app for converting iphone into standard gps navigator?
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Does anyone know of an App that turns an iphone into functional gps for the outdoors? i.e so you can enter and take coordinates and use it for navigating to a specific points, etc. Using google or apple maps is a pain and it seems like it would pretty easy to build this functionality but I haven't been able to find one. I realize that the iphone gps is not as accurate and as a conventional gps. |
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Have good experiences with the Gaia GPS app through TopoMap. |
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iPhone doesn't have a gps in it so if you don't have service you're kinda screwed. |
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Medic741 wrote:iPhone doesn't have a gps in it so if you don't have service you're kinda screwed.That's incorrect, unless you have an iPhone 3 or earlier... I use MotionGPS in areas with no cell signal and like it quite a bit (to record bike trails for MTB Project) Leaving GPS on continuously is hard on the battery though - expect 4 hours max. gps.motionx.com/ |
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I'll second MotionX-GPS, and most of what Nick said above. You can record waypoints, add waypoints via coordinates (decimal degrees or degree/minute/second), navigate to waypoints, etc. You can download maps ahead of time and save them for when you don't have reception and/or don't want to use cell data. It's not free, but I think it was less than $3. |
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jim.dangle wrote:Does anyone know of an App that turns an iphone into functional gps for the outdoors? i.e so you can enter and take coordinates and use it for navigating to a specific points, etc. Using google or apple maps is a pain and it seems like it would pretty easy to build this functionality but I haven't been able to find one. I realize that the iphone gps is not as accurate and as a conventional gps. Thanks, JimI use viewranger gps. Admittedly on my android, but it is available for iphones. viewranger.com/en-gb |
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This page has bunches of information, very helpful (which apps, how to deal with battery life, etc...) |
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This is all really helpful. Thanks! |
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I can't speak for the iPhone but my Nexus will allow me to go into airplane mode and then turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and gps individually. Without turning on the network radio. |
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Ryan Huetter wrote:Have good experiences with the Gaia GPS app through TopoMap.I have also. I have MotionX too but gave up on it. |