Transform your smartphone into a robust off-road GPS with AlpineQuest, utilizing offline topographic maps to guide you through any adventure. **No advertisements, no data sharing or monetization, no analytics, and no third-party libraries** ensure your privacy and a seamless experience.
AlpineQuest is **the ultimate tool for all outdoor enthusiasts**, perfect for activities such as hiking, running, trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching, and off-road navigation. With the ability to access and store a wide variety of **online topographic maps locally**, you'll always have the maps you need, even without cell service. The app also supports numerous **on-board file-based raster map formats**.
Leveraging your device's GPS and magnetic sensor, complete with a compass display, **real-time localization on the map** ensures you'll never lose your way. The map can also **orient itself** to align with your direction of travel, making navigation intuitive and straightforward.
Save and manage an unlimited number of **placemarks**, and easily share them with friends. **Track your path**, and gain insights with **advanced statistics and interactive graphics**, empowering you to achieve more in your explorations.
Designed to function fully without cell coverage, AlpineQuest is your ideal companion for **deep wilderness adventures**. **Try the Lite version for free now** and experience the difference!
For any suggestions or issues, please visit our dedicated forum at https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required, all queries addressed) rather than leaving comments.
Key Features (Full Version):
★★ Maps ★★
- Access **built-in online maps** with **automatic local storage** for road, topographic, and satellite views, plus **online layers** like road names, hillshade, and contours.
- Effortlessly expand your map collection with a single click from our extensive **community maps list**, featuring major worldwide and local topo maps.
- **Store entire map areas** for offline use, ensuring you're never without guidance.
- Support for **on-board offline maps** in various raster formats, including **KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partial), calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS** zipped tiles. Visit our website to download MOBAC, the free map creator.
- Compatibility with **QuickChart Memory Maps** (.qct format, .qc3 not supported).
- An integrated **image calibration tool** to transform any scan or picture into a usable map.
- **Digital elevation model** storage (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support for **HGT elevation files** (1-arcsec and 3-arcsec) to visualize **terrain, hillshade, and steep slopes**.
- **Polar maps** for Arctic and Antarctic regions.
- Display multiple **maps in layers** with customizable opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending options.
★★ Placemarks ★★
- Create, view, save, and retrieve an **unlimited number of items** including waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks.
- Import and export **GPX, Google Earth KML/KMZ, and CSV/TSV files**.
- Import **ShapeFile SHP/PRJ/DBF, OziExplorer WPT/PLT, GeoJSON, IGC tracks, and Geocaching LOC** waypoints, and export to **AutoCAD DXF** format.
- 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 ★★
- Utilize on-map geolocation with your device's **GNSS receivers (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/…)** or network.
- Enjoy map orientation, **compass functionality**, and a target finder.
- Benefit from the built-in **GNSS/Barometric track recorder** designed for long tracking, running in a separate, lightweight process with battery level and network strength recording.
- Set up **proximity and leave path alerts**.
- Support for **barometer** on compatible devices.
★★ Additional Features ★★
- Choose from **metric, imperial, nautical, and hybrid distance units**.
- Select from various **latitude/longitude and grid coordinate formats** (WGS, UTM, MGRS, USNG, OSGB, SK42, Lambert, QTH, …) with on-map grids display.
- Import hundreds of coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org.
- ...and much more!
What's New in Version 2.3.8d
Last updated on Aug 14, 2024
- New setting to customize the display style and side of the menu bar.
- Enhanced support for recent Android versions.
- Improved backup and restore functionality.
- Updated default URL for sharing coordinates as text.
- Option to set the application's "Media" folder as the default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps.
- Added Croatian and Persian language support.
- Numerous improvements and bug fixes.
