MapDroyd Downloads Free Maps for Offline Navigation
April 2nd, 2010 | 
Author: MapDroyd Downloads Free Maps for Offline Navigation
Android: When you’re traveling where a cellular connection is fairly certain, Google Maps’ own Navigation tool is a total GPS replacement. For those without data plans, or heading into the wilds, MapDroyd makes for a nice offline map backup.
When you start the app, you’ll want to hit the Menu button and head right to “Manage Maps,” where you can then drill down from continents to countries, to states and provinces and districts, and check off the maps you’d like to have available offline. Sizes will vary, but assuming you’ve got a decent microSD card installed, 34 MB for New York state, for example, is hardly a burden. The map data comes from OpenStreetMap, which has some fairly reliable highway and main thoroughfare information.
Gas stations and major restaurants will show up on your maps, as will other landmarks, depending on how well covered your area is by the open-source mapping crowd. You don’t get directions or automatic searches of nearby spots, but the app can locate you by GPS. If it can’t fix your GPS position, you will, unfortunately, have to manually zoom in from the world view to your own little corner of the world, where you’re trying desperately to get back on the highway.
MapDroyd is a free download for Android phones only.
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