Setup OsmAnd for online use

[Roy]

Hi all,

I downloaded OsmAnd from the play store in search for an alternative to Google Maps navigation.

I would like to set it up for online navgation, as I don't need the maps on my phone. How do I go about this? I've been trying to get it to work for a couple of hours now, but everytime I want to search for an address it keeps saying I have to download regions...

[Stephan75]

Osmand has two features to do map display and navigation:

via offline data, so map graphic and routing is derived from a quite big data file

and

via online services by downloading map graphics as tiles , and directions via yournavigation.org or similar.

So you have to choose these two features in Osmand app settings to use online sources.

Maybe you even have to go to plugin-maganer and activate the feature to display online map tile graphics.

Success?

Stephan

[Roy]

Hi,

I've activated the online maps plugin. In the menu Online maps, I also enabled "Online and tile maps" and "Use Internet".

Are there more settings I need to adjust? I am still getting the error-message "No offline data for regions found on SD card. Download regions from the internet." when I try to search for an address...

[Manfred]

Hi Roi!

You are dreaming of map tiles (bit maps) containing address data?

Regards
Manfred

[Roy]

I'm used tot google maps, so I haven't thought of that. Wat do I have to set to get addresses in it?

Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions, but I'm completely new tot this app...

[Onkar Shinde]

OsmAnd is mainly popular for being able to use data from openstreetmap offline (in its own format called OBF). If you download map data from Settings -> Data Management then you can view map as well as use navigation without connecting to internet. Note that even though the map data is generated every 2 weeks the number of downloads from within app are limited in free version.

If you insist on using online services then.

1. Go to Settings -> Plugin Manager and enable Online Maps

2. Go to Map screen, click on the menu button in bottom left corner, click define view -> map source -> mapnik (instead of offline vector maps)

3. Go to Settings -> Navigation and select navigation service as 'YOURS'.

Hope this helps.

[Roy]

Hi Onkar,

Thanks for the pointers! I set all these in my app, but I think I am stil missing something...

It still gives me the error:

No offline data for regions found on SD card. Download regions from the internet.

It looks like I still need some sort of database with the addresses for the netherlands in it.

[Andre]

There is also an online search option, it's called Nominatum. When you are in the dialog "Search adress" click the most right under button ">" (it shows "internet" if you long-press on it). Then you can enter any search name, places,  streets.

Op 3 aug. 2013 22:58 schreef "Roy" <roy.k...@home.nl> het volgende:

I'm used tot google maps, so I haven't thought of that. Wat do I have to set to get addresses in it?

Sorry if I'm asking dumb questions, but I'm completely new tot this app...

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[Andre]

Yes, it is very well hidden. One of Osmands little secrets.

Op 4 aug. 2013 09:21 schreef "Andre" <andreo...@gmail.com> het volgende:

[Onkar Shinde]

If you switch to Mapnik tiles (point 2 in my reply) then you should not see this error.

[Roy]

Hi all,

I've found the internet search-option, that is what I was looking for! thanks!

Onkar: I've set that option to Mapnik,but I still get the error...

[Roy]

Perhaps it is wise to make this option a little more visible to new users.

I understand that the most popular feature is the offline maps, but I think a lot of google maps users are now looking for a replacement of that functionality since it doesn't work very well an longer after the latest update. I think the demand for online navigation will go up because of that.

Just my thoughts on this...

On Friday, August 2, 2013 12:03:30 PM UTC+2, Roy wrote:

[Jan Vlug]

It seems that the app on my phone kind of randomly switches between "Address search" (offline) and "Online search using OSM Nominatum" (online). I do see the ">" button but it does not change the search window from offline to online right away. It seems that I have to completely leave the search menu in order to activate the switch between the online and offline functionality.
On my Android 4.3 tablet, I do not see the ">" button at all. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[Jan Vlug]

See also: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/osmand/online$20search/osmand/WvGh2wQo2tg/6PA_baC7YBYJ