Windows Mobile
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This page will aim to collect any useful information about using a Windows mobile phone or PDA for OpenStreetMap purposes. (Not to be confused with the more current Windows Phone system.)
General
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | BT747 | cachebox | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | GpsCycleComputer | gpsVP | MoNa | MoNav | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | Noni GPSPlot for Windows Mobile | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer | RoadMap | VataviaMap |
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| Genre | Display, Logger, Tracker | Analyse, Display, Editor | Logger | Display, Navi, Logger | Navi, Logger, Router | Navi | Display, Logger, Analyse | Navi | Display, Navi, Router | Display, Navi, Router | Navi | Display, Logger, Tracker | Navi, Logger, Router | Navi, Logger, Analyse | Logger, Display | ? | Display, Router | Display |
| Description | Feature rich Amateur Radio Automatic Packet Reporting System client that uses OSM tiles as the base map. | Allows users to download, edit, and upload OSM data in ArcMap, and/or create feature services based on OSM data in ArcGIS Server. | MTK GPS chip sets only!. | Geocaching centered. | ? | ? | sports, simple tracking. | Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/gpsvp
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MoNa ist eine unter JavaME entwickelte Ortungs- und Navigationslösung, welche sich die freien Daten des OpenStreetMap-Projektes zu nutzen macht. | routing software | ? | Feature rich Offline map routing and navigating software. SevenWays is the best offline route from point A to point B. | ? | ? | ? | Featurerich. | ? | .Net maps and GPS tracks
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| Supported platforms | Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows, Windows Mobile | Java, Linux, MacOS, Palm OS, Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | Android, Linux, Maemo, Unix, Windows, Windows CE, Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | Linux, Maemo, Symbian, Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows CE, Windows Mobile | Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows, Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | Linux, Windows Mobile | Windows, Windows Mobile, magellan, medion, mio, navman, tomtom | Linux, Windows, Windows Mobile | Linux, MacOS, Windows, Windows Mobile |
| Release date | 2012-08-29 | 2022-05-05 | 2021-03-29 | 2011-04-10 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2009-10-06 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2011-11-22 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2013-12-05 | 2012-02-05 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2010-07-13 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2011-04-23 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2020-06-28 | ????-??-?? (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2011-07-05 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2011-11-11 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2008-06-01 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2010-05-05 | 2009-02-08 (⚠️ Unmaintained) | 2011-03-22 (⚠️ Unmaintained) |
| Languages | English | English | Deutsch, English | English | Deutsch | Deutsch, English | English | Multilingual | Deutsch | English | Deutsch, Ελληνικά, English, Español, Français, Italiano | English, Русский | English | English | English | English | English | English |
| Community | Issues | Issues | Issues | |||||||||||||||
| Author | Lynn Deffenbaugh KJ4ERJ | Esri | Dirk Haase, Mario De Weerd, Thomas Mohme | Hannes Winkelmann | ? | Nic Roets | ? | Vsevolod Shorin | Timo M. (mlrtimbf "at" gmx.de) Daniel B. (daniel-lev "at" gmx.de) |
Christian Vetter | EDC Greece | ? | J.Bugariu | Anthony Eguerre | De Nayer Institute | Des Newman | Paul Fox | <a href='https://github.com/vatavian' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer'>vatavian</a> and other <a href='https://github.com/vatavian/vataviamap/graphs/contributors' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer'>contributors</a> |
| Price | free of charge | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | free of charge | ? | ? | ? | ? | Free+ | ? | ? | ? | 30€ | ? | free of charge |
| License | proprietary | Apache License 2.0, Apache-2.0 | GPL | GPL | proprietary | BSD | bsd | BSD | GPL | GNU GPL v3, GPL | GPLv3 | nonfreeproprietary | GPL | Freeware (donors get extra features) |
GPL | proprietary | GPL | Artistic License, GPL |
| Code | ? | ASP.NET, C#, CSS, HTML, NSIS, Python | Java | ? | ? | C++ | ? | C, C++, HTML, Java, Makefile, Objective-C | Java | C++ | C++ | ? | C++ | ? | C++ | ? | C | C#, Inno Setup, Python, Visual Basic .NET |
| Source code | ? | </> | </> | ? | ? | </> | ? | </> | </> | </> | ? | ? | </> | ? | ? | ? | </> | </> |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Map display
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | BT747 | cachebox | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | GpsCycleComputer | gpsVP | MoNa | MoNav | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | Noni GPSPlot for Windows Mobile | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer | RoadMap | VataviaMap |
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| Display map | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Map data | Raster | Vector | Raster | Raster | Raster, Vector | Vector | Raster | Vector, Raster | Raster, Vector | Raster | Vector | Raster | Vector | Raster | Raster, Vector | Raster, Vector | Vector | Raster |
| Source | Online, Cache, Offline | Online, Cache, Offline | ? | Offline | Cache, Offline | Offline | Online, Cache | Offline, Caching | Online | Online, Cache, Offline | Offline | Online, Cache, Offline | Offline | Cache, Offline | Cache, Offline | Online, Cache, Offline | Offline | Online, Cache, Offline |
| Rotate map | no | no | ? | ? | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes | yes | ? |
| 3D view | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | no |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Routing
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | GpsCycleComputer | gpsVP | MoNa | MoNav | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer | RoadMap |
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| Routing | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Calculate route | no | ? | ? | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Routing profiles | none | Car | ? | Car, Bike, Foot | no | ? | Car | Car, Bike, Foot, Wheelchair | Car | none | Car, Bike, Foot | ? | ? | ? |
