{"id":364,"date":"2019-12-24T17:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navigator.sonerim.com\/?p=364"},"modified":"2024-12-27T00:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T21:53:22","slug":"1-40-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%87%d0%b0%d0%b9-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d1%8b-%d0%bf%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bc%d0%be-%d0%b8%d0%b7-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishermannavigator.com\/en\/2019\/12\/24\/1-40-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%87%d0%b0%d0%b9-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d1%8b-%d0%bf%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bc%d0%be-%d0%b8%d0%b7-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"1.40 – Download maps directly from the app!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ever since I added support for custom maps in the app, I\u2019ve wanted to make it possible to download these maps directly from the app. So that users wouldn\u2019t spend time and nerves searching for these maps on the internet or mastering different programs to create these maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>But it turned out to be not so simple, primarily for two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, most maps have their copyright holders, and the Play Market is very strict about copyright infringement. If someone\u2019s rights are violated – the app will be immediately removed, and the developer\u2019s account will be permanently banned. Google, Yandex, Bring prohibit downloading their maps for offline use. And when you start looking, you realize that this applies to almost all maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second reason is less significant but still. To distribute maps for download, you need your own server, or not your own but someone else\u2019s, like Amazon\u2019s, and at the same time, you need to pay for hosting, and quite a lot. It doesn\u2019t make much sense to spend money if the app doesn\u2019t earn it. Big thanks to those users who “buy me a beer” in the app! But the money collected this way over 3 years is enough for a maximum of one or two months of hosting payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>But the Susanin team doesn\u2019t consist of foolish people, and we can find compromises and solutions!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can see now, a “Download Maps” option has appeared in the side menu. By choosing this option, you get to the screen with the currently available map download options. These are Schubert (thanks to the “This Place<\/a>” website for the provided content) and two variants of “General Staff” maps (for those who don\u2019t know \u2013 these are Soviet military maps). One of them is a depth map of the Dnieper based on General Staff materials, and the other is just two huge sheets covering the entire western part of the USSR and part of northern and eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>I hope Schubert maps will be appreciated by treasure hunters. As I see, there are quite a few of them among the app\u2019s users now. The General Staff maps will be very useful for anglers. The Dnieper map shows depths and isobaths, while the 1941 map shows the territory covering reservoirs before flooding. Personally, this is even more valuable to me than depths and isobaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>We didn\u2019t accidentally decide to test this feature starting with these maps. They are all quite old, and copyright doesn\u2019t apply to them. That is, at least the first problem shouldn\u2019t be here \ud83d\ude42 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The map downloading process step by step differs slightly for Schubert and General Staff maps. Schubert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If in words, the process is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n