GeoNames Map Explorer
Mapping and data collection
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The app works immediately after install with internet access
The map, search and audio playback work with data on Tech Maven Geospatial's server.
Offline Data can be downloaded for custom user defined area of interests.
Required data is automatically downloaded And optional data can be selected and downloaded.
Users can also load their own map data (GeoJSON and MBTILES (raster tiles & vector tiles) and GPKG raster tiles 3857 & GPKG vector features )
Attribute Grid/Table view of local GPKG and GeoJSON
The app has an advanced mapping engine that’s vector tile based with OpenMapTiles OpenStreetMap Vector Tiles with custom stylesheets as well as raster tile basemaps.
GeoNames data is displayed by 9 different Feature Classes (administrative_region
locality_area,populated_places,spot,streets_highways_roads_railroad,undersea,vegetation,hydrographic,hypsographic
) and users can decide what feature classes to show. The GeoNames Display field is used to control the scaling/zoom levels of the data.
Advanced GeoNames Search and Spatial Search (constrain your queries to a certain geographic area) (Includes both NGA Foreign and USGS Domestic GeoNames Data)
The map features:
Coordinate Display (Lat Long, MGRS, GARS)
Scale Bar
Measure Area and Linear Tools
GeoLocation with settings for tracking your location.
Spatial bookmarks
The map has optional vector tile overlays that can toggled on
MGRS Grid, GARS GRID, TimeZones, International Boundaries
The map supports searching MapBox and OSM
(Originally only available to US Government Personnel via NGA's GEOINT App Store now publicly available to any and all users)
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Bug fixes and removed in app purchases
The developer, Tech Maven GeoSpatial LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Tech Maven Geospatial, LLC
- Size
- 158.4 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
English and 22 more
- English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © none