Google Maps Offline Gebruiken

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Alsje ergens naartoe gaat waar internet traag is of mobiele data duur zijn, of waar je helemaal geen internetverbinding hebt, kun je een gebied vanuit Google Maps opslaan op je telefoon of tablet en dat gebruiken wanneer je offline bent.

Nadat je een gebied hebt gedownload, kun je de Google Maps-app gebruiken zoals je gewend bent. Als je internetverbinding traag is of als je geen internetverbinding hebt, leiden je offline kaarten je naar je bestemming zolang de volledige route binnen de offline kaart ligt.

Je moet offline kaarten die je op je telefoon of tablet hebt gedownload, updaten voordat ze verlopen. Als een offline kaart over 15 dagen of eerder verloopt, probeert Google Maps het gebied automatisch te updaten als je verbinding hebt met wifi.

Downloading maps for offline use

We have made changing map layer easy too! From any of the map pages, access the map selector. On each of the map options you will see the yellow download icon. Tap this icon to start the download.

If the bounds turn red, you have zoomed too far out and are over the allowed limit of area to download. We limit this area to protect the quality of your offline map and to help optimise the amount of storage space used on your device. You can download multiple areas if you need to.

For your own reassurance, you can further confirm this by checking the offline area bounds on the map itself for that maps! Activate the map layer that you have downloaded and look for the dashed orange borders.

When viewing a trail information page, you can tap the download option, select the map you wish to download and it will automatically set the bounds for that trail so you can have the entire route available offline! Easy Peasy!

Footpath will download offline maps for the currently selected map style within a 0.25 mi (400 meters) buffer on either side of the route. If you have the Footpath Topo map style selected, Footpath will also download satellite imagery so that you can use the Satellite Topo map style offline.

OpenStreetMap itself is open data, so if you have advanced needs not served by existing tools and services, you are also free to download and process the data yourself without making repeated requests to the OpenStreetMap API.

The most basic way to use OpenStreetMap offline is to export an image or PDF of an area and optionally print it out. Besides the rudimentary export options built into openstreetmap.org, third parties have developed print-friendly map styles, as well as desktop publishing tools for designing pocket maps, atlases, and large-format maps. Popular print map services include MapOSMatic and cycle.travel. Field Papers produces maps suitable for field surveying.

If you have specific needs not served by existing tools, you can also download an extract of the database, then render it yourself using a tool such as Mapnik, which powers the maps on openstreetmap.org.

Many applications for Android, iOS, and other mobile devices use offline map data, some for displaying a map, others for routing and search. Look at the "Stores map-data on-board" column in Comparison of Android applications and Comparison of iOS applications. Here are some popular, offline-capable navigation applications:

One challenge with offline editing is that a downloaded area can become out of date, so that by the time you make your edits and upload them, conflicts arise with intervening edits by other mappers. This problem is exacerbated in scenarios such as disaster relief, where many people need to contribute to the same part of the map in tandem while offline. The Portable OpenStreetMap (POSM) project, with its POSM Replay Tool, aims to address this issue by implementing a version control system for offline edits and proper merging afterwards.

Quickly serving huge volumes of raster or vector tile data can incur a significant cost to map providers. Therefore, even free-of-cost services usually limit the number of tiles you can download, the rate at which you can download them, or the geographic area or level of detail that you can download. If you download tiles from the OpenStreetMap website or API, please see our Tile usage policy. Otherwise, please respect the restrictions imposed by the tool or service you choose.

The offline maps are listed under the topbar. Tap on the map name and in case your real position is within the map, the map launches into the main screen. Otherwise you are prompted that your position is outside the map and offered to have the map centered. If you positively know that your current position is not on the map and you want to display the map anyway, you can enter the map Action menu and select Center map option. It shifts the map to match its center and the center of your screen. If you want to center your screen on another place in the map, Locus Map provides Set new center that launches the Location Selector tool with several map center re-defining options.The map's Action menu contains also:

As is mentioned in the chapter about Online maps download, Locus Map stores downloaded maps into the Locus/Maps directory. It displays itself as the Maps folder in your Offline tab. The maps in it are sorted alphabetically as you named them.

Apple Maps has improved leaps and bounds over the last decade, but one area it has always been lacking is offline use. Google Maps and others have let you download maps to be available offline for a long time.

With Apple Maps on iOS 17, you can now save a region of the map locally on your iPhone. As long as you stay inside the bounds of the downloaded map, you can get turn-by-turn directions entirely offline; for driving, walking, cycling, for transit. You can also simple pan and zoom around the map in the Maps app, with no waiting for things to load. Offline maps also include POI data like opening hours.

With a map downloaded, when no network is available, Apple Maps will use the downloaded map if applicable for your current location. When internet is available, Maps will always look up data over the network to incorporate information like realtime traffic.

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The offline maps allow you to use the high-quality maps from Naviki without an internet connection. Within the area you have purchased, you can download as many map sections as you like to your smartphone. if you use offline maps you still need a short internet connection to calculate a new route.

We cannot give you a general recommendation. While downloading and displaying the map data, your device processes it further in order to be able to display a map. This takes up memory and processing power, which can be time-consuming, especially on older devices. The duration of the download and the time it takes to display the maps therefore depends greatly on how many map sections you download.

It may feel pleasant to have e.g. "all of Europe" or "a whole country" stored on your mobile. According to our experience, this is only really necessary in the rarest of cases. By the way, we are looking into how we can also offer larger regions or entire countries as a complete package for download in the future.

The actual size depends on the density of information in the map section. For example, there are map sections with smaller islands that only require 5 MB of storage space. In contrast, map sections in larger cities take up to 80 MB of storage space.

These tricks aren't buried deep within Google Maps or anything. They're only a tap or two away. The problem is Google doesn't make them obvious and not everyone has the time I do to mess around with the app to find them.

Any time you see a Google My Map you'd like to refer to later on your phone, click the rectangle icon on the top right corner. This will open the map up in Google Maps on your phone and automatically save it on your Google account.

Google Maps makes it easy for you to share your location and see the location of others who've shared their location with you. You can share permanently or for a predetermined amount of time, from 1 hour to 3 days.

Because Saved Places is such an important Google Map functionality, we've put together a separate post that explains why we use it so heavily, how to get started, how to get the most out of it, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Hey Aarthi, thanks for reaching out with your question. If it's Google offline maps you're referring to, click the three horizontal lines on the top left corner of Google Maps to open the menu, then select Offline Maps. If you don't see the map you saved there, a mistake was made saving the map for offline use. Try saving it again.

If it's a Google My Map whose locations keep disappearing, here are a couple points that might help: 1) You can only have one "Google My Map" displayed on your Google Maps at at time, so if you look at one then the other, the locations from first one are removed. 2) If you close the app or restart your phone, the map will disappear when you reopen it, so keep Google Maps open as long as you need the offline Google My Map. You can go to other apps. Just don't shut down Google Maps. 2) The safest bet is to double check the map and the locations are there just before you leave a wifi zone. That way they certain not to disappear until you close the app or restart your phone.

Hopefully one of these things helps!

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