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OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:53 pm
by Jordi
Both maps show byways. The explorer obviously goes into more detail.
Will the landranger do for route planning? Or is the explorer series noticeably easier to use due to the finer detail?
Cheers
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:57 pm
by ScottieJ
I always use land rangers, means you don't have to buy as many maps or move between them as often.
However I might have to get another android phone so I can get what Twiss was running on the plain!
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:05 am
by Jordi
Seemed like a useful app.
I have a rather naff alcatel tablet that may be useful for running mapping apps on.
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:47 am
by twiss
Im using the explorer 1:25k maps on my phone...
you just want a phone or android device with a fair bit of storage... the maps can be about 40MB each, so if you have 20 areas on your phone thats 800MB! Also after talking with Dan, you either want a phone with lots of RAM so you can load really big maps into it at once, or you will have to keep each map area separate.
Its good isn't it scott!!! Its really handy being able to know where you are going!
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:39 am
by dan_2k_uk
Agree with Twiss. I had the whole country divided into six 830mb areas and it lagged hard!
Might try the app again with the smaller tiles Twiss was using as it seem pretty smooth and responsive.
As for actually buying paper maps I always get landranger as to get it in explorer you need 4 times as many maps!
The mapping for the weekend in explorer maps would have cost about £80!
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:53 am
by twiss
Yeah the maps are £8 each and we went through at least 7 explorer areas!
If anyone needs the maps I can provide information on how to get them.
The phone app i use is no longer available so I will try and extract it from my phone.
OS do their own version, but it works like google maps and downloads the maps as you need them.
It doesn't work as well, and it needs to download a lot to work properly. Not good if you have no signal!!!
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:42 am
by timwilks13
what was the name of the app you were using twiss?
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:06 pm
by twiss
its called mmtracker...
but you cant get it on the google play store any more
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:23 pm
by Jordi
OS Mapfinder on the iphone seems ok.
Re: OS Landranger Vs Explorer
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:27 pm
by timwilks13
not sure if this will get banned for piracy, but if you like this app you can still buy it straight from the developers which i advise you do, this is just so you can try it out first as the free version is no longer available.
Need an android device and QR scanner e.g. Google Goggles, Red Laser and scan the image below.