[pct-l] Smart phones

[Kevin Cook]

Strange that I didn't turn up that app. I hope it helps others with an
Android phone. I have an iPhone, so can't help as much as I would like.

I'll defer to you as much more of an expert than me :)

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:59 PM, AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> That software site only shows street maps not topos. Backcountry Navigator
> easily downloads free topos when you have cell or wifi access and downloads
> gpx files from a computer. I couldn't download gpx files from my phone only
> because my browser said my phone couldn't use gpx files. I'm sure that will
> go away or I could probably try a different browser but its no big deal to
> load all the gpx files on an sd card before heading out.
>
> All I'm missing is the detailed trace rather than just the half mile
> waypoints. Maybe it can be done -I have NOT tried out. This software can't
> yet record my own track but Halfmile has already done that so I don't need
> to. Other android software will record tracks.
>
> I expect as Android really takes off we will see all these morph into some
> incredible possibilities.
>
>
> AsABat
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> "Kevin Cook" <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I don't have a Driod, but I've seen this question so often lately, I
> >looked
> >into it. I'm surprised that it seems tougher to do this on a Droid then
> >on
> >an iPhone!
> >The best option I could find was this http://www.mapdroyd.com/
> >I'm not sure what formats you need the maps to be in though. There have
> >been
> >a LOT of hikers posting here that they are using a Droid X. Hopefully
> >someone will figure out how to use offline maps and import a waypoint
> >list
> >on a Droid X.
> >I'm not knocking Android OS, but I think I'm happy I went with the
> >iPhone
> >;)  It was a really close decision.
> >
> >On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Lisa Freathy
> ><rainorshinecamper at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Gerry and any DroidX users,
> >>
> >> I just got an Droid X and have been trying to learn different
> >features that
> >> can
> >> help me on my hike this year. If you have time to share a bit of
> >info. with
> >> me
> >> it would be most appreciated!! I am seriously electronically
> >challenged, so
> >> explanations geared towards the basics are the best for me. I had a
> >few
> >> questions...
> >>
> >> ~Did you download a backcountry GPS app? If so, which one did you
> >use?
> >> ~Have you been able to load up the PCT on your Droid gps? If so, did
> >you
> >> use
> >> halfmile's maps and are there any tricks I need to know other than
> >what I
> >> could
> >> easily read on his site?
> >>
> >> (I tried a search of the PCT-L archives as I thought I saw a step by
> >step
> >> on how
> >> to do this a few months back, but could not find this thread in my
> >> searches)
> >> ~Was there something special that you had to do (downloads or phone
> >> settings
> >> or...) in order to have your back country gps work when not in cell
> >> reception?
> >>
> >> Thank you so much for sharing some of your knowledge, I am concerned
> >the 3
> >> months I gave myself to learn this phone pre-hike will not be nearly
> >enough
> >> for
> >> me!
> >>
> >> Happy Hiking!
> >>  Lisa
> >>
> >>
> >> "Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in
> >awhile, and
> >> climb
> >> a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
> >> ~ John Muir
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
> >> To: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: Pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 1:36:55 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Smart phones
> >>
> >> Not saying u are wrong.  But my droid x does not get its gps fix from
> >cell
> >> towers when I run my app run keeper pro it tells me how many gps
> >satellites
> >> are visable from my location and on alot of my hikes I don't have
> >cell
> >> service yet its tracking my progress and speed and it will show me my
> >> location on a map...  check your sources.
> >> On Jan 17, 2011 1:23 PM, "Paul Robison" <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> >wrote:
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