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I want to create an android app which will show the city bus routes(i.e bus stops,stations,etc) on Google Map. Will it be possible to download the Google Map for a particular area(city in this case) and provide it with app by default, So that people can use it in offline mode?

Or may be as an alternative, can a option can be provided later to user after installing app, to download map for offline use?

Atul Yadav
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  • have you tried to replace google maps with [osmdroid-open streetmap for andriod](https://github.com/osmdroid/osmdroid) which support offline-map-caching? – k3b Jul 29 '14 at 19:02
  • well i was not having any idea about that. Thats why I made this post, to know the alternatives. Have you used it ??? would you please share your opinion/review – Atul Yadav Jul 29 '14 at 19:20
  • the lib-sources contain a demo-app for the lib that does everythink i need. i havent implemented an app of my own yet. – k3b Jul 29 '14 at 19:36

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https://stackoverflow.com/a/4889796/2359161

This is not possible while using your own app with Google maps, as it is against their terms of service.

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Alex Podworny
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  • But the problem is that the downloaded map can be accessed by Google Map ONLY. How will my app will be able to access that data ?? – Atul Yadav Jul 29 '14 at 17:39
  • There is a reference to Nutiteq maps SDK as an alternative. Do you have any experience/opinion about that? – Atul Yadav Jul 29 '14 at 17:47
  • @user2054624 Sorry, I personally have only used Google maps for Android apps, haven't tried other maps. – Alex Podworny Jul 29 '14 at 18:03