WorldMapper

About WorldMapper Android App

Application for hikers, bikers, moto-bikers, travelers, adventurers and for everyone, who needs perfect maps especially for outdoor activities.

The application provides access to the most relevant worldwide online maps, which can be downloaded and saved as offline maps, usable without internet connection. There is around 50 good topographical maps covering whole world, mostly derived from OpenStreetMap. The maps are useable without Internet connection and with the ability to improve their readability on a small screen. The app also contains a lot of GPS and map functionality, including GPX editor for route planning, track recording, voice navigation...

The application can work with GPS devices and smart watches such as Garmin, etc.

The latest versions allow you to use Strava heatmaps as a map layer, which opens up new possibilities for planning and finding the optimal route.

CREATE MAP

Creation offline maps by downloading is the most relevant feature of this apk. You can define explicitly map source, map area and zoom range. Offline maps work everywhere without internet connection. Created maps are usable in other apks, e. g. Locus, Orux... Printable JPG format is also available.

The following maps are currently available for selection:

Europe
EU Freemap.sk/cyclo
EU Freemap.sk/tourist
CZ Cykloserver.cz
ES IGN.es
FR BRGM.fr
FR IGN.fr
SK Cykloserver.cz
SK NLC.sk/forest roads

World
WW BergFex.at
WW Cykloserver.cz
WW Mapy.cz
WW OpenCycleMap.org
WW OpenStreetMap.org
WW OpentTopoMap.org
IL IsraelHiking.il/hiking
IL IsraelHiking.il/mtb
NZ NZTopoMaps.com

Strava heatmaps
WW Strava/bike
WW Strava/run

OpenAndroMaps
WW vector maps

NAVIGATION

The apk provides all functions, what you need in terrain, like voice navigation and watching progress related to the elevation profile. The quality of navigation depends on how you get the route.

ROUTING & PLANNING + GPX Editor

Finds route from point A to point B with option ROAD - MTB - HIKE - RUN. Route is calculated by OpenStreetMap or MapQuest server. You can also use comfortable GPX Editor to draw or edit your own route. Elevation profile is generated automatically. Distance and slope measurements are possible. The application supports data synchronization via the Dropbox or Google drive cloud storage.

OBJECTS - points of Interest

The application downloads various types of objects, that are interesting for traveling and outdoor (accommodation and restaurant facilities, water springs, cultural and historical objects...). Optionally, the objects appear on the map.

TRACKING - track recording

The app records the track, you have traveled. The log contains not only GPS coordinates, but also information about time and altitude. Trackpoints, including title and photos, can be added to the log. Live Tracking lets you track your location on the web server.

DASHBOARD

It is possible to call up a Dashboard with similar functions as a cycle computer:
- total time
- distance traveled
- climbed height meters
- height above sea level
- maximum altitude
- instant, maximum and average speed

MAP PORTALS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

The application accepts the GPX format, which is supported by all well-known web map portals. It can be used when planning a route, as well as viewing a recorded route. The application is able to share traveled routes on social networks such as FB, Strava, etc.

NOTES

Because of possible changes on the map servers, it can happen, that a map is working today, but does not have to work tomorrow. In such case, please, contact author.

Also suggestions to include new maps are appreciated.