Oruxmaps

OruxMaps

Developer(s)	Jose Vazquez
Preview release	v3.4.0
Operating system	Android
Size	2.9MB
Type	Web mapping
License	freeware
Website	www.oruxmaps.com

OruxMaps is a free map viewing app developed by Andrea D'Alessandro for Android mobile phones, tablets and smartphone multimedia devices. It includes moving-map GPS navigation with many additional features using a variety of online and offline maps in a variety of languages. This app is one of a few free Android navigation apps that are rapidly increasing in popularity^[1] (2,689 user reviews from 100,000-500,000 installs)^[2] by adding advanced online and offline GPS capabilities to Android devices.

Features

Version 3.4.0 of OruxMaps includes:

• Driving, flying, boating and walking navigation with auto-cached moving maps.
• Additional sub-features for walking, hiking, cycling, driving, boating and aviation.
• Display coordinates, heading, speed, altitude.
• Mapping data can be preloaded from offline maps.
• Map Creator application.
• External Bluetooth GPS support.
• External heart rate Bluetooth device support for hikers.
• Offline map viewer application.
• Offline layered maps.
• Map orientation options (North Up, etc.).
• Map auto-load, to seamlessly move between map tiles.
• Track Log: Record tracks (gpx, kml format).
• View old tracks/routes (gpx and kml format).
• Analyze tracks/routes.
• Zoom map views.
• Save and edit Waypoints.
• Upload/download Tracks from the Everytrail.com website.
• Live Tracking with the MapMyTracks.com website.
• Frequent beta updates with new features on the developer's website.

See also

• OpenStreetMap

References

1. ^ http://www.appbrain.com/app/oruxmaps/com.orux.oruxmaps AppBrain review
2. ^ https://market.android.com/details?id=com.orux.oruxmaps&feature=search_result Android Market

External links

• OpenStreetMaps' OruxMaps page
• Android Market
• Android Must-Have Apps