A PC program that will save maps and satellite view for off-line viewing?

Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

Micky wrote:
Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

Your government provides maps. Sample one and see if
it has the info you want ?

https://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/

Paul

In article , misc07
@bigfoot.com says...

Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

Your idiom suggests you're in the US, but in case you're in the UK (or
travelling here) look at www.anquet.com. A wide range of meticulously
detailed "OS" (government agency) maps, all downloadable at modest cost
with free viewer, GPS-equipped. Beats the Bejasus out of Google maps.

--

Phil, London

On 5/15/2017 6:12 AM, Micky wrote:
Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

I use two: One is for my Garmin GPS. It is called Basecamp and comes
with the unit. If your are traveling you would find the Garmin very
useful.

The second one that I have on my Windows 10 Tablet and on my PC is MS
Maps. It is available free on the MS store. It allows you do download
maps to your computer for the areas you are visiting. Once downloaded
these maps can be used off line. It is similar to the old MS Streets
and ... (can not remember the full name.) I used it for several years.
I can find the distance between two points.

--
2017: The year we lean to play the great game of Euchre

Micky wrote:

Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

I had heard some users claiming Google Earth was discontinued for
Windows XP. So I thought it was dead for XP. Nope, looks like it still
works. It's the plug-in and API that are no longer supported as of Jan
2017. See the discussion at:

https://productforums.google.com/for...k/8PCwqEPzBAAJ
https://superuser.com/questions/1021...-earth-offline

It appears Google Earth will offline cache an area. I've not used this
program but there are some online tutorials, like:

http://freegeographytools.com/2009/m...gle-earth-data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic1cyOW2-2s

You cross-posted to 2 different Windows version newsgroup - XP and 10 -
hence where you want offline maps is unclear. On which one did you want
to use offline (cached) maps? Windows 10 can run programs and apps.

https://www.onmsft.com/news/google-m...-app-discovery

I didn't bother to read up on the app to find out if it caches maps for
offline use. The author's web site is styled like a blog which I
detest.

| Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
| off-line viewing?
|
I built my own to avoid having to enable script
at Google and to consolidate the whole thing. It's
free, no strings.

https://www.jsware.net/jsware/gmapkit.php5

Anyone can access the free Google maps API. My
version is not as extensive as Google Maps online. For
instance, you can only get a 640x640 JPG when you
call the free API. But aside from that it's very
convenient, putting maps, satellite, streetview,
directions, elevation, map markers and drawing tools
all in one place. You can move around like the Google
online version. It will also save the images to disk
or print.

For anyone who wants to do similar, the API is online
and the only requirements are that 1) the software or tool
you make has to be free, 2) The Google logo has to
appear somewhere and 3) you have to provide an
official privacy policy.

On Mon, 15 May 2017 06:38:39 -0500
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Snip hog wash that did not answer the question:

"Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?"

On Mon, 15 May 2017 06:38:39 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Micky wrote:

Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

I had heard some users claiming Google Earth was discontinued for
Windows XP. So I thought it was dead for XP. Nope, looks like it still

When google earth was an entirely separate program, it always crashed
my system. I don't remember what OS that was. Mostly I liked it
because it gave elevation iirc. Otherwise, it seemed very much like
google maps.

works. It's the plug-in and API that are no longer supported as of Jan
2017.

That's like yesterday.

See the discussion at:

https://productforums.google.com/for...k/8PCwqEPzBAAJ
https://superuser.com/questions/1021...-earth-offline

Been busy but I will look.

It appears Google Earth will offline cache an area. I've not used this
program but there are some online tutorials, like:

http://freegeographytools.com/2009/m...gle-earth-data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic1cyOW2-2s

I'll look at these too.

You cross-posted to 2 different Windows version newsgroup - XP and 10 -
hence where you want offline maps is unclear. On which one did you want

Right now I have XP, but before the next trip, there's a v. good
chance I'll buy a win10 netbook (or a laptop if it weighs little or no
more.)

to use offline (cached) maps? Windows 10 can run programs and apps.

You don't mean android apps? So if you don't mean Android apps, what
makes something an app and not a program?

https://www.onmsft.com/news/google-m...-app-discovery

I didn't bother to read up on the app to find out if it caches maps for
offline use. The author's web site is styled like a blog which I
detest.

