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1 | GeOrg Notes | Locus Notes | Misc Notes | Color Codes | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Waypoint List | Orange - Concern but not major | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Overview | Good overview of info in list | Good overview of info in list | Red - Major Concern | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Information Given | D/T/Name/Hider/Dist/Compass/Size all one one place | D/T/Name/Hider/Dist/Compass/Size all one one place | Red Background - Can Not Use Until Fixed | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Screen utilization | Does not scale to tablets, just wider, but fine on small screen | Does not scale to tablets, just wider, but fine on small screen | Blue - Question | ||||||||||||||||
6 | List->Find | Fast from List to Find, just a couple of taps | Pretty fast, a few more taps | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Filtering | None/Found/Not Found, needs "Did Not Find" | Able to hide found and disabled. Still would be nice if there was an attribute for "Did not find" | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Sorting | Dist/Name/Type etc. Maintains sort selection. | Dist/Name/Type etc. Maintains sort selection, including reverse sorting | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Refresh of Sort | User Configurable, works good, never need manual refresh | Need to see how it behaves in real life | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Speed/Smoothness | Very fast, also has "fast scroller". Does not slow with 1000+ caches in list | 4200 in one category, 3 minutes import, 30ish seconds to enable all. 10000 caches on screen is still fast on Dell Streak 7. | |||||||||||||||||
11 | User-Generated in List | Only imports in Cache DB, user-generated waypoints go into Waypoint list | All categories are treated equally, can add user-generated in any | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Stay in Waypoint List | Goes from List to Cache back to List easy | Back and forth in details/list works ifne | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Searching Waypoints | No problem | Available from Map screen only, need to add to Points screen | Needs to be available in more places, not just Map screen | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Waypoint Maintenance | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Importing | Imports from GPX, ZIP of GPXs. No need to navigate around sdcard. | Imports from GPX, ZIP of GPXs. Maintains location on sdcard, no heavy navigating. | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Importing updates | Updates existing | F/DNF, waypoints, notes | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Import Speed | Quite fast, 550 in 4 GPX in ZIP file in 17 seconds | 27 seconds for same file. But for some reason on phone this keeps failing? Imports nothing. | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Maintain user data | F/DNF, waypoints, notes | F/DNF, waypoints, notes | |||||||||||||||||
19 | User-generated waypoints | Unlimited, but separate from Cache Database. Only one Waypoint database. | Unlimited, in any category | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Waypoint Averaging | Works great, runs as long as desired, shows delta, number of points, accuracy etc | Use GPS Averaging, then from Locus app shows up to use, or use standalone. | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Moving between categories | Not possible | Little tedious but works. Copying to another DB is pretty fast and that works, but then have to manually delete old entry. | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Marking F/DNF/DNA | Quick and easy from list | Have to tap Details, Field Notes. Could have Long-Tap in list actions | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Waypoint Waypoints (Parking, stages) | Unlimited, and can associate with cache or not associated. | Seems to be unlimited, waypoint icons seem to be limited. Connecting lines is a nice feature. | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Remove/Move stale on import | Optionally remove caches not imported for N days (to remove archived from list) | Can sort by updated, can remove oldest as necessary. Enhancements coming in the future. | Ability to automatically mark for deletion in future would be nice. | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Import non-GC GPX | Sort of, into waypoint list. Limited. | Seems to be pretty robust here. | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Waypoint Actions | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Nav by Compass | Works very well | Seems fine | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Nav in-app by any Map Type | Draws overlay over ANY type map of driving path. Very useful. | Excellent road with (simple visual, no audio?) turn prompted driving, works on any map type. Stores length and even altitude info, graphs etc | |||||||||||||||||
29 | Nav by Google Maps | Works very well | Yes, via Waypoint Info->Gear->Maps | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Nav by Google Nav | Works very well | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Nav by Third Party | Works great, any handler can pick it up. Waze etc | Yes, via Waypoint Info->Gear->Maps | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Nav by Radar | Works, rarely use | Radar App | |||||||||||||||||
33 | See all details | Details are good, rendering if large images in description can sometimes make scrolling weird | Seems good | |||||||||||||||||
34 | See logs | User selectable, can see 5, 10, 15 etc | Shows logs in GPX I assume | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Decode hints | Automatic or manual | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Show in Browser | Yes, comes in handy | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Online Logging | Can log F/DNF/Comment/Maint/Archive via connector instantly | No | Geocaching for Locus might have this function in the near future | ||||||||||||||||
38 | Field Notes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Quick "Mark As" | Quickly mark as F/DNF in list | Have to tap Details, Field Notes. Could have Long-Tap in list actions, or under Menu | |||||||||||||||||
40 | Cache Hunting | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | Compass Navigation | Works very well, very important | Seems okay, but would like to be able to replace pitch/roll with Waypoint info | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Switch btw Compass and Map | Works very well, and also very important | No (immediately obvious) quick way to do this, needs it. Have to go back and forth with some things to switch between compass and map and I do this constantly. Resolved by adding Compass button on Map | Added Compass button to map | ||||||||||||||||
