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AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

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Application Description

Turn your phone into a powerful offline GPS using topographic maps! AlpineQuest is the ultimate outdoor navigation app for hiking, running, hunting, geocaching, and more.

No ads, data sharing, or third-party tracking.

AlpineQuest provides complete offline access to a wide variety of online topographic maps, ensuring you stay oriented even without cell service. It also supports numerous onboard raster map formats.

With real-time GPS and compass functionality, getting lost is a thing of the past. Your location is displayed accurately on the map, which can be oriented to match your view.

Create, save, and share unlimited waypoints, routes, and tracks. Track your progress, analyze advanced statistics, and view interactive graphics.

AlpineQuest remains fully functional offline, perfect for exploring remote areas.

Download the free Lite version now!

For feedback and support, please visit our forum: https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required).

Key Features (Full Version):

Maps:

  • Built-in online maps (with automatic local storage; road, topo, and satellite maps included) and online layers (road names, hillshade, contours).
  • Easily access additional online maps and layers from the community maps list.
  • Complete offline storage of online maps.
  • Onboard offline map support (raster) including KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partially), calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS zipped tiles (use MOBAC, a free map creator, for compatibility).
  • QuickChart Memory Map support (.qct maps only).
  • Built-in image calibration tool.
  • Digital elevation model (DEM) onboard storage (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support for HGT elevation files, enabling terrain, hillshade, and steep slope displays.
  • Polar map support.
  • Multi-layered map display with customizable opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending.

Placemarks:

  • Create, save, and manage unlimited waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks.
  • Import/export GPX, KML/KMZ, and CSV/TSV files.
  • Import ShapeFile SHP/PRJ/DBF, OziExplorer WPT/PLT, GeoJSON, IGC tracks, Geocaching LOC waypoints, and export AutoCAD DXF files.
  • Share locations online with other users via Community Placemarks.
  • Detailed information, advanced statistics, and interactive graphics for all items.
  • Time Controller for replaying time-tagged tracks.

GNSS Position & Orientation:

  • On-map geolocation using device GNSS (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/…) or Network.
  • Map orientation, compass, and target finder.
  • Built-in GNSS/Barometric track recorder (long tracking capable) with battery and network strength recording.
  • Proximity and leave-path alerts.
  • Barometer support (compatible devices).

More Features:

  • Multiple distance unit options.
  • Various coordinate formats (WGS, UTM, MGRS, USNG, OSGB, SK42, Lambert, QTH, …).
  • Import hundreds of coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org.

What's New in Version 2.3.8d (August 14, 2024)

  • Customizable menu bar style and position.
  • Improved Android compatibility.
  • Enhanced backup and restore tool.
  • New default URL for sharing coordinates.
  • Customizable default folder for placemarks, icons, pictures, and maps.
  • Added Croatian and Persian translations.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.
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