As stated in our FAQ section, it is possible to add additional map sources by modifying the MapSources.xml file.
In this post I would like to list up online map sources which do work with NaviComputer/NaviMapper. Please share your additional map sources here if you found any.
There are probably many maps of specific regions/countries available somewhere in the internet.
There is only one condition: Please always confirm that the copyright holder of the map allows to use, download and store the map free of charge. Discussions about map sources which do not allow users to store their maps (like Google) will be deleted.
Let me start with some maps of European countries I found:
ÖPNV Karte
Area: Germany
Description: Based on openstreetmap. Contains all public railway, subway and bus lines.
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="OpenÖPNVMap"><Copyright>OpenStreetMap.org</Copyright>
<MinZoom>1</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://tile.xn--pnvkarte-m4a.de/tilegen/%z/%x/%y.png</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
OpenSeaMap
Area: Germany
Description: Based on openstreetmap. Contains additional seamarks.
Using MapMerge script by Horst. Please visit http://mapmerge.recomedia.de/ for more information and copyright info.
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="OpenSeaMap"><Copyright>OpenStreetMap.org and contributors</Copyright>
<MinZoom>1</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://mapmerge.recomedia.de/openseamap.php?z=%z&x=%x&y=%y</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
Freemap Slovakia
Area: Slavakia
Description: Based on openstreetmap.
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="FreemapSlovakia"><Copyright>www.freemap.sk</Copyright>
<MinZoom>1</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://www.freemap.sk/layers/allinone/?/BN/%z/%x/%y.png</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
Wander-, Fahrrad- und Reit-Karte
Area: Germany, Zoom levels 6 – 17
Description: Good hiking/biking/riding map
Using MapMerge script by Horst. Please visit http://mapmerge.recomedia.de/ for more information and copyright info.
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="Wander-, Fahrrad- und Reit-Karte"><Copyright>OpenStreetMap.org and contributors</Copyright>
<MinZoom>6</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://mapmerge.recomedia.de/openrwfk.php?z=%z&x=%x&y=%y</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
Outdooractive Germany
Area: Germany, Zoom levels 8 – 17
Description: Good hiking/biking map
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="OutdoorActiveGermany"><Copyright>outdooractive.com</Copyright>
<MinZoom>8</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://t1.outdooractive.com/portal/map/%z/%x/%y.png</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
Outdooractive Austria
Area: Austria, Zoom levels 8 – 17
Description: Good hiking/biking map
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="OutdoorActiveAustria"><Copyright>outdooractive.com</Copyright>
<MinZoom>8</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://t1.outdooractive.com/austria/map/%z/%x/%y.png</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
Outdooractive South Tyrol
Area: South Tyrol, Italy, Zoom levels 8 – 17
Description: Good hiking/biking map
MapSources.xml:
<MapSource ID="OutdoorActiveSuedtirol"><Copyright>outdooractive.com</Copyright>
<MinZoom>8</MinZoom>
<MaxZoom>17</MaxZoom>
<TileUrl>http://t1.outdooractive.com/suedtirol/map/%z/%x/%y.png</TileUrl>
</MapSource>
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Any suggestions on Asian Map Servers?
can i download maps from google maps? thanks for this amazing software. works very nice on my htc diamond.
Can I use Garmin map (.img) file instead?
sorry, no, that's not possible
how can download map asian ? i on gpx tell me GPX FILE SUPPORTED ?
How can I create custom (my own) map from an image file?
I wanna use them for hunting/fishing. And "blank" map (no ravines, caves, ponds, or springs) that can be downloaded are not good for that purpose.
Does anybody have the Outdooractive coordinates for Switzerland and Italy?
how to add google map ?
Inserting the xml lines prevents Navimapper to start. Even tried to use a special XML editor (MS XML Notepad2007). Nothing changes. What am i doing wrong? Could you be so kind to send me/ publish a working mapsources.xml file with maps from above?
are there swiss maps like the outdooractive maps ?
@Andreas:
As I already said in the forum – change all the copy and pasted quotes ”” against "".
Olnima
What map file formats are readable by Navicomputer? Obviously .nmap, but I am specifically looking at whether there is a sea chart format I can use such as .bsb as used by Maptech, NOAA and many others?
Thanks.
Amazing Tool!!
