What app you use to track you adventures?

[Rok_Dr]

As for navigation and tracking apps I use the following on my 11” iPad m2 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro through CarPlay:

• QField. An IOS/Android field mapping/data collection app using projects and data layers created by the QGIS mapping software. If you aren’t familiar with GIS mapping software there is a very steep learning curve, but once mastered it’s very powerful. Thankfully I use it professionally.
• OsmAnd Maps. This app is one of the few third party navigation apps that supports CarPlay, off-line mapping and multiple layers. Though it’s a bit clunky I can process Google or Bing satellite imagery into a format that OsmAnd Maps can read offline. More details on how I did in this thread (https://www.theineosforum.com/threads/custom-maps-and-images-in-carplay.12416451/). Be aware though that file sizes will exponentially grow as you increase your resolution. For an area of 15,000 sqkm (150x100km) at 2 m resolution I ended up with a 10gb tile file, which took a while to transfer to my iPhone.
• Avenza Maps. Lots of free maps available but the free version limits you to the number you can load.
• Hema Explorer. I currently use an old version, which is still good for 1:250k coverage in Australia.
• WikiCamps: Great Australian free and low cost camp site app. Has basic maps and navigation functions.
• The usual online focussed navigation apps including Maps.me, Here, Apple, Google and Waze. The nice thing about Google is if you are in mobile coverage you can get moving satellite imagery.

Cheers
Steve

 

[TCMColorado]

Avenza is great if you know how to download maps and geo-reference them. I find mostly that the stuff you have to pay for there isn't much better than the layers available on Gaia. And if you like to explore, you can look at old USGS topo maps on Gaia where every old building and mine were marked. Not so much on the newer maps. I've found many not very far off-the-beaten-path historical places that people drive right past these days, because they're not marked on the "overland" or other basemap. It's awesome.

I use Avenza for maps produced by county level land agencies in Utah. Many of them have highly detailed paper maps not available on any digital platform. They often contain the very best route data.

And shush don't give away the secret. But yes the older USGS topo maps are gold for showing points of interest and tracks that have be left off of the newer versions and other map alternatives. I specifically like the USGS topos from 1960.