43 | Overall Usability Finding | Very quick and easy, don't need to fight with system | More taps to go from launch to navigating to a particular cache, but usable | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Visual Hunt Indications | None, would be nice to have some visual indication if I'm heading wrong way | None, but low priority | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Audio Hunt Indications | None, be nice to have indication of right direction, getting closer, near to a cache, etc type without holding phone all the time | Frequency or beep on distance, need to try this in action but sounds handy. One quick trial and it was a bit obnoxious, need to tune distances, volume.. | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Built-in Bluetooth support | None, but works fine with market apps like Bluetooth GPS Provider | Built-in, but have not tried yet as I like using it globally with Bluetooth GPS Provider | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Maps | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | In-app navigation | Draws overlay over ANY type map of driving path. Very useful. | Car, bike, or walking, from OSM or CloudMade. Navigate button, Compute route, Fastest Car, Green Check, Guide On. Must delete track later, wish it could delete itself when done. | Could make this a little more streamlined to create and remove the track. | ||||||||||||||||
49 | Offline Map Creation | None, no real caching at all | Great | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Offline Map Use | Tiles with BCN, SQLite from Locus. Semi-slow to parse initially but quick once selected, easy to switch between Live/Offline, slow to switch between different Offlines | Great | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Online Maps (Google Street/Sat) | Yes | With Add-on | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Online Maps (OSM) | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Online Maps (Topo) | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Show all waypoints or only waypoints associated with current cache | Nice to see all waypoints associated with a cache/waypoint, as such as listed (or user generated) stages, parking, etc. And only see them if I have a cache selected, so they don't clutter the map. | Can toggle categories on/of, but no way to see waypoints associated with a cache | |||||||||||||||||
55 | Screen utilization | Works well, large or small screen | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | In-Map Functions | Interact with waypoints, change map types, zoom. No multitouch, fairly simple | Rich map interface, customizable | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Show All/Some/None Categories | Show current Database + Waypoint Database | Show None, or some, or all | |||||||||||||||||
58 | On the Fly | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | OTF Cache Downloads | Yes, can download "Nearby" caches. | Can be done with Geocaching 4 Locus app in market. Select waypoint (or address on map) and hit the Gear icon, G4L in list will launch. | Handy, but only when I'm out of my areas I have PQs, prefer using my GPX | ||||||||||||||||
60 | OTF Caches into Database | Yes, can insert downloaded caches into Database | G4L can do this | |||||||||||||||||
61 | OTF Cache Update | Yes, can update cache details OTF | G4L cannot as far as I can tell, but it could load a more recent version perhaps. | Very handy to have | ||||||||||||||||
62 | OTF Cache Logging | Yes | G4L has this on the todo list | Not a huge deal but handy to have. I usually log in browser at home. | ||||||||||||||||
63 | Live Map | Yes, dynamically loads nearby caches into map view | None | Again, mainly handy out of my main area. | ||||||||||||||||
64 | Puzzle Tools | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Text or other number Solvers | Many different types built-in | None | For me, non issue, only one I ever used was the Sun/Moon Rise/Set. GCC in market has TONS of these. | ||||||||||||||||
66 | 528 ft radius around caches | None | Built into Locus | Currently a small bug, removing "temp" items does not clear, exiting app does though. | ||||||||||||||||
67 | Mid-point solving | None | Built into Locus | |||||||||||||||||
68 | Draw lines | None | Can draw lines between points | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Draw circles | None | Draw circles around location or cache, arbitrary size | Only allows meter input, bug here IMO | ||||||||||||||||
70 | Projections | From new or existing, create new waypoint | From new or existing, automatically creates new temporary waypoint. Slightly more confusing. | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Speed | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | Importing 950 caches | N seconds to import | N seconds to import | Zipped GPX file | ||||||||||||||||
73 | Scrolling with 950 caches | No lag, very fast | No lag, but sometimes it'll try to show the cache name under the cursor but that option can be turned off. | |||||||||||||||||
74 | Scrolling with 10000 caches | Not tried | No lag, runs very well | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Misc | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | Night Hunting | Dark or Light theme, no problems at night | Quite a few screens are white background, too bright at night | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Battery Use | Not bad, but only got 6 hours on a cache hike once, 39 total caches. I believe the electronic compass is on the whole time if the app is running | Seemed higher, but this is hard to measure.. Compass, GPS, etc all disabled if Locus is running in the foreground and the phone is suspended? | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Usability | Very specific to Geocaching, interface flows well, not a lot of unmarked icons. Pretty simple to use. | Very powerful tool, therefore lots of functionality. Can be a little overwhelming, sometimes have to hunt to find a function I know exists. Lots of small icon buttons, although most are marked very clearly and so far no confusion on "is it this button or that one" | Have touched the wrong button once or twice on the phone in the field. Have to poke fairly carefully. | ||||||||||||||||
79 | Stability | Never crashes or FC's | Never seen a crash in normal usage, did find it "gone" twice while downloading map tiles but it continued from where it left off. | |||||||||||||||||
80 | Nice to Have | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Default Database type | I want "Online Shared" every time. I want it to default to this, not accidentally make an offline database I can't convert and have to delete and re-download. | Have accidentally downloaded thousands of tiles into the wrong database type.. | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Quick Find/Move to Found | Quick find, but no Move | Multiple steps, but can Find/Note/Move. Simplifying this would be awesome. Could alternatively just make moving to a different database less steps. Might be improved here with "Copy" function in latest Locus | Would love a "one touch" mark as found, smiley on cache icon, fill in field note, and move to the Found database so I can mark found a cache and go to the next with little fussing with the app. | ||||||||||||||||
83 | Bugs to Fix | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | Some measurements don't match system | Drawing circles requests in Meters. Any others? | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | SQL Database weirdness | Not sure why, but when I rsync from my tablet -> PC, then PC -> Phone (to share map databases etc) it hoses the Waypoint databases, they're read-only. I think this also applies to the map DBs too :( | ||||||||||||||||||
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