Update for the OSMC Reit- und Wanderkarte:
Server="topo.openstreetmap.de/base/"
Everything works fine now (dont ask me why), exept the OSMC Reit- und Wanderkarte. But:
@gfx:
I tried this, but only forests and Settlements are shown. No Roads, Trails, Names……Nothing much pure white. Anything missing?
First of all: awesome tool! Thank you so much!
I was wonderng if there is any possibility to use own scanned maps or topographical maps from programs like the German Top50?
Cheers and Thanks again!
another question:
how to figure out the map address of a mapservice i found somewhere in the net? any hints?
for instance: http://openseamap.org/
Hi Max,
scanned maps can not be used at this time.
For getting the server url where the tiles are located I am using the firefox addon "HttpFox". Simply load the map in the browser and you will see where it loads the tiles from in HttpFox.
Is there a way to switch to a "no map" mode to be able to zoom in even without having a map?
If I load a gpx file and I have no map of the area of the loaded track and also no internet connection right now I cant even see the track as a dot because the max zoom level is 3 which is wayyy to far zoomed out.
What would be nice is a way to not have a map at all, just white background but still be able to zoom in.
That would anable me to still navigate along the loaded gpx track even though I have no image of any map in the background.
Right now I can not zoom in unless I am in online mode or have a map for the area.
PAUL,
Unfortunately that is the way Navi works. It "zooms" not because of the application itself which simply processes the tiles, but of the zoom levels that are part of the .nmap file it uses.
I know that some GPS apps do use a "grid" background, but Navi was not designed for "grid" use, but for "map" use which seemed more practical, and deemed more desirable by users.
Maybe we can put it on the "wish list".
Best wishes,
tippy
[...] file has to be adapted to the new format. Old xml files won't work in the new version. The map sources blog post has already been updated to the new format. I will publish a more detailed description for the new [...]
Dear Developer,
Thank you for the response! I will try the firefox addon.
Hint: I recognized a problem with the mapsource xml file. My mapper is not working as long as I use letters like the "Ö" for instance " in . In your example (above) you are using the "Ö". So…maybe other people will have the same problem, if they try the mentioned source.
Wish: Now, I have downloaded a couple of maps from different sources. When I am using the Navicomputer and try to zoom, the program sometimes switches the maps unintendedly. This happens, when I have maps from same areas with same zoom levels. For me it would be very helpful if there is a function in the map menu to activate and deactivate the different maps, like it is in the POI menu. Than the user could choose the maps he would like to view. But…this is just an idea.
Keep the good work going and thanks a lot!
Well Virtual Earth was listed once on the "how do" for the MapSources.xml… I know it's been a while since I got my minor in computer science but I can't see how you use the k parameter. Perhaps if anybody sorts out other maps they can share across the net in suitable places since at this present time not much info on the solution.
I'm taking my smartphone with Navicomputer to the Dead Sea which is below sea level so will be an interesting test on the program. On the GPX height screen after I had digitised some points in it was fine at showing height, but I haven't seen much height recently.
Other than that it works fine and promises to be useful when you are off the beaten track where mapping systems don't reach or aren't in your native language, so very good for holiday planning and hopefully good when there, like recording the track in the taxi from hotel to airport so to pick the hire car up so you can drive it yourself in the hire car the next time
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Hi Josh,
the k parameter is used in the same manner like the x, y and z parameters. Simply replace the quadkey in the tileaddress with the placeholder %k
A test below sealevel is interesting, I have not tested it yet but I think it shouldn't cause any problems.
Thanks for that Developer, I'll let you know whether it generates -1,000ft below see level, but I'm relying on it to deliver one too assorted points in the desert and terrain for wadi walks etc in Jordan. Interesting Google maps have the north of the country sorted whilst the south isn't, whilst OpenStreetMap have the south sorted but not the north. I may map out tracks whilst there in the north and submit to OpenStreetMap.
Found usefull discussion elsewhere: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5864299
But how can I make outdooractive.com supplying maps?
Hi!
Anyone no any good map-source for offroad use?
Google, OpenMap and others are not so good for this. They do not show trials, all offroad is mostly a green mass.
/Anders
I should have said that I am looking for maps covering Sweden and Norway.
Dear Anders,
Are you Swedish? What about the major online map services hitta.se and eniro.se. Are they restricted? Are you able to read their terms of use? I would love to download some areal photos from these websites…
Cheers,
Max
They unfortunately are restricted…
But, try a little should not harm?!
I have not yet found out how to get the link to the tiles, tried httpfox but did not understand what to use.
