Re: Magic Earth app

Arno Welzel wrote on Sun, 11 Aug 2024 18:26:19 +0200 :

I have OsmAnd (on an iPhone) for walking. For driving I use Google
 Maps.

 
With Google Maps I already had some serious issues for car navigation
when you do not only take major roads and highways. OsmAnd was much
better for that.

I do a lot of routing on foot, on backcountry & on the car where....

1. IMHO, Google Maps is the best, bar none, unfortunately, for roads.
2. OSMAnd~ is surprisingly good for walking about such as between buildings
   at apartment complexes, or along park trails, or outside shopping malls.
3. But OSM maps suck like you can't believe for backcountry topography.

For backcountry topography in the USA, nothing beats the USGS topo PDFs.
These PDFs load perfectly into backcountry apps on Android for hiking.
 <com.Avenza>
 <ca.abbro.androidmap>
 <com.mirfatif.mylocation>
 <net.psyberia.offlinemaps>
  
In the USA, this free program has all the georeferenced park maps in it.
 <com.trailheadlabs.outerspatial>