I’m looking for something that would be useful on say a 100 or 200 mile hike in the woods, say At trail. Either something GPS locations can be added to or if possible even have it follow us on a map to indicate if we are on the trail.
I’m new at this so not sure what is the most helpful. Eric > On May 9, 2020, at 5:54 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For non-established trails, are you looking for bread crumb navigation? > > Prominent survival bloggers have evaluated iPhones and $500 Garman > navigation devices in places without cell signals and found both offer > the same level of accuracy. Realize though, calling the iPhone’s > navigation capability GPS is inaccurate. While it does use the Geo > positioning System from the United States Government, the iPhone also > uses the Global Navigation Satellite System or GLONAS from the Russian > government, cell towers, Wi-Fi locations, and starting with the 2017 > iPhones, Galileo, the European satellite navigation system. > > Kelly > > <div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> > <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> > <tr> > <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a > href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon"; > target="_blank"><img > src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"; > alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" > /></a></td> > <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; > font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; > line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a > href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link"; > target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> > </td> > </tr> > </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" > height="1"></a></div> > > On 5/9/20, Eric Caron <eric.caro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I’m looking for info on both established trails but also less established >> ones. And if a iPhone is not as strong as a designated receiver I’m ok with >> looking into that. >> >> Those with experience hiking with GPS, I’m hoping have some good advice to >> share. >> >> Eric >> >> >> >>> On May 9, 2020, at 11:33 AM, Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Google Maps includes bike and hiking trails so it can offer turn by >>> turn directions on these. Would you be on designated trails or hiking >>> in areas off trail? >>> >>> Kelly >>> >>> <div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> >>> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> >>> <tr> >>> <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a >>> href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon"; >>> target="_blank"><img >>> src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"; >>> alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" >>> /></a></td> >>> <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; >>> font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; >>> line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a >>> href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link"; >>> target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> >>> </td> >>> </tr> >>> </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" >>> height="1"></a></div> >>> >>> On 5/8/20, Eric Caron <eric.caro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Can you tell me why you like it? I just heard about the app from an old >>>> 2010 book about a blind man that used it to help hike the Appalachian >>>> trail.. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 8, 2020, at 4:08 AM, Gradimir Kragić <bast...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Good GPS app is Loadstone for blind. More information on: >>>>> http://www.loadstone-gps.com >>>>> >>>>> ‚Best, Gradimir >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: "Eric Caron" <eric.caro...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2020 11:46 PM >>>>> Subject: GPS Apps for hiking? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi foks, >>>>> >>>>> Is there a good GPS app for hiking? 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