Scenic Map Alaska

Scenic Map Alaska


Offline 3D topo maps


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1.9.2for iPhone, iPad
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About Scenic Map Alaska

A 3D topo map of State of Alaska, USA. The vector map data is contained within the app and can be used without an internet connection. Use it in a car, a boat, a plane or while hiking. It is like having the entire state in your pocket.

Scenic Map now covers the entire world via online maps. The maps are cached automatically so they can still be used when there is no cell coverage. Turn on Online Map in the Settings menu and you can then scroll or go to any location on the planet. Satellite image overlays add breathtaking detail and realism to the maps (tap preset 2 or 4 when Online Map is enabled). You can use them as you travel to see what is hidden from view at ground level. This takes moving maps to a whole new level.

Use the two finger vertical swipe gesture to tilt the map for a 3D view. Scroll like a map or fly like a flight simulator. Enable Joystick Gestures in the Settings menu and then fly around the terrain using a virtual joystick. Prefer only 2D maps? Enable the 2D Map option in the Settings menu.

Scenic Map is simply the best 3D topo map available for a mobile device. You will see incredible detail while scrolling, rotating and zooming perfectly smoothly. You will see every road even if you zoom out to the altitude of a satellite. As you zoom in, you will see every small bump and hollow of the Earth and terrain features as small as ten meters. Unlike old fashioned topo maps, Scenic Map’s roads and trails are up to date thanks to OpenStreetMap.org. It contains polygons for urban areas, shopping malls, an ever growing number of buildings and many other features, The best lake, pond, stream and rivers from the USGS and Canadian public databases are also included.

Tap the GPS center button to begin tracking your location. As you move, you will generate a track file. Tracks can be replayed with video like controls to speed up, slow down, pause, restart or skip to the end. You can display existing tracks while recording another if you want to retrace your route. When online, you can automatically create a route from your current GPS location to any other point on the map. Tracks can be received from or sent to other apps in GPX format. GPS recording stops automatically after you have remained stationary for some time or you can choose to manually stop tracking by tapping on the top track in the Tracks view.

Never before have maps been this customizable. For example, you can turn on or off the roads. You can change the lighting direction or remove terrain shading entirely. You can display contour lines even over satellite images. There are five presets which let you quickly switch between map styles. Use Metric, English or Nautical units and choose one of four different coordinate displays including UTM.

Want to learn more about a map feature? Tap the target icon and center the feature under the compass rose to display its name, type, urban area, county, state, elevation and coordinates. You will also see a bearing line back to your current GPS location or from your location to a selected waypoint. The status bar shows the bearing direction and distance along with the map and GPS elevation, the track length, and your current speed and direction of travel.

In-app documentation is provided in the Help section at the top of the Settings menu. Links are provided in the documentation to detailed coverage maps, tutorial videos, installation guide and blog at ScenicMap.com
Map data © OpenStreetMap and contributors under the Open Database License

Scenic Map supports GPS tracking while the app is in the background.
Caution: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.9.2

Last updated on Jan 19, 2024
Old Versions
Fast initial download. Maps are then dowloaded automatically.
Fixed track recording in iOS 17.
Fixed the settings menu in landscape mode on iPhone.
Fixed low frame rate when the information bar is enabled.
The map's highest detail is now displayed while scrolling.
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Version History
1.9.2
Jan 19, 2024
Fast initial download. Maps are then dowloaded automatically.
Fixed track recording in iOS 17.
Fixed the settings menu in landscape mode on iPhone.
Fixed low frame rate when the information bar is enabled.
The map's highest detail is now displayed while scrolling.
1.8.14
Aug 26, 2021
Updated maps and bug fixes.
1.8.12
Oct 5, 2020
Dark mode fixes.
1.8.11
Jun 13, 2020
iOS 13 support
Updated map data
1.8.10
Nov 16, 2019
Fixed GPX file import issue
1.8.9
Oct 8, 2019
Fixed import of GPX files via email in iOS 13.
1.8.8
Aug 31, 2019
Fixed the in-app documentation.
Updated map data.
1.8.7
Feb 6, 2019
Updated map data with fix for missing river names.
Additional bug fixes.
1.8.6
Jul 6, 2018
Support for the iPhone X, updated maps with improved line drawing and the usual crop of bug fixes.
1.8.4
Jun 2, 2016
New grid overlay including the US Civil Air Patrol grid for the continental USA and Alaska.
The Show iAds option was removed since iAd has been discontinued.
Updated map data.
Fixed many bugs.
1.8.2
Nov 15, 2015
Satellite high resolution image overlay. Enable the Online Map and tap preset 2 or 4.
Cache size controls and a new Purge Cache button in the settings menu.
Split screen supported in iOS 9 on compatible iPads including iPad Pro.
Show or hide large park or land cover polygons.
Auto mode for terrain shading for use with the satellite maps when zoomed in.
Two additional levels of zoom to show the highest resolution satellite images.
Much smoother animation when scrolling the map or slewing in joystick mode.
Many other bug fixes and minor improvements.
1.7.4
Jul 24, 2015
Fixed a crash that happens after the map cache is purged.
Fixed a minor user interface bugs.
1.7.2
Jul 11, 2015
In-app documentation for use when you are offline.
You can now select Stop Recording Track when you tap the lock icon in the toolbar.
Map and UI speed improvements.
Renamed a few items in the settings menu.
Bugs squashed.
1.7
Jun 12, 2015
Scenic Map now includes coverage of the entire world via cloud data on iOS 8. The map is cached automatically for offline use. Turn on Online Maps in the settings menu.
Support for iOS 8 and the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Display multiple tracks at the same time.
Improved and updated maps with more rendered features.
Nautical distance units.
1.6.1
Jun 12, 2014
1.6.1: Minor bug fixes and feature enhancements.
1.6: BLM Lands overlay. Offline map search. Online local search, address search and address lookup. Automatic route generation to any point while online. County lines. Time zones. Many more enhancements and iOS 7 support.
1.6
Apr 3, 2014
New Features: BLM Lands overlay. Offline map search. Online local search, address search and address look up. Automatic route generation to any point while online. County lines. Time zones. Many more enhancements and iOS 7 support.
1.5.2
Apr 7, 2013
A build problem caused the map to update slowly. This only affected Scenic Map Alaska. The features of this version is identical to version 1.5.1:
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Waypoint names are now displayed in the map.
Improved GPX file import compatibility
Switch to another Scenic Map when you leave the coverage area.
All known bugs in version 1.5 have been fixed.
1.5.1
Apr 3, 2013
NOTE: Please do not use this version!
This version updates the map slowly due to a build problem. A new version has been submitted to the App store and will be available shortly. I apologize for not catching this error before it was released. The problem only affects Scenic Map Alaska version 1.5.1.
1.5
Feb 20, 2013
Waypoint import/export. Send waypoints to Apple Maps or other apps. iPhone 5 screen support, updated maps with more parks, simplified gestures for beginner users and advanced modes for pros. Better GPS tracking.

