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Tinkerisk

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#2336574 14-Oct-2019 09:54

kingdragonfly: I have purchased a new 7" Android car radio. It has an external GPS antenna.

However I was looking for an off-line option as a backup. I've read there's a number of free options, but I'm wondering if there's one with a good New Zealand map. Hopefully with a map that can be updated without spending a lot of money.

Also if anyone knows of software to test the GPS connection, perhaps identifying how many satellites and how good, I'd love to hear about it also.

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#2336635 14-Oct-2019 10:53

I used OsmAnd for a trip around the south island early this year, it was very good.

For your GPS data, I use an app called GPS Essentials. Has more data than you can shake a stick at about satellites, signal strength etc.

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#2336755 14-Oct-2019 13:24

I use OSMAnd (Openstreetmaps for Android) and it's fantastic. Well, Google Maps road routing is better, but OSM works fine data or no data.

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