OSM Scout
OSM Scout for Sailfish is map viewer with search and navigation, fully functional without internet connection.
You can choose one from multiple map styles: standard, outdoor, public transport or winter sports. All with the same database that can be downloaded (per state) directly from the application for offline usage. Data on the server covers whole planet and are updated monthly from OpenStreetMap data. You can generate your own extract eventually, all tools are open-source and OpenStreetMap data are free!
For better outdoor experience, databases (almost all) contains elevation contours and hillshade overlay (online) can be displayed. For areas not covered by offline data are used online maps provided by OpenStreetMap or Stamen Design. But search and navigation works only with offline data.
Your favourite places (waypoints) can be stored to collections and exported to GPX files later. It is even possible to import tracks and waypoints from GPX files, display it on map or show simple statistics.
OSM Scout for Sailfish OS is developed as open-source (GitHub) by volunteers in their free time. You can help to improve this application by reporting bugs, creating translations or developing new features. Any help is welcome.
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 harbour-osmscout-2.34-1.i486.rpm | 2.48 MB | 17/04/2024 - 23:49 |
| harbour-osmscout-2.34-1.armv7hl.rpm | 2.21 MB | 17/04/2024 - 23:49 |
| harbour-osmscout-2.34-1.aarch64.rpm | 2.3 MB | 17/04/2024 - 23:49 |
| harbour-osmscout-2.35-1.i486.rpm | 2.47 MB | 19/09/2024 - 01:54 |
| harbour-osmscout-2.35-1.armv7hl.rpm | 2.25 MB | 19/09/2024 - 01:54 |
| harbour-osmscout-2.35-1.aarch64.rpm | 2.31 MB | 19/09/2024 - 01:54 |
Changelog:
* 2024-09-19 Lukáš Karas 2.35 - take initial vehicle bearing into account during (re)routing - fix (workaround) crash when some page is shown during navigation (itinerary is for example) - fix parsing of geo: urls from Calendar application - build using C++20 standard - increase database format: added car charging station features like brand, max. stay and fee - rewrite highway lane suggestions in routing - update translations (Estonian, Swedish)
Full changelog on Github
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Bramba
Tue, 2020/05/12 - 01:25
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Is this a feature-rich alternative to Pure Maps, or more like a complement when already using Pure Maps?
atlochowski
Tue, 2020/05/12 - 14:31
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I can answer as a user. If I need offline navigation I'm choosing OSMScout. The same for tracking or following track I prefer OSMScout.
For car navigation, I usually choose Pure maps.
For sure both apps are good.
Try and decide by yourself.
Karry
Tue, 2020/05/12 - 08:39
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I believe that it is good alternative :-) Pure Maps are using different renderer, it is faster usually and using cloud services for routing. So navigation may be more reliable. OSM Scout tries to be independent on cloud services, allows you to work fully offline without additional packages. And its map styles provides more details for outdoor activities like hiking or cycling...
Just try it.
zipotron
Fri, 2020/04/10 - 14:34
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Hi again, I just want to suggest small improvement, I notice that OsmScout just shows the speed when you are or in navigation or recording a track, also, another handicap is, you must to start tracking just for know your altitude (and delete the track after check). Also export waypoints to .gpx (as you can do with tracks) can be niceI hope my considerations have been useful.Thanks
zipotron
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 09:46
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Hi dude! Thanks a lot for that amazing app! Just a consideration, I miss in navegation to know the distance left, also could be nice to add in configuration the posibility of show altitude .
Thanks a lot!
Karry
Sat, 2020/03/28 - 19:01
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Hi. Thank you for that words. ETA (estimation time of arrival) and remaining distance to the target is displayed on the detail page when you tap to navigation panel on the top of main screen...
Question is where to display altitude and when? Right now, it is displayed just on tracker...
zipotron
Tue, 2020/03/31 - 19:18
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Hi! yes, right, but to have it just down the speed... and altitude also... well, I know some people could prefer dont have that much numbers in the screen, but to have the posibility of customize the screen information could be nice.
Also, as a traveler I miss waypoints, now I use for that the tracker, but really miss to have collections of waypoints.
Again thanks a lot for this amazing app
Karry
Tue, 2020/03/31 - 20:54
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I would prefer clean screen with map and minimum elements. But I have nothing against configurable choices. I created issue with this idea: https://github.com/Karry/osmscout-sailfish/issues/210
To waypoints, it is possible already. Just long-press on some place (or choose "Where I am?" in menu) and then click to the star button.
zipotron
Wed, 2020/04/01 - 09:02
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This is really the last, add the posibility of export waypoints as there is in tracks, is usefull for document travels.Thanks!
zipotron
Tue, 2020/03/31 - 22:15
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Oh, true, didn't know, thanks, and thanks for create the issue. Last consideration and promise don't do more, contour lines in offline maps, really useful in mountains.