| Turn restrictions | no | yes | ? | yes | no | ? | yes | no | yes | no | ? | ? | ? | no |
| Calculate route without Internet (Offline routing) | no | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | cachebox | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | gpsVP | MoNa | MoNav | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer | RoadMap |
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| Navigate | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Find location | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | yes |
| Find nearby POIs | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | no | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | no |
| Navigate to point | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | yes |
| Navigation with voice / Voice guidance | no | no | no | ? | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no | ? | no | no |
| Keep on road | no | no | no | ? | ? | no | ? | ? | yes | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Works without GPS | no | yes | yes | ? | ? | yes | no | ? | yes | no | ? | yes | yes | yes |
| Navigate along predefined route | yes | ? | ? | ? | no | ? | ? | ? | no | yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Tracking
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | BT747 | cachebox | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | GpsCycleComputer | gpsVP | MoNav | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | Noni GPSPlot for Windows Mobile | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer | RoadMap |
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| Make track | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Customizable log interval | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes | ? | yes | yes | ? | ? | no | yes | ? | no | yes | ? |
| Track formats | Gpx | Shp, Osm, Pdf, Png | GPX, KML, CSV, HTML, PLT, TRK | Gpx | Gpx, Kml, Nmea, Csv | ? | ? | Gpx, Ozi, Plt | ? | Img | Gpx | Nmea | Gpx | Gpx | ? | ? |
| Geotagging | no | ? | Photo | no | Notes | ? | ? | Note | ? | no | no | no | Note | Photo | ? | ? |
| Fast POI buttons | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes | ? | ? | ? | yes | no | yes | yes | ? | ? |
| Upload GPX to OSM | no | yes | ? | no | ? | ? | no | no | ? | ? | no | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Monitoring
| Name | APRSISCE/32 | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | BT747 | cachebox | GLObal PositioningUtilitieS | Gosmore | GpsCycleComputer | gpsVP | MoNa | NAVeGIS | Navikey SevenWays | NaviPOWM | Noni GPSPlot for Windows Mobile | OpenCityMap | OziExplorer |
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| Monitoring | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes |
| Show current track | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | ? | ? | yes | ? | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Open existing track | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes | ? | ? | yes | ? | no | yes | no | yes | ? | yes |
| Altitude diagram | no | no | yes | yes | yes | ? | ? | no | ? | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes |
| Show POD value | yes | no | yes | no | yes | ? | ? | yes | ? | no | yes | yes | yes | ? | yes |
| Satellite view | yes | no | yes | no | yes | ? | ? | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | ? | ? | yes |
| Show live NMEA data | yes | no | yes | no | yes | ? | ? | no | ? | ? | yes | no | ? | ? | ? |
| Send current position | yes, APRS | no | Www | Www | Www, Sms | ? | Www | no | no | ? | yes, APRS | no | ? | no | no |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Editing
| Name | ArcGIS Editor for OSM | OpenCityMap |
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| Add POIs | yes | yes |
| Edit / Delete POIs | yes | yes |
| Add way | yes | ? |
| Edit geometries | yes | ? |
| Edit arbitrary tags of existing OSM objects | yes | no |
| Edit relations | yes | no |
| Work offline | Online, Cache, Offline | ? |
| Upload to OSM | yes | ? |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Accessibility
| Name | gpsVP | NAVeGIS |
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| Accessibility support | Blind | ? |
| Complete non graphics text output | yes | ? |
| Exploration modus | ? | yes |
| Danger Warnings | ? | yes |
This table was generated by the OSM Apps Catalog at 2026-03-11.
Data Logging
A number of programs are available for collecting GPS tracks:
Free Software/Open Source
- Navit cross-platform Windows/Linux/iphone/WinMobile application with offline (!) routing http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_WinCE/Windows_Mobile
Freeware
- PTGMAP Moving / rotating map / tracklog, and GPS navigation. By using Mkgmap you can create an .img file and load it to PTGMAP. You can define hardware buttons to create a waypoint at the current position. This is really helpful for OSM tracking.
Commercial
- OziExplorerCE ($ 95 / ??? 69 for life-time license). Runs on various handheld devices starting with Windows CE 3 through Windows Mobile 6+ and CE.net. An unregistered version will require manual GPS communication restart every 20 or 10 minutes. Can be used with any raster map - scanned or converted. Track logs and POIs are compatible with GPSBabel. The GPS recordings will be in NMEA format. If you need the recorded track as a GPX file (for example when you want to upload the recorded tracks directly to the OSM-server) have a look at converting NMEA to GPX.
Using OSM data
OZIexplorerCE, see Oziexplorer for details:
gpsVP was an open-source (BSD license) that supported using Garmin .img map format files and shows online OSM maps (Mapnik was preconfigured, it is possible to add a configuration file for other online raster maps) on Windows Mobile devices (smartphone or PDA) and also on Windows Desktop computers. By using Mkgmap you could create an .img file and load it to gpsVP.
Gosmore is a routing application that uses OSM data:
Run.GPS was a shareware program that can display OSM data and load map tiles on demand through a cell phone Internet connection (GPRS, UMTS):
OpenMobileMaps is a moving map application similar to Google Maps, but it is using OSM data instead. If a data connection is available, it automatically downloads tiles and allows to search for places. In offline mode it shows cached map-tiles. If a GPS device is available, the current position can be shown on the map and the map automatically moved.
Audio Logging
- See PDA Voice Recording for information on using your Windows Mobile device to record audio whilst you are mapping.