On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:49:40 +0200 Ivan Petrushev <ivanat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you suggest me a power-user GPS application for Android? > I've recently switched from my Sony Ericsson K800 to Android and > really miss MapNav. Most of the android apps I've tried are really > naive - there is a map, and there is a dot representing your position, > and this is all. Some of them have online routing via Cloudmade or > other service. Not something really impressive. > There are two cases I'll be using that app for: > A) collect data for OSM > B) when on a trip - checking and correcting OSM data > For A) - I don't want anything with a embedded OSM editor! I like to > make marks (in the app), take photos and then later enter all data in > JOSM. > I'm often in regions with no access to Internet. So I need all maps to > be prepared before and use them offline. Preferably use vector maps > because of the scaling and routing. > Also if using routing (and it is new to me and I don't find it really > "a-must") it should be offline routing. > About tracks - I keep lots of tracks, some of them with 5k+ nodes. I > need to be able to easily tell which track is what. > > MapNav was a perfect app with tons of options, but it won't run on > Android. There are certain emulators but none of them get to run it > smoothly. That's why I search for something that is android-native, > but so far I haven't hit anything worthy. I've checked OsmAnd and it > has troubles saving tracks. I've checked Maverick and it has troubles > saving POIs. > > I've created a list of features that I need and a list of features > that it will be nice to have but not mandatory. > > MUST HAVES > > - Tracks > -- record track points by distance traveled (for example "every 50 m") > or by time (for example "every 10 s"). Combination of two can be > possible with AND or OR. > -- save and load tracks > -- view saved tracks in list select active track > -- export/import track formats - at least GPX > -- display and update active track on the map > -- ability to easily pause track recording (for example when you are > standing still at one place) > > - Marks > -- ability to quickly add new mark (or call it POI if you like) around > my current location > -- ability to add new mark with specific coordinates (useful for > geocaching) -- easily export and import marks > > - Main display > -- display current speed > -- display distance between current position and a selected target > position -- display distance between random two points > > > - Map sources > -- offline maps easily created > -- OSM > -- downloading Google Earth (or other sources) tiles from Internet > > > OPTIONALS > > - Tracks > -- show altitude and speed profiling of a track > -- edit track nodes (for example cut nodes out of the track, or split > track in two) > -- rename saved tracks > -- list saved tracks with details (like length, timestamp of first > node, timestamp of last node) and sorting > -- display more than one track over the map at once > > - Marks > -- ability to take photo and geotag/add it to a mark > > - Main display > -- display current coordinates and altitude > -- number of points in active track > -- ability to show a "ruler" on the map > -- display satelite status > > - Navigation > -- ability to calculate route from point A to point B w/o Internet > You might need two apps :( Navit will store for offline use, can record a track and routes with some caveats no POI feature / cannot view saved tracks / cannot pause track recording _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
