Android free app with offline maps and breadcrumbs?

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No you dont use mapsource.

Download the file for the mapset you want to your computer. It will download as a program, so when its finished you need to install it.

Create a new folder on your desktop (i.e. CATOPO)

On your computer you need to find the files to transfer,
computer > c-drive > program files (x86) > name of your map download.

select only the .img files and either copy/paste them to the new folder on the desktop or drag them there.

Now plug your phone / tablet into your computer, open the file directory,
sdcard (or internal storage) > oruxmaps > mapfiles

Once you are in the mapfiles folder drag the new folder you created on your desktop to the mapfiles folder.

That should be it, you may need to restart the phone for it to recognize the new maps.
 
Very Cool!!! I have a Samsung Galaxy Note II with Android 4.1.2. They've made it a little more cumbersome, but here's what I did.

  1. went into OruxMaps app, and selected Menu>serttings>map>Maps Directory
  2. navigated back up to the "Storage" level and chose extSdCard
  3. From the menu button on the phone, chose "New Folder"
  4. Created a folder on my ext SD card called OruxMaps
  5. Repeated steps 3 and 4 until I had a path for OruxMaps\Mapfiles\Garmn
  6. (you can skip 2-5 if you have an earlier version of Android that will allow you to connect to your PC as a drive, instead of only as a media device... :rolleyes:)
  7. I then went to the directory where I had installed my download from gpsfiledepot - as indicated by gahi, it was c:\program files (x86)\Arizona Topo - this will be different for wherever you installed the files from gpsfiledepot.
  8. When it says grab only the "img" files, I was a little confused. I have files with no extension, labeled as Disc Image File types, and then some with the same number with an .img.idx file extension
  9. I grabbed everything in the entire directory, excluding the "uninstall.exe" file, and moved them over to the folder on the SD card I created.
Once back in the OruxMaps app, I then went to the Map icon in the upper right, and selected Switch Map, went to the "Offline" tab, and selected Arizona Topo, which gave me a high-level overview of the state, (but no topo line). Once I scrolled to where I wanted to look, I again went to the Map icon in the upper right, and selected Switch Maps Here. This option then displays the topo section of the overall map (something like 54880932 as the filename for that section of the state). With your GPS enabled and GPS tracking on, you can just Switch Maps Here and choose from the offline ones.

It's a little goofy, in that in order to see the topo elevations, I get a LOT of extraneous information displayed. Especially around towns with roads.

BUT - free, offline, detailed topo maps of the entire state on my phone. How cool is that??

2013-04-03-09-45-00[1].webp
 
re_guderian said:
It's a little goofy, in that in order to see the topo elevations, I get a LOT of extraneous information displayed. Especially around towns with roads.

BUT - free, offline, detailed topo maps of the entire state on my phone. How cool is that??
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You can change the settings for info displayed.

Settings > Maps > Garmin Maps Settings
 
gahi said:
You can change the settings for info displayed.

Settings > Maps > Garmin Maps Settings
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Yes, forgot to mention that. Unfortunately, it's an all or nothing selection. If you turn off the repeated road name labels, you also end up turning off the elevation labels for the contours, which are kinda handy to have on a "contour" map... :hillbilly:

I also found that after changing the setting under Garmin Maps, I had to switch to another map, then back to the topo to get them to "take".

Great app, I'll be donating.
 
I find that I really dont need the elevation labels. The app displays your current elevation, and the contour lines give a reference to the terrain. I usually leave them turned off because of the way they look too. On my garmin handheld, the same files display better. I'd be curious to see if real Garmin files work any differently
 
well, I played quite a bit with the orux maps app. I am very impressed actually, it is quite powerful. You can do map layers even with automatic switching and whatnot. And I got the track logging to work fine now. It can even export tracks directly to an external sd card in GPX and KML formats. The bread crumbs feature works fine which is important for me.The one limitation I found however, is that this is no road guidance app. It will do guidance if you import a route or if you click on the screen for start and end points. But for instance you cannot do a search by address and set a route to a specific address, that it can not do from what I can tell. Means i have to keep another app still for that. Bummer. Navfree i guess.
 
:meh: not an issue. When I need turn by turn directions, I rarely need a topo or off line map. Fire up Google maps and call it good...
 
