dw1 Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 I am really enjoying using Cachly - so much better than the official Groundspeak app! I'm wondering if there is a way to download any other maps besides OSM. OSM doesn't display all the trails and topo data as well as Open Cycle Map. Any solution for this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hubbard Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 Open Cycle Maps are just OSM maps with additional layers shown. What in particular are you wanting to show? Can you give me a location example and what is missing in the offline maps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1 Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 OCM include topo lines, useful when hiking to see how steep the trails are. I found out this weekend that the other issue I had isn't true for Cachly. When I look at OSM on my computer, the trails are much fainter than in OCM, but in Cachly they are much easier to see - so that's great! Overall, Cachly is such an improvement over the old Groundspeak app! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hubbard Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 20 hours ago, dw1 said: OCM include topo lines, useful when hiking to see how steep the trails are. I found out this weekend that the other issue I had isn't true for Cachly. When I look at OSM on my computer, the trails are much fainter than in OCM, but in Cachly they are much easier to see - so that's great! Overall, Cachly is such an improvement over the old Groundspeak app! I am looking into ways to include topo lines. It will make the download sizes larger but I do think it would be great to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rragan Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fwiw I use the Pocket Earth app for topo and trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila_G Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 @Nic Hubbard are you creating the offline maps for Cachly yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hubbard Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, Attila_G said: @Nic Hubbard are you creating the offline maps for Cachly yourself? Yes. We generate these from the OpenStreet planet file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila_G Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 On 25.6.2017 at 6:45 AM, Nic Hubbard said: Open Cycle Maps are just OSM maps with additional layers shown. What in particular are you wanting to show? Can you give me a location example and what is missing in the offline maps? Hi Nic My cacher-buddies uses Locus for Android and the Freizeitkarten-OSM map (german site). These maps are very popular in europe. Often when I search for a route to the cache my friends have a small way or path that is not shown on my offline map. Or they see objects like fountains, huts, fireplaces and much better surface and way patterns! As far as I know this is mainly affected by the used theme and the 'Freizeitkarten' theme is optimized for geocaching. Maybe you can have a look into this theme. Another great option would be to let the users add their own OSM maps/themes. Here are two examples (Freizeitkarten on Android and offline maps on Cachly): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Hubbard Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 There is always room for additional improvements in our map styles. 9 minutes ago, Attila_G said: Another great option would be to let the users add their own OSM maps/themes. This would be extremely complex and not something we we are likely to add. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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