Maps on the phone.

[oosik]

ovrszd - that's a fantastic bumper sticker. ++ to your wife.

 

[lilranch2001]

Anyone else have to fight the urge to keep the phone flat, with the top pointed north?

Bruce

I didnt know hills and mountains show up on a phones map face, my old I phone is always flat.......
Seems like the mountains and hills would break the glass!

 

[MossRoad]

My wife and I do a lot of walking, and some minor hiking. My phone service provider is not the greatest away from urban areas. Many times, I'll find a topographical map of the area we will be visiting and take some screen shots of it. I do the same for trail maps. Makes things pretty easy even if there's no cell signal.

 

[Jstpssng]

My wife and I do a lot of walking, and some minor hiking. My phone service provider is not the greatest away from urban areas. Many times, I'll find a topographical map of the area we will be visiting and take some screen shots of it. I do the same for trail maps. Makes things pretty easy even if there's no cell signal.

Have you ever tried Avenza Maps? Avenza Maps - Discover Hiking, Recreation, Topographic & Park Maps With Offline Use on iOS and Android I only use it for maps which we generate with GIS, but if you have an area that you frequent it might be worth it to buy a map of that location. You would need to download it before you lose cell coverage, but it still is a handy device. (One thing I dislike about my Apple phone, I can no longer import a map from my computer in the field.)

GPS is great. Like any tool though, you have to learn it's limitations. I still carry an Delormes Atlas DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer | Garmin in each truck; like my compass, I would be lost without them. Google Earth is useless to me most of the time anyways, as it's a very rare occasion when on the road that I have a strong enough signal to download their maps.

When recreating I carry a phone for emergencies but otherwise like to leave the technology behind; otherwise it just seems like another day at work. OTOH I go through withdrawal if I get out of sight of my truck and don't have a compass; there is (supposed to be) one in each truck at all times.

 

[dodge man]

I am a land surveyor and when I have a map on a job I have to have north up on the map and stand facing north. I have even been in the office a caught myself facing north.

 

[Wagtail]

I've mentioned this in another thread... for you in the Northern Hemisphere, if you can spot a satellite dish (TV, computer data, etc...) then you will know where 'South' is.

Dishes in the Southern Hemisphere always point 'North'.

Very handy to know when walking around the 'canyons' of a city.

 

[ovrszd]

I've mentioned this in another thread... for you in the Northern Hemisphere, if you can spot a satellite dish (TV, computer data, etc...) then you will know where 'South' is.

Dishes in the Southern Hemisphere always point 'North'.

Very handy to know when walking around the 'canyons' of a city.

True that.

 

[MossRoad]

Have you ever tried Avenza Maps? Avenza Maps - Discover Hiking, Recreation, Topographic & Park Maps With Offline Use on iOS and Android I only use it for maps which we generate with GIS, but if you have an area that you frequent it might be worth it to buy a map of that location. You would need to download it before you lose cell coverage, but it still is a handy device. (One thing I dislike about my Apple phone, I can no longer import a map from my computer in the field.)

GPS is great. Like any tool though, you have to learn it's limitations. I still carry an Delormes Atlas DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer | Garmin in each truck; like my compass, I would be lost without them. Google Earth is useless to me most of the time anyways, as it's a very rare occasion when on the road that I have a strong enough signal to download their maps.

When recreating I carry a phone for emergencies but otherwise like to leave the technology behind; otherwise it just seems like another day at work. OTOH I go through withdrawal if I get out of sight of my truck and don't have a compass; there is (supposed to be) one in each truck at all times.

No I have not, but thanks for the info.

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