Navigation apps

OsmAnd

Offline open source navigation app for phones

NetherlandsEUOpen sourceFree plan Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedHigh non-EU dependency

Scope verdict

Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved

This service remains visible for context, but it is not counted or recommended as a European-controlled option.

How we classify services

Operational dependency warning

Relies heavily on non-European providers

Current public evidence shows 4 non-European infrastructure or email dependencies across 4 providers: GoDaddy Mail, Google, Twilio SendGrid, Zendesk. The reviewed operational path is therefore not entirely European.

Review dependencies ↓

OsmAnd is a navigation app for Android and iOS, based in the Netherlands, that works offline using the open map data of OpenStreetMap. You download the areas you need in advance and then navigate without a data connection. Next to the main app there are separate apps for specific uses, such as skiing or nautical charts.

OsmAnd is open source and community driven, which makes it a European alternative to the American navigation apps, without your routes and locations feeding an advertising profile. It suits outdoor users, sailors and travellers who go where the network does not reach.

Data and operations

Infrastructure and email path

Verified operational dependencies, shown separately from ownership and from the service's core data hosting.

Incoming business email

GoDaddy Mail

Non-European provider
Observed
MX 0 smtp.secureserver.net · 10 mailstore1.secureserver.net

Why this matters

Published MX records route incoming business email through GoDaddy Mail. Correspondent details and message content can therefore enter this non-European provider's systems; MX does not reveal the configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Twilio SendGrid

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF sendgrid.net

Why this matters

This domain authorises Twilio SendGrid to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Zendesk

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF mail.zendesk.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Zendesk to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Google Workspace

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF _spf.google.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Google Workspace to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Public DNS records identify visible providers and routes, not every backend location or private data-region setting.

Infrastructure checked:

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