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So hopefully I'll be going back to work soon and I told myself I was going to buy myself a new GPS system. I have a 7" tablet that I never use and thought about re purposing it into a stand alone GPS. Well In my research I came across some apps that people were talking about. Does anyone use any apps for this purpose? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
Ive been thinking some more about it, and I've come up with some requirements.1-Has to be able to download maps for offline use, must be able to be used without cell signal, wifi, etc.2-Must track speed, distance, altitude, etc. And have a display of said parameters. 3-Must track routes and leave an on screen "trail" of where I've been,4-Would be nice to be able to layer different maps, USGS topo maps overlaid onto a map that has roads clearly marked.I'm going to bite the bullet and download an app called Gaia. Its $20 but it has a lot of great reviews and appears to do most of the things i want it to do.I'll report back
Ever hear of the DeLorme?http://www.amazon.com/DeLorme-US-Software-BU-353S4-Street/dp/B00OM6SB3G/ref=sr_1_2/178-1335016-0058115?ie=UTF8&qid=1457528515&sr=8-2&keywords=delorme+street+atlas+2015
I use an app called PDF Maps by Avenza Systems. Through this app you can download USGS Maps for free, and it gives you several grid options to include MGRS. There are also a lot of maps available for purchase. It does not give you a "track" or display speed, altitude, etc. but it does give you a real time location. And it's cheap! I've been using it for years, and one of my good friends has a company, CartoTraks, which makes off road trail maps of public areas (hiking and 4x4), and off road parks for a small fee. Great company (just him and his wife)!
Interesting as I have several small tablets I could use, but doubt they have a GPS antenna. I loved streets and trips, used it many times on long trips. Trouble is to may apps want to track you. While layed up I just got a 10.1 RCA tablet with windows 10 for $78 at wally. Works well so far.