Locate!

Locate! tells you where you are, supplies the magnetic declination of your location, and the bearing and distance to your next waypoint.

See a list of features below.

App Store link

full screen of Locate! main view

How-To

Overview Image showing all the functionality
  • Swipe Up to add the current location as a Waypoint.
  • Swipe Left to add/edit/choose Waypoints.
  • Swipe Right to choose a theme and set brightness
  • Double tap on Bearing or Magnetic Variation to toggle between degrees and mils (1/6400 of a circle).
  • Triple tap on Bearing to toggle between corrected and normal bearing. Corrected bearing takes into account the current magnetic variation, so just point your compass to the corrected bearing and you will get to your Waypoint.
  • Double tap on the Time to toggle between local time and Date-Time Group (DTG)
  • Double tap anywhere else to toggle between ft/mi and m/km.
  • Long press on a Waypoint in the list view (after swiping left) to edit it.
  • Swipe on a Waypoint in the list view (after swiping left) and confirm to delete it.
  • Tap the plus (+) button in the list view (after swiping left) to add a Waypoint.
  • Enter latitude and longitude as decimal (51.509980) or degrees/minutes/seconds separated by a space (51 30 35.93).

Features

  • Easily add waypoints

    • Swipe up to add the current location as waypoint.

  • Add or edit waypoints

    • Add or edit waypoints with just a few taps.
    • Automatically computes Lat/Long from MGRS or vice versa while typing.
    • Enter latitude and longitude as decimal (51.509980) or degrees/minutes/seconds (51 30 35.93).

  • See all information on one screen

    • All information is conveniently placed on one screen.
    • No useless eye candy to clutter up the view.

  • Add as many waypoints as you want

    • You can add as many waypoints as you want.
    • Add new waypoints by tapping the plus button in the bottom left corner.
    • Long press on any waypoint to edit it.
    • Swipe any waypoint and confirm to delete it.
    • Hit the import icon in the bottom right corner to import KML files

  • Easily toggle units

    • Double tap the Bearing or Magnetic Variation to toggle between degrees and mils.
    • Double tap anywhere else to toggle between ft/mi and m/km
    • Triple tap the Bearing to toggle between corrected and normal bearing.
    • Corrected Bearing takes into account the magnetic variation, so just point your compass there to get to the waypoint.

  • Import KML files

    • KML files placed inside your Documents folder via iTunes File Sharing can be imported into Locate!.

Support

For support, please email me or reach me over Twitter.

FAQ

    How about an Android version?

    No, sorry.

  • And iPad?

    Maybe. I started out making a universal app but didn't know what to do with all the real estate. Locate! is also supposed to be used during hiking or orienteering, which seems a silly thing to take an iPad to.

  • How do I send you my crash logs?

    iTunes automatically syncs them to your computer when you sync. You can find them here:

    • Mac OS X: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<DEVICE_NAME>
    • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Apple Computer\Logs\CrashReporter\MobileDevice\<DEVICE_NAME>
    • Windows Vista or 7: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Logs\CrashReporter\MobileDevice\<DEVICE_NAME>

    Just email me the "Locate<somethingsomething>.crash" files, and I will hopefully be able to fix the crash! Thanks!!

Team

Locate! has been developed by one guy who wanted to play with Apple's CoreLocation API and build something useful for hiking around the mountains. This is the result.