Comments on: App Review: oMaps — Offline Mapping for iPhone

By: Ignacio

Ignacio — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:24:04 +0000

Cool App, but does it support offline routing?

That is just not possible with google maps because what you are downloading are map images, not data.

By: Atreides

Atreides — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:35:39 +0000

Huge, huge fan of xGPS.

Desktop map downloading tool!
Google maps! (Hey, these "Open Maps" are ok, but seriously, they don't stack up to the legit Google ones)
FAST - way more responsive when zooming compared these "apps" Must quicker and more obvious GPS signal aquisition

This app alone is worth the jailbreak.

By: Ignacio

Ignacio — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:54:59 +0000

Forgot, here’s the URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/ar/app/true-offline-maps-lite/id354650326?mt=8

By: Ignacio

Ignacio — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:53:58 +0000

Concerning the problem of planning ahead…
I’ve uploaded a little app to the appstore that not only lets you see the maps offline but also lets you search for places and streets, and calculates routes WHILE you are offline… so it may be helpful to you.

Regards,
Ignacio.

By: matthew

matthew — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:13:34 +0000

if your jailbroken then u can get installous where all apps are free by Devteam and get tomtom app
hope it helps :)

By: matthew

matthew — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:05:52 +0000

well offmaps doesnt have gps function
but i used offmaps its alright
im using tomtom right now and its the best gps app ever no need to download maps :)
(but its 100$) :P

By: Ramon

Ramon — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:15:28 +0000

I downloaded omaps it took a long time but I have the map. Unfortunetely I am in San Jose Costa Rica and the macine downloaded a map from some part of France. Probably there not many mapas for South America. My question is how can I erase the map I downloaded since it is of no use to me and it is taking space from my iPod. Sorry I just got the machine three days ago.
Someone can help me out

Thanks

By: iPhone app reviews

iPhone app reviews — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:41:22 +0000

Such a simple yet great idea. I was out of the country a few times and this would have come in handy. The data charges are way too high over seas. I do wonder how well this application can recognize streets and land marks without an online database.

By: TD

TD — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:30:46 +0000

Why can’t I find oMaps in the App Store?

By: Defender

Defender — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:44:11 +0000

Check out Wikimap. It also allows users to save open street maps for offline navigation. On top of that, users can view and create waypoints, images, and wiki pages which are automatically shared to other Wikimap users.

http://wiki.alumni.net/wiki/Wikimap

By: billrodman

billrodman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:00:53 +0000

sander: Here is a description of my experiences using an iPod Touch with its “simulated GPS” functionality. It too, has no internal GPS chip. See http://billrodman.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/ipod-touch-location-services-how/ and http://billrodman.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/tracking-my-morning-walk-with-the-ipod-touch/

By: sander

sander — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:42:20 +0000

Ok, I’m on a 1 gen. iPhone and OS 3.0 (without GPSchip) and I’ve been searching high and low for a map app that can simply download a streetdatabase and allow offline searching. I’ve checked all the Appstore versions and the Cydia possibilities but can’t find anything that does just that. ANY help will be greatly appreciated.
To the Dev’s: guys, you’ve made some awesome tweaks and apps. Could you help out us users without GPSchips out? (by the way, tried using the GPS tweak to fake the presence of an actual chip, but the nearly $100 costing apps in the Appstore have to much localization services and not this simple feature).
Thanks lots,
Sander

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:38:51 +0000

That is completely untrue. Google Maps has a tremendous amount of detail for that city, in fact FAR MORE detail of that city than openmaps!! Here is the Google link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=14.892534,-92.280264&spn=0.050017,0.091753&z=14

Here is the OpenMaps link:

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=14.8989&lon=-92.272&zoom=14&layers=B000FTF

Now you tell me which has more detail!!?!

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By: George

George — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:34:57 +0000

The app is good, but could use more functions to make it stand out. One function that I know would be really helpful is if subway routes for the major cities are included. You can toggle on/off you show the subway lines overlapping the street map. That will be the best function for people like me.

By: iphone

iphone — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:44:26 +0000

nice application.. need to find this useful offmaps..