How do you cache & save map in DJI pilot app ???

AerialJerseyDevil · Feb 15, 2015

DRONEONER said:
The ipad air 2 with the A8x chip is much better then the shield in my mind for the inspire. i find its frame rate seems better in testing. android is dead last.. shield seemd to have a very slight skip when panning, i decided to go with ipad air 2

My thoughts and actions exactly.

sdjackaerial · Feb 15, 2015

DRONEONER said:
The ipad air 2 with the A8x chip is much better then the shield in my mind for the inspire. i find its frame rate seems better in testing. android is dead last.. shield seemd to have a very slight skip when panning, i decided to go with ipad air 2

I got my NVIDIA Shield Friday and have it all set up. My Inspire1 comes tuesday. I'm so excited it's actually giving me anxiety waiting! LOL. I'll let you know how the Shield works out. Cheers.

tweaker · Feb 17, 2015

With regards to cache map on android.

How to you cache a map when your next venue is hundreds of miles away in a remote area that is probably going to have no cell/mobile signal?

Is there a way you can type in lat/long,cache map then travel to flight area?

Pushing the map around the general area seems a bit hit miss when you do not know the topography and only have lat long to work from?

DJaunay · Feb 17, 2015

pops52 said:
When I try to install v1.0 on my mini (1), I get the message: "Cannot Download: This app is not compatible with your device.

It did load on the 6+ but it's a tad small for geezer eyes.

Did Pops ever get resolution to the iPad Mini 1 issue - i have 2 of these units and cant justify another purchase...

pops52 · Feb 17, 2015

Sad to say, I think we better save our pennies Djaunay. I've tried several times and the results are the same. And once you have had the Mini in use, the iPhone 6+ even seems too small.

I'm already scheming to see how I can sneak a new Mini2 into the house. I bought two controllers so I really need two of them. It's gonna take some alcohol or flowers to get this done.

Santosh · Feb 19, 2015

I take my iPhone as a hot spot and connect my iPad mini 2 with the hot spot to catch the map

PB30X · Feb 21, 2015

Santosh said:
I take my iPhone as a hot spot and connect my iPad mini 2 with the hot spot to catch the map

I do the same exact thing, when the map fails to load[emoji6]!! Works very well if you travel location to location...

tweaker · Feb 21, 2015

Yes using phone as hot spot works well when there is phone coverage.

However what I am after is how do you cache a map that is hundreds of miles away in a remote area that is well known for no phone coverage?

Specifically on android.

This is the sixty million dollar question

Pity there was not a way to put lat/long into a "map search engine" on the app..........................

Kilrah · Feb 22, 2015

Same answer, connect to the net, open the app on the map page, and navigate around the place you want cached. Done.

tweaker · Feb 22, 2015

Thanks,I realise this is how to cache map WHEN you have net access -what I mean is the area you are /will be operating in is hundreds of miles away and has NO Net Access?
No ability to connect to Net-The only other option I can see is to map to ground all the way to the area you will operating in(even though you may not know the exact take off point etc,etc,)which can be time consuming and difficult to do if you are unsure of the area ,navigate around and let map cache.?

Kilrah · Feb 22, 2015

Yep that's it, you need to navigate the area in advance in some place where you have a connection.

tweaker · Feb 23, 2015

Thanks this end for all help given

sdjackaerial · Feb 23, 2015

Anyone know how long does a map stay in cache?

Kilrah · Feb 24, 2015

Pretty much impossible to know, will depend on how many other places are loaded etc...

sdjackaerial · Feb 24, 2015

so--workflow *on site* could be:
wifi turn on on the tablet-hot spot on phone. Cache map, then turn off wifi, right? It's my understanding (looking for correction here) that we should not have wifi on during flight, for any possible interference, etc.
Obviously it'd be great to pre-cache a map first..but sometimes I end up going to a place I didn't plan, etc.
Thoughts on that?

Kilrah · Feb 24, 2015

Yup that's what many of us do.

sdjackaerial · Feb 24, 2015

Kilrah said:
Yup that's what many of us do.

right on--thanks, dude. Can I please ask the beginner question of the day? Please don't crucify me.
I want the map--I do..but do I need the map? Or--what are the possible consequences of not having the map?

Kilrah · Feb 24, 2015

Nothing at all, just convenient to have a quick look at it to know exactly where you are if with the angle it's hard to know exactly if you're over whatever you wanted to be over for example...
Can also help find your thing in case you crash it, but if you do you can always load it after the fact and replay the log.

sdjackaerial · Feb 24, 2015

Kilrah said:
Nothing at all, just convenient to have a quick look at it to know exactly where you are if with the angle it's hard to know exactly if you're over whatever you wanted to be over for example...
Can also help find your thing in case you crash it, but if you do you can always load it after the fact and replay the log.

Got it. Man, thanks again.

crashburn · Feb 24, 2015

sdjackaerial said:
Anyone know how long does a map stay in cache?

I'm using google maps, android. In addition to cacheing, I also save the map in google maps, just like you do to use google maps for offline gps navigation. I think the saved maps are good for 30 days, then google maps prompts to re-download the saved map.

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