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Grid Locator on Windows Pc

Developed By: QED

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 7 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 1.7 MB
Release Date May 27, 16
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (7)]

Description from Developer:
The Grid Locator identifies where you currently are in the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (LAEA) coordinate system, and makes a sound whenever crossing the boundary from one grid to... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Grid Locator and install on Windows PC. Grid Locator is free Tools app, developed by QED. Latest version of Grid Locator is 1.0, was released on 2016-05-27 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Grid Locator is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 7 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Grid Locator on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Grid Locator on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Grid Locator on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Grid Locator using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Grid Locator" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Grid Locator on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Grid Locator" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Grid Locator 1.0 on Windows PC – 1.7 MB

The Grid Locator identifies where you currently are in the Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (LAEA) coordinate system, and makes a sound whenever crossing the boundary from one grid to another. It also provides a compass that points north if your phone has a geomagnetic sensor.

Note that the Grid Locator does not navigate you to a target location, it only reports your current Grid ID.


Technical details:

We use the LAEA to divide the world into grids of size 1km-by-1km, which are further subdivided into 100m by 100m subgrids. We set 20°E, 5°N as the center, which is near the center of Africa.

Using your GPS sensor, the app determines your current Grid ID (GID) by taking the LAEA coordinates (x,y) in meters relative to the origin and computing E-value = ⌊abs(x)/1000⌋ and N-value=⌊abs(y)/1000⌋.

The GID string is then written as:

GID=E43-N51

where 43 and 51 are example E-values and N-values, respectively. If x is negative, we replace "E" with "W", and if y is negative, we replace "N" with "S".
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