What a brilliant little review, especially when you are unsure if you are wondering onto private property or where the footpath goes across a newly ploughed field... happens to me so often! So many footpaths aren't marked or are so vague, this App helps to eliminate that. Thank you
Cheers buddy .. I’ve got the os maps on my phone today as brought a local map & got the code .. but next spring I will join for 12 months .. we camp most week end in our motor home.. but next year , 1 week in motor home..week after in tent .. so we will be visiting place .. and camp 🏕 .. looking forward to next spring .. cheers for vid .. all the best cheers Chris & Sam ...
Arlo, you mentioned palm trees 🌴! I moved from the UK to the Algarve a couple of years ago. One of things I miss is hiking ! ( Portugal walks are sadly blighted by barking dogs and blistering sunshine ) The UK’s green and pleasant land is unbeatable! PS we love all Sonos products .. I spy a “move” in the background, a super product !
Arlo, We love the hat and the self deprecating humour. Thanks for posting this. ( I’m not sure I’d have discovered the fly-through feature if you hadn’t shown me !) 👍
Sorry, missed this Qu months ago, but I too cannot find it on the app, so think it is only desktop. And actually, it's broken on the desktop this morning!
Thank you Arlo, I've just started using the OS app and paid for premium. I was getting so frustrated with routes not available and how to actually plot a route instead of downloading a GPX file.
I am thinking about getting this but was wondering .. what happens when the phone doesn't receive a signal. There are places in the middle of my town where there's no signal, so I am sure on the fells of the Lake District or The Cheviots, the loss of signal is almost certain Will this app then stop showing your exact position? Thanks
Hi, it uses two types of signal: the mobile phone (or wifi) signal to download the map of the area you are in, and the GPS signal to display your position on it. GPS signal is rarely lost. You can get around the loss of mobile signal by downloading the map of the area you will be in before you go out walking in the Cheviots.
Shortly OS maps will be releasing their next version which will include worldwide. I believe they are starting with Australia first. If you watch the OS maps latest video, he explains it towards the end of the video. th-cam.com/video/bwcFFoF2piw/w-d-xo.html
Plotting routes would be vastly improved with a snap-to-path function. Some paths are almost devoid of straight lines and it takes almost as long to plot as walk the route.
I guess you have a point, but it depends on how closely you're trying to get the app to follow a path. I find it works just doing it approximately. In other words, if the path goes 10 degrees right then left quite quickly, I won't bother plotting it - just put a line down the centre. That way, I plot the route in seconds.
In map view, the map doesn't rotate as you turn, the marker does. So the answer is that you can rotate the map in whichever direction you want (including GPS heading, which is the direction of the marker), and it will remain orientated that way. There is a button to make it rotate the map to North, but not one to rotate to GPS heading. You'd have to do that with your fingers!
Hi, I'm wanting to go out by myself with my camera and watched your video... Very impressed.... With the OS maps. My husband is very good with paper maps however I don't know one end of a map from the other 😅 Was wondering , where exactly did you download the map from on your computer? Do you pay £23.99 for the computer versions so you can map it all & then download to mobile. Hope all that made sense 😅
I think it makes sense! The subscription is for OS maps on all devices. When connected to the Internet, the whole of the UK is just 'there' and you zoom in to see whatever you want. However, you can save your routes and on the mobile app, you then have the option to download the associated map for viewing offline, or when the connection is painfully slow. On the app, you can also just select an area and download a map too. Hope that helps!
Hi, You need a GPS signal for location, but it is pretty rare not to have GPS, unless you’re in Cheddar Gorge. You need a telephone signal to download maps, but you can do that beforehand using WiFi and save.
My offline downloaded maps on my phone will not work if I don't have a mobile phone signal and it's infuriating. I live in Mid Wales and not getting a phone signal is common. I've just bought a second hand satmap which uses satellite signals. So much easier, plus you don't have to rely on your mobile phone battery.
Hi, I went to go and look for you, but I'm afraid I can't help. Bought it at a country fair (or should I say fayre) a few years ago, but there is no label, just the washing instructions. Sorry.
What a brilliant little review, especially when you are unsure if you are wondering onto private property or where the footpath goes across a newly ploughed field... happens to me so often! So many footpaths aren't marked or are so vague, this App helps to eliminate that. Thank you
Thanks Adele!
Thanks great video
Cheers buddy .. I’ve got the os maps on my phone today as brought a local map & got the code .. but next spring I will join for 12 months .. we camp most week end in our motor home.. but next year , 1 week in motor home..week after in tent .. so we will be visiting place .. and camp 🏕 .. looking forward to next spring .. cheers for vid .. all the best cheers Chris & Sam ...
Arlo, you mentioned palm trees 🌴!
I moved from the UK to the Algarve a couple of years ago. One of things I miss is hiking !
( Portugal walks are sadly blighted by barking dogs and blistering sunshine )
The UK’s green and pleasant land is unbeatable!
PS we love all Sonos products .. I spy a “move” in the background, a super product !
