Map Snapper vs SignalScout

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.

SignalScout puts every registered cell tower and antenna in the United States on one clean, fast map — straight from public FCC records. Whether you're checking what's broadcasting near your home, scouting coverage, researching a property, or just curious about that tower down the road, SignalScout gives you the real data behind the signal. WHAT YOU GET - 159,000+ towers: A nationwide map of FCC Antenna Structure Registration records, bundled for instant browsing, even offline. - Smart clustering: Towers group together when zoomed out and snap to individual pins as you zoom in, so the map stays fast everywhere. - Filter by owner: Screen for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, DISH, the big tower companies, or local utilities. SignalScout matches their real legal entity names, so "Verizon" also finds Cellco Partnership and GTE Mobilnet. - Full tower details: Tap any site for owner, height, structure type, status, registration date, and a link to the official FCC record. - Satellite view: Switch to satellite imagery to see the actual terrain, rooftops, and structures around each site. - Search anywhere: Jump to any city, address, or place, or recenter on your current location. - Add towers you spot: See a tower that isn't on the map? Drop a pin and save it. Your additions are clearly marked as your own and stored on your device. - Favorites & units: Save towers you care about and switch between feet and meters. FREE FOR EVERYONE Everything in SignalScout is free — every tower, every detail, no ads, no subscriptions, nothing locked. If the app helps you, an optional tip jar in Settings lets you support development with a one-time tip of any size. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM - Registered towers: U.S. FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database. - Cellular antenna sites: FCC Universal Licensing System via HIFLD Open Data. - 5G NR cells: OpenCelliD (optional, with your own free API key). Locations are as reported in public records and may be approximate. SignalScout is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC or any wireless carrier.