samcrow / lmaps

An Android mobile maps application designed for privacy and self-sufficiency

LMaps

An Android mobile maps application designed for privacy and self-sufficiency

Vision

LMaps is intended to be a mobile mapping application that:

• Minimizes the sharing of the user's activity with other organizations
• Works worldwide and without an Internet connection
  • (Some advanced features may require Internet access)

Technology

To achieve its goals, LMaps will use Mapsforge to render map data from the OpenStreetMap project. All map data will be stored locally on the device.

Roadmap

Phase 1

Phase 1 provides the application's core functionality. At the completion of phase 1, the application should be able to:

• Display maps of any location in the world without connecting to the Internet
• Show the user's location on the map

Later phases

Additional features to be added later include:

• Address and location lookup
• Driving directions with turn-by-turn navigation
• Public transit navigation
• Real-time public transit status information, where available