AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

Transform your smartphone into an ultimate off-road GPS navigator with offline topographic maps!

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AlpineQuest is your all-in-one solution for all outdoor activities and sports, from hiking and running to trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching, and off-road navigation.

With AlpineQuest, you can access and store a vast selection of online topographic maps locally, ensuring they're available even without cell service. The app also supports various on-board file-based raster map formats.

Leverage your device's GPS and magnetic sensor (with a compass display) to stay oriented in real-time on the map, which can also be aligned with your view direction.

Save and manage an unlimited number of placemarks and share them effortlessly with friends. Track your routes, access advanced statistics, and view interactive graphics to enhance your outdoor experience.

AlpineQuest remains fully functional without cell coverage, perfect for exploring remote wilderness areas.

Try the Lite version for free now!

For any suggestions or issues, please use our dedicated forum at https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required, all queries addressed) instead of leaving comments.

Key features include (for the full version):

★★ Maps ★★

• Integrated online maps with automatic local caching (including road, topo, and satellite maps) and online layers (e.g., road names, hillshade, contours);

• Access a wide range of online maps and layers with one click from our community maps list, covering major global and local topographic maps;

• Complete offline storage of map areas for use without internet;

• Support for on-board offline maps (raster) including KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partial), calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS zipped tiles (visit our website for MOBAC, the free map creator);

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

• Built-in image calibration tool to transform any scan or picture into a usable map;

• Digital elevation model storage (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support for HGT elevation files (1-arcsec and 3-arcsec resolutions) for displaying terrain, hillshade, and steep slopes;

• Polar maps (Arctic and Antarctic) support;

• Ability to display multiple maps in layers with customizable opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending settings.

★★ Placemarks ★★

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

• Import and 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;

• Share online locations with other users through Community Placemarks;

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

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

★★ GNSS Position / Orientation ★★

• Real-time on-map geolocation using your device’s GNSS receivers (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/…) or network;

• Map orientation with compass and target finder;

• Integrated GNSS/Barometric track recorder (capable of long tracking in a separate, lightweight process) with battery level and network strength logging;

• Set up proximity and leave path alerts;

• Barometer support for compatible devices.

★★ And More ★★

• Choose from metric, imperial, nautical, and hybrid distance units;

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

• Import numerous coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org;

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What's New in Version 2.3.8d

Last updated on Aug 14, 2024

2.3.8b/c/d
• New setting to customize the display style and position of the menu bar;
• Enhanced compatibility with recent Android versions;
• Improved backup and restore functionality;
• Updated default URL for sharing coordinates as text;
• Option to set the application's "Media" folder as the default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps;
• Added Croatian and Persian language support;
• Various enhancements and bug fixes.

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