Anything about Anza Borrego that does not fit into one of the other forums.
New Topo Maps App for the iPhone
|
surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
10/19/2011
|
Just found a really good iPhone GPS app that let's you download free topo maps to your phone .
This is cool because you won't need a network (WiFi or 3G) to view the maps once you are out in the outback.
Will play around with it this coming weekend when we head out to Borrego for "Borrego Days"
Link to Topo Maps
--
https://www.anzaborrego.net/
|
|
|
link
|
|
hikerdmb Posts: 423
10/19/2011
|
That was one of the first apps I got for my iPhone when I got it earlier this year. It is great because you can just load the maps you want and/or need. I still prefer to carry a paper map with me ( I like to see the bigger picture than what is visible on the phone screen) but I have used just my phone topo map on a few occassions. It comes in handy when plannning or prepping for a trip, or just dreaming while at work, and you don't have the map you need at hand. I really like the distance ring that will show a straight line distance from your location to some other spot on the map. There are many other features you will see when you play around with the app for a while.
David
|
|
|
link
|
|
dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
10/19/2011
|
I have had Back Country Navigator on my Android phone for about 6 months or so and actually prefer it over my $300 Delorme. Battery life on the phone is a problem so I usually just use the Delorme but I did use the phone for many trips. Download the topos to the phone for free from mytopo.com and off you go. It does all the usual features, waypoints, tracks, routes, etc.
The Delorme does have some advanced features that I sometimes use like layered maps, it can layer topo maps and color aerial maps for a blended view on the GPS screen and you can also draw out coordinates (like a square plot or a property line) and overlay that on the maps, etc.
What app did you find for the iPhone?
David..don't laugh at us...
Daren
--
http://www.sefcik.com
http://www.darensefcik.com
http://www.carrizogorge.com
|
|
|
link
|
|
hikerdmb Posts: 423
10/19/2011
|
Daren,
I have the Topo app on my iPhone from the link that Bob posted. I also use GPS MotionX on my iPhone. But that is just to track hikes, mostly at Daley Ranch and Mt. Laguna, doesn't do too well in the Sierra. I am still an old school map and compass guy when off trail hiking. I have the National Geograpic Topo program on my Mac at home and can print maps of anywhere in California. I really like that program. You can add trails, get elevation profiles, and other things before printing. On my old PC I used a downloaded program called "ZTopo." It worked great for printing maps but you couldn't add anything to the map. It just would print like a USGS Topo map but it was seamless so you could get just the map you wanted.
And I would never laugh at you. I am trying to get to know and embrace some technology. I actually had a real GPS back in the late 1990s but when Y2K came around it died. It is still the only thing I have ever heard of that actually died after Y2K.
David
David
|
|
|
link
|
|
surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
10/20/2011
|
Oh man that Y2K story is funny 
The App is called Topo Maps and works really good on the new iPhone 4S since it is much faster than the old iPhone.
I already downloaded all of the maps for Anza Borrego.
Now I wish I would have bought the 64GB phone and not the 16GB phone. 
--
https://www.anzaborrego.net/
|
|
|
link
|