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GPS · Online/offline maps · Geodata

ArxSilex MapTools

Outdoor map toolkit for GPS, online and offline maps, tracking, bearings, POI, areas, elevation data and drone Remote ID reception.

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App profile

Choose your layout

Both profiles contain the same MapTools functions. Compare how the controls will look on this device, then choose a starting layout.

Standard: The complete tool menu is always directly available. Suitable when you regularly use many different MapTools functions.
StandardThe complete tool menu is always directly available. Suitable when you regularly use many different MapTools functions.
Hiking: Track, route, marker and telemetry are prominent. Photo, note and audio are quickly available from the Marker submenu; all other tools remain available via More.
HikingTrack, route, marker and telemetry are prominent. Photo, note and audio are quickly available from the Marker submenu; all other tools remain available via More.

App profile

Changes the arrangement of controls, but not maps, layers, projects or recorded data.

Search, map switching, object browser, settings, GPS/InfoTap and hiding map controls remain available in both profiles.

Map presets

Map presets save the map source, map style, active layers, terrain, raster overlays, hillshade/contours, POI layer and map-object visibility. UI profile, coordinates, colors, icon favorites and menu order remain global settings.

Short introduction

Quick entry

What do you want to do with MapTools?

Choose the entry point that matches your task. The detail pages then explain the complete workflow and available settings.

Set up the app

Quickstart leads from the first map view to location, projects and the most important tools.

Work offline

Prepare maps, elevation data and linked data folders for use without a mobile connection.

Use your own geodata

Import maps, layers, POI, routes, tracks and project data into the appropriate destination.

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Compare the included feature scope for planning, offline work, import, export and analysis.
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Overview

Tools for your map work

The areas work together: map sources, geospatial services, objects, navigation, terrain data and data exchange can be combined for the task at hand.

Maps and offline operation

Map presets save the map source, map style, active layers, terrain, raster overlays, hillshade/contours, POI layer and map-object visibility. UI profile, coordinates, colors, icon favorites and menu order remain global settings. Global offline mode blocks every internet request initiated by MapTools, including custom WMS, WMTS, OGC, XYZ and WFS services and external web links. Android and other apps are not covered; with global mode off, Google and OpenStreetMap can be blocked separately. Linked data folders make local maps and data available app-wide or only in the current project.

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WMS, WMTS, OGC and InfoTap

WMS and WMTS provide map images and layers. OGC API Features and WFS provide points, lines, areas and attributes. InfoTap combines available coordinate, terrain, map and object information for a selected map point.

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Objects and projects

Markers, POIs, routes, tracks, circles, areas, bearings and search grids are managed within projects. Object alarms monitor selected boundaries; .asmaps is used to exchange one editable project as a portable package.

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Navigation, position and terrain

GNSS status, GPS/RTK quality, compass, bearings, coordinates, track recording and route or target navigation work alongside elevation profiles, hillshade, contour lines and ViewRange based on local terrain data. Recording profiles control time or distance intervals and store pauses together with available GPS/RTK quality data.

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Import, export and backup

Smart Import assigns maps, vector layers, POI, elevation and project data to a suitable destination. GPX, KML/KMZ, GeoJSON, ArcGIS JSON, CSV and other formats support exchange; .asmaps.backup backs up selected app areas with optional password protection.

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Live and specialist functions

Live groups, drone Remote ID reception, AR/LiveView, QR data exchange and position averaging extend map work. Availability and accuracy of sensor, radio and AR functions depend on the device and surroundings.

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Examples by task

Combine functions for practical workflows

MapTools does not prescribe a fixed workflow. These examples show which areas work together for common tasks.

Tours and orientation

Prepare an offline map and elevation data, open a route, use the compass or target navigation, and record your track with time, pause and quality data.

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Geospatial data in the field

Combine WMS, WMTS, OGC or WFS sources with local layers, inspect a point with InfoTap, and document markers or areas with position quality in the project.

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Systematic area work

Combine search grids, coverage, routes, object alarms and, where useful, live groups to keep completed and pending areas visible on the map.

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Measurement and handover

Average positions, check bearings and terrain information, export results in a suitable exchange format, and back up project and app data separately.

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Start

Ready for your next map task?

Install ArxSilex MapTools, open the quickstart or check the supported import and export formats.

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Current data

Measurements with quality information

Tracks, markers, area points, bearings and ViewRange can include GPS/RTK quality data. Track recording also keeps timestamps, tour duration, pauses and GPS accuracy available in the info sheet.