[Android General] rirozizo:
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EDIT3: removed again

EDIT2: Check out "CoPilot GPS" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alk.copilot.mapviewer this is free, official, and the lebanon map can be downloaded in-app, more reliable, and better than navitel (no ads, i'm just admitting that my work here is done)

EDIT: The map is BACK! :D since google maps is good enough, i re-released the map for free :)

NOTICE: i am trying to make this guide require free apps and not paid apps... i have found a way to get GPSMapEdit for free (officially), but unregistered, now there is only the android app that needs to be free not paid... please help me out to find another app than Navitel, that is free and reads those maps. thank you

Indexing maps with the newest version of Navitel have some problems... i index my maps with the old version

I do NOT support converting licensed maps. If you do, i am not responsible for anything that will happen to you (getting arrested, war,getting killed...) DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK when converting licensed maps.

Garmin NT maps can't be converted.

This guide is for making any map work on any android device available (and has GPS)

It's about converting the maps into a format that is compatible with an app on Android.

I)

What You Need:

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NOTE:

GPSMapEdit and Navitel are paid and NOT FREE!!

II)

What To Do:

PLEASE READ!!!

the conversion process most likely WILL FAIL!! with an error.

the error i got was:

WARNING: There are two nodes at the same position

this error can be fixed.

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III)

How To Fix The Overlaying Errors:

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On Phone:

There you go :D Fully working maps, on android... i followed those very steps, and now i'm selling my map for 10$.

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TIPS:

1► On GPSMapEdit, it takes alot of time to repeat the connect to nearest nodes process for removing the errors.... one fast thing to do is first do it manually the first time, and then you can press F4 to repeat the process

2► usually, overlaying errors occure on roundabouts, and roundabouts have lots of nodes, the solution is in the list of errors. there's the coordinates for each overlay, you can follow these coordinates to specify the exact node.

3► if the "connect to nearest nodes" is grayed out, this means that there are two groups of nodes that are overlaying, split all the nodes and then reconnect them into one group, or do III) 5b

If you have an issue, please specify what map are you converting, and if it is free or paid/licensed

credits to neato4u for this thread, and ajape for his help.

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ONLY FOR LEBANESE PEOPLE Lebanon map v1.5 (v2 is coming in bug-free, when you guys test the v1.5 for me)

Or for the ones willing to go to lebanon...

I have officially converted a lebanon garmin map to android... Yes moderators and admins, this is not illegal as there is no map for lebanon, and i made it to garmin then converted it to android... It's all me...

The map is here: (as of v1.5b)

nm2 Format: REMOVED

nm3 Format: REMOVED

nm3 format is faster, it doesn't need indexing, so the app will launch faster, but if you still want to index the map yourself, i left the nm2 format for you, but i do not give support for it.

The map works on an app called Navitel (paid from market)... It has some bugs, but it'll have to do.

That's it! Now you have a fully working offline GPS map for lebanon :D

please lebanese dudes, help me fix the map bugs by testing it and reporting flaws (Like illogiacl routes, hangs/crashes on route calculations..) and if you can find the corrupted point, please tell me its coordinates so i can fix it in v2

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Changelog:

UPCOMING: i'm trying to merge 2012 roads with 2010's details (POIs) so that the users can get the best of both worlds :)

v1.5b(11/10/2012)

v1.5 (25/8/2012)

v1.1 (26/6/2012)

v1