[Q] Jetstream internal storage and gps maps

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Being something of a gps fanatic, I'd like to store all or most of the openstreetmaps data on my Jetstream. Unfortunately the available storage is pretty limited, and not nearly enough for my needs. Although the tablet accepts a 32 gb external sd card, I've found not way to access maps stored on this card - they must be stored on the internal storage card to be available to MapDroid.

Does anyone know how to fool MapDroid into thinking the external storage is internal, or to change settings so it will use the external storage?

I am not familiar with MapDroid, so I went searching for it since it isn't in the Play Market. I found an app by that name but it appears very limited in features. Did you mean MapDroyd (which *is* in the Play Market)?

By the way, being a GPS fanatic, have you tried OruxMaps? I use that and it does allow storing maps to /sdcard2/whatever or anywhere else you want.

mwoliver,

Yes, it is Mapdroyd, not Mapdroid - sorry about mispelling. Mapdroyd is pretty impressive in many ways, but it is based on openstreetmaps that is open/volunteer source. Its coverage does not include Africa, the Middle East, China, etc - really limited to Europe, N/S America, and all the maps and the app are free. In many ways it's better for browsing maps than the name-brands such as CoPilot, and it does use satellite location data. Has no search or driving directions, so is limited.

I had enough space on my Jetstream internal sd card, so I was able to install all the maps with a bit of space left over (about 5 gb), but I'd prefer using the external card, so I left a message with Mapdroyd but haven't received any answer so far.

I've looked at OruxMaps but my impression is the maps are user-created, chiefly from topo maps, which I'd rather not get involved in.

Yeah, I went ahead and tried MapDroyd after posting the previous comment and indeed there doesn't appear to be a way to choose your storage location.

If you haven't looked at OruxMaps lately, you might want to have another try. It can retrieve map tiles from lots of locations (including openstreetmaps) and store them locally. Once stored, you can switch between map sources at will and it will load maps from cache. It's been useful to me, anyway.

Good luck with MapDroyd devs, hope they can help you out.

I found another map system by the same company, NavDroyd, meaning it has navigation capabilities. Very similar to MapDroyd but more info in each map, so that it is not compatable with MapDroyd maps. It also has option to install maps on the ext. sd card. Free map downloads, like MapDroyd, once you install NavDroyd - not free, the app costs about $6 from google store. I purchased it because it's the cheapest by far, with such geographic coverage, of the commercial gps nav programs such as CoPilot. Probably not as accurate as these com. pgms. but ok for me.