I have the WiFi only Tab 2 7inch.
I cached some Google Maps around my town. I can locate myself with GPS by loading the maps, but I can't use navigation. Is that correct? I thought the point of being able to cache maps was to be able to navigate without a data connection?
It's normal. Maps requires a connection to calculate the routes. If you want to, you can set up the route when you have wi-fi access and the route (and adjacent roads) will be cached automatically. Then you can navigate offline.
Otherwise, you need internet access.
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I have a Kaiser running WM6.1.
I have a separate GPS that can access satellites or whatever and give me directions to places without any subscription fees or anything...
The Kaiser has GPS capabilities built in.
I have Google Maps, which I love, as long as I'm on wireless.
My question is, is there any program I can put on my phone that will make it behave like my other GPS, accessing satellites instead of data connection to give me maps, or even just GPS-based directions? Better yet, can I download maps from Google somehow and have Google Maps use GPS instead of data connection?
Thanks!
TomTom Navigator, Garmin Moble XT, iGo, etc... um, SEARCH?
I have found TerraCrosser to be a very good GPS app from my Tilt. It has a companion desktop app that you can download map files from Goggle/Yahoo map. The can get very large depending on how much detail you desire. So have an SD card ready.
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Better yet, can I download maps from Google somehow and have Google Maps use GPS instead of data connection?
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You're misunderstanding - Google maps like any other GPS programs do use the Kaiser's internal GPS to get your position/speed/heading. However, as it has no local map storage (except the cache of already visited places) it needs data connection to download the map tiles as you move. Google map is also a "dumb" interface, when you ask for directions it will submit that to the google server and just display the response to you.
What you need is one of the aforementioned programs - that have their local map on the memory card, and do all the work themselves without requiring some server on the net to do it for them.
does the app clear its cache while it exits if we dont choose to save for offline use ? if so, where does it store this temporary data ? is it in the same folder(on sd card) where the maps are saved when we choose to ?
WTF is Bigplanet? I could just look it up, but I've been drinking...sooo....just tell me.
Bigplanet is an advanced map application:
supports different map sources: Google Maps, OpenStreet, Yandex Maps
cache of loaded maps - map tile is loaded only once and than saves in local file cache(so you can use app even without any network connection!). This feature allows you to save a lot of money(app don’t use expensive gprs connection).
bookmarks - just add you favourite places to bookmarks if you don’t want to find it each time when you use app
zoom in by double tap(like in iphone): You don’t need to use zoom controls from zooming - you can just double tap place you need.
save map in given radius. Allows to save map around selected place. For example, you can save map around your home using cheap wifi connection and then use map offline.
checkout the developers' website ....http://bigplanetmaps.wordpress.com/
I never had any luck with Bigplanet. It errored out when downloading maps to sd card. The maps I did get downloaded were not consistant on the zooming. Also when I tried to get my location the GPS would come on for a few seconds and then go off. I wanted it to track me.
Will the app do those things now?
nah....same here
I dont have a data plan for my phone, i use my wifi, but it seems i need a data connection to use google navigation so it can download the maps, is there a way to pre-load or have saved maps in the sd card to point the nav to if no data connection is not present and all i have available is the gps signal
not with google maps
is there a way to do this with another app?
is there a way to do this with another app?
Maps mod Bruts, but don't drive any other way!
Better take copilot or sygic.
Maps mod Bruts, but don't drive any other way!
Better take copilot or sygic (I find them the best, most options).
Anybody know of an app that will allow me to use my Cappy as a handheld GPS with terrain maps and no data coverage. I like Google Maps and Google Navigation but both of these want to download the map while in use I would like to download and install the maps on my device kind of like an actual handheld gps. I have tried MapDroyd but it only has street maps. Good program though.
Check out Backcountry Navigator. It's only $10 and there's a 16-day free demo.
Thanks will download and give that a try.
copilot live. I only have the 200 meg data plan and I use it as a gps in my car when i am in the middle of nowhere WI without any coverage and its been great. even compensates better then others for the jumpy GPS location.
OruxMaps or mapdroyd do offline maps
I am currently testing MapDroyd and Backcountry, thanks for the info.
Gaia GPS allows downloading of USGS topo images and can put your location on the map. I have it on the phone, but have yet to do anything other than download the tile of my home's topo, and to note that the GPS correctly places me at my home on that map. And it's free.
When spring comes, I'll be checking things out with a lot more vigor.
Oh, the main reason to go with USGS topos and not the other sources is that trails are mapped on the USGS maps. You don't get them with Google terrain.
I am having problems displaying maps. Any maps through anything. The GPS is connected, my location is found, the arrow points, supposedly, to my location and the menus are available, but the screen is black - no maps showing at all.
I have Drive On that gives option of using Google maps or Bing - black screen. gMaps - the same. GPSSatellite - ditto...
did you have internet access (wifi or data) on?
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did you have internet access (wifi or data) on?
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Of course. However, one of the programs is supposed to use GPS only, all of the programs appear to find my location and co-ordinates are provided without data access, just through GPS. Only the maps fail to appear... Black screen with only menus and options visible.