Scenic Map1.9.2 - App Store

A 3D topo map with coverage of the entire world. The map is streamed directly from Apple's servers and cached on your device for use when there is no cell coverage. Use Scenic Map in a car, a boat, a plane or while hiking. It is like having the entire Earth in your pocket. Satellite image overlays add breathtaking detail and realism to the maps (tap preset 2 or 4). You can use them as you travel to see what is hidden from view at ground level. This takes moving maps to a whole new level.

To get started, tap the arrow button in the toolbar to begin GPS tracking and center the map at your current location. The spinner in the status bar shows that the map is being loaded. The spinner stops when the map is fully cached at that location. You can scroll around the map or tilt the map with a two finger vertical swipe to see it in 3D.

Use the two finger vertical swipe gesture to tilt the map for a 3D view. Scroll like a map or fly like a flight simulator. Enable Joystick Gestures in the Settings menu and then fly around the terrain using a virtual joystick. Prefer only 2D maps? Enable the 2D Map option in the Settings menu.

Scenic Map is simply the best 3D topo map available for a mobile device. You will see incredible detail while scrolling, rotating and zooming perfectly smoothly. You will see every road even if you zoom out to the altitude of a satellite. As you zoom in, you will see every small bump and hollow of the Earth and terrain features as small as ten meters. Unlike old fashioned topo maps, Scenic Map’s roads and trails are up to date thanks to OpenStreetMap.org. It contains polygons for urban areas, shopping malls, an ever growing number of buildings and many other features, The best lake, pond, stream and rivers from the USGS and Canadian public databases are also included.

Your tracks can be replayed with video like controls to speed up, slow down, pause, restart or skip to the end. You can display existing tracks while recording another if you want to retrace your route. When online, you can automatically create a route from your current GPS location to any other point on the map. Tracks can be received from or sent to other apps in GPX format. GPS recording stops automatically after you have remained stationary for some time or you can choose to manually stop tracking by tapping on the top track in the Tracks view.

Never before have maps been this customizable. For example, you can turn on or off the roads. You can change the lighting direction or remove terrain shading entirely. You can display contour lines even over satellite images. There are five presets which let you quickly switch between map styles. Use Metric, English or Nautical units and choose one of four different coordinate displays including UTM.

Want to learn more about a map feature? Tap the target icon and center the feature under the compass rose to display its name, type, urban area, county, state, elevation and coordinates. You will also see a bearing line back to your current GPS location or from your location to a selected waypoint. The status bar shows the bearing direction and distance along with the map and GPS elevation, the track length, and your current speed and direction of travel.

In-app documentation is provided in the Help section at the top of the Settings menu. Links are provided in the documentation to detailed coverage maps, tutorial videos, installation guide and blog at ScenicMap.com
Map data (c) OpenStreetMap and contributors under the Open Database License

Scenic Map supports GPS tracking while the app is in the background.
Caution: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Version History All features are now unlocked for free.
Fixed track recording in iOS 17.
Fixed the settings menu in landscape mode on iPhone.
Fixed low frame rate when the information bar is enabled.
The map's highest detail is now displayed while scrolling. 1.9.2 01/16/2024 Fixed track recording in iOS 17.
Landscape mode on iPhone will be fixed soon. 1.9 01/01/2024 Updated maps and bug fixes. 1.8.14 08/26/2021 Updated maps and bug fixes. 1.8.13 01/23/2021 Dark mode fixes. 1.8.12 10/05/2020 iOS 13 support
Map update 1.8.11 06/12/2020 Fix for GPX import from other apps. 1.8.10 11/16/2019 Fixed import of GPX files via e-mail in iOS 13. 1.8.9 10/08/2019 Fixed the in-app documentation. 1.8.8 08/31/2019 Updated map data with fix for missing river names.
Additional bug fixes. 1.8.7 02/06/2019 Fixed missing Status Bar option. 1.8.6 07/06/2018 iPhone X support.
Improved map quality and performance.
Updated map data. 1.8.5 06/18/2018 Ads have been removed from the app.
New Grid overlay options including a US Civil Air Patrol grid for the continental USA and Alaska.
Updated map data.
Bugs have been fixed. 1.8.4 06/02/2016 Fixed several bugs. 1.8.3 12/18/2015 Support for the iPad Pro.
Fixed GPS background tracking.
Other bug fixes. 1.8.2 11/09/2015 1.8.1: Works with iOS 9.1. The map animation is much smoother in this version. Bugs were fixed.
1.8: Try the new high resolution Satellite image maps by tapping the Preset 2 or Preset 4 tabs. You can also enable this feature using the Color control in the Settings menu.
Split screen is now supported in iOS 9 on compatible iPads.
You can zoom in 4x more than before which lets you see all the satellite map details.
You can set size of the map cache with the Cache and Used: Clear Cache options near the top of the Settings menu.
You can now turn on or off land cover and large park polygons.
There is a new Auto terrain shading mode that disables terrain shading when Satellite Color mode is used and the map is zoomed in.
These updates will come to the other Scenic Map and You Need a Map apps soon. 1.8.1 10/27/2015 Note: This version is not compatible with iOS 9.1. A fix update will be released as soon as possible. Please contact me if you would like beta access to the fixed version.
Try the new high resolution Satellite image maps by tapping the Preset 2 or Preset 4 tabs. You can also enable this feature using the Color control in the Settings menu.
Split screen is now supported in iOS 9 on compatible iPads.
You can zoom in 4x more than before which lets you see all the satellite map details.
You can set size of the map cache with the Cache and Used: Clear Cache options near the top of the Settings menu.
You can now turn on or off land cover and large park polygons.
There is a new Auto terrain shading mode that disables terrain shading when Satellite Color mode is used and the map is zoomed in.
These updates will come to the other Scenic Map and You Need a Map apps soon. 1.8 10/14/2015 Fixed a crash that happens after the map cache is purged.
Fixed a minor user interface bugs. 1.7.4 07/24/2015 In-app documentation for use when you are offline.
You can now select Stop Recording Track when you tap the lock icon in the toolbar.
The 3D map tilt two finger swipe gesture now matches the one in Apple Maps.
Bugs squashed. 1.7.2 07/10/2015 Bug fixes
Map and UI speed improvements.
Renamed a few items in the settings menu. 1.7.1 07/01/2015 1.7 06/11/2015