OSMScout shows no available maps to download

MarkG_108

Hello. I installed OSMScout. I pressed the download icon, and got to the "Available maps" window. It shows the following:

[text rendition of what OSMScout shows]

< Available maps
_

Download Maps...

Installed maps:
{blank beige box}
{orange box Delete selected }
Select map to download:

[/text rendition of what OSMScout shows]

I checked preferences, and there's no option to configure the download source. I'm not sure how to download a map in OSMScout.

MarkG_108

I tried to download a map from here (specifically, of Ontario Canada, where I live), and then I copied the file (ontario-latest.osm.pbf) to directory phablet/.local/share/osmscout.zubozrout/Maps. OSMScout still doesn't see it.

Apparently these files need to be imported (from what I gather here). I don't see any import tool within OSMScout.

Frustrating.

MarkG_108

The README for OSMScout-ubuntu says,

"When running, the application requires a map to start.
For now, the map files should go into /media/phablet/<SD_CARD>/Maps/osmscout
The files should be imported on a PC using the Import tool, please refer to the libosmscout documentation for instructions

You can find detailed instruction how to get libraries and applications
build and working in the openstreetmap wiki:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Libosmscout"

So, I checked the site that was referred to, and found it said that an *.osm.pbf file would have to be imported, via a build.sh script (I referred to this in my previous post, where the process was described here). I found the build.sh script for the OSMScout-Ubuntu program here. So, I downloaded that, ensured it was executable, and ran it on the ontario-latest.osm.pbf file that I obtained from here --> specifically from the North America section of the site. I ran it on both my desktop before transferring the file to the phone, and then, when that didn't work, I transferred the script to my phone (ensuring it was executable), and ran it again. I placed the map file first in the following directory: /phablet/.local/share/osmscout.zubozrout/Maps. When that failed, I placed it on the /phablet/.local/share/osmscout.zubozrout/ directory, since that was the directory that OSMScout labelled as the Map Download directory. Then, when that failed, I placed it in the /phablet/.local/share/osmscout.zubozrout/Maps/osmscout directory (which I created), because the README said, "For now, the map files should go into /media/phablet/<SD_CARD>/Maps/osmscout"

I haven't the faintest idea what I'm doing wrong.

arubislander

@MarkG_108 Have you tried putting the files on the SD Card?

MarkG_108

@arubislander Truth be told I'm not sure. I did transfer the files from my desktop to my phone, as described above, and that didn't work.

normandc

What about phones without SD card slots. Nexus 5 and OPO don't have any.

arubislander

@MarkG_108 When you connect your phone to your computer, and you unlock your phone, and then double click on the phone icon that appears in your file manager, you should see two icons in the root. One holds a selection of the folders and files on your phone's Internal storage. The other is your sd card. In the root of the as card create the Maps folder. Then enter the Maps folder and create the osmscout folder. As the last step, copy your map files into that folder.

arubislander

@normandc I am afraid the above method will not work for those devices. And I am not aware of any alternative methods.

aimar

There is a previous thread covering this topic (Looking for offline map app)
The old version mantained by Frans Schreuder worked fine for me. Unfortunately I had to wipe and reinstalled the OS and lost it. Now in the OpenStore you can find the fork by Martin Kozub.
Unfortunately again, this app does not have access to the SD card.
And there is no option to download maps within the app.
@AppLee said in Looking for offline map app:

@saveurlinux Oh it seems you're right.
I downloaded a map end of june, but now there is no download list...

But I guess you can manually download them from another source and put them in the expected directory: /home/phablet/.local/share/osmscout.zubozrout/Maps/

I confirm that I moved some old maps from my SD card to that folder and it worked.

zubozrout

Well, yes. Unfortunately this map server is dead now: http://schreuderelectronics.com/osm/

As for maps I would suggest hoping for https://github.com/rinigus/pure-maps/ to get support for offline Maps on Ubuntu Touch (on SailfishOS this should work). It also uses a newer version of OSMScout while this old app is apparently useless now.

Feel free to use the click built from here if you have usage for it: https://www.iubuntu.cz/apps/osmscout.zubozrout_0.5.6_armhf.click
But for now I've taken the app down from the store

Also, if anyone would like to continue development on this app, feel free

MarkG_108

@normandc I think the Nexus 5 has an SD card slot. At least this site says it does: https://howto-android.com/how-to-put-the-sd-card-in-the-nexus-5/

And I can confirm that myself, as I tested it with a needle and found the SD card slot. I don't currently have a card in it, though I'll try it out after I go and buy an SD card for it. That said, it strikes me as odd that an app would require a file to be put on an SD card for that file to be recognized.

normandc

@MarkG_108
I have a Nexus 5 16GB with a cracked screen, and there is definitely no SD card slot.

Have a look at this article.
https://liliputing.com/2016/01/give-a-nexus-5-a-microsd-card-slot-at-your-own-risk-with-this-dirty-hack.html

The last Google Nexus smartphone to feature a microSD card slot was the first Nexus phone. After launching the Google Nexus One in 2010, Google never again included support for a removable storage card in a Nexus phone.

Google has always pushed their cloud services, providing a phone with removable storage goes against their goals. It's quite surprising to me their first Nexus phone had one.

MarkG_108

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MarkG_108

@normandc Yes, I now see you're correct.

normandc

Unfortunately!