SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoI would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.lemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoDo you have a minute to talk about Openstreetmap? You can download the map before you head out, then navigate without data connection.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agogoogle also allows offline caching, but also needs to be set up ahead of time. AFAIK once you set a region to download, it will update that cache regularly. I would expect this is a feature that most map apps would offer
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThis requires foresight. Most people don’t plan on getting lost.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI just use the app for navigation so I always download the map for the area I travel to before I go.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI used to do the same when i was too poor to afford data on my phone or when i go through areas with poor service.
Do you have a minute to talk about Openstreetmap? You can download the map before you head out, then navigate without data connection.
google also allows offline caching, but also needs to be set up ahead of time. AFAIK once you set a region to download, it will update that cache regularly.
I would expect this is a feature that most map apps would offer
This requires foresight. Most people don’t plan on getting lost.
I just use the app for navigation so I always download the map for the area I travel to before I go.
I used to do the same when i was too poor to afford data on my phone or when i go through areas with poor service.