OsmAnd

OsmAnd (OSM Automated Navigation Directions) is an open source navigation application with access to a wide variety of global http://alternativeto.net/software/openstreetmap/ (OSM) data. All map data (vector or tile maps) can be stored on the phone memory card for offline usage. OsmAnd also offers offline and online routing functionality including turn-by-turn voice guidance. Some of the core features: - Complete offline functionality (store downloaded vector or tile maps in a selectable folder) - Compact offline vector maps for the whole world available - Download of country or region maps directly from the app - Overlay of several map layers possible, like GPX or navigation tracks, Points of Interest, favorites, contour lines, public transportation stops, additional maps with customizable transparency - Offline search for addresses and places (POIs) - Offline routing for short distances (experimental) - Car, bicycle, and pedestrian modes with: - optional automated day/night view switching - optional speed-dependent map zooming - optional map alignment according to compass or direction of motion - optional lane guidance, speed limit display, recorded and TTS voices Limitations of this free version of OsmAnd: - Number of map downloads limited (10) - No access to Wikipedia offline POIs The project has an aim to create comfortable navigation/routing application for mobile devices (such as android phone) that have limitation with internal, operating memory & processor resource. Also application has a goal to economy internet usage or do not use it at all (use preloaded data), that's why offline features are more prioritized than online. On Android the app is available for installation from http://alternativeto.net/software/f-droid-repository/ .