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Thanks for the replies. I do have OSMScout installed , but it seems to crash a lot on my phone. I used to use a program called gpsmid https://sourceforge.net/projects/gpsmid/ on a sony phone, but I guess there's no way to run this on ubports?
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@tominto : How did you manage to download maps in OSMScout? I always get the error message that the map files cannot be downloaded (I assume that they are missing on the server/download location)
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I presume you mean OSMScout for Ubuntu Touch? According to http://libosmscout.sourceforge.net/documentation/companion_projects/ and its github page, this software has not been updated for a while.
In the server, I am also not following the latest versions of libosmscout (maintainer for this backend is welcome, I prefer to use Mapnik/MapboxGL/Valhalla/GeocoderNLP instead). Libosmscout has progressed significantly since last OSMScout for Ubuntu were released. You would have to update the library compiled for Ubuntu as well as update the OSMScout source to new API of the library. Then you could use either maps distributed by @Karry for Sailfish (he is keeping up-to-date Sailfish client) or import yourself from PBFs (importer should be generated with every github-tagged release for Linux and Windows).
In short, there are very good solutions available for mobile Linux based on QML/Qt, but you need someone to adapt and compile them for Ubuntu Touch.
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@gt I'm not having problems downloading. Just select the map you want and then tap on Download.
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@tominto : Great, I tried it again and now it worked. Seemed to be a temporary problem or someone fixed it. Thanks!
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The OSM maps that are available seem to be from 2015... Can anyone confirm this? - or am I doing something wrong? If they are indeed from 2015, how can we have access to the newer maps?
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@mihael +1 Or making them.
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@cesar-herrera Yesterday I just found that new maps are available to download! - 2018 openstreemaps for OSMScout
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@mihael oh right, in the download section of OSMScout. Thank you
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I have downloaded OSMScout to my Pro5, but I can't figure out how to download and install new maps.
Edit: Just noticed that the map list was scrollable. Now downloading...
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@tomoqv some maps are working fine but I didn't have luck with the map of Spain (https://github.com/fransschreuder/OSMScout-ubuntu/issues/54).
