Problem:
You don't want to be lost around Seoul, or anywhere in Korea for that matter, but you don't have a smartphone. You do have an iPod Touch (or iPhone) or other wifi-only device, but what if no wifi signal is available?
Solution:
Use the offline cache feature of Naver Maps. Here's how:
Download the Naver Maps app at the Apple App Store or Android Market
(this tutorial uses the Android version)
You can use GPS or wifi-location-matching to find your current location on your downloaded map. You can zoom in/out as usual. Note, however, that you will be unable to search or get transit directions.
EDIT 2012-06:
The interface is slightly different now. New instructions are:
You don't want to be lost around Seoul, or anywhere in Korea for that matter, but you don't have a smartphone. You do have an iPod Touch (or iPhone) or other wifi-only device, but what if no wifi signal is available?
Solution:
Use the offline cache feature of Naver Maps. Here's how:
Download the Naver Maps app at the Apple App Store or Android Market
(this tutorial uses the Android version)
- Press the Menu button
- Select the 저장 ("Storage") button on the bottom-left
- A pop-up menu appears, with two options: 지도 저장 (Save Map Info) and 저장 목록보기 (View Stored Map)
- Choose 지도 저장
- The map appears with a centered circle. That circle will be the downloaded map area. Choose the size of the area you want saved (250m, 500m, 750m, 1km, or 3km)
- Click 완료 (Done).
- Wait as the app downloads the map data
- A confirmation will pop-up when complete. Choose 듣기 (Done)
You can use GPS or wifi-location-matching to find your current location on your downloaded map. You can zoom in/out as usual. Note, however, that you will be unable to search or get transit directions.
EDIT 2012-06:
The interface is slightly different now. New instructions are:
- Press the Menu button
- Select the 다운로드 ("Download") button on the bottom-center
- A pop-up menu appears, with two options: 내 기기에 지도 다운로드하기 (Download Map to my Device) and 다운로드한 지도 목록보기 (View Downloaded Map List)
- Choose 내 기기에 지도 다운로드하기
- The map appears with a centered circle. That circle will be the downloaded map area. Choose the size of the area you want saved (250m, 500m, 750m, 1km, or 3km)
- Click the download icon (arrow pointing downward).
- Wait as the app downloads the map data
- When 100% is reached, Choose 완료 (OK)
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