Also, they are not so detailed offroads either.
outdooractive.com looked promissing but sadly they do not cover Sweden.
Hey, is it possible to use this as a GPS device? (:
Yahoo maps terms and conditions suggest that downloading their maps for personal use on a handheld device is allowed. Has anyone had any success using the yahoo map source, or have I misunderstood the terms and conditions?
Harry,
please provide a link to the reference where you found this.
birdfluchia,
What do you mean??
To Anders and Max.
Hi. If you find any solution to use eniro.se or hitta.se please let us know.
Would be great to have some good swedish maps…. eniro also have seecharts….
I installed 0.92 on my Omnia II GTi8000 and used navimapper to download some osm data. i copied that to maps directory on phone but unable to see the map. The real problem is that i am unable to get any "map, POI, download map" context menu options at all!
I tap on the world map icon but nothing happens. Does anyone know whats wrong here?
Dear Developer,
The US Yahoo Maps TOU is at
http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/maps/mapstou/mapstou-278.html
"Personal Use Only…you may copy this Data only as necessary for your personal use to (i) view it on your screen, (ii) print it, (iii) transfer a copy to a personal electronic device such as a personal digital assistant; (iv) save it, and…"
followed by Restrictions, which "without limiting the preceding" disallow use for "real time route guidance" and use "with functionality of any devices or systems which include resident geographic data and/or which enable a continuous or intermittent (i.e., more frequently than once per minute) position determination"
I could be wrong, but imoh they are more concerned here about being exploited for their bandwidth as a "real time" data source than they are over arbitrary copyright restrictions on offline navigation.
Anand,
Carefully reviewing FAQ 13 should help with that. The issues include centering the default world map on the area your downloaded map includes (first use) and zoom ratios.
Your touch screen may use the tap and hold gesture to display a context menu (user maunual shoudld verify). Note that the menu shows unavailable actions as disabled. Hope this helps you.
Suddenly, I get a message from OpenStreetMap.org in NaviMapper and NaviComputer on my phone, that they blocked access because they suspect unauthorized use! I cannot download the maps anymore. Does anyone know what's going on?
Hi all,
yes, currently there is a problem with the OpenStreetMap map download. I'm in contact with the openstreetmap server admin.
I will publish a fixed version very soon.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
So, how do I change the following URL to be correct? I always get an semicolon expected error on position 58 no mater how much i change around
http://map.search.ch/chmap.de.jpg?x=-126008m&y=-41024m&w=480&h=256&layer=bg&zd=1&n=0
Well, now (after havin actually read the FAQ) I'm actually halfway there I think. changed it to http://map.search.ch/chmap.de.jpg?w=600&h=600&layer=bg,fg,copy&zd=512&x=-%xm&y=-%ym worked quite well, but variable zd is the zoom level so I'm not able to actually zoom in, when I zoom in the map goes north …
– Problem solved, Error GPX File not supported, now also in FAQ. Converted the Files with: routeconverter.de
In GPX Format 1.1 or 1.0 works both.
The new Version 0.93 works fine.
Please bring back Open Cycle Map in Navi Mapper for Hiking the Maps are the best.
One Thought for the next Version, a total of Altitude from a Tour and min. and max. Speed would be great.
– Thank you
Oops, i pasted just an example for Open Sea Map. the real thing of course is:
http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/%z/%x/%y.png
Greetings
Horst
Hi,
I found interesting maps: "Reit- und Wanderkarte" at topo.openstreetmap.de and would like very much to use these with my NaviComputer. Being no specialist I would need help for the modified XML in "Mapsources" file.
Any help?
Best regard
Heinz
How can download map from http://www.centamap.com ?
UPDATE:
Added OpenSeaMap and German "Wander-, Fahrrad- und Reit-Karte".
(Thanks to Horst for his merge scripts on his server)
Hi Developer,
you answered on the question for additional map "German Reit & Wanderkarte" for NaviMapper and wrote "Update". What does this mean? Which update: on NaviComputer homepage there is still the same version 0.93.
Thanks
Heinz
did anyone make the xlm for http://map.search.ch/chmap.de.jpg
thads for switserland and i think there must be more then one layers to view the map
Hello, I'm searching for a TOPO maps of Poland and Czech Republic. Regards
hi, thanks for publishing openseamap,
ist it possible to publish the settings for freietonne.de?
this is also an opensource project.
with the best regards