ViewRanger beta

We are about to release a new beta version of ViewRanger.

To register to use the beta please email your phone model name (for example, Nokia N97) and IMEI number (which you can obtain by dialling *#06#) to support@viewranger.com. The beta is open to customers and people who would like to try ViewRanger.

There are 40 changes in the beta, full details are in the wiki. The main changes are:

Electronic compasses

ViewRanger now supports the electronic compass in phones such as the N97, 6210 and i8910HD. The compass is shown on the map, so you can align the map with what is around you. The compass can also be used for navigation and can be shown in the trip view.

Most usefully the panorama is linked to the compass, so the panorama lines up with the direction the phone is pointing, and follows the phone as you pan around you.



Changing phones and over the air maps

When you change phones you can now use the map tiles that you downloaded on your old phone simply by entering a new license key. You no longer need to re-download the map tiles.

Retrieva tracker support

There are a number of small changes to make it easier to use ViewRanger with Retreiva trackers.

Kinetic scrolling in lists

On phones that support kinetic scrolling, you can now use kinetic scrolling in lists.

All maps available to download

We can now provide all ViewRanger maps by download, even the whole countries such as Great Britain, Germany, Finland and Ireland.

If the map is larger than 1GB in size then we'll provide it split into separate parts.

Some of these products are listed in the store. If the map you'd like isn't listed as a download then please order the DVD, then email support requesting the download link, we'll email it back by return. We'll still send a DVD, but you'll be able to download the parts you need right away.

Appointment for growth

As we continue to grow the community of ViewRanger users and ViewRanger data content publishers, we're really pleased that experienced executives Richard Brennan, Simon Thorpe, and Ian Pond have joined the Augmentra Board.

Like us, they share a passion for outdoor activities and an excitement about the opportunities that exist on mobile devices as location, content, and mobile data continue to converge.

Richard Brennan, a founding executive at Orange plc, has joined Augmentra's Board as Chair. He has held Board positions with Mobistar, GSMA CEO Board, and was Chairman of the Board for Wildfire, Inc. He now works around the globe with innovative, energetic, and fast moving companies. Richard is a cyclist and mountain biker.

Simon Thorpe, was formerly COO of Global Equity Research at UBS Investment Bank and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He previously headed the Telecoms Research Group at UBS. Simon is also a passionate cyclist.

Ian Pond is a telecoms sector strategy, marketing & commercial operations specialist. Ian was a member of the marketing team that developed and launched the Orange brand in the UK in 1994, heralding the start of brand-led marketing in the mobile industry. He later managed the roll-out of the Orange brand to France Telecom's mobile operations around the world. More recently he's been involved with major assignments for TomTom and for Truphone. Ian walks, fishes, sails, and surfs.

Discover AA New Place to Walk

Did you know that The Automobile Association (AA) is the UK's largest lesiure publisher? Following on from ViewRanger's popular AA Guide to London, ViewRanger and the AA have got together to bring their library of guided walking routes direct to your phone handset.

We've just released the first two batches of AA routes into our route database. These first groups focus on the UK Lake District and UK Peak District regions, letting you walk in the Footsteps of Wordsworth in the Lakes, or discover Chatsworth Park or the Ghost's of Millers Dale in the Peaks. There are around 50 walks covering each area - and we'll be adding more very soon.

The AA is the latest publisher to bring their route content to the ViewRanger platform, following Walkingworld.com and Excellent Books. With over 5000 guided routes across the UK in the ViewRanger database to choose from, you are bound to discover exciting new places to go - and perhaps re-discover some old favourites!

Go to Options > DataManager > Routes > Search to see the routes around your location. Or click here for more details on searching and downloading routes direct to your phone.

ViewRanger beta

We've released a new beta version of ViewRanger.

This beta can be used on any Symbian S60 phone, you don't need to register with us.

A big change is that Swedish and Finnish languages are now included.

There are also a number of small changes, the wiki has more details. For example, route length is displayed over the map when a route is selected or being created. The * and # keys now work for zooming on the E55.

Swedish mapping

We are pleased to announce that ViewRanger maps of Sweden are now available.

There are two ways to buy the maps - either selecting your own map using the map chooser or by over the air download.

The maps are mainly Terrängkartan, 1:50000 scale, which covers all of Sweden except Norrbotten, Västerbotten and northern part of Jämtland County

Those others areas are covered by Fjällkartan (Mountain Map at 1:100000) for Swedish mountains from Salen to Treriksröset; and Vägkartan (Roadmap 1:100000) for the small remaining area in the north of Sweden.

Altitude and panorama labels are not yet available for Sweden.

A searchable 900,000 place name gazetteer is included.

New Team Member and Recruitment

We are expanding!

We are very pleased to welcome Russell Cox to our support team. He'll be working closely with Mike to provide the very best support. Russell is keen yacht sailor and cyclist.

We are also looking for a software engineer, see our jobs page.

Outdoors Magic Article

There is a great review of ViewRanger on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic at Outdoors Magic.

Software and Map Updates

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ViewRanger Software Update

The latest version of ViewRanger is v2.7.18 and can be updated from www.viewranger.com/software - if you access that page from a web browser on your phone it will show the correct software file to install. Details of the changes are in the wiki.


New Maps

National Geographic maps of the USA are available through the map chooser or via over-the-air download.

We now have maps for:
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Isle of Man
Parts of Italy
Netherlands
Noway
Slovenia
Switzerland
USA

Maps of more countries will be available very soon...


Walking World Subscribers

In ViewRanger you can search for routes and download them. Walking World subscribers can now download these routes for free.