How To Download Offline Maps to DJI RC and DJI RC Pro

This is a quick tutorial on how to download offline maps in the DJI Fly app while using the DJI RC Pro and the DJI RC. This is applicable to any drone that uses these remotes such as the DJI Mini 3 Pro, Mini 3, Mavic 3, and DJI Air 2S. Cached offline maps can be beneficial if you are in an area without cellular service or you do not wish to tether your smartphone to your remote.

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[TheVirtualsherpa]

Massive Fail by DJI to not allow larger areas of download. Absolutely ridiculous to have to download a map every time you travel. Thanks for the video though

[georgekelly]

Thanks for going over this again. I am saving this video until I have mastered the technique.

[hootgibsonxplane]

Terrible to realize in the midst of a search and apprehension operation that I couldn't use the maps after a firmware update. Deputies asking about specific areas, and I had no way to reference them flying at night with IR only. Will definitely be downloading our entire county offline. Thank you!!!

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[weirdmark]

This confused me the first time I tried to use the map function on the RC but I knew where to come for the explanation. I fumbled around and tethered the controller to my phone. Now I know to download the map when I fly in a different location. Great video and explanation.

[Expedition]

Hey Shawn,
Thanks for the video, it helped me out a lot.. I have a question. Is it possible to download a larger area at a time? I know that the internal storage is mainly for the controller's OS, I haver a 32GB mini SD card that the downloaded maps are saving on. Anyways, Just trying to down load the smaller area is kind of tedious.

[supergeodotca]

Hello Shawn. Does it download the imagery maps too when downloading the plain street maps? Thanks

[travelsantuy]

Great share my dear friend
I learn so much from this video

[TerryMcGearyScotland]

Very handy to know this, thank you. I'll just have a look at doing that in retrospect for my today's country hike here in southern Scotland.

[GeoffBrabecDronesTech]

That is awesoome Shawn! Thank you for the great information on downloading maps. I have the RC controller with the Mini 3 Pro and cannot wait to try this out.

[digitaltransformation]

Well that is all intuitive, nevertheless useful for one or other anyways. If you want to add additional and probably deep value, please explain how to select a bigger area, because with that little rectangle, one get old until e.g. a farmes field has been downloaded. Thanks and Good luck.

[Joe-GMY]

Thx for this tutorial - but I actually can't get my preloaded maps into 'camera view'. And once I click on the map (left lower corner) I just always get the world map, my preloaded maps don't appear. So all I can do is to zoom into the world map to get my location which is a hassle. Would you have a clue?

[jameswilliamson]

Great Feature, great for when I go into the Highlands of Scotland with NO internet

[IdahoMthman]

Good Morning sir. Thank you for all your tutorial videos

[vcdroneGR]

In case we don't download the offline maps and we need to use the 'find my drone' feature out on the field is it going to work and give us an accurate trace of the drone without maps real view?

[TeddyD]

The rectangle is way too small to be useful at all. Can we make the saved area larger? On my iPhone I downloaded the whole state

[lorddodger]

Thank you!! I bought my mini 3 today and couldnt find it Till now. 😊🖖🏻 have a nice evening. Greetings from germany

[olimp]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

[KNIGHT-FLIGHT]

Very Nice, , , WE need more blogs like this...

[shsechas]

Thanks for this video. You did use the smart controller for the demo on the downloading of the maps. I see that you were able to view the maps in Satellite view. On the RC controller I heard it's only 2D maps. You can switch on satellite view, but it's blurry. Has that changed? Also mentioned a good idea to download the maps is if you ever have to use the " find my drone" or have to make an emergency landing. You might want to know the best place to land. Maps will (kind of🥴) help with that. Thanks again for all your videos.

[sonlahCBR]

I need the maps off line, thank you!!