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Routing and rerouting in offline mode

lkpp shared this question 12 years ago
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Hello, i have a few questions about Locus. I am using the free version, but i think, the features i am seeking, arent eighter in the pro version, and i am using vector maps:


1) there is no offline navigation?


2) there is no offline database for cities and pois?


3) due to 1 and 2 - there is no offline rerouting


4) if there is no routing feature in the offline modus, should be at least a feature to show heading and distance of an destination, but i can not find it??


assumed, there are no features from 1 to 4) - which would be a use for a nagivation system, if it is not navigating? of course most people are online in their home country. but the real need for such a programm is abroad and thats the region most of the users will be offline. i am a worldwide traveller an i would appriciate, if i could navigate in both of the modi (routing and non routing) offline.


maybe there are the functions and i cann not finde them? i mean, there are gps sensor and storage, for what do i need to be online?


thx for your answers in advance,


lkpp

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Locus uses the library Mapsforge to display vector maps. This library doesn`t offer 2), 3) and what is even more important for offline/onboard navigation it doesn`t provide calculation of routes in the current version.


You might want to have a look on the statements of one of the core developers of mapsforge: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/map...

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Thx tommi. I think i will have to search for another software which provides my needs.

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Tell me if you found another software for this purpose (except the professional navigation solutions)!

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i will do, even if iam not specially searching for a fee-free solution. but it will be not in the android field, i think. can you answer my pont 4? a freind says, it would work offline, but i cannot fix it, because, even if i search a finish by the map, i dont get a heading and a distance. (GPS is working, of course.) it says than: " no finish defiend"....


thx lkpp

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If I understand correctly what you mean I would say it works.


Please check


http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php/manu...


"invalid distance".


If you leave the calculated route Locus changes to Guiding which means that it shows you the direction and distance to the next point on the calculated route.


I used this successfully in a foreign town and streets which couldn`t be accessed in the intended direction e.g.

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thx, that works, i made a mistake

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I just bought LocusPro and also wondering about offline Address search. Also bought OsmAnd+ which uses *.obf vector maps - which are OSM maps with additional information - OsmAnd does this quite well - although it lacks route tracking and stuff.


Also the maps there look a bit more detailed.


Maybe Locus could make use of these kind of maps?

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unfortunately not tombert. OsmAnd use own improved system and reading and rendering mechanism that is licensed under GPL license so it`s useless for Locus


offline address search and offline routing depend on MapsForge library for now, so if this will be available or not is question ...

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Whatever library you use, there is free and open source https://code.google.com/p/osmand/ project that provides offline address search, and offline routing. I`m not a license kid, but I think you could make use of it.

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Hi Dusan,


I exactly on this answered in last post on this page ;). License that OsmAnd use, is not usable for Locus.

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It seems, address search facility is now available with LoMaps.

Cheers

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