OpenStreetMap Website Viewer0.20 18.08.2013

OpenStreetMap Website Viewer is a Java-based software application that supplies you with a world map to freely navigate, zoom in and out, and save map sections as common graphic files. It also has a list of websites with available maps.

No setup necessary, besides Java

In order to use this tool, you can copy the downloaded .jar executable file to a custom directory on the hard disk or on a USB flash drive to launch it on any computer. However, keep in mind that you must have Java installed. No modifications are made to the Windows registry in this regard.

Simple GUI for exploring a world map

When it comes to the interface, OpenStreetMap Website Viewer adopts a standard window that automatically loads the map at startup, enabling you to explore it with the mouse cursor, as well as to zoom in and out using the "+" and "-" symbols.The utility can be instructed to set the position to the border, go in any cardinal direction by one unit, as well as build a map cache to prepare for scenarios when you don't have an active Internet connection.It's possible to open and close GPX tracks, save the current position and jump to it later, save the visible section of the map as a PNG image, and save the XML data to file. The status bar shows the current zoom level, x and y coordinates, along with the latitude and longitude of the crosshair.

Evaluation and conclusion

It worked smoothly in our evaluation, without hanging, crashing or prompting errors. The Java tool used a reasonable amount of CPU and memory. On the other hand, the map is not very informative and doesn't contain a search tool to find specific geographical locations. Nevertheless, you can test OpenStreetMap Website Viewer for yourself, since it's free to use.