Adventure labs in Locus

Lukáš Ondráček shared this idea 3 years ago
Completed

I would like to request that Locus be add the adventure labs geocaches.

https://labs-api.geocaching.com/swagger/ui/index

Replies (12)

photo
2

Official app has this solution till April 12, limited to PM users.

If there is appropriate function on API, is chance to implement it into Locus add-on?


https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/topic/361419-release-notes-geocaching®-app-adventure-pins-april-12-2021/

photo
4

Great idea... I like to see it.

photo
2

Don´t like it. Don´t want to see it.

photo
2

That's your opinion. And you don't have to use it either

photo
1

Jep!

And your opinion is the only one that counts?

photo
1

Its only about appearing summary icons of lab series. If clicked, opens labs app. And can be filtered, so you must not see it 🙂

photo
2

@Christian Marx, Who stop I do not say that! Everyone has an opinion. I said only you don't have to use the option. Locus map have some options. What I don't use. And other people does.

photo
photo
3

It would be really great to see the AdLab icon at the map ... 😏

photo
1

I would enjoy support of Adventure lab too. But I'm afraid this is just possible if Groundspeak has opened their complete Labs-API to 3rd party apps like Locus - which is not available yet.

Right now you have to use other software like GSAK to load Info of Labs, export them into a .gpx file and import this one via Locus.


What is possible is to create a temporary solution based on the limited available API, like GSAK does: Load all Adventure labs within a radius including coordinates, descriptions, questions and draw the Lab-icons on the map.

Not possible is to obtain wheter you already found a certain lab. You would have to set the found status manually.

photo
2

I think, that possible will be simply show one information icon only per labs group, and if click, opens original labs app. The same function as in original "green" GC app.

photo
3

They have opened the API to third-party developers. GCDroid has just added this feature. Like the 'official' Geocaching app, it just shows the posted location of the main icon for the AL. Select it, and it opens the separate AL app.

It is a shame that they can't do what GSAK does - shows all the individual AL locations and descriptions. Makes it easy to simultaneously cache and lab.

photo
1

Groundspeak opened "just" parts of the API - but this already is an improvement and important parts of Labcaches can be loaded. But it's e.g. not possible yet to get the found Status of a Lab cache (without complicated Parsing of Websites - as a GSAK Macro does).


So in theory Locus could implement the features what the GSAK Macro does, i.e. load coordinates, descriptions, questions of the individual Lab Stages (not just the Headercoordinates as written above by people). Or Locus' developers decide to wait until the complete API is turned on by Groundspeak to implement Lab Caching into Locus.

photo
1

The live preview is solved by an add-on: Geocaching4Locus

and something similar has already been addressed here: https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/24240-adventure-lab-ikony

and the interviewer was referred to the add-on creator's forum: https://github.com/arcao/Geocaching4Locus/issues/132

photo
photo
1

Currently, the function has also been implemented to c:geo.

photo
1

Lots of votes but still not implemented 😀

photo
1

Ano, máš pravdu a je to škoda. Když si vzpomenu, že vlastně Locus dřív začínal jako geocachingova aplikace a teď sleduješ, jak mu na poli geocachingu ujíždí vlak. Už se vyprofilovali jako univerzální mapová aplikace a geocaching není prioritou. Mrzí mě to, sleduju vývoj a používám aplikaci od jejího vzniku. O to víc mě "podpora" geocachingu zklamala. Možná se dočkáme: https://twitter.com/locusmap/status/1526842143003877376?t=xJDgbl-F_R_1Tu4lNW5j_A&s=19

photo
photo
2

But there is a workarround ... 😉


I use https://gcutils.de/lab2gpx/# to export all ALC points ... and easily import into LM.

photo
3

Zbytečně složité... To si potom můžeme říct, proč vlastně dynamicky načítáme ostatní keše, když jdou naimportovat jako gpx body. Je to stále dokola. Taky jsem to dříve dělal, dalším nástrojem filtroval, generoval a importoval do LM, ale už mi to nebaví. Raději na to použiji jinou aplikací, kde to lze bez importu ;)

photo
photo
2

Hello guys,

hope, most of you noticed, that lab caches are already for some time supported natively in the Locus Map 4 application. I believe you find it useful.

photo
4

I assume you're referring to the option 'GC Live Map' option as well as natively recognizing AL waypoints. That is indeed very nice. Hiking/navigation to AL waypoints via Locus is SO much better than the native displays in the AL app.


However, the web site https://gcutils.de/lab2gpx downloads all the individual stops in an AL, not just the published starting point. Would it not be possible to add this functionality at some point?

photo
1

At least I am not aware of that. Thanks for the information. Could you also give a hint, where to look for them in Locus?

photo
2

Settings/Geocaching/GC Live Map

Turn on and add to your map screen icons.

See the lower corner of my screen.

photo
photo
1

In the Locus Map 4, access to lab caches is along the access to all other caches. There are two places:

- side "Map-screen content" panel > GC Live map

- menu > All features > Geocaching > Search for geocaches

In both cases, the app uses a filter that specifies what to download/display. Here, among other cache types is also the "Lab cache" option.

Hope this helps.

c2c4c37cc193b77b8850298785cfb5e5

Leave a Comment
 
Attach a file