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re_guderian said:
:meh: not an issue. When I need turn by turn directions, I rarely need a topo or off line map. Fire up Google maps and call it good...
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have you figured out how to have the Google Maps guidance function work without online connection? I have not.
 
e9999 said:
have you figured out how to have the Google Maps guidance function work without online connection? I have not.
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Nope, and haven't needed voice guidance where I don't have cell coverage. Do you? I am amazed in the last few years how far I have to go off the beaten path to lose coverage. Hence why I don't think it's a big deal. Most turn by turn voice prompts I need are in the hood...
 
I want to be able to use my tablet for GPS use to benefit from the large screen. And it does not have cell capabilities. Also, I have been offroading in areas where there were dirt roads shown on the maps and it would have been nice to have guidance but there was no cell coverage at all.
But, of course, the turn by turn guidance is indeed more useful generally in town. So not that big a deal, of course.
 
gahi said:
I find that I really dont need the elevation labels. The app displays your current elevation, and the contour lines give a reference to the terrain...
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ah, my old-school topo map roots showing through. Of course, use the GPS altimiter. Though it sucks balls for accuracy, it ought to be close enough for what I'm doing.
 
e9999 said:
I want to be able to use my tablet for GPS use to benefit from the large screen. And it does not have cell capabilities...
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that makes sense, I guess. But I still think you're overcomplicating it.

e9999 said:
...Also, I have been offroading in areas where there were dirt roads shown on the maps and it would have been nice to have guidance...
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guidance to where??? "Turn left at the tree." Seriously man, if you're out in the boonies, and that unfamiliar with the area, shame on you. Regardless of what tech is available to you, there is no substitute for studying the maps before you head out, whether they're paper, digital, or scratched on a rock. :lol: I think you're having an over-reliance on tech out in the boonies, JMHO...

I mean I've planned outings on FS roads, and have had to make several turns onto questionably marked roads in the past, but if you're that unsure with the area, I wouldn't be trusting my routefinding to robotica...
 
e9999 said:
I want to be able to use my tablet for GPS use to benefit from the large screen. And it does not have cell capabilities. Also, I have been offroading in areas where there were dirt roads shown on the maps and it would have been nice to have guidance but there was no cell coverage at all.
But, of course, the turn by turn guidance is indeed more useful generally in town. So not that big a deal, of course.
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Ah, got it. Assuming you run a smartphone too, you can tether the wifi tablet to your smartphone for data either with a wifi connection or bluetooth. But that still doesn't help in no service areas
 
e9999 said:
have you figured out how to have the Google Maps guidance function work without online connection? I have not.
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Google Maps needs a web connection.

Iirc, the only mobile phone that will give you gps guidance without web is the Garminfone (A10), offered for about a year by TMob...essentially a very good gps device that also happens to make phone calls. Unfortunately no longer offered. Also, no ability to program a route while you have internet and have guidance continue if you lose signal.

Another option is a gps antenna/receiver from Amazon or EBay running direct to the tablet.

I agree with no real need for turn-by-turn while I'm in the boonies...my nav skills are the sucko though in cities. :bang:

Steve
 
re_guderian said:
that makes sense, I guess. But I still think you're overcomplicating it.

guidance to where??? "Turn left at the tree." Seriously man, if you're out in the boonies, and that unfamiliar with the area, shame on you. Regardless of what tech is available to you, there is no substitute for studying the maps before you head out, whether they're paper, digital, or scratched on a rock. :lol: I think you're having an over-reliance on tech out in the boonies, JMHO...

I mean I've planned outings on FS roads, and have had to make several turns onto questionably marked roads in the past, but if you're that unsure with the area, I wouldn't be trusting my routefinding to robotica...
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depends on the conditions. I am thinking specifically of this one time where it was dark, I needed to get someplace fast and there was a maze of dirt roads, and I had to stop at every intersection to try and read a series of tiny maps with bad eyes in the dark. Would have been nice to be able to listen to voice guidance and save a ton of time which was of the essence that day. So if I can find an app that does it all, why not?
 
gahi said:
Ah, got it. Assuming you run a smartphone too, you can tether the wifi tablet to your smartphone for data either with a wifi connection or bluetooth. But that still doesn't help in no service areas
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of course, not in no-service areas, my point.

But aside from that, the mobile hotspot is an interesting issue. It's not obvious that all phones/providers can do that. My current phone can do it, but Tmob was/is charging extra for the feature and somehow were able to block it apparently. I need to check that out.
 
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