Exceptionally clear and helpful. Many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Fly through is only available on the O.S. website, NOT the O.S. Maps app. 😢
Arlo, We love the hat and the self deprecating humour.
Thanks for posting this. ( I’m not sure I’d have discovered the fly-through feature if you hadn’t shown me !) 👍
Thank you very much, and glad it helped!
May I kindly ask ?
Is the fly through feature only available on a desktop? I was searching for it on an iPad 12.9” running iOS but couldn’t locate it.
Sorry, missed this Qu months ago, but I too cannot find it on the app, so think it is only desktop. And actually, it's broken on the desktop this morning!
Thank you Arlo, I've just started using the OS app and paid for premium. I was getting so frustrated with routes not available and how to actually plot a route instead of downloading a GPX file.
Straight forward review, thank you. This is very useful
I am thinking about getting this but was wondering .. what happens when the phone doesn't receive a signal. There are places in the middle of my town where there's no signal, so I am sure on the fells of the Lake District or The Cheviots, the loss of signal is almost certain
Will this app then stop showing your exact position?
Thanks
Hi, it uses two types of signal: the mobile phone (or wifi) signal to download the map of the area you are in, and the GPS signal to display your position on it. GPS signal is rarely lost. You can get around the loss of mobile signal by downloading the map of the area you will be in before you go out walking in the Cheviots.
@@arlo.guthrie Many thanks for your detailed reply. Will buy it now, as there's an offer on at the moment for £10 off the yearly subscription.
does it only provide maps for the U.K?
Yes, only the UK.
Shortly OS maps will be releasing their next version which will include worldwide. I believe they are starting with Australia first.
If you watch the OS maps latest video, he explains it towards the end of the video.
th-cam.com/video/bwcFFoF2piw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for the reply! I’m looking for something like this but for France and Italy
Plotting routes would be vastly improved with a snap-to-path function. Some paths are almost devoid of straight lines and it takes almost as long to plot as walk the route.
I guess you have a point, but it depends on how closely you're trying to get the app to follow a path. I find it works just doing it approximately. In other words, if the path goes 10 degrees right then left quite quickly, I won't bother plotting it - just put a line down the centre. That way, I plot the route in seconds.
It has the Snap-to-path function but only in national parks.
Can I put sound on to OS maps for instructions to follow a route I have plotted
Don’t think so, no.
Can the map view be rotated to your GPS heading rather than North? OS seem incapable of answering
In map view, the map doesn't rotate as you turn, the marker does. So the answer is that you can rotate the map in whichever direction you want (including GPS heading, which is the direction of the marker), and it will remain orientated that way. There is a button to make it rotate the map to North, but not one to rotate to GPS heading. You'd have to do that with your fingers!
Yes I can't seem to do that either, OS maps are not good at doing the simple things.
Well I've abandoned the app and cancelled my subscription, helpline was useless.....gone back to viewranger.
very good review, like the wit
Thank you very much!
Very good thank you.
Thank you!
Do you know how to mark a favourite on the map using the Android app so you can navigate to them later on in the day
No, I'm afraid I don't. I haven't got Android.
@@arlo.guthrie Thanks for the reply.
It's just very annoying that there isn't this simple favourite feature available.
Great video, thank you.
very clear and informative
Thanks,
Hi,
I'm wanting to go out by myself with my camera and watched your video... Very impressed.... With the OS maps.
My husband is very good with paper maps however I don't know one end of a map from the other 😅
Was wondering , where exactly did you download the map from on your computer?
Do you pay £23.99 for the computer versions so you can map it all & then download to mobile.
Hope all that made sense 😅
I think it makes sense! The subscription is for OS maps on all devices. When connected to the Internet, the whole of the UK is just 'there' and you zoom in to see whatever you want. However, you can save your routes and on the mobile app, you then have the option to download the associated map for viewing offline, or when the connection is painfully slow. On the app, you can also just select an area and download a map too. Hope that helps!
@@arlo.guthrie thank you for your help. It's now download with my first walk mapped 🙂
Excellent.
Thank you very much!
It really is a great alternative to GPS units.
V useful. Thanks Arlo
good review Arlo
Thank you Roy!
Hello Should this still work if you have no signal in the area or do you need the premium service not the free one . Regards david
Hi, You need a GPS signal for location, but it is pretty rare not to have GPS, unless you’re in Cheddar Gorge. You need a telephone signal to download maps, but you can do that beforehand using WiFi and save.
Arlo Guthrie thank you for your help I understand thanks .
My offline downloaded maps on my phone will not work if I don't have a mobile phone signal and it's infuriating. I live in Mid Wales and not getting a phone signal is common. I've just bought a second hand satmap which uses satellite signals. So much easier, plus you don't have to rely on your mobile phone battery.
Walking tool 😂😂 This was very helpful, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
What hat are you wearing? Thanks 🙏
Hi, I went to go and look for you, but I'm afraid I can't help. Bought it at a country fair (or should I say fayre) a few years ago, but there is no label, just the washing instructions. Sorry.