briansue
Dec 05, 2016Explorer
Map App
I've been using an app in my Android device called MapFactor Navigator. I just updated and checked to see if some new roads recently mentioned on this forum were now on the map. They are - the new road around Tepic and the new road to Patzcuaro that bypasses Morelia are on there. I bet others are on there too.
This app uses Open Street Maps for data. I am not sure how any of it works but Open Street Maps seems to always have the latest and greatest maps online. But you can't do much with them on the Open Street Maps website. On various apps you can use them as GPS to some extent. They are handy little reference maps to use OFFLINE.
MapFactor Navigator is a download to which you can then download more maps from all over the world. You can do the entire US or do it state by state as well as all of Mexico. On my Android the app and maps are stored on the microSD card so they don't take up storage on the device.
These maps also have some interesting stuff like hiking trails in National Parks. But using it will use a lot of battery power and the device will actually heat up from working so hard. It is not an app for driving down the road but can be used to check where you are and as a reference map when you are out in the woods or walking around town and can't get online or don't want to use up you data allotment. The app and maps are all FREE but they do require some serious GB to download.
This app uses Open Street Maps for data. I am not sure how any of it works but Open Street Maps seems to always have the latest and greatest maps online. But you can't do much with them on the Open Street Maps website. On various apps you can use them as GPS to some extent. They are handy little reference maps to use OFFLINE.
MapFactor Navigator is a download to which you can then download more maps from all over the world. You can do the entire US or do it state by state as well as all of Mexico. On my Android the app and maps are stored on the microSD card so they don't take up storage on the device.
These maps also have some interesting stuff like hiking trails in National Parks. But using it will use a lot of battery power and the device will actually heat up from working so hard. It is not an app for driving down the road but can be used to check where you are and as a reference map when you are out in the woods or walking around town and can't get online or don't want to use up you data allotment. The app and maps are all FREE but they do require some serious GB to download.