OsmAnd - off-line navigation for Android

We very quickly ceased to be afraid of new unfamiliar countries and cities. We very quickly got used to the fact that at any moment you can get a smart phone from the pocket and see where you are, where to go and what to do interesting is nearby.

But all is good only if your device can reach in any way to the World Wide Web. What if you were in a wilderness where there is no internet connection at all? Again return to paper maps and compass?

No, there is a solution more elegant. And it is called OsmAnd.

OsmAnd - software with open source, osnovnym source map data for which are vector OpenStreetMap maps. The program allows you to determine your location, search for different points of interest on the map and display information about them, get directions, and give voice prompts. But the most remarkable thing that all this program can do without an Internet connection.

In order to use OsmAnd is offline, you will need to pre-download the necessary cards. You can do this in the settings, as you will be informed when you first start. map files range in size from a few tens to hundreds of megabytes, which, however, at current size of the memory card is not a big problem. But if you want to save space, you can download only the road map.

After downloading, you can return to the main screen, from which to launch their own maps. OsmAnd automatically detect your location using GPS. General principles of operation of the program in general, do not differ from other mapping software, so that you are comfortable here without difficulty.

It is worth noting that although OsmAnd and is free software, but has some limitations. So, you can not load more than 10 cards from the built-in data directory, and you will not be accessible without having to connect to a network description of sights from Wikipedia. Restrictions over humane and most people, I am sure, they will not even notice. But if to you it is fundamentally, you can fork out for two hundred rubles and buy OsmAnd +. The money will be spent on development of the project.

This program can be useful in all cases when you need to navigate in space, or enter the desired location, but the Internet is not available in this case. Perhaps you are a traveler and climbed into the very very dark corners, maybe you are just too expensive mobile traffic - in any case OsmAnd will come to your aid.

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OsmAnd - Offline travel maps and navigation

Developer: OsmAnd

Price: Free