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Re: stored maps

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: stored maps
Date 2018-11-05 16:42 +0000
Organization NOYB
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References (8 earlier) <xW5My1sMsi3bFwIp@255soft.uk> <prn47c.2no.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <prnh7n$1gh3$2@gioia.aioe.org> <prnj2s$46d$1@dont-email.me> <BoygNzIid13bFwdS@255soft.uk>

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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> wrote:
> In message <prnj2s$46d$1@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev 
> <bashley101@gmail.com> writes:
> []
> >No data plan, so google maps are useless for things like this.  My 
> >Garmin tells me about traffic ahead when I'm maybe 10 seconds away from 
> >the traffic jam -- sometimes not until I'm actually stopped in it.  I 
> >wonder if they all use the same traffic assessment service...
> >
> >I like Co-Pilot because it's easy to enter addresses.  I like Osmand 
> >because it saves a track.  Ski Tracks saves a track using less battery 
> >-- even if you're nowhere near a ski area.
> >
> (Google can, I understand, store a track too - not sure how far in 
> advance you have to tell it though.)

  As others mentioned, it's not the 'track' which matters, but how big a
map is/can_be stored.

  Google Maps can only store a 50x50 km/miles map areas - if that -,
i.e. useless for any real travels.

> It'd be interesting to have a comparison of these (Google Maps,
> Co-Pilot, Osmand, Ski Tracks, others ...) - how wide is the track they 
> save (i. e. how far off it can you go, where there's no coverage, before 
> they fail)? Or do they store an area rather than a track (if so how big 
> an area)? Or what other system?

  You can find these kind of comparisons on the web, i.e. in Google :-)
search for stuff like "Best GPS navigation apps for Android" or similar.

  Apps which can work offline, like OsmAnd, Sygic, Co-Pilot etc. can
store anywhere from provinces/states to countries to continents.

  Especially for high-population countries, the storage/downloads
required can run in the multi-GB. For example 4 German states (Laender)
in OsmAnd are 3.3GB but the whole of Australia is 'only' 650MB.

  Note that OsmAnd's OSM maps, carry much, much more information than
just roads, for example the locations, sizes and shapes of individual
buildings.

  Some apps have roads-only downloads, which are much smaller than the
full maps. For example the OsmAnd roads-only map of Australia is 'only'
245MB.

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Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-01 23:53 -0700
  Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-02 19:42 +0000
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 14:24 -0700
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-02 21:49 +0000
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 20:26 -0700
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Tim <onelydad58@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 04:46 +0000
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 12:48 +0100
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 16:42 +0000
            Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 13:41 -0700
              Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 21:09 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 18:00 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 00:22 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 21:01 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-03 23:11 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-04 14:45 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-04 12:27 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 11:59 -0800
                stored maps (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-04 20:32 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 14:18 -0800
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 02:04 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-04 22:18 -0800
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:26 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 16:42 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:08 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 18:22 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:52 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:15 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:34 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 20:13 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 21:58 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 21:39 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-06 01:18 +0100
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 20:39 -0800
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-06 14:28 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 09:58 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-06 14:23 -0400
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-06 10:57 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-06 14:23 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-07 23:11 +0100
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-05 21:42 +0100
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:05 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 21:41 +0000
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-06 22:36 +0100
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-07 01:20 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-07 16:23 +0000
                Re: stored maps Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-07 16:53 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-07 18:47 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 13:49 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-07 19:10 -0400
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-08 00:21 +0000
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 20:53 -0800
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:01 -0400
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 13:26 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:09 -0400
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 16:11 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 11:57 -0400
                Re: stored maps 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-07 18:41 -0700
                Re: stored maps The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 21:04 -0800
                Re: stored maps Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2018-11-08 05:55 +0100
                Re: stored maps Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2018-11-08 06:55 +0000
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-08 13:38 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:31 +0000
                Re: stored maps "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:08 +0100
                Re: stored maps Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-06 11:25 +0000
                Re: stored maps "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 19:18 +0000
                Re: stored maps nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
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                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:56 +0100
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                Re: navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:40 +0100
                Re: navigation "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 14:47 +0000
                Re: navigation "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:04 +0100
                Re: navigation 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 09:34 -0700
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                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 11:20 +0100
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                Re: navigation (was: Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead?) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:51 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 09:34 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 19:21 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-05 12:11 -0700
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:19 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:16 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 20:28 +0100
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-05 20:21 +0000
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-05 22:11 +0100
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-03 20:25 +0000
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? Tim <onelydad58@gmail.com> - 2018-11-03 04:40 +0000
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 00:22 -0700
      Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 12:43 +0100
        Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-03 13:41 -0700
          Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-03 22:40 +0100
  Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-02 13:12 -0700
    Re: Are Android Tablets Really Dead? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2018-11-02 14:24 -0700
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