AlpineQuest Explorer Lite

Transform your smartphone into a robust off-road GPS navigator using offline topographic maps with AlpineQuest! Enjoy a seamless experience with **no advertisements, no data sharing or monetization, no analytics, and no third-party libraries**—just pure, uninterrupted exploration.

AlpineQuest is your ultimate companion for a wide array of outdoor activities and sports, including hiking, running, trailing, hunting, sailing, geocaching, and off-road navigation. With the ability to download and store a vast selection of **online topographic maps locally**, you'll have access to detailed mapping even when you're out of cell service. Additionally, AlpineQuest supports numerous **on-board file-based raster map formats** to enhance your navigation toolkit.

Leverage the power of 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 field of view, making navigation intuitive and precise.

Save an unlimited number of **placemarks** and share them with friends. **Track** your journeys, access **advanced statistics**, and enjoy **interactive graphics** that detail your adventures comprehensively. Whether you're deep in the wilderness or exploring abroad, AlpineQuest remains fully operational without cell coverage, supporting your every exploration desire.

**Don't wait—download the Lite version for free today and experience the difference!**

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

Key Features (Full Version):

★★ Maps ★★

• Built-in **online maps** with **automatic local storage** (including road, topo, and satellite maps) and **online layers** (road names, hillshade, contours).
• Access a wide range of additional online maps and layers with one click from our community maps list, covering major worldwide and local topographic maps.
• Complete **area storage** for offline use of online maps.
• Support for **on-board offline maps** (raster) including **KMZ Overlays, OziExplorer OZFx2, OZFx3 (partly), and calibrated images, GeoTiff, GeoPackage GeoPkg, MbTile, SqliteDB, and TMS** zipped tiles. Visit our website to download MOBAC, the free map creator.
• **QuickChart** Memory Map support (.qct maps only, .qc3 maps not compatible).
• Built-in **image calibration tool** to use 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) for displaying **terrain**, **hillshade**, and **steep slopes**.
• **Polar maps** (Arctic and Antarctic) support.
• Display multiple **maps in layers** with individual controls for opacity, contrast, color, tint, and blending.

★★ Placemarks ★★

• Create, display, save, and restore an **unlimited number of items** such as waypoints, routes, areas, and tracks.
• Import and export **GPX** files, **Google Earth KML/KMZ** files, 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 with the community using 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 for precise navigation.
• Built-in **GNSS/Barometric track recorder** capable of long tracking, running in a separate and light process, with battery level and network strength recording.
• Proximity alerts and leave path alerts to keep you on track.
• Barometer support for compatible devices.

★★ Additional Features ★★

• Support for metric, imperial, nautical, and hybrid distance units.
• Various latitude/longitude and 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.
• And much more...

What's New in Version 2.3.8d

Last updated on Aug 14, 2024

• Added a new setting to customize the display style and side of the menu bar.
• Improved compatibility with recent Android versions.
• Enhanced backup and restore tool functionality.
• New default URL for sharing coordinates as text.
• Option to set the application's "Media" folder as default for placemarks, icons, pictures, and file-based maps.
• Added Croatian and Persian translations.
• Various improvements and bug fixes.