100acrehuphalump
Explorer
Does anyone have a recommendation for an offline off road gps mapping system app for the iPad mini?
Any recommendations for a offline off road mapping system app for the iPad mini?
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leucadiacruiser
Beach N Toys Chapter TLCA
I'm using Gaia GPS Plus on my iPhone 4. Hope to upgrade to the mini or iPad one day.
Grizzlys4Runner
New member
I use offline topo maps by trail behind. Same company that makes Gaia. In fact offline topo maps has Gaia pro built into the app.
Mountainunicycler
Observer
Another here for offline topo / Gaia GPS, great apps
mikelite80
Adventurer
Agreed. I also use MotionX GPS Drive for driving directions. It's done a better job then even Google. When I did have a problem, I reported the problem, and within 45 min I'm having an email conversation with tech support trouble shooting the issue. Ended up being a bug in that version.
Only request I'd like to see from MotionX is a cloud service so my way points synced between devices. I'd even pay a few bucks a year for the service.
robgendreau
Explorer
I like Gaia for the mapping, especially adding custom maps and layers. What works for you may depend on what maps you prefer.
But I like Motion X for the basic GPS interface when I want to navigate without maps, mark waypoints, etc.
And don't overlook PDF Maps by Avenza. Great for looking at certain maps, like the visitor guides the NPS provides. Or forest service visitor maps, or the CTUC maps. All available for purchase for use with PDF Maps; I haven't seen some of those for Gaia or Motion X.
I also like Trimble's for planning, since it has a nice web interface for marking up a map then synching to the mobile device.
The tougher question is which maps to use for offroading. I prefer the latest USFS topos, since they have more up to date info, esp. on closures and whatnot. Or the CTUC maps, although only for CA, although I think there may be similar ones for other states. And aerial photo overlays are often very helpful offroad.
Rob
But I like Motion X for the basic GPS interface when I want to navigate without maps, mark waypoints, etc.
And don't overlook PDF Maps by Avenza. Great for looking at certain maps, like the visitor guides the NPS provides. Or forest service visitor maps, or the CTUC maps. All available for purchase for use with PDF Maps; I haven't seen some of those for Gaia or Motion X.
I also like Trimble's for planning, since it has a nice web interface for marking up a map then synching to the mobile device.
The tougher question is which maps to use for offroading. I prefer the latest USFS topos, since they have more up to date info, esp. on closures and whatnot. Or the CTUC maps, although only for CA, although I think there may be similar ones for other states. And aerial photo overlays are often very helpful offroad.
Rob
Grizzlys4Runner
New member
Another one here for Offline Maps by Trailbehind. Works great!
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Mattersnots
Adventurer
ScenicMap works very well for me.
