maps2go free 1.0 free

maps2go is an alternative to the "Maps" application. If you want access to maps (including search for street names and places) without an Internet connection (e.g. avoiding roaming fees) maps2go is the right application for you.

Features:

- no Internet connection required (maps are installed onto the device)
- easy to use combined search for street names and places
- display and tracking of current location
- high level of map detail (configurable)

maps2go is the ideal companion for trips to foreign cities! No roaming fees apply for using maps and search because no Internet connection is required.

Its high detail level (configurable) includes:
- train stations
- museums
- attractions
- restaurants
- pubs
- parking
- hotels
and many more.

This free version includes maps of three German cities: Bonn, Hannover and Nuremberg. Many more will be available shortly, e.g.:

London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, Munich, Madrid, Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Amsterdam, Sydney und many more.

Note: Intelligent caching makes map rendering faster the longer you use a map!

Technical background:

Map data either already comes with the application or is (later) downloaded to the phone in one go during trip preparation. It contains all necessary data to render the map and search street and place names.
Thanks to the compact data format used, a typical major city only occupies 2-5 MB of phone memory.

Map detail can be adjusted by the user, since actual rendering happens on the device.

Map data is provided by the OpenStreetMap.org project. It works like a wiki where anybody can contribute. Improvements to the OpenStreetMap will also improve maps2go.