Android Off-line map viewer (free)

For those of you who may be interested, I recently discovered a great Android map app. Maps can be viewed either on-line, or can be downloaded (in a user-selected range of zoom levels) for viewing when away from internet access. Users can also add their own points of interest (and gps tracks, etc., if their devices are equipped with it). It's called Locus, and a free version (ad supported) that does all this is available both from Slideme and the Amazon app store. See also http://www.appbrain.com/app/locus-fr....android.locus, and http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/ind...owtopic=267205.

On-line map sources include: Open Source Maps (incl. classic, cycle trnasprot, osmarender, openpiste), Google (classic, satellite, hybrid, terrain, korea), Ovi-Nokia maps, Yahoo, Bing, Open Source Maps-regional, My Topo . . . and a whole bunch of other, mostly European, map sources).

I've also tried gvSig Mini Maps . . . a potentially powerful gis software (when coupled with the desktop version), but it's waaaaaaaaaay harder to use, more limited in the sources from which users can download (although the on-line list is similar), and really difficult to convince my PE that the downloaded maps really are there.

Anyhow, enjoy

Cool! Thanks for posting

The links are not working for me, but a quick google search did the trick. Thanks for posting!

Looks very nice, thank you. However, after a while the app closes itself, like we have with the browsers. Emine-issue, I guess.

<content sigh> I looove maps..

Thank you for this!

Sorry the links weren't working. Here's some that should:

for a review:
http://androidforums.com/android-app...-software.html

for description and download:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/locus-fr....android.locus
http://www.androidpit.com/en/android...cus/Locus-Free
http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-locus.html
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_a...free_hglj.html
http://www.androidapps.com/tech/apps...e-menion-asamm

or . . . just google away. It's not hard to find.

Also, I forot to mention, I've not had any problems with PE + Ermine + Locus v 1.4.3

You may want to check to be sure you downloaded that version of Locus. v 0.9.5 is also floating around out there.

Very nice! After pairing my bluetooth GPS receiver with Bluetooth GPS Provider the EE even becomes a navigation tool.

Link to Bluetooth GPS Provider:
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_a...ml?nav=related

Also works fine with Google Maps.

Originally Posted by harv2810

Very nice! After pairing my bluetooth GPS receiver with Bluetooth GPS Provider the EE even becomes a navigation tool.

Link to Bluetooth GPS Provider:
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_a...ml?nav=related

Also works fine with Google Maps.

That's great news! What Bluetooh GPS receiver are you using?

Originally Posted by borisb

That's great news! What Bluetooh GPS receiver are you using?

Hi Borisb!
It''s a Navibe BT GPS V10.

BTW Is the picture of your avatar taken with an EE, its looks so greenish ;-)

Indeed. I don't photograph well under low light

Nice, thanks for the post! I used BlueGPS to get my GlobalSat BT-338 working with my Pocket Edge. Using Z4Root to open the unit up so I could enable "Mock locations" first.