AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

Turn your phone into a robust off-road GPS using offline topographic maps!

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AlpineQuest is the ultimate solution for all outdoor activities and sports, including hiking, running, trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching, off-road navigation, and much more.

You can access and store locally a wide range of online topographic maps, which remain available even when you're out of cell coverage. AlpineQuest also supports numerous on-board file-based raster map formats.

By utilizing the GPS and the magnetic sensor of your device (with a compass display), getting lost becomes a thing of the past: you are localized in real-time on the map, which can also be oriented to align with your current view.

Save and retrieve an unlimited number of placemarks, share them with your friends. Track your path, obtain advanced statistics, and view interactive graphics. You'll never question what you can achieve again.

By staying fully operational out of cell coverage (common in mountainous areas or abroad), AlpineQuest assists you in all your deep wilderness exploration desires…

Don’t hesitate, try this Lite version for free right now!

PLEASE report suggestions and issues on our dedicated forum at https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required, all questions answered) and not in the comments section.

Key features include (for the 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 more online maps and layers with one click from the included community maps list (covering all major worldwide maps and many local topo maps);

• Complete area storage of online maps for offline use;

• On-board offline maps support (raster) including KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partly) and calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS zipped tiles (visit our website to get MOBAC, the free map creator);

• QuickChart Memory Map support (.qct maps only, .qc3 maps not compatible);

• Built-in image calibration tool to use any scan or picture as a map;

• Digital elevation model on-board storage (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support for HGT elevation files (both 1-arcsec and 3-arcsec resolutions) allowing display of terrain, hillshade, and steep slopes;

• Polar maps (Arctic and Antarctic) support;

• Display multiple maps in layers, with per-map opacity/contrast/color/tint/blending control.

★★ Placemarks ★★

• Create, display, save, and restore an unlimited number of items (waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks);

• Import/export GPX files, Google Earth KML/KMZ files, and CSV/TSV files;

• Import ShapeFile SHP/PRJ/DBF, OziExplorer WPT/PLT, GeoJSON, IGC tracks, Geocaching LOC waypoints and export AutoCAD DXF files;

• Save and share online locations with other users using Community Placemarks;

• Access details, advanced statistics, and interactive graphics on various items;

• Use the Time Controller to replay time-tagged tracks.

★★ GNSS Position / Orientation ★★

• On-map geolocation using device GNSS receivers (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/…) or Network;

• Map orientation, compass, and target finder;

• Built-in GNSS/Barometric track recorder (capable of long tracking, running in a separate and light process) with battery level and network strength recording;

• Proximity alerts and leave path alerts;

• Barometer support (on compatible devices).

★★ And more ★★

• Metric, imperial, nautical, and hybrid distance units;

• Latitude/Longitude and grid coordinate formats (WGS, UTM, MGRS, USNG, OSGB, SK42, Lambert, QTH, …) with on-map grids display;

• Ability to import hundreds of coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org;

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What's New in the Latest Version 2.3.8d

Last updated on Aug 14, 2024

2.3.8b/c/d
• Added a new setting to customize the display style and side of the menu bar;
• Enhanced support for recent Android versions;
• Improved backup and restore tool;
• Updated default URL when sharing coordinates as text;
• Added the ability to set the application “Media” folder as default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps;
• Included Croatian and Persian translations;
• Various improvements and bug fixes.