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On 2024-12-27 14:04, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2024-12-27 19:49, Andrew wrote:
>> badgolferman wrote on Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:55:50 -0000 (UTC) :
>>
>>> Thanks, I didn't know that!  But since I don't like the interface of
>>> Apple Maps and don't use it, it's no surprise I haven't seen that.
>>
>> There are so many ways to do what badgolferman asked, all of which I've
>> done myself, so I could write a book on how to do offline routing.
>>
>> Most people who recommend OSMAnd don't actually know anything about it.
>>
>> While OSMAnd+/OSMAnd~/OSMAnd (which I'll refer to just as "OSMAnd" here)
>> can do offline routing, the public topo maps for Open Street Maps are
>> horrendously inaccurate - compared to that of the free USGS topo maps.
>>
>> If you're in the middle of the mountains in the US, and biking or hiking,
>> then you can't beat the accuracy of the USGS geoPDFs which can be 
>> routed on
>> inside of the free Avenza or Paper Maps apps on both Android and iOS.
> 
> That's pointless to me. I live in Europe, no USGS maps here as far as I 
> know, and open street maps are very accurate here.
> 
> So do not use a general statement such as "Open Street Maps are 
> horrendously inaccurate".
Hey, hey, hey!

I claims to have a degree in microbiology, and everyone knows that makes 
you an expert on mapping software.

;-)