在消费者GPS(GPS)的早期，您总是随身携带一份离线地图副本。移动互联网(internet wasn)尚未出现，因此您必须在连接到计算机时更新地图或将其带到经销商处进行更新。直播流量(Live traffic)？忘掉它！
这些天来，我们几乎都使用智能手机进行GPS 导航，并且由于(GPS navigation and thanks)移动互联网的普及，我们从网络上实时提取地图。现在是技术发展的好时机，但有时您仍需要离线GPS 导航(GPS navigation)。
这九款应用程序为Android(Android)手机提供免费的离线GPS服务，涵盖从在偏远地区开车到在荒野中远足的所有内容。
这是您几乎可以肯定已经在您的Android 手机上拥有的(Android phone)GPS 应用程序(GPS app)，但它也是一个出色的离线GPS 解决方案(GPS solution)。您可以预加载您的本地区域或特定区域，以便在您的连接(connection doesn)不可用时导航继续工作。
虽然您无法访问所有这些出色的云驱动功能，例如实时交通信息(traffic information)，但您仍然可以获得相同的地图应用程序(Maps application)。凭借对步行、骑自行车和驾驶(cycling and driving)的支持以及行业领先的界面，这应该是大多数人的第一站。
您可能从未听说过名字很尴尬的OsmAnd，但这个应用程序为免费的王子提供了很多价值。该应用程序的免费版本可让您下载多达七张地图。除此之外，您将不得不支付订阅费用。
但是，大多数人只需要他们自己国家或地区(country or region)的地图，因此这不是主要限制。
包括语音(Voice)和视觉导航，并有骑自行车、步行、远足和公共交通的特殊模式。该软件本身是开源(Source)的，因此如果您决定升级到付费版本或订阅，它会用于开放制图项目(cartography project)。
Sygic是(Sygic)Android上最受欢迎的GPS应用程序之一。事实上，这位作者使用它作为Google Maps无法获得有效连接时的备份。地图可以下载以供离线使用(offline use)，带有逐向导航。
Sygic有一个付费选项，但付费版本(version aren)独有的功能对大多数人来说并不重要。它们包括HUD 模式(HUD mode)、行车记录仪记录(dash cam recording)、实时交通信息(traffic information)和路线调整。只有最后一个可能对大多数人很有吸引力，但高级功能确实针对以驾驶为生的人，例如送货司机和卡车司机。
虽然Sygic与(Sygic)Google Maps相比在视觉上感觉有些陈旧，但您会在这里找到一款可靠可靠的导航产品(navigation product)，它非常适合在互联网中断时作为备用。
Maps.Me不仅为(Maps.Me doesn)Android提供离线GPS 地图(GPS map)服务作为附加功能(bonus feature)，它还专注于离线地图和导航。能够根据需要下载全球地图，您可以在驾车、骑自行车或步行(cycling or walking)时进行导航。这一切都是免费的，但你必须忍受广告。
Maps.Me还使用来自Wikipedia的内容进行了增强，为您提供有关位置的即时上下文信息，并且它具有内置的建议路线。考虑到您无需支付任何费用即可使用它，它甚至看起来还不错。
该应用程序几乎得到了用户的普遍推荐，并且绝对应该在每个人的候选应用程序列表中，然后再选择您最喜欢的应用程序。
开始了(HERE WeGo)(HERE WeGo)
Here Apps的这款应用专为城市导航(city navigation)而设计。因此，您将找到有关公共交通等更多详细信息。您还可以直接从应用程序预订出租车或轻松获取有关兴趣点的详细信息。
路线规划(route planning)也是我们见过的最适合城市旅行的一些。该应用程序将向您展示不同交通方式的最佳路线，包括最佳自行车路线。它还具有出色的步行指导，还会告诉您何时何地转移到公共交通工具。
当然，它在此列表中的主要原因是添加了离线地图。该应用程序的可下载地图列表中只有 100 多个国家/地区。它还提供 1,300 多个城市的公共交通信息(transport information)，因此无论您使用哪种交通工具，它都是都市人的必备工具。
这个GPS 应用程序(GPS application)有两个版本，一个是带有广告的免费版本，一个是没有广告但带有一些额外功能的付费版本。然而，对于大多数人来说，Polaris的免费版本已经绰绰有余了。
与此列表中的大多数应用程序不同，Polaris并不是要取代Google Maps之类的应用程序。相反，它是户外类型的专用工具。所以如果你喜欢去偏远的地方远足，但又不喜欢成为失踪人口统计的想法，Polaris GPS是一个不错的选择。
有特殊的远足、狩猎、帆船和钓鱼功能(sailing and fishing features)和地图。Polaris还提供指南针工具(compass tool)和大量传感器数据，帮助您远离文明生存。如果这听起来像您，请立即下载此应用程序(app today)。
转弯导航是Genius Maps的付费(Genius Maps)高级选项(premium option)，但该软件的免费版可让您将地图下载到您的设备并用于路线规划(route planning)。
地图本身因其详细和创新的路线计算(route calculation)而受到称赞，但如果您不想为该服务的专业导航组件(navigation component)付费，如果您想要实时路况更新和转弯，您仍然需要使用另一个应用程序-转向指导。
尽管如此，还是值得将Mireo为Genius Maps编译的地图与您当前使用的地图进行比较。您可能会发现在其他情况下您永远不会看到的路线和信息。
您会在Google Play 商店中找到三种不同版本的(Google Play store)Handy GPS。免费版、订阅版(subscription version)和带有预付费用的高级版(price tag)。