I'll probably dislike it too. I can't open any urls until I get rid
of some I already have, but after months of trouble with Firefox and
Sea Monkey working better, on XP, for the last two days SM has worked
perfectly. So I don't want to push it. But my bank flat out
wouldn't let me look at my account because I need a more recent
browser, they say, even though this is no more than 8 weeks old. And
Sea Monkey isn't on their list.

In message , Micky
writes:
[]
Right now I have XP, but before the next trip, there's a v. good
chance I'll buy a win10 netbook (or a laptop if it weighs little or no
more.)
[]
If you're thinking of storing a lot for offline use (maps or anything
else [videos, whatever]), steer clear of those ones that have "32G eMMC"
(sometimes shown as "32G disc" by the less clued stores). Or, at least,
check how much free "disc" space they have in the store before buying,
and compare that against how much your maps (etc.) will need, allowing
for a _bit_ over for other things.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

While no one was paying attention, weather reports became accurate and the
news became fiction. Did not see that coming. - Scott Adams, 2015

Micky wrote:

On Mon, 15 May 2017 06:38:39 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Micky wrote:

Is there a PC program that will save maps and satellite view for
off-line viewing?

Cell phones have at least 3 map programs, including two that also have
satellite view, with which one can pre-download the maps so they are
avaliable where there is no internet, like on the highway in the
middle of nowhere.

But the screen on the cellphone is so small (and I don't want to buy a
tablet, if that would work, although this is the first reason i've had
to want a tablet. Would it work? Regardless, I can't buy one until I
get home and I need this for the 12 days left on my vacation.)

So.... is there a way one using a laptop can download maps in advance
for a whole region and save them on the hard drive. ( I don't mean
just saving one map at a time.)

The Android people (Is that offensive? I meant the people on the
Android newsgroup) have told me about Mapfactor Navigator, and it's
good, but it's very centered on towns and street addresses, and I just
want to look at maps, and more importantly, I was hoping to find
satellite view. Map view leaves out dirt roads and a lot of other
useful information, like many buildings and their shapes which for me
are landmarks useful in getting around.

Frankly google maps are the best so far, in that in the US (and
elsewhere?) , one can zoom in with satellite view one or two steps
closer. But zooming is less important now than saving.

I had heard some users claiming Google Earth was discontinued for
Windows XP. So I thought it was dead for XP. Nope, looks like it still

When google earth was an entirely separate program, it always crashed
my system. I don't remember what OS that was. Mostly I liked it
because it gave elevation iirc. Otherwise, it seemed very much like
google maps.

works. It's the plug-in and API that are no longer supported as of Jan
2017.

That's like yesterday.

See the discussion at:

https://productforums.google.com/for...k/8PCwqEPzBAAJ
https://superuser.com/questions/1021...-earth-offline

Been busy but I will look.

It appears Google Earth will offline cache an area. I've not used this
program but there are some online tutorials, like:

http://freegeographytools.com/2009/m...gle-earth-data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic1cyOW2-2s

I'll look at these too.

You cross-posted to 2 different Windows version newsgroup - XP and 10 -
hence where you want offline maps is unclear. On which one did you want

Right now I have XP, but before the next trip, there's a v. good
chance I'll buy a win10 netbook (or a laptop if it weighs little or no
more.)

to use offline (cached) maps? Windows 10 can run programs and apps.

You don't mean android apps? So if you don't mean Android apps, what
makes something an app and not a program?

https://www.onmsft.com/news/google-m...-app-discovery

I didn't bother to read up on the app to find out if it caches maps for
offline use. The author's web site is styled like a blog which I
detest.

I'll probably dislike it too. I can't open any urls until I get rid
of some I already have, but after months of trouble with Firefox and
Sea Monkey working better, on XP, for the last two days SM has worked
perfectly. So I don't want to push it. But my bank flat out
wouldn't let me look at my account because I need a more recent
browser, they say, even though this is no more than 8 weeks old. And
Sea Monkey isn't on their list.

I'm a long term user of Memory Map, but the maps are expensive.
https://memory-map.com/
https://www.memory-map.co.uk/

I have the iPhone and iPad apps too, so walks/hikes/trip create GPS
files which I then import into Mem-Map on the PC. From there I usually
export GPX and open that in Google Earth. All my tracks (static and
animated) feature strongly in my videos/DVDs, mainly family walking
holidays.

For trips to countries for which I have no maps (Italy, Austria,
Germany...) I either calibrate my own from paper scans or online sources
(including GE), or use Pocket Earth on my iPhone (with worldwide
mapping) to make the GPS record and export that to GPX for subsequent
use back home in Mem-Map.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK