Plus codes are short codes you can use to refer to a place, that are easier to use than latitude and longitude. They were designed to provide an address-like solution for the areas of the world where street addresses do not exist or are not widely known. Plus codes are free and the software is open source. See the demo site or the Github project.

This datafield displays the plus code for your current location. It doesn't use any network because plus codes can be computed offline.

Codes are displayed with the first four digits (the area code) small, and the remaining digits larger (this is the local code).

For example, it might display:

To tell someone within 30-50 km (20-30 miles), you can just tell them 8FXR. If they are further away, you can tell them the whole code, or you can give them the second part and a nearby town or city. (For example, 8FXR+QH Zurich.)

They can enter the code into Google Maps, or into plus.codes.

The code will fade if the location accuracy is poor or the GPS signal is lost.

The code precision is approximately 14 by 14 meters.

A built version of the datafield is available on the Garmin Connect IQ app store, or you can build your own version.

If you're using the normal Garmin development process, just open this directory in Eclipse.

If running on Linux, see below for instructions on getting your machine set up and the Garmin Connect IQ tools installed. Once done, you should be able to compile the app with:

monkeyc -w -y developer_key.der -m manifest.xml -z resources/strings.xml -z resources/drawables.xml -z resources/layouts.xml -o bin/PlusCodeDatafield.prg source/*

That will create a file called PlusCodeDatafield.prg in the bin directory. Copy that file to the Garmin/Apps directory on your device. Restart it, and you should be able to add it to your data screens!

All languages are supported.

The following devices are supported:

• D2 Bravo
• Edge 520, 820, 1000 (including Explore)
• fēnix Chronos, fēnix3, fēnix5
• tactix Bravo
• quatix 3
• Forerunner 230/235/630/735xt/920xt
• Vivoactive, Vivoactive HR
• Epix
• Oregon 700/750/750t
• Rino 750/750t

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The Garmin Connect IQ SDK is now available for Linux. Depending on your exact version the simulator may or may not run (it has specific dependencies) but the compiler appears to be reliable.

Install the SDK from the SDK page, and unzip it somewhere handy (like ~/connectiq).

You'll need a developer key, see Generating a Developer Key.

Then from this directory in your GitHub repo, you should be able to run:

~/connectiq/bin/monkeyc -w -y ~/developer_key -f monkey.jungle -o bin/PlusCodeDatafield.prg

That gives you a .prg file that can be run in the simulator.

To build the .iq file with a binary for each device (this is the Export Wizard's function), you need to run (this assumes the SDK is in ~/connectiq and your develper key is in ~/developer_key):

~/connectiq/bin/monkeyc -w -y ~/developer_key -f monkey.jungle -e -a ~/connectiq/bin/api.db -i ~/connectiq/bin/api.debug.xml -o PlusCodeDataField.iq -w -u ~/connectiq/bin/devices.xml -p ~/connectiq/bin/projectInfo.xml