免费版不包括离线地图，但它确实为没有互联网连接的(internet connection)Android提供了基本的离线(Android)GPS服务。具体来说，它将向您显示有关您的位置、高度、速度、行进方向等的实时数据。您可以保存您的位置、记录您的运动日志并进行其他技术练习，例如向您显示GPS卫星的位置。
Handy GPS确实非常方便，但并不适合所有人。如果您正在寻找一个纯粹的GPS 应用程序(GPS application)而不是一个引导导航工具(navigation tool)，这可能会很好地完成这项工作。它可能会吸引测量员、探险家和其他任何需要访问原始GPS数据的人。
我们列表中的最后一个应用程序非常受欢迎，安装量超过 3000 万次。它使用与许多其他免费离线GPS 应用程序相同的(GPS apps)Open Street Maps 资源(Open Street Maps resource)，但提供更符合付费应用程序的总包。
事实上，使用免费功能集您唯一会错过的就是备用路线、HUD 模式和颜色主题(HUD mode and colour themes)。您还必须忍受一些广告，但这几乎与无钱地图世界的课程相同。
包含的功能列表令人印象深刻，因此广告资金(ad money)流向了某个地方。有 3D 模式、兴趣点、不同类型车辆的路线模型、阻止某些道路进行导航的选项等等。
很明显为什么这个获得如此多的安装。拥有近百万条评论和 4.6 星的平均评分(average rating)，显然MapFactor的人们正在做一些非常正确的事情。
9 Best Free Offline GPS Apps For Android
In the early days of consumer GPS, you always had an offline copy of your maps with you. Mobile internet wasn’t around yet, so you had to update maps when connected to your computer or take it to the dealer for updates. Live traffic? Forget about it!
These days we almost all use our smartphones for GPS navigation and thanks to widespread mobile internet, we pull our maps from the web live. It’s a great time for the technology, but there are still times when you’ll need offline GPS navigation.
These nine apps offer free offline GPS services for Android phones and cover everything from driving in the middle of nowhere to hiking in the wilderness.
This is the GPS app you almost certainly already have on your Android phone, but it’s also an excellent offline GPS solution. You can preload your local area or specific regions so that navigation keeps working when your connection doesn’t.
While you won’t have access to all those wonderful cloud-powered features, such as live traffic information, you still get the same Maps application. With support for walking, cycling and driving and an industry-leading interface this should be the first stop for most people.
You may have never heard of the awkwardly-named OsmAnd, but this app offers up a lot of value for the princely sum of free. The free version of the app lets you download up to seven maps. Any more than that and you’ll have to pony up for a subscription.
However, most people are not going to need more than the maps for their own country or region, so it’s not a major restriction.
Voice and visual navigation is included and there are special modes for cycling, walking, hiking and public transport. The software itself is Open Source, so if you do decide to upgrade to the paid version or take out a subscription, it goes towards the open cartography project.
