+a4gom Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Before I go on holiday I usually download some opensource maps for the area; tenerife, cyprus etc so i can use my smartphone without roaming. I'm off to the lakes (UK cumbria) this weekend and know there are areas where I will not get a signal. Are there any opensource maps I can download for the UK? I know you can download small areas from openstreet map but I'd prefer to download a larger area. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Try these http://talkytoaster.info/ukmaps.htm Or http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/ Quote Link to comment
+a4gom Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks Marty, I tried those but they give .img files and I couldn't get those to work. C:geo sends to need .map files. I've found them here on mapsforge When I downloaded them they had the extension.map.txt I just deleted the.txt bit and they work fine. Quote Link to comment
+londontavern Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks to 'a4gom' for the link to the <name>.map files directory, been looking everywhere for that. I also use 'OruxMaps' which is an Android App that will display <name>.img map files. It also has a geocaching function that will read a loaded <name>.gpx file and do all the usual. Another plus point if you use a <personalized>.typ file with your Garmin maps on your GPS is that it is easy just to copy the <map>.img file that you have loaded onto your GPS into the correct OruxMap folder and then you have your own themed map. Its nice and handy to see the same map style that you have been using on your GPS for a number of years. Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 ...mapsforge... Thanks for that link. It made me look for apps that would work with these on other platforms and I found Vectorial for Windows, Mac, and iOS. Quote Link to comment
+splashy Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 On Android the NavFree app works perfectly offline. Quote Link to comment
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