XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: andys@nospam.com   
      
   Carlos E.R. wrote on Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:04:48 +0100 :   
      
   >> If you're in the middle of the mountains in the US, and biking or hiking,   
   >> then you can't beat the accuracy of the USGS geoPDFs which can be routed on   
   >> inside of the free Avenza or Paper Maps apps on both Android and iOS.   
   >   
   > That's pointless to me. I live in Europe, no USGS maps here as far as I   
   > know, and open street maps are very accurate here.   
   >   
   > So do not use a general statement such as "Open Street Maps are   
   > horrendously inaccurate".   
      
   Hi Carlos,   
   I understand your point of view as OSMAnd is maybe the best you can get.   
      
   But here, in the states, we have far better free offline offroad mapping   
   and routing, not only in the USGS maps but there are very many services   
   which add their layers to the USGS maps (e.g., historical, plants, fires,   
   geology, etc.) such that the Open Street Maps are garbage in comparison.   
      
   Even so, badgolferman is on iOS (as far as I know) so he can't use OSMAnd   
   (as far as I am aware) so all the other advice applies to him on mapping.   
      
   Especially if he's going to be at a ski resort or at a government park.   
      
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