Import guide

How do I import bookmarks and tracks into Organic Maps?

Organic Maps imports KML, KMZ, KMB, GPX and GeoJSON — all three of our formats work. Tap the file and choose "Open with Organic Maps" on Android, or "Import with Organic Maps" on iOS. Organic Maps is offline by design: it draws from map data stored on the device, so the waypoints and the map underneath them both keep working with the phone in airplane mode.

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GeoJSON

Any of the three imports cleanly. GeoJSON carries the fullest set of properties on each point and Organic Maps reads it directly, so there is no reason to take a lesser file here.

Works without signal
Yes

Download the Iceland map inside the app before you travel. After that the app needs nothing from the network, which is the reason to prefer it over the Google route.

What to do

  1. Download whichever of our three files you like — Organic Maps reads all of them.
  2. Tap the file and choose "Open with Organic Maps" (Android) or "Import with Organic Maps" (iOS).
  3. Download the Iceland map inside the app while you still have wifi.

Organic Maps maintains its own step-by-step, and it is the one that stays current when the menus move: Organic Maps FAQ — How to import bookmarks and tracks (opens in a new tab)

Formats Organic Maps accepts

  • KML we sell this
  • KMZ
  • KMB
  • GPX we sell this
  • GeoJSON we sell this

Worth knowing

  • Organic Maps can also batch-import: point "Import Bookmarks and Tracks" at a folder and it takes everything supported inside it. Useful if you bought more than one category.
Q&A

Questions about this file

What people ask before importing Organic Maps.

  • Organic Maps imports KML, KMZ, KMB, GPX and GeoJSON — all three of our formats work. Tap the file and choose "Open with Organic Maps" on Android, or "Import with Organic Maps" on iOS. Organic Maps is offline by design: it draws from map data stored on the device, so the waypoints and the map underneath them both keep working with the phone in airplane mode.
  • Organic Maps accepts KML, KMZ, KMB, GPX, GeoJSON. Every purchase here ships as KML, GPX and GeoJSON, so whichever one you need is already in the download.
  • Download the Iceland map inside the app before you travel. After that the app needs nothing from the network, which is the reason to prefer it over the Google route.

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Get the file

Try the free sample in Organic Maps first — it imports the same way the paid file does, so you will know inside two minutes whether this works on your setup. Iceland Complete is 121 locations in KML, GPX and GeoJSON, one download, no account.

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