AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

Transform your smartphone into a robust off-road GPS with AlpineQuest, utilizing offline topographic maps for an uninterrupted adventure experience. With a commitment to user privacy, AlpineQuest promises **no advertisements, no data sharing or monetization, no analytics, and no third-party libraries**—ensuring your journey remains yours alone.

AlpineQuest stands as **the ultimate tool for all your outdoor pursuits**, from hiking and running to sailing, geocaching, and beyond. Gain access to a vast selection of online topographic maps that you can store locally, keeping them at your fingertips even when you're out of cellular range. The app also supports numerous onboard file-based raster map formats, catering to all your mapping needs.

Leverage your device's GPS and magnetic sensor, complete with a compass display, to ensure you're never lost. AlpineQuest provides **real-time localization on the map**, which can be oriented to align with your current view, making navigation seamless and intuitive.

Create, save, and share an unlimited number of **placemarks** with friends, and meticulously **track** your paths with **advanced statistics** and **interactive graphics**. This comprehensive tracking system ensures you can analyze every aspect of your journey.

Designed to function flawlessly without cell coverage, AlpineQuest is your perfect companion for exploring remote wilderness areas. **Try the Lite version for free** and experience the difference firsthand!

For any suggestions or issues, please visit our dedicated forum at https://www.alpinequest.net/forum (no registration required, all questions answered promptly) rather than leaving comments.

Key Features (Full Version)

★★ Maps ★★

• Built-in **online maps** with **automatic local storage**; includes road, topo, and satellite maps, as well as online layers like road names, hillshade, and contours.
• Access additional online maps and layers effortlessly from our community maps list, covering major worldwide and local topo maps.
• Complete **area storage** for offline use of online maps.
• 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 to use MOBAC, the free map creator.
• Support for **QuickChart** Memory Map (.qct maps, .qc3 maps not supported).
• An integrated **image calibration tool** for using any scan or picture as a map.
• **Digital elevation model** on-board storage (1-arcsec SRTM DEM) and support for **HGT** elevation files (1-arcsec and 3-arcsec resolutions), enabling display of terrain, hillshade, and steep slopes.
• Support for **polar maps** (Arctic and Antarctic).
• Display of multiple **maps in layers** with customizable per-map opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending.

★★ Placemarks ★★

• Create, display, save, and restore an **unlimited number of items** including waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks.
• Import and export **GPX**, **Google Earth KML/KMZ**, and **CSV/TSV** files.
• Import **ShapeFile SHP/PRJ/DBF, OziExplorer WPT/PLT, GeoJSON, IGC tracks, Geocaching LOC** waypoints and export **AutoCAD DXF** files.
• Save and share online locations via Community Placemarks.
• View **details**, **advanced statistics**, and **interactive graphics** for various items.
• Use the Time Controller to replay time-tagged tracks.

★★ GNSS Position / Orientation ★★

• On-map geolocation using your device’s GNSS receivers (GPS/Glonass/Galileo/...) or network.
• Map orientation, **compass**, and target finder functionalities.
• Built-in **GNSS/Barometric track recorder** capable of long tracking, operating in a separate, lightweight process, with battery level and network strength recording.
• Proximity alerts and leave path alerts.
• Barometer support for compatible devices.

★★ And More ★★

• Choose from metric, imperial, nautical, and hybrid distance units.
• Use latitude/longitude and various grid coordinate formats (WGS, UTM, MGRS, USNG, OSGB, SK42, Lambert, QTH, ...) with on-map grids display.
• Import hundreds of coordinate formats from https://www.spatialreference.org.
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What's New in the Latest 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.
• New option to set the "Media" folder as the default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps.
• Added Croatian and Persian language support.
• Various improvements and bug fixes.