OruxMaps
OruxMaps
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| Website: | http://www.oruxmaps.com/index_en.html |
| Version: | 4.6.0 (2011-11-11) |
| License: | freeware |
| Platform: | android |
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OruxMaps is a map viewer. It can work in two modes: online with google, microsoft, yandex,... maps, and offline, with calibrated maps for OruxMaps, or online maps which have been saved | |
OruxMaps (oruxmaps.com) is an Android app.
It can display OpenStreetMap maps (raster tiles and vector maps from Mapsforge) and has tracking and waypoint recording features making it suitable for gathering data. It can show online or download offline maps.
On the Mapsforge there is plug-in for Osmosis that allows to compile vector maps from OSM data for offline usage.
recommended as an OpenStreetMap "power-user" Android app
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Displaying maps
Online
To display our maps go to menu -> Maps -> 'To online maps' and select from the available maps:
- 'OpenStreetMap Mapnik' for the default maps seen on http://openstreetmap.org (the default osm Mapnik style)
- 'OpenStreetMap Cyclemap' for cycle routes and terrain rendering as seem on OpenCycleMap.org
- 'OpenSeaMap' for a marine/sailing themed rendering (OpenSeaMap)
- 'CloudMade' for CloudMade's default OpenStreetMap rendering
Additionally you can also select 'Microsoft earth' which is the bing imagery which we can use to make maps from.
Offline
You have first do download your vector maps from mapforge.org copy the .map files to your sd card in the folder /oruxmaps/mapfiles. You can also create subfolders to organize the maps. In the map dialog you can then go to offline maps and chose you map.
If you want to create a smaller recent offline map from OSM Data you can use the Osmosis MapWriter Plugin to create a offline vector map.
Here a description how to add contourlines to the maps from OSM from the Oruxmap Forum
Alternatively you can use Mopac to convert the OSM Tiles to use them offline in OruxMaps. This is only useful for small maps.
Recording tracks
- Tracks are stored in the internal database and can be exported to a .gpx file which can be uploaded to OSM.
- Track Recording sensibility can be set in the menu settings GPS with tree parameters:
- minimum time between GPS measurements. The higher, lower battery consumption.
- minimum distance between measurements.
- maximum precision to record the received position.
TODO document
