Offline maps for aprs.fi and iOS

Robert Gabrielson

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Feb 1, 2020, 9:39:42 AM2/1/20

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Is there a current roadmap for offline maps for the iOS app? Plan on using the app and the TNC3 when offroading or in the back country, and 90% of the time cell service isn't available.

Heikki Hannikainen

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Feb 1, 2020, 10:10:18 AM2/1/20

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Offline road maps are not on the roadmap currently. Apple Maps does not
support it, so it'd be quite a big project to add a totally different map
drawing system.

Priorities currently are messaging and software "soundcard" modem support.

- Hessu

Dan Boggiano

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Feb 3, 2020, 2:46:19 PM2/3/20

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Messaging please. The software soundcard support sounds cool too.

Thanks.
Danny

Rick

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Feb 20, 2020, 9:06:30 AM2/20/20

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Hello Robert,

I have the exact same use case. Did you find a solution? I'm pretty sure APRSDroid can do it, but want to stay in the Apple universe if possible.

Thanks,

-Rick

Robert Gabrielson

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Feb 23, 2020, 5:01:22 PM2/23/20

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Yes I needed up going to aprsdroid and it’s connector to maps on backcountry navigator. Aprsdroid itself maps are google and not great off road.

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Gary Rogers

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Feb 23, 2020, 5:01:22 PM2/23/20

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Hello Rick

There is a mixup. My name is Gary. Your email went to the wrong address. 73

Miles Linscott

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Jun 8, 2022, 4:36:10 PM6/8/22

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Are there any plans in the future to add offline mapping or maybe allow the app to interface with BackCountry Navigator XE? It would really enable a lot to be able to plot APRS stations on topo maps.

https://bcnavxe.freshdesk.com/support/discussions/topics/36000005413

Heikki Hannikainen

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Jul 16, 2022, 7:05:30 PM7/16/22

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On Tue, 7 Jun 2022, Miles Linscott wrote:

> Are there any plans in the future to add offline mapping

No, not any reasonable current plans. It would be nice, but it's a large
project, and but not very high on the priority list currently.

> or maybe allow the app to interface with BackCountry
> Navigator XE? It would really enable a lot to be able to plot APRS stations on topo maps.
> https://bcnavxe.freshdesk.com/support/discussions/topics/36000005413

I don't think that application on iOS even has an API to interface with.

> On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 7:10:18 AM UTC-8 Heikki Hannikainen wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, Robert Gabrielson wrote:
>
> > Is there a current roadmap for offline maps for the iOS app? Plan on
> > using the app and the TNC3 when offroading or in the back country, and
> > 90% of the time cell service isn't available.
>
> Offline road maps are not on the roadmap currently. Apple Maps does not
> support it, so it'd be quite a big project to add a totally different map
> drawing system.
>
> Priorities currently are messaging and software "soundcard" modem support.
>
> - Hessu
>

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