Note: By default the Joystick Gestures are disabled. Turn them on in the Settings menu. You can also choose to unify the map tilt & scale between all presets.

In iOS 6, the Automatic Tracking option will automatically stop tracking and turn off the GPS after the device has been stationary for a short time. This will save battery power.

You can now turn Glaciers on or off with the Area Water option.

There is a 2D Map preset option and many other small fixes and improvements.
1.4.3
Sep 7, 2012
A track can now be displayed while a new track is recorded or an existing track is replayed.
You can now turn off Large Maps on newer devices for more speed.
Updated map data.
Fixed a bug that prevented the app from working on an iPad 2 under iOS 4.

Version 1.4: Road names now follow the roads.
Full Retina display support and up to 4x rendering speed.
New coordinate formats including DMS and UTM.
Send GPX track files to other apps.
1.4.1
Jul 19, 2012
Now compatible with the Verizon iPhone 4.
Version 1.4: Road names now follow the roads.
Full Retina display support and up to 4x rendering speed.
New coordinate formats including DMS and UTM.
Send GPX track files to other apps.
1.4
Jul 3, 2012
Note: This version is incompatible with the Verizon iPhone 4. A new version will be released to fix this bug.

Road names now follow the roads (by popular demand).
Full Retina display support and up to 4x rendering speed.
New coordinate formats including DMS and UTM.
Send GPX track files to other apps.
1.3
Nov 10, 2011
2D or 3D maps. The choice is yours. Use a two finger vertical swipe to tilt the map from a 2D top down view to a 3D gound level view or anywhere in between. You can keep North pointing upwards or rotate the map freely via a user setting.

Scenic Map now employs a combination hardware/software renderer to take advantage of all the power of mobile devices. The result is simply stunning. You can now fly over terrain at hyper velocity or perform slow majestic turns around mountains or other interesting topology. Part helicopter, part jet fighter, part rocket, you are in full control.

Scenic Map turns any drive into a futuristic 3D animated experience. Now you can see beyond the immediate horizon and know what terrain is coming up just around the turn or beyond the next hill. From the window seat of a plane, you can now pinpoint your current location, heading and speed while identifying all the roads, towns and terrain features you can see below you. Please be ready to answer a lot of questions from the other people in your row (take it from personal experience).

Scenic Map 1.3 has new gestures to let you fly around, rotate, tilt and zoom the map. There is complete documentation on scenicmap.com but here is a quick guide to get you started:

There are two modes of operation: Standard Mode and Joystick Mode. To change modes touch and hold with one finger for two seconds. You will see a single ring around the point you are touching to indicate Standard Mode and double rings to indicate Joystick Mode.

In Standard Mode, use a single finger to scroll the map around as usual. Swipe gestures will scroll with momentum (the map will keep scrolling after your finger leaves the screen). A two finger sideways swipe will rotate the map's direction. A two fingered vertical swipe will adjust the map's tilt. You can also use two finger gestures to pinch and rotate the map in the standard way. Only one of the two finger gestures can be used at one time. We find this makes the map a lot easier to control.

In Joystick Mode, use a single finger to fly the camera forwards or backwards. Sideways finger motion will cause the map to rotate. The more you move your finger away from the point you first touched, the faster the map will move or turn. You can combine horizontal and vertical finger motion to orbit the camera around interesting terrain features. A two fingered horizontal swipe will move the map sideways. A two fingered vertical swipe will adjust the tilt. You can also use two fingered gestures to pinch and rotate the map but all of these gestures are spring loaded in joystick mode. In addition while using a single finger to fly the camera, you can touch with a second finger to perform sideways moves.

All the other gestures such as double tap to zoom in and triple tap to zoom out work as they did before. If you really liked the old 2D mode, it is still present in 1.3. Just tilt the map to vertical and set the North Up option in the Map Style panel (tap the gear icon in the tool bar at the top of the screen and then scroll down).

We are very interested to hear your feedback about this new version. Please feel free to e-mail us at scenicmap@gmail.com or leave a comment on the scenicmap.com blog.
1.2.1
Jan 27, 2011
Updated Open Street Map Data. Improved highway badges. Minor bug fixes.

Please Note: Future versions of Scenic Map will require iOS 4.2 or higher.
1.2
Dec 15, 2010

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