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Locus
Screenshot of Locus
Author: menion.asamm
Website: http://locusmap.eu/
Version: v1.14.4 (2011-11-21)
License: proprietary (free, payed)
Platform: android

Online/Offline map viewer (area downloader or tile cache), support slippy (non-free too) and vector maps (lots of formats), guiding, routing and basic navigation (online only), track recording with detailed POIs (including photos) and altitude correction, extensive geocaching support

Locus ([1]) offers many useful features such as:

Alternative OSM map access

Due to the popularity of Locus and the greatness of OSM there were high demand for OSM generated tiles which made official servers to choke and die. Since excessive access isn't desired Locus was blocked from using tile servers altogether.

The author of Locus created the possibility for vector maps well before the block (and repeatedly advised users not to use OSM tile servers), and the vector map support was streamlined so it is possibly one of the most useful mode available. It is available in both free and pro version.

Vector OSM maps available for free in several sources but due to their size it is often problematic to host them. One possible place is http://www.vectormaps4locus.eu/ which uses uploaded.to service.

Another way is to generate them from recent OSM dumps and simply move the .map file into the directory Locus/VectorMaps/.

Generating OSM vector maps

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