Opening a LOC File

The LOC file type is primarily associated with EasyGPS.

LOC	File extension: LOC
	File type:	GPS location data file

What is a LOC file?

LOC files mostly belong to EasyGPS by TopoGrafix. The LOC file extension is extensively used by applications which are involved in the usage of location data like EasyGPS, an application used for easy and quick uploading and downloading of waypoints or some GPS mapping programs. The peculiar feature of the LOC file format is the storage of waypoints.

Main Usage: The files with LOC format used by EasyGPS may store places of interest, favourite locations, saved or recent locations etc. These files are usually saved in XML format. These files are primarily used to store a set of locations with their view directions and can also be used to represent the position and orientation of a camera in the real or virtual world. It is a simple yet customisable format that allows the environment to control the parameters for user convenience.
Content Structure in LOC files:
The LOC are store in the following format:
<locations-file file-format-version="1.0">
<div style="margin-left: 2em"><location> <div style="margin-left: 2em"> <name> Name </Name> <point1> X,Y,Z</point1> <point2> X,Y,Z</point2> </div></location> ...</div></locations-file>

<div style="margin-left: 2em"> Here, Name is a string used to identify the locations. </div> <div style="margin-left: 2em"> X and Y are the latitude and longitude coordinates. Z is the elevation of each point (in metres). </div> <div style="margin-left: 2em"> <Point1> is the starting location and <point2> is the destination. And the vector from <point1> to <point2> is the view direction. </div>

How do you open LOC files?

You need a suitable software like EasyGPS to open a LOC file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your LOC file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a LOC file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert LOC files:

EasyGPS by TopoGrafix
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. LOC files are often referred to as EasyGPS gis because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Forest Vegetation Simulator (location file) by US Forest Service
Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is a software package that has tools for forest growth simulation and analysis. The LOC file format is used to store location files for (FVS). A location file contains a list of stands and/or inventory plots. This file format is classified as Simple text file. Related links: Forest Vegitation Simulator on Wikipedia, FVS User Guides, LOC File Format, Academic Publication About FVS, Video Tutorial About FVS
PCBoards (component locations report file) by MicroSim
PCBoards is a PCB design program from MicroSim, which merged with OrCAD in 1997. LOC is the extension for a component locations report file in PCBoards. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: MicroSim Manual with PKG Reference
Sublime Text (localisation string resource header file) by Sublime HQ
Sublime Text is a text editor that can be used to write source codes in various programming languages. The LOC file format is used to store localization string resource header files. These files store strings in different languages, allowing applications to be translated without having to change the source code or recompile the application. LOC files can be accessed using Sublime Text. This file format is classified as Developer. Related links: Sublime Text on Wikipedia, Sublime Text Documentation

LOC file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our examination of the LOC files comes to the following conclusion:

The LOC file extension is quite common and has no uniform or dominant file format. The following file formats are most commonly found in LOC files:

7% of all LOC files use the same file format, which have the signature LOC. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. LOC files are between 660 bytes and 340 KB in size. The file type was created 10 years ago, but is still used today. The files contain the following words: LOCH and LOCL. Some examples of file names are ENG_US.loc or Locale_English.loc. Such files are related to locale and english.
5% of all LOC files save the data in XML file format. The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple text-based format for representing structured information: documents, webpages, data, configuration, books, transactions, invoices, and much more. XML defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. The content consists of readable text data, which can be read using a text editor. A typical file size is 3 KB. The following keywords are characteristic: name id, <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>, <record id="Localization, <table>, Localization Points, coord lat, <carlson_xml version="1.0">, <value name="Lat", <waypoint>, CDATA, <loc version="1.0" src="Groundspeak"> and lon. A common filename is geocaching.loc.

All other LOC files (88%) have no consistent format, often e.g. Topografix, UTF-8, UTF-16 (LE), EXE, zlib, PRD and http. Tagged as languagedata, spotlight, sibu, languages, russian or source. If you want to find out what your LOC file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for LOC File Extension

File classification:

GIS

Related files:

loc2, locs, fileloc, lox, locx, lock, 256, xml, ioc, vcf, zip, bin, bun, avi, gam, ini, rml, paz, skp, txt

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: locSDLinsight
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SDL International\SDLinsight 2005 Professional 30 Day Trial\SDLinsight.exe %1

ProgramID: locfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ThinkPad\CONNEC~1\QCWizard.exe /i %1

ProgramID: FugawiGeocaching
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Fugawi\Fugawi 3 Demo\Fug3Demo.exe %1

ProgramID: TopoGrafix.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EasyGPS\EasyGPS.exe %1

ProgramID: dswin.document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSwin32\Dswin32.exe

ProgramID: locfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ThinkPad\ConnectUtilities\QcTray.exe /GUIImp

ProgramID: WGP.Document
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\wgp.exe

ProgramID: EasyGPS.LOC.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EasyGPS\EasyGPS.exe

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a loc GPS location data file is a special file format by TopoGrafix and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with LOC files

Associate the LOC file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open gps location data files. Because only the current version supports the latest LOC file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the TopoGrafix manufacturer website after an available EasyGPS update.
To make sure that your LOC file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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