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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by ace_garp@lemmy.world to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

RMaps previously provided free satellite imagery, and any geo-location could be shared from OSMand to RMaps, to quickly show a satellite overview. (Tiles from ARCGIS IIRC)

What is the current state of satellite imagery in fdroid?

How can an OSMand location be quickly opened as a satellite view?

Edit: Extra info is, I'm looking for an offline satellite image solution. Full pre-loading of a specific areas, before travel.

With RMaps, it was possible to pre-load the tiles for the remote-location needed at various zoom-levels, before travelling a few 100kms from cell-towers, and then still being able to access an offline-satellite-view of those locations when there.

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[-] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Why not just enable Microsoft Hybrid as an overlay map in OSMand?

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hi, I added extra info.

Do you know if it is possible to pre-load satellite imagery tiles, for use when away from coverage areas?

Also, is the MS Hybrid mapset installed from, Plugins --> AnyGIS online maps collection ?

[-] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately if you require fully offline usage, that option doesn't seem to be available via OSMand directly.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

OsmAnd does support this. You need to activate the overlay/underlay you want to download, press&hold anywhere on the map, then in the menu do Actions > Download Map.

[-] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's fantastic to know. I was completely unaware.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for this.

Do you know what happened to RMaps?

The previous page for it on fdroid 404s.

[-] KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Afraid I have no idea on that one. A quick search led me in circles, so that doesn't bode well.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for checking.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's not elegant but you can effectively preload the tiles by just swiping around the relevant zone at a bunch of zoom levels while you have a connection. The cache is not actively purged so the tiles will be available when you need them. I've regularly done this.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

OsmAnd does support this now. You need to activate the overlay/underlay you want to download, press&hold anywhere on the map, then in the menu do Actions > Download Map.

[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Great news.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Holding down on the map --> pressing 'Actions' --> then 'Download map' works very well offline, thank you!

I did not know about the offline satellite download within OSMand, TIL.

What is the most open and still usable satellite tileset? Is it MS Hybrid?

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think it depends a lot on where you are. Where I am, the government (kinda unofficially) provides excellent quality (<10 cm/px in some cities, and <50cm/px for the entire country) orthographically adjusted aerial imaging, that's a lot better than any commercial solution.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, you can add the satellite imagery you need by doing Configure Map > Underlay > Underlay map > Add more. Then you can select the imagery you just added from that same menu.

After you've selected the underlay map, you can pre-download the images for offline use by viewing the part of the map you want to download, touching&holding anywhere on it, then doing Actions > Download Map.

Hope that helps.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That works for online usage, thanks.

Does not seem to cache the satellite tiles for usage offline.

Note: I had to enable 'Online sources' to make the underlay option show up.

[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Does not seem to cache the satellite tiles for usage offline.

Did you use the "Download Map" option? It definitely works offline for me after I download it.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hi, thanks for the suggestion, I added some extra info.

Do you know if there is a solution where you can pre-load satellite imagery tiles, for use when away from coverage areas?

GMaps WV will show 'No internet - Retry' if you are out of coverage areas, and is unusable offline.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

i think it's not possible. It's a very small wrapper with no internal options

a search with obtainium gives this: https://github.com/RobertDeveloper/RMaps.0.9.x

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