But AFAIK it's difficult to access a (small) part of a compressed file without decompressing the whole file first.
Harry van der Wolf <hvdw...@gmail.com> schrieb am Mo., 24. Feb. 2020, 13:24: > I used to be a longtime user of Mapfactor Navigator as it is a very fast > and at the same time a "light-weight" app for your phone/android unit, but > they create their maps by hand and these sometimes contain errors, which > gives you errors in routing. > > I currently use OsmAnd+ for hiking/bicycling and Magic Earth for car > navigation. The latter also because it has (free) traffic info and can be > used to create multi-point routes though not as good and easy as OsmAnd or > Mapfactor Navigator. > Because of its profiles (which are extremely buggy and unworkable in the > current 3.5.5, but which work correctly in the to be released 3.6 version) > I also use OsmAnd now for caravan because it routes better thanks to those > profiles. > > The maps of OsmAnd are more detailed than any other map. The 2nd reason > for the big map files is, is that they are uncompressed while all the other > apps use some compression algorithm like zip, gzip, lz4 (extremely fast), > etc. > It would be a big bonus for me if OsmAnd would compress their maps as well > (with for example lz4). It is not only about size on SD-card, but using a > fast decompression algorithm increases the speed at which maps can be read: > reading a small file from a slow disk and uncompressing it in fast memory > would be beneficial for overall performance. > > Harry > > > > Op ma 24 feb. 2020 om 13:05 schreef Peer <v7p...@gmail.com>: > >> I too am going to Norway in this coming summer. I have Osmand+ installed >> and the maps of the Netherlands, parts of Germany, Denmark, Sweden and >> Norway. I like the detailed maps. You will have to get used to Osmand but >> it does have many interesting features so it is worth it. >> >> An good alternative is Mapfactor. You can create routes with many >> waypoints. This app is easier then Osmand, the maps are smaller and the >> routecalculation is faster. But the maps are not as detailed as the maps of >> Osmand. >> >> Op maandag 24 februari 2020 11:02:31 UTC+1 schreef Marc Gotzel: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> sorry my english isn't good enough to find answears to my questions in >>> the search engine. >>> >>> I want to buy the OSMAND+ Version for my android device, but I'm still >>> not sure if it is the right app for me. >>> >>> I'm using google maps since today, but for my holiday trips I#m >>> searching an app that is able to calculate a route with more the 10 >>> waypoints.. >>> (Planning a Norway trip actually, so need roundabout 20-30 stops) >>> >>> I want to plan the route on my laptop as well, and then send it to my >>> mobile if possible. >>> >>> And I tried the freeware version... there I have many small maps for >>> every country.... is it not possible to download the whole country like >>> Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Germany? >>> Perhaps in the + Version? >>> >>> ANd what about the problem with longer distances? I just read about them >>> here... is it stil actual? >>> >>> Many thx from Germany >>> Marc >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "OsmAnd" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/b3d95acf-ef8a-4c60-b84b-b0d5eb4fe569%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/b3d95acf-ef8a-4c60-b84b-b0d5eb4fe569%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "OsmAnd" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAGARPpuxZVEdEsZ%2BGaQSVzGJxzRSbw0%3DV%2BAcVnQrBryrmJH_mg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAGARPpuxZVEdEsZ%2BGaQSVzGJxzRSbw0%3DV%2BAcVnQrBryrmJH_mg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CA%2BCgGZQO%2B3j8w9yi0vBt%2B5gQuFKKbPTQMSgsJkSNPPoK4X7_2g%40mail.gmail.com.