Karry
Wed, 2020/04/01 - 09:48
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For majority of countries, contour lines are imported:
https://openrepos.net/sites/default/files/packages/7612/screenshot-b1ed8...
But it is true that contour lines are skipped for some huge countries like China, India, Canada... Its generating is expensive... What country you have in mind?
zipotron
Fri, 2020/04/03 - 07:38
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I am spinish living in Tanzania, I found contour lines just in Spain but not in Tanzania. Really thanks!
Karry
Fri, 2020/04/10 - 23:30
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For most of African countries, adding of contours lines means huge (percentage) increase in size. When I import Tanzania's OSM data, it has 390 MiB. With contour lines that has 3 degree seconds resolution and 20 meters spacing, I get 560 MiB.
So I was worried that for most users is that size impact too high just for contour lines. But there is no technical limitation, so lets add it :-)
zipotron
Tue, 2020/04/14 - 09:56
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Thanks a lot! Just a curiosity, it's not possible to have bought version in the map repository, with and without lines?
Karry
Tue, 2020/04/14 - 10:15
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Of course, it is possible. But it would require few changes in application to make selection intuitive, map updates fill be slower and it will require more space on the server... It is not priority for me right now.
kif
Fri, 2020/02/07 - 16:48
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Hi Karry
I have recently dropped Monav for OSM scout, as most features I was missing in Monav are in OSM scout, but I have one problem:
My phones language is English (UK) but as I'm in Europe I need distances in kilometers.
Is there anywhere I can change the distance measurement? I have been unable to finde any.
/Kim
Karry
Mon, 2020/02/10 - 09:48
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Of course. Units can be changed in Settings. Which version you are using? Did you tried it? Is there any part of application that don't respect manual setting?
kif
Wed, 2020/02/12 - 11:09
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Hi Karry
You are of course right, I was looking in map settigns.
I have found it now, in settings. Sorry.
Thanks.
pba
Thu, 2020/01/23 - 23:26
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Perfect now. Thank you for this fast fix.
eson
Thu, 2020/01/23 - 17:40
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Would it be possible to draw the tracking line a bit thinner? I think it covers to much of the map as is.
Karry
Fri, 2020/01/24 - 12:11
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It is true. And you are second one who is complaining :-) It will be thinner for lower zoom levels in next release... See https://github.com/Karry/osmscout-sailfish/commit/b80910d4e28ba5c9d2a0f3...
Btw, map stylesheets are written declarively, you find it at /usr/share/harbour-osmscout/map-styles/ and you may experiment with it ;-)
eson
Sat, 2020/01/25 - 23:08
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Thanks! I will try playing with it. :)
pba
Thu, 2020/01/23 - 01:24
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Hi Karry, the offline maps you are distributing for greece are lacking some textures: In current version the northern part of the country is shown blue like the ocean, but i can see all streets and places when i zoom in. Same happend with Peloponnes in the version before (december). I'm planing a bicycle trip to greece and love your program for scouting and tracking.
Karry
Thu, 2020/01/23 - 12:30
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Thank you for report! I have no capacity to verify all maps after import. Such coastline errors are caused by errors in OpenStreetMap data usually. I will re-import Greece from recent data ASAP and will see if this error is fixed already...
Karry
Thu, 2020/01/23 - 14:18
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Seems to be fine now. Just update your maps ;-)
Pemek
Mon, 2020/01/13 - 17:44
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Thanks, that's how I do it now, but sometimes I forget...
Karry
Wed, 2020/01/15 - 22:31
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I just finished search history today, it will be part of the next release :-)
Pemek
Sun, 2020/01/12 - 19:02
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Hi,
One question: I can't find last search neither in options (to enable) nor in search page. It is quite annoying when I look for sth, and then want to navigate there. I have to reenter the same data in search field. Is it possible to do it somehow? Btw, thanks for great piece of software.
Karry
Sun, 2020/01/12 - 20:55
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Sorry, it is not possible now.
Btw, you may start navigation directly from search result (try context menu on result row) or store your favourite places to collections...
Ta_das
Sat, 2019/08/17 - 13:27
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OsmScout does not show on map imported gpx trail created by OsMapper from Openrepos. But it goes to correct place in the map, also it shows information of the path: times, length, elevation. Time is not correct, as probably OsMapper records it in local time, and OsmScout understands as UTC. modRana fails to load the track as well. Only Halftrail shows it, but this app doesnt show any gpx info, at least I did not figured out how to look at it.
EDIT: Now I have downloaded ofline maps and tracklog path is shown on the map.
Thanks for the great app. I will continue exploring it.
The only wish would be that the tracklog path line on map would be thinner, or of configurable thickness.
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