OSMAND navigation

Skybird · 03-23-17, 07:31 AM

Maybe I overestimate the demand for this

, but I know OSMAND since two years and consider it to be an extremely potent, capable navigation app for Android devices (teblets, smartphones etc). However I find learning the interface sometikes difficult, since I find the design to be somewhat nti-ergonomic, anti-intuitive - perosnally, i struggle with memorising it.

This guy however has done a wonderful serious of tutorial videos, and by the ones I have already watched by now, I definitely recommend to use them. They are tremendously helpful, very well done and presented and of great explanatory value. There are options in thsi fantastic app that I so far did not even knew of.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIT..._L25-d7TBH4Wpw

I use to have a solid map pool as offline database on my devices. That are the two greta advantages of OSMAND over Google Maps: Google Maps demands you to be online even if you use GPS only, so that they can extract the data of your activities, while OSMAND can be run like a conventional navigation device in offline mode, depending only on GPS; and second the available maps are classes and lightyears better than the very old and undetailed maps used by Google, which often lack details as well.

OSMAND is a top app - you just need to learn the sometimes anti-intuitive interface a bit. If you need navi software a lot and so far base on Google Maps only, give it a try. You might find your love for OSMAND.

03-23-17, 07:31 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,712 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	OSMAND navigation Maybe I overestimate the demand for this , but I know OSMAND since two years and consider it to be an extremely potent, capable navigation app for Android devices (teblets, smartphones etc). However I find learning the interface sometikes difficult, since I find the design to be somewhat nti-ergonomic, anti-intuitive - perosnally, i struggle with memorising it. This guy however has done a wonderful serious of tutorial videos, and by the ones I have already watched by now, I definitely recommend to use them. They are tremendously helpful, very well done and presented and of great explanatory value. There are options in thsi fantastic app that I so far did not even knew of. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIT..._L25-d7TBH4Wpw I use to have a solid map pool as offline database on my devices. That are the two greta advantages of OSMAND over Google Maps: Google Maps demands you to be online even if you use GPS only, so that they can extract the data of your activities, while OSMAND can be run like a conventional navigation device in offline mode, depending only on GPS; and second the available maps are classes and lightyears better than the very old and undetailed maps used by Google, which often lack details as well. OSMAND is a top app - you just need to learn the sometimes anti-intuitive interface a bit. If you need navi software a lot and so far base on Google Maps only, give it a try. You might find your love for OSMAND. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.