a phone over bluetooth (ok i know android devices can be problematic but nowhere as bad) and integrating with some well established 3rd party apps will make life an awful lot simpler for them.