Manual
Maps and map server
How the map gets into Go – built yourself or downloaded ready-made from the Yapaia map server.
What a “map” is in Yapaia Go
A map has three parts:
| Part | For |
|---|---|
| Map image | what you see on screen |
| Address search | so you can find “Main Street 5, Rosenheim” |
| Routing | so Go can calculate the way for your vehicle |
All three live on your computer. On the road, Go needs no internet.
Way 1: Finished packages from the map server (recommended)
A Yapaia map server builds map packages from current OpenStreetMap data – e.g. “Germany”, or “Alps” combining several countries. Go downloads such a package with one tap.
- Open Yapaia Go → Manage maps (map icon).
- Scroll down to Kartenserver (map server).
- Enter the map server’s address and token → Verbinden (connect).
- Go checks the connection right away. Green means: connected, packages available.
- Every package now appears in the map list marked “from the map server” → Install.
Go downloads map, search and routing completely, verifies every file by checksum and only then swaps them in. If the download breaks off, everything stays as it was. About 30 seconds later, routing is ready too.
The token is never shown again after saving. If you leave the field empty later, it is kept.
Map updates
When the map server has built a package with new data, tap Update on the package in Go. Done.
Good to know
- There is one routing graph. A package from the map server replaces the previous one. If you need several countries, use a package that combines them.
- A large country needs several gigabytes of space. Go checks beforehand whether there is enough.
Way 2: Build it yourself
Without a map server, Go builds maps from an OpenStreetMap extract on your own computer. That works, but for a large country it takes several hours and a lot of memory.
- Manage maps → pick a region → Install.
- Then tap Build routing and search.
You can leave the page, the build keeps running. When you come back, you see the progress again.
Where the data comes from
All maps come from OpenStreetMap – made by millions of volunteers. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, licence ODbL.