I need a GPS for driving around in France. I have an Android phone with GPS (HTC Thunderbolt) but will not have phone or Internet service in Europe. Will OSM work as a GPS-only map on my Android? Does OSM have street maps of France (Marseille, Lyon, etc.). Thanks! JL asked 15 May '12, 21:44  drizzy77 |
5 Answers:
OruxMaps works well and will show your position on openstreetmap and its free and will cache the map although the routing is only as good as the map.It will take a lot of time and memory space to cache it so is best for smaller areas. answered 19 May '12, 16:00  andy mackey |
You can create one easily. Try the following steps: 1) Get the france.osm.bz2 from http://downloads.cloudsmade.com 2) Install osmosis tool 3) Run the mapsforge file-writer plugin on the france osm file. This will create a vector map file 4) Install Advanced mapsforge APK viewer (download from http://code.google.com/p/mapsforge/) 5) Copy the france vector map file to the mobile device for offline use. Use the advanced map viewer to open the vector map file.
answered 16 May '12, 13:06  kris |
Quite new is also the app "Mapfactor Navigator free" ... available via play.google.com It uses vector maps as well, and in some points it has a better address search function than OsmAnd. answered 18 May '12, 17:06  stephan75 |
This answer is probably too late but yes, for all reasonably-sized cities in France the map is perfectly detailed. (In small villages OTOH you may find yourself with only the main streets, and not capable to find a "remote address" other than around village center.) I have the experience of using OSM mapping on a Garmin (for turn-by-turn guidance) and it definitely works perfectly well here. answered 05 Jun '12, 21:57  Herve5 |
And to check what data are available in Marseille, Lyon, etc.., go to the main site www.openstreetmap.org and use the slippy map to see how far streets are detailled (basically, I can tell you that cities and towns are all very well mapped in France but it is much more variable in country side).