The following data is sourced from a 2021 survey of over 7,000 Australian navigation app users. 91% of respondents have used other brands of GPS Navigation as well as
for a trip away with at least 1 overnight stop.
app is the ONLY app that provides both online and offline access to the best whole of Australia mapset –
. This mapset has several features that make it a standout product:-
OFFLINE MAP COVERAGE
EOTopo is a detailed “topographic” mapset which means all known physical “on the ground” features are shown – there is no sanitisation of roads, tracks, or features as has been done in other map products. The download files are provided for whole of Australia coverage offline.
OFFLINE MAP COST
AU$49.99 the purchase price includes a licence to you (managed via your ExplorOz account login) to download the
EOTopo mapset multiple times. This gives you flexibility to control your data storage or to setup new devices. No subscription or additional fees. The 1 licence per person covers installs onto any platform (no separate versions for Apple, Windows, Android).
ONLINE MAP COVERAGE
When online, the
ExplorOz Traveller app provides access to 3 different sources of whole of Australia mapping. You simply tap the source name and the map layer automatically changes. Any other map layers that you've selected will remain in view, such as
Treks,
Places, and
Track Logs. The online map options are:- Satellite, Streets & Paths (by OSM), and
EOTopo 2021 for topographic map detail.
DETAIL
EOTopo data is built using multiple map scales to show both street level and outback detail. If you have purchased the
EOTopo 2021 map licence and have downloaded all 3 offline map packs (LoRes, HiRes, and XHiRes) you will have the same map detail offline as you do when online. The map source both online and offline is vector featuring map data built to 1:2,000 scale (ie. 2K).
ACCURACY
Regular Australia-wide data conflation updates in the
EOTopo dataset have resulted in regular new editions being published (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021). Each new edition of the map includes improvements to resolution, symbology, styling, file formats, and download delivery protocols. The
EOTopo 2021 map data is the first time the data has been built in the Vector format and has provided us with the ability to output and delivery the most detailed high resolution offline mapset possible. For customers, this means you get a far more detailed map with the 2021 edition than ever before for offline use for the whole of Australia.
EOTopo is a collaboration of new and updated data curated exclusively by ExplorOz together with the latest OSM street level data for urban areas, plus data from the last official government mapping survey managed by GeoScience Australia.
LOCAL
The company that manages the
EOTopo data is a
Perth based, small Australian business that also owns/manages the ExplorOz website
www.exploroz.com REVIEWS
If you take time to read the reviews for a few different navigation apps you'll quickly see that there are some very poorly rated apps and some well rated apps. In fact, it's the Australian-made
ExplorOz Traveller app that is gaining the widest appeal and has consistently scored a rating average of 4.2 - 4.3 out of 5 stars for the last 5 years with each free update building upon the last.
Independent YouTuber AllOffRoad 4x4 Adventures TV rated it the "Best 4WD Navigation App in Oz". Check it out here.