# Cave Route Planner

> Prototype digital navigation app designed for underground cave wayfinding

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.majorproject.caverouteplanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.majorproject.caverouteplanner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.majorproject.caverouteplanner`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Owain Gibson inc.
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 30
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-03
- **First published:** 2025-06-25
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-07-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majorproject.caverouteplanner)
- **Website:** [https://owaingibson.co.uk](https://owaingibson.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/Gi6son1/CaveRoutePlanner/blob/main/README.md](https://github.com/Gi6son1/CaveRoutePlanner/blob/main/README.md)

## Description

Built in Android Studio using Jetpack Compose and Kotlin, the app allows cavers to:<br>Upload plain cave survey images and convert them into navigable maps<br>Plan routes using a custom pathfinding algorithm adapted for underground travel<br>Track progress through user-friendly waypoints (with a no-touch progressor for muddy conditions)<br>Use an integrated compass to reduce disorientation<br>Trigger an emergency escape route to the nearest exit in case of flooding

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.majorproject.caverouteplanner.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.majorproject.caverouteplanner)