Sygic is one of the most popular GPS applications on Android. In fact, this author uses it as a backup for when Google Maps can’t get a working connection. Maps can be downloaded for offline use, with turn-by-turn navigation.
There is a paid option on Sygic, but the features that are exclusive to the paid version aren’t critical for most people. They include a HUD mode, dash cam recording, live traffic information, and route adjustment. Only the last one might be tempting to the majority of people, but the premium features are really aimed at people who drive for a living, such as delivery drivers and truckers.
While Sygic feels a little dated visually compared to Google Maps, you’ll find a solid and reliable navigation product here that’s perfect as a fallback for when the internet goes out.
Maps.Me doesn’t just offer offline GPS map services for Android as a bonus feature, it specializes in offline maps and navigation. With the ability to download worldwide maps as you need them, you can navigate while driving, cycling or walking. It’s all free, but you have to put up with advertising.
Maps.Me has also been enhanced with content from Wikipedia, to give you instant contextual information about locations and it has built-in suggested itineraries. It even looks pretty decent considering that you don’t have to pay anything to use it.
The app is virtually universally recommended by users and it should definitely be on everyone’s shortlist of apps to try before settling on your favorite.
This app from Here Apps is specifically designed for city navigation. So you’ll find more detailed information about, for example, public transport. You can also book a taxi directly from the application or easily get detailed information about points of interest.
The route planning is also some of the best for urban travel we’ve seen. The app will show you the best routes for different modes of transport, including the best bike routes. It also has excellent on-foot guidance, which will also show you when and where to transfer to public transport.
Of course, the main reason it’s on this list is the addition of offline maps. The app has just over 100 countries in its list of downloadable maps. It also has public transport information for 1,300+ cities, so it really is a must-have for urbanites regardless of what type of transport you use.
There are two versions of this GPS application, the free version with advertising and then a paid version which lacks the adverts and comes with a few extra features. For most people, however, the free version of Polaris is going to be more than enough.
Unlike most of the apps on this list, Polaris isn’t meant to replace the likes of Google Maps. Instead, it’s a specialized tool for outdoorsy types. So if you like to go hiking in remote places, but don’t fancy the idea of becoming a missing persons statistic, Polaris GPS is a great choice.
There are special hiking, hunting, sailing and fishing features and maps. Polaris also offers a compass tool and a lot of sensor data to help you survive away from civilization. If that sounds like you, download this app today.
Turn-by-turn navigation is a paid-for premium option with Genius Maps, but the free edition of the software lets you download maps to your device and use them for route planning.
The maps themselves have been praised for their detail and innovative route calculation, but if you don’t want to pay for the pro navigation component of the service you’ll still need to use another application if you want live traffic updates and turn-by-turn guidance.
Still, it’s worth comparing the maps Mireo have compiled for Genius Maps in comparison to those you’re currently using. You might discover routes and information you would never have seen otherwise.
You’ll find three different versions of Handy GPS on the Google Play store. A free version, a subscription version and then a premium version with an upfront price tag.
The free version does not include offline maps, however it does offer basic offline GPS services for Android without an internet connection. Specifically, it will show you live data about your position, altitude, speed, direction of travel and so on. You can save your position, record logs of your movement and do other technical exercises such as showing you the position of GPS satellites.
Handy GPS is indeed very handy, but it isn’t for everyone. If you’re looking for a pure GPS application and not a guided navigation tool this may very well do the job. It might appeal to surveyors, explorers and anyone else who needs access to raw GPS data.
The last app on our list is insanely popular, with more than thirty million installs. It uses the same Open Street Maps resource as many other free offline GPS apps, but offers a total package more in line with paid applications.
In fact, the only things you will miss out on by using the free feature set are alternate routes, a HUD mode and colour themes. You’ll also have to put up with some advertising, but that’s almost par for the course in the world of no-money maps.
The list of included features is pretty impressive, so the ad money is going somewhere. There’s a 3D mode, points-of-interest, routing models for different types of vehicles, the option to block certain roads from your navigation and quite a bit more.
It’s pretty obvious why this one gets so many installs. With nearly a million reviews and a 4.6-star average rating, clearly the folks at MapFactor are doing something very right.
