Mapping Tools

Enroute Flight Navigation is able to import location information (“Map Pins”) from popular mapping tools. This feature has been requested by helicopter pilots working in medical evacuation, rescue and police operations. It can also be used by general aviation pilots who would like to add landmarks (“Hohenzollern Castle”) to their flight routes or to their waypoint library.

Note

The functionality described here is only available in version 2.30.9 or later. At the time of writing, the functionality is only available on the Android and Linux/Desktop platforms.

Note

Due to a change in Google’s policies in early 2025, location sharing from the apps “Google Maps” and “Google Maps Go” is no longer supported. The app “HERE WeGo” has technical issues. As an alternative, use the online version in your browser of consider the app OsmAnd.

Google Maps (Online)

The procedure depends on the platform in use.

  • Android:

    • Open the website Google Maps. You might need to confirm that you wish to use the website in your browser instead of the app.

    • Double-click into the map to mark a location. A dialog with location information will open at the bottom of the screen.

    • Click on the button “Share”. It might be necessary to scroll the button row sideways for “Share” to become visible.

    • You will be presented with a list of contacts and apps that you can share the location with. Choose Enroute Flight Navigation from this list. If Enroute Flight Navigation is not listed, it might be necessary to use the button “More” to present an extended list of apps that are able to accept Google Map Share.

    • Enroute Flight Navigation will open a waypoint description dialog for the location marked by Google Maps. As usual, use this dialog to add the location to your route or to the waypoint library.

  • Linux/Desktop:

    • Double-click into the map to mark a location.

    • Copy the text from the URL field of your text browser to the clipboard. Depending on the browser, this can be done with a context menu after a right-click into the URL field, or by activating the text field and then using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+A Ctrl+C.

    • Activate the window of Enroute Flight Navigation and paste the text using Ctrl+V. Alternatively, drag-and-drop the text from the URL field of your browser into the window of Enroute Flight Navigation.

Here WeGo (Online)

Open the website HERE WeGo in your web browser and follows the instructions listed above for Google Maps.

OpenStreetMap (Online)

The procedure depends on the platform in use.

  • Android:

    • Double-click into the map to mark a location.

    • Open the main menu of your web browser and choose “Share”.

    • You will be presented with a list of contacts and apps that you can share the location with. Choose Enroute Flight Navigation from this list.

    • Enroute Flight Navigation will open a waypoint description dialog for the location.

  • Linux/Desktop:

    • Double-click into the map to mark a location.

    • Copy the text from the URL field of your text browser to the clipboard. Depending on the browser, this can be done with a context menu after a right-click into the URL field, or by activating the text field and then using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+A Ctrl+C.

    • Activate the window of Enroute Flight Navigation and paste the text using Ctrl+V. Alternatively, drag-and-drop the text from the URL field of your browser into the window of Enroute Flight Navigation.

OsmAnd (Android App)

For location sharing from the app OsmAnd, proceed as follows.

  • Open the App “OsmAnd” and mark a location by tapping into the moving map. A dialog with location information will open at the bottom of the screen.

  • Click on the button “Share”. A dialog will open that allows choosing the data format.

  • Choose the data format “geo:”. A dialog with appropriate apps will open.

  • Choose Enroute Flight Navigation.

  • Enroute Flight Navigation will open with a waypoint description dialog for the location marked by Google Maps. As usual, use this dialog to add the location to your route or to the waypoint library.