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Locus Map: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

Locus Map is a navigation and map app for Android and iOS, with offline maps and offline routing, track recording and route planning for hiking, cycling, geocaching and skiing. Part of its map content is based on OpenStreetMap data. The maker also offers web services for route planning and live tracking. Once maps have been downloaded, the app works without a mobile connection.

The app is developed by Asamm Software, s.r.o., based in Prague, Czech Republic, so the provider falls under European law. Its online features, such as route planning and live tracking, may involve personal and location data. Check the terms of those services before using them for sensitive tracks. Purely offline use on one's own device raises fewer questions about data sharing.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    EU-only hosting
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 10, 2026
HeadquartersCZ (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty modelVendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hostingEUVerified by hand
Open-sourceNoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliantNoVendor-stated
CategoryMaps & Navigation
TypeProduct
Websitelocusmap.app ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Locus Map

The European alternatives to Locus Map come from our knowledge base of over 6,200 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with Locus Map

Locus Map is headquartered in CZ and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so Locus Map scores best on data residency.

Locus Map is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs Locus Map together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to Locus Map?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Locus Map include BRouter, calimoto and cartes.gouv.fr. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to Locus Map?

Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Locus Map include BRouter and GraphHopper. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.

Is Locus Map GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

Locus Map is headquartered in CZ (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Locus Map an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 10, 2026.

Sources

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Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Maps & Navigation

Maps & Navigation: Maps, route planning and navigation services. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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