[chbot] Open street map on adroid

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FWIW I've used MapDroyd in the past to view offline OSM data on an
Android device: <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MapDroyd>

Unfortunately it's not FLOSS. When I last looked there didn't seem to
be a good FLOSS Android app for OSM.

--Philip;

On 14 February 2014 17:27, Andrew Errington <erringtona at gmail.com> wrote:
> Because I was curious- how to get fresh data for OSMAND:
> https://code.google.com/p/osmand/wiki/HowToDownloadData
>
> On 14 February 2014 13:25, Andrew Errington <erringtona at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Excellent topic.  I have been contributing to OSM for several years
>> now.  Unfortunately OSM is very fluid, and useful tools pop up and
>> disappear.  The only thing to do is try various things and keep an eye
>> out for the next 'better' thing.
>>
>> If you just want to *look* at the data then Navit is a reasonable
>> choice, but take a look at OSMAND too.  I have both of these on my
>> Android but I haven't really looked at them in depth.  IIRC the map
>> data was downloaded as a pre-packaged chunk of (vector) data, and I
>> think that the formats differ.  You can download a fresh chunk of
>> (processed) data for Navit using this tool:
>> http://maps3.navit-project.org/
>>
>> Haven't looked for tools for OSMAND, but as I say, I've just started
>> playing with it.
>>
>> One of the things I want to use OSMAND for is to upload new data and
>> corrections if I notice errors when I'm out and about, although I
>> don't think it will replace my current way of working (GPS + camera +
>> PC + JOSM)
>>
>> Regarding NZ in particular, a long time ago I discovered TUMONZ and I
>> was very impressed (so much so that I paid for the software).  It's
>> still around, but you have to wonder how long they can stand out when
>> other online and offline services are becoming available.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> On 14 February 2014 13:03, Volker Kuhlmann <list0570 at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>> Someone confirmed at the last meeting that it is possible to download
>>> the OSM data in advance. That would only be efficient if it was vector
>>> data and then rendered on the phone.
>>>
>>> Looking at
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Android
>>> is a tad overwhelming. Also,
>>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Navit
>>> suggests that at least for that app the OSM data has been repackaged.
>>>
>>> It would obviously be desirable to have apps for general map, car
>>> navigation, etc to all share the data.
>>>
>>> What apps are people using exactly for car navigation, and general NZ
>>> map display?
>>> Can someone give a quick outline of how the OSM data download is
>>> performed (so it is usable by apps afterwards)? It doesn't seem so
>>> straightforward, but may be trees, woods, seeing.
>>> I want to use all of this without an Internet connection being required
>>> after initial setup/
>>>
>>> Thanks muchly,
>>>
>>> Volker
>>>
>>> PS NZ topo maps stored on the phone would be cool too...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Volker Kuhlmann
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