AlpineQuest - AlpineQuest turns your Android device into an off-road GPS using offline topo maps. It is a complete solution for all outdoor activities and sports, including hiking, running, trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching and much more.
The app allows you to access and store locally a large range of online topographic maps, which will remain available even while being out of cell coverage. AlpineQuest also supports on-board file based maps, like MemoryMap maps.
By using the GPS and the magnetic sensor of your Android device (with compass display), you will never get lost. You are localized in real-time on the map, which can also be oriented to match where you are looking at.
You can save and retrieve landmarks, and share them with friends. Track your path, get advanced statistics and interactive graphics. AlpineQuest features:
· Display offline maps
· Display online maps
· Display map in layers
· Geolocation and compass
· Save and retrieve locations
· Save and share online locations
· Create and follow routes
· Built-in GPS tracker
· Statistics and Graphics on tracks
· Handle GPX/KML/LOC files
· Impact time-tagged landmarks by time
· Display QuickChart (.QCT) maps from Memory-Map
What's New in This Release:
· Burned calories computation for tracks (based on distance, speed, elevations and user entered weight);
· Improved landmarks creation and edition windows;
· Improved pictures management (added new picture and delete actions);
· Ability to take multiple pictures per waypoint while tracking;
· Landmark comments displayed when selected on the map;
· New hybrid imperial distance format (imperial distances, metric elevations);
· Fixed Location Tracker graphic profile;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.4.5:
· New slope computation tool;
· Added read support for CSV/TSV landmark files;
· Added ETA on target in the GPS Localization window;
· New center screen pop-up menu allowing to target and open the center location with an external application easily;
· Improved icon chooser and filter;
· Improved area downloader: increase download speed and retry failed downloads;
· Add alternative coordinates display setting;
· Improve and fix area and imperial units;
· Few bug fixes;
· and more...
What's New in 1.4.4:
· New selection framework for landmarks displayed on the map;
· Improved route and set creator (with ability to delete or move existing points);
· New manual track creator (move and draw);
· New cache storage use state in the Stored Maps Explorer;
· Track segments can now have metadata like a name, a description or a color;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.4.3:
· Ability to store a complete map area for off-line use;
· Ability to sort on-board maps by name or scale;
· New built-in stored map: USGS Imagery Topo (USA);
· Improved landmark color chooser dialog;
· Faster color edition from the Displayed Landmarks side panel;
· New 'Open with' (external application) action for waypoints;
· New 'Display distance line' option in the GPS Localization sub-menu;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.4.2:
· Ability to quickly change the map opacities from the displayed maps and layers side panel;
· Ability to temporarily hide displayed landmarks using the check-box in the displayed landmarks side panel;
· Dynamic waypoints sorting (by name or distance) in the displayed landmarks side panel;
· Ask the user the action to perform when opening GPX/KML/KMZ files from another application;
· Bigger and higher quality compass view display;
· New bounds icons for displayed tracks;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.4.1:
· Ability to sort waypoints by name or distance in the Landmarks Explorer;
· Ability to use custom icons for waypoints (PNG, JPG, GIF and BMP formats supported);
· Ability to display the contents of all GPX files in a folder;
· Ability to select time or distance as Y axis in tracks graphics;
· New option to disable the automatic zoom adjustment on map levels;
· Fast access to URL of displayed landmarks;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.4.0:
· Improved map canvas;
· New Landmarks and Maps Explorers;
· Improved community maps feature and storage management;
· New built-in stored maps: OSM Landscape, Google Bike and Google Transport;
· Ability to search UTM/NAD27 coordinates;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.3.8:
· The GPS Location Tracker now records barometric elevations (based on pressure values, more accurate than GPS elevations, requires a device with a barometric sensor);
· New faster landmarks management and storage;
· New landmark type: area;
· Ability to copy/paste routes, areas and tracks;
· Improved support of KML files (tracks, colours, icons);
· Added support of KMZ files;
· New UTM coordinate format using NAD27;
· New option to control the zoom using the volume buttons;
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.3.5:
· Ability to share public waypoints displayed on the map for all Community Landmarks users;
· Ability to filter displayed public waypoints by category;
· Export details feature improved;
· Ability to export the track graphics only as a JPG image;
· Zoom buttons set the map in high resolution zoom factors (depending on the device screen and settings);
· Few bug fixes.
What's New in 1.3.4:
· Ability to take pictures associated to waypoints (depending on the device capabilities);
· Ability to take pictures while recording a track;
· Ability to change the default waypoints icons on the map;
· Ability to remove points from a GPX track based on a dynamic profile;
· Ability to split a GPX track at any point (allows massive locations delete);
· New optional confirm exit dialog;
· Ability to lock the screen from touch events;
· Few bug fixed.
What's New in 1.3.3:
· New device menu button behavior: now controls the AlpineQuest features menu;
· Ability to hide the main menu button when the menu is closed;
· Ability to export the current GPS location from the Geolocation window;
· New UI for details, clearer and easier to read;
· New dynamic profile side view: display a touchable profile of a track on the map;
· Improved time controller: now in massive start mode;
· More permissive coordinate search;
· Few bug fix.
What's New in 1.3.2:
· Explorers have been improved, contextual menus are now available by clicking on the item icons;
· New Create landmark dialog;
· Ability to zoom to an area of the map by double-clicking on it;
· Ability to add waypoints to the currently recorded track;
· Ability to click on landmarks displayed on the maps to get few actions;
· Ability to click on the current location to change few geolocation settings;
· Partial Italian and Spanish translations;
· Few bug fixes.
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Supported operating systems:
Google Android 1.5, Google Android 1.6, Google Android 10.x, Google Android 2.0, Google Android 2.1, Google Android 2.2, Google Android 2.3, Google Android 3.0, Google Android 3.1, Google Android 3.2, Google Android 4.0, Google Android 4.1, Google Android 4.2, Google Android 4.3, Google Android 4.4, Google Android 5.x, Google Android 6.x, Google Android 7.x, Google Android 8.x, Google Android 9.x
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