UK Map App provides access to both free and paid Ordnance Survey maps for users on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. The app is designed for navigation and mapping needs across England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man, offering digital versions of well-known Ordnance Survey paper maps, including 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scales. It also includes road maps at 1:1,000,000 and 1:250,000 scales, with the Isle of Man covered at 1:1,000,000, 1:250,000, and paid 1:50,000. Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands are not included in the coverage. Free map options are based on Ordnance Survey’s OpenData products and OpenStreetMap paths, while paid maps offer additional detail comparable to the original paper versions.
The app supports offline use by allowing users to download map tiles in 5km x 5km sections, which are retained on the device until deleted. Three types of free maps and two types of paid maps are available, with free 1:25,000 maps using OS VectorMap District data, contour lines from OS Terrain 50, and footpaths from OpenStreetMap. Free 1:10,000 maps display street names and building outlines, with options between OS OpenMap Local and OS Street View. Users can view maps in 3D, search offline, display their location using GPS, lock onto their location, and rotate the map with a compass feature. The tool displays grid references, allows marking and organizing waypoints, navigating to locations, recording tracks, and flying through recorded tracks or planned routes.
Additional features include importing routes from websites or other apps, plotting graphs of tracks and routes, exporting GPX files, and sharing data via AirDrop. Users can customize preferences such as slope shading and height tint effects, view which detailed maps are installed, and manage map storage. Purchases of paid maps can be managed in the Map Store, with outlines of purchase areas visible on the map. 99, and it is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Macs with Arm processors. The app is developed by Mappendix Limited, an Ordnance Survey partner.
UK Map App sits in PulseGate's Travel, maps & navigation category. Giving users access to detailed Ordnance Survey maps on their Apple devices for navigation and planning. UK Map App is a consumer product aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. UK Map App follows a freemium model. UK Map App is available on the web, iOS, and macOS.
Among its 5 catalogued features are offline maps, multiple map types, and GPX file support.
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