Android mapping app and offline maps

[SuperMono]

I have just scored a new Samsung Galaxy phone from work and so far I'm a happy chappie.

What I would like to do is load up an Android app that uses offline maps (the Galaxy supports 32GB storage cards) for when I travel. Offline to avoid the data charges from online (Google Maps etc).

The Android App Market lists a few mapping applications, so rather than trial and error, can I learn from the experience of others?

Q: Does anyone recommend a Android Mapping App?

[Hymie]

I believe Oziexplorer are working on an Android version.

[gunny]

i haven't used any of these but I think they support offline navigation in one form or another

copilot
mapdroid
navit
Maverick

Some further references:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1428989
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...'t=1425899
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1481353

[Dazza67]

I believe Oziexplorer are working on an Android version.

Yep you can DL the Alpha version here OziExplorer GPS Tracking Software for Mobile Devices running Android

I would/will get it when it goes to beta, hopefully a bit more stable then.

Dazza

[SuperMono]

I have installed the mapdroid app and downloaded a few of their offline maps, seems to be OK. Doesn't do navigation, but tells you where you are on the map, which is what I was looking for really.
Idea is that I load the maps for where I am going (example Hong Kong) then knowing where I need to go (checking on a real map or Google first) this is my paper map replacement on my phone.

Will update once I have used it a bit.

Will also be looking at OziExplorer once it gets released for a Android tablet I want to add to my D3.

[inside]

Ndrive works very well. Pretty much like a standard GPS application. NDrive | Products | NDrive for Android (Download)

[gunny]

just found androzic , an Android app that uses oziexplorer maps

[Junosi]

CoPilot is very good and is my standard 'go to' nav system when I'm out of data range - it's about $50. Google nav/maps uses very little data is definitely my main choice. There's a few others around but not in the same league as CoPilot from the ones I've tried. I've got 3 installed currently (not counting google nav/maps) - MotoNav, NavDroid and CoPilot.

[SuperMono]

Still using mapdroid but have also found that the latest version of Google Maps allows you to cache up a fair bit of map data. So if you plan where you are going to be you can preload Google Map data as well.

[Blknight.aus]

just found androzic , an Android app that uses oziexplorer maps

Got this and its very very capable....

does everything that oziCE does and imports loads of various route/nav datas.

my only complaint about it is if you slide off of the map you are on for one reason or another it drops you back to the next lower resolution map rather than loading the next map in series.