Map Snapper vs Maply

Plan orienteering events by placing and fine tuning control locations in the field. Create your own instant offline maps. Create geolocated maps from photos and pictures, either with your own photos of maps, or with maps imported from elsewhere. Open geolocated KMZ map images created by Map Snapper or other programs. Just copy it to Map Snapper. Import Controls (placemarks) from KMZ, KML and IOF XML files, as well as create your own. Check your control placement against the map, and satellite images. Fine tune the control locations while in the field. Export your controls to KML files. Either export all controls, or create a MapRun compatible file with S1, numbered controls and F1 (if no F1, S1 location will be used for finish). Export your controls to a Condes compatible file, then import to Condes to update the control locations. Import Courses from IOF XML files, or create your own. These are simply a list of control codes in order and are used to create MapRun compatible KML files. Hubs are supported by repeating the control code for the hub for subsequent visits. Map Snapper Pro (optional In-App Purchase) With Map Snapper Pro, you can export your map with embedded location data as JPG or KMZ. Map Snapper Pro also allows you to open multiple maps at once. How to Geolocate a Map: 1. Take a photo of the map (or copy a picture to Map Snapper). 2. Choose an obvious location on your photo, and line up the purple crosshairs. 3. Find the same location on the map, and line up the purple crosshairs on the map. 4. Press the Purple crosshair button to lock this location. 5. Repeat for another location with the blue crosshairs. 6. Check your alignment, and use your map. Note: Most maps on information boards are accurate enough for this simple alignment method to work - they just have to be drawn to scale. How to work with Condes https://condes.net (c) Finn Arildsen Software (not affiliated with Map Snapper): 1. From Condes, Export a KMZ or Bitmap Image as JPG. 2. Copy map (KMZ or JPG) to Map Snapper. 3. For JPG, geolocate the Map as described above. 4. Optional: export IOF XML Event Data with controls and send to Map Snapper. 5. Edit and add controls in Map Snapper as desired. 6. From Map Snapper, Export the Controls to Condes File. 7. Import the Controls into Condes, overwriting controls that have moved. Note: Map Snapper defaults the Condes map location bottom left corner to (0,0). In Condes, Either: 1. Make sure print area is at (0,0) - adjust the canvas map details East & North if not. 2. Or, for a geolocated map, export IOF XML Event Data with at least 2 Controls, send to Map Snapper, and update the map location.

Maply helps you bring any custom map into the real world. Use a photo, an image from your library, or a shared Maply file to place a park map, museum guide, zoo plan, fair layout, campus map, trail map, or event floor plan directly on top of Apple Maps. Once the image is aligned, your live GPS position appears on the custom map, so you can understand where you are without switching between a static picture and a map app. Whether you are exploring a large park, visiting a museum, attending a trade show, navigating a festival, or saving a private map for later, Maply gives you a clear way to organize and reuse the maps that matter to you. Key features: - Import a map from your photo library or camera - Overlay custom map images on Apple Maps - Align maps with move, scale, rotate, opacity, and perspective tools - Use real-time GPS on top of the aligned map - Save maps in your personal library - Add points of interest with titles, descriptions, and icons - Save a photo of the map legend - Import maps from QR codes - Share and back up complete maps with the .maply file format - Restore compatible maps through iCloud documents Maply PRO unlocks advanced tools for people who want to create and manage more maps: - Unlimited saved maps - Corner pin and perspective warp - Automatic alignment tools - Points of interest - .maply sharing - Full import and export Maply is designed to keep your data under your control. Your imported maps, alignment settings, legends, and points of interest are stored on your device using Apple standard storage. Maply does not include advertising trackers, third-party analytics, social tracking, or developer-managed user accounts. Location access is used only to show where you are on the overlaid map. Camera and photo library access are used only when you choose to import map images or scan QR codes. Create your own map library, align the places you care about, and explore with more context.