BRouter Offline Navigation
by Dr. Arndt Brenschede
Version 1.6.3 💾 513 Kb
📅 Updated December 24, 2021
Configurable, (bike-) Router for OFFLINE Navigation, based on open data.
Features BRouter Offline Navigation
Configurable, elevation-aware (bike-) Router for OFFLINE Navigation based on open data.
Works in conjunction with a Map Application.See http://brouter.de/brouter for more documenationSee http://brouter.de/brouter-web for an online version.*** If you do not know one of the supporting map applications, then the BRouter-App is useless for you.
Download only if you are willing to spend some time to understand the setup.
No one-star reviews from the unpatient please!
email for problems ***BRouter does only the plain route-calculation and does not display a map or the calculated route on its own and therefore works only together with a Map Application.
There are two different methods for the interfacing between BRouter and the Map application: BRouter offers a service interface that is called by the map application without a need to start the BRouter-App.
This way, BRouter is a routing service very much like an online routing service, including dynamic recalculations if you get off the track.
The other mode of operation is to start the BRouter-App and use waypoints from the map applications waypoint database to define your route.
The calculated route is then written as a GPX file (including the elevation profile) to the map-applications tracks directory.
Some popular map apps support both the service interface and the interface via the wayoint database in their current versions available on Google Play.The service interface uses a timeout of 60s, limiting its use to distances of about 50km, but using the BRouter App you are able to calculate much longer distances.
But even long-distance tracks can be followed via the service interface (including dynamic recalculations).
This is done by pre-calculating a route for your destination once using the BRouter App and assigning it to a routing mode via the "Server-Mode" Button.
This feature is called "timeout-free recalculations".
The route calculation, no matter if via the service interface or via the BRouter App, also considers nogo areas that can be defined as waypoints with a special naming convention (e.g.
"nogo200" for 200m radius).
This way it is possible to account for actual obstacles, but this feature can also be used to enforce personal preferences.BRouter contains a download manager that assists downloading the required routing data files.The download manager is called on the first start of the app, and later on it is offered if internet access is available.The mapping from one of the 6 routing modes (car/bike/foot * fast/short), that are used traditionally by routing services, and BRouters concept of fully configurable routing profiles gets the following default mapping after the installation of BRouter: car-fast -> car-testcar-short -> mopedbike-fast -> fastbikebike-short -> trekkingfoot-fast -> shortestfoot-short -> shortestThis mapping, however, can by changed anytime via the "Server-Mode" Button of the BRouter App.
But also the routing profile definitions can be changed or new ones can be created.Routing for cars is is currently available only in an experimental state ("car-test") and is not recommend.
For example, turn-restriction are not taken into account.Mainly an Android 11 update, for version history see https://brouter.de/brouter/revisions.html
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What Our Users Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what our users have to say about our Android app.
"Excelent app, I can't believe this is free. Works great with Locus Map."
Alex Persa
"Excellent for bike routing and especially useful as a plugin for OSMAnd"
A Google user
"I don't get it"
Chris
"The BRouter Web Application is great, but this Android App does not work at all. I can download maps, and that is it. Because I have Android >6 and that (according to the help) means I must choose "Server-Mode". After doing that, I can choose a vehicle profile and then the app just exits."
Nils Henkel
"I like how I can customize the routing. Unfortunately, I forgot to grab my custom profile and it's rather excruciating to really fine tune. I had the perfect blend of using high quality bike paths to street paths while minimizing distance and elevations, and I've never had another profile do that. Took me DAYs to perfect that. Sigh... Still highly recommended!"
David Lee
"Some experience"
than tun
"Best"
Leylond Richards
"Great utility app. Sometimes you just wonder where they got the routing data from, especially in the woods. On the other hand, in very few cases it finds a path that is barely there (in said woods), so take the info with a grain of salt."
Peter Gazdik
"Working."
Kuttel Daddeldu
"Used with Locus Maps to calculate navigation."
Catalin Dumitrache
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