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Satellite maps on fdroid? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by ace_garp@lemmy.world to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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RMaps previously provided free satellite imagery, and any geo-location could be shared from OSMand to RMaps, to quickly show a satellite overview. (Tiles from ARCGIS IIRC)

What is the current state of satellite imagery in fdroid?

How can an OSMand location be quickly opened as a satellite view?

Edit: Extra info is, I'm looking for an offline satellite image solution. Full pre-loading of a specific areas, before travel.

With RMaps, it was possible to pre-load the tiles for the remote-location needed at various zoom-levels, before travelling a few 100kms from cell-towers, and then still being able to access an offline-satellite-view of those locations when there.

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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, you can add the satellite imagery you need by doing Configure Map > Underlay > Underlay map > Add more. Then you can select the imagery you just added from that same menu.

After you've selected the underlay map, you can pre-download the images for offline use by viewing the part of the map you want to download, touching&holding anywhere on it, then doing Actions > Download Map.

Hope that helps.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That works for online usage, thanks.

Does not seem to cache the satellite tiles for usage offline.

Note: I had to enable 'Online sources' to make the underlay option show up.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

Does not seem to cache the satellite tiles for usage offline.

Did you use the "Download Map" option? It definitely works offline for me after I download it.