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🗺 Possibilty to Select another maps

#1 · October 16, 2025, 10:54 pm

Is there any way to choose a map other than Google Satellite?

I mention this because there are some events where the Google map has some censored areas, and the only way to get around this is to use another map.

In other apps, we can get around this by using other maps, such as ERSI, OpenTopo, or even OpenStreetMap.

Here's an example of how it looks with censorship: it's impossible to use Ares Alpha at these events; we always have to use another one.

https://i.imgur.com/8NDxQt7.png

I think it would be a great update to add these options if they don't already exist. Select Maps

Collection of Maps

https://github.com/joshuafuller/ATAK-Maps

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#2 · October 18, 2025, 6:35 pm

For the moment, only google map is available. But you can add a overlay image, taken from other sources (OpenTopo, OpenStreetMap, etc)

#3 · January 21, 2026, 2:34 pm

Openstreetmap would be the best thing that could happen for this app.

#4 · January 21, 2026, 4:39 pm

Never say never 😉

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#5 · January 21, 2026, 7:11 pm

That will be an awesome update!!!

🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

Even Bing-Satellite map, is great to those censored areas or Esri - Clarity Map

#6 · February 10, 2026, 8:28 am

Quote from admin on October 18, 2025, 6:35 pm

For the moment, only google map is available. But you can add a overlay image, taken from other sources (OpenTopo, OpenStreetMap, etc)

Indeed, it works very well, although sometimes it can be a little tricky to position the map correctly. You just need to know the angle coordinates.