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AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

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Application Description

Transform your smartphone into an ultimate off-road GPS with AlpineQuest, utilizing offline topographic maps for your adventures!

No ads ~ No data sharing & monetization ~ No analytics ~ No third-party libraries

AlpineQuest is the ultimate tool for all outdoor enthusiasts, perfect for activities like hiking, running, trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching, and off-road navigation.

With AlpineQuest, you can download and store a vast array of online topographic maps locally, ensuring they are accessible even without cellular coverage. The app also supports various on-board file-based raster map formats.

Utilize your device's GPS and magnetic sensor (including a compass display) to stay oriented in real-time on the map, which can also be aligned with your direction of view, making getting lost a thing of the past.

Save and manage an unlimited number of placemarks, and share them effortlessly with friends. Track your journey, access advanced statistics, and view interactive graphics to maximize your outdoor experience.

AlpineQuest remains fully functional without cell coverage, making it ideal for exploring remote wilderness areas.

Try the Lite version for free today!

For suggestions and to report issues, please visit our dedicated forum at https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required, all questions answered) instead of using comments.

Key features include (for the full version):

★★ Maps ★★

• Access to built-in online maps (automatically stored locally; includes road, topo, and satellite maps) and online layers (road names, hillshade, contours);

• Easily access more online maps and layers with one click from our comprehensive community maps list (covering major global and local topographic maps);

• Download maps for entire areas for offline use;

• Support for on-board offline maps (raster), including KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partial), calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS zipped tiles (visit our website for MOBAC, the free map creator);

QuickChart Memory Map support (.qct maps only, .qc3 maps not compatible);

• Use our image calibration tool to transform any scan or photo into a map;

• Store digital elevation models onboard (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support HGT elevation files (both 1-arcsec and 3-arcsec resolutions) to view terrain, hillshade, and steep slopes;

• Support for polar maps (Arctic and Antarctic);

• Display multiple maps in layers with individual controls for opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending.

★★ Placemarks ★★

• Create, view, save, and retrieve an unlimited number of items (waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks);

• Import and export GPX files, Google Earth KML/KMZ files, and CSV/TSV files;

• Import ShapeFile SHP/PRJ/DBF, OziExplorer WPT/PLT, GeoJSON, IGC tracks, Geocaching LOC waypoints and export AutoCAD DXF files;

• Share online locations with others using Community Placemarks;

• Access details, advanced statistics, and interactive graphics for various items;

• Use the Time Controller to replay time-tagged tracks.

★★ GNSS Position / Orientation ★★

• On-map geolocation using your device's GNSS receivers (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/...) or network;

• Map orientation, compass, and target finder;

• Built-in GNSS/Barometric track recorder (designed for long tracking, runs in a separate, lightweight process) with battery level and network strength recording;

• Proximity and leave path alerts;

• Barometer support on compatible devices.

★★ Additional Features ★★

• Choose from metric, imperial, nautical, or hybrid distance units;

• Use latitude/longitude or grid coordinate formats (WGS, UTM, MGRS, USNG, OSGB, SK42, Lambert, QTH, ...) with on-map grid displays;

• Import hundreds of coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org;

• ...

What's New in Version 2.3.8d

Last updated on Aug 14, 2024

2.3.8b/c/d
• New setting to customize the display style and side of the menu bar;
• Enhanced compatibility with the latest Android versions;
• Improved backup and restore functionality;
• Updated default URL for sharing coordinates as text;
• Option to set the application “Media” folder as the default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps;
• Added Croatian and Persian language support;
• Various enhancements and bug fixes.

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