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Ken Reels

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Aug 5, 2024, 9:39:27 AM8/5/24
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Whenyou export bookmarks from either maps.me or organic maps a "link" is sent via email that the recipient can select to automatically open the file in Organic aps, MAPS.ME Guru Maps, Gaia GPS but not OSMAND.The file sent is apparently not a normal .kmz or .kmlHow can I save the link as .kmz or .kml which I know how to use.I would like to import the file to JOSM as a gpx layer or to open the file in Google Maps or UMAP

I just saved a bookmarks file (".kmz") from maps.me to my local phone folder, pushed it over to my Windows PC and opened it successfully in JOSM. It also opened successfully in OSMAnd (from my phone's file explorer). What is not working exactly? Maybe something went wrong when "a "link" is sent via email".


TZom, I found the answer for my Pixel 5 Android phone. Thanks for your advice, it forced me to dig deeper.The answer is to install an app to allow sharing a file. The Android OS is not outwardly file based. There is no innate capability in Android to save files to a filesystem. Applications by themselves may optionally implement a file based solution, but some may not. Sometimes the only way to save files in an application is by sharing them to other applications. For example, if there is an .kmz generated by an application, I have share that .kmz to e-mail, e-mail it to myself, and then save the file attachment in my downloads folder. This is a lot of steps just to save a file. The "Share to File System" application makes it easy for you to save files to the file system without having to rely on a lot of steps to save a file. This application allows you to save files directly to the file system using android's share dialog.


How can I see my location when flying over an ocean? I know that many airlines show you that on your screen, but I'm wondering if there's a way to do that on a phone, and without an internet connection.


I use OsmAnd for this sort of thing. There's a base world map that's not super detailed at the city level, but is certainly more than adequate for tracking the location of any passenger flight. It's also very helpful for having an accurate, detailed map of your destination before you even figure out how to get cell service after you land.


First of all, the plane shields from radio waves, so you are almost always forced to keep the phone next to (even against) the window to get your first fix. The farther you are from the window, the harder it is. After the first fix you can usually move a little, but it's hard to tell how much. Just try it. This means you'd better book a window seat.


Then, consider that there's a huge difference between a cold, a warm and a hot start. "Cold" means that your GPS has no idea where the satellites are, because you haven't used it in many days, so it must get the position of the satellites from the satellites themselves, and they transmit it slowly. When you have a data connection the phone can normally download the data from the Internet (this would be "Assisted GPS" or A-GPS), but on board a plane it's normally either not available or very expensive. So: when you are still on the ground, start your GPS app and wait until you have a fix. This will make everything faster (it's the so-called "warm" start).


One more disclaimer: for some reason the altitude measured by a GPS is not accurate at all. Once I compared it with the one shown by the plane's infotainment system, and the difference was more than 500 metres (!!!). It probably doesn't matter, but you might want to know it.


And all these phones have always worked perfectly when used in a car or on foot, which is what they are designed for. Apparently, the poor reception due to the plane's shielding, combined with the high speed and altitude, gives GPS receivers a hard time. And I don't think there's a way to know how good your GPS will work on a plane, apart from trying it.


Finally, the apps. On Android I use GPS Test. It's free, and it's great for getting the coordinates, altitude and speed, but it doesn't have maps. To see where I am I normally use TomTom with offline maps, which is also free as long as you don't use it to get directions. But obviously the maps don't cover the oceans, so you need something else.


I've used both Here maps and maps.me on the airplanes. It seems Here has much wider coverage. While you can't download maps of oceans, you can still see the real globe when zooming out and know where you are. That's the most important point compared to maps.me (which only zooms out to a world map instead of a globe that you can rotate around)


so I am using ArcGIS Pro and I accidentally closed one of the map windows in my project (see picture). So are the maps, layout, scenes that you have open in your project saved somewhere or are they only saved within a single project in your C or D drive? I tried to browse back to see if those were saved somewhere else but I couldnt find them. What would you do in that case? or you just have to insert a new map, add the layers and continue with your work.

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