[pct-l] Iphone GPS Question

[Halfmile]

I still a fan of the Basic GPS app on the iPhone.
All it does is give coordinates of your location, but it's accurate,
doesn't require phone service,  supports UTM, and it's one of the few
apps that supports the NAD27 map datum. It has a useful way to toggle
the GPS off and on to save battery life. The iPhone GPS drains the
battery pretty fast.
http://www.basicgps.net/

In one of Bill's linked email's he states "All in all, the iPhone is a
pretty mediocre GPS compared to a full  featured GPS like a Garmin"
which is still true especially for a PCT hiker. Be careful of iPhone
GPS apps that look cool, but require phone service, can't store maps
for offline viewing, use maps that don't display the correct PCT
location, can't easily import waypoints and other data and you have a
pretty short list to consider after that.

But an iPhone (with Basic GPS) will give you accurate coordinates of
your current location, which can be a really useful information to
know assuming you have maps with UTM grids.

-Halfmile


On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 7:58 PM,  <PCTPANAMA at aol.com> wrote:
> What's the best GPS app for the iphone ?     Panama
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