iHikeGPS : USA + SE & SW Canada Topo Maps with Full GPS Navigation 6.0.2
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Navigation
Price: $9.99 -> $7.99,
Version: 6.0.2 (
iTunes)
Description:
Your iPhone or WiFi+Cellular iPad can be a high-performance GPS receiver with both USGS & US Forest Service topo maps! Headed into the wilderness? Buy this app now so you will always know where you are, where you've been, and where you're going. Highest quality track recording, best route navigation, and most accurate Estimated Time of Arrival of any available hiking app. No sign-up, no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchase required, making this less expensive and higher quality than the “free” apps. Recommended in “Essential Gear for Safe Hiking”.
FOREVER-FREE TOPO MAPS
▶ USA: 24K USGS & US Forest Service topo maps. The new 2015 Forest Service maps prominently display Forest Service road numbers, making a huge difference for finding your way around the back country. 63K maps for Alaska
▶ Alberta & British Columbia south of 54° latitude, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island: 50K National Resources Canada topo maps
▶ Stitches beautiful high resolution, detailed topo map images for seamless coverage across map boundaries
▶ Store up to 500 maps to use anytime in the wilderness without cell service. Maps from our server have a shorter download time, use less of your monthly data allotment & use less memory on your iOS device
▶ Print maps overlaid with waypoints, routes & tracks. Share map images & locations using email, Twitter, Facebook, Messages, Photos, Open In, AirDrop or the clipboard.
TRACKS, WAYPOINTS & ROUTES
▶ Record a track. View it on the map. Record in the background
▶ Show an elevation graph of your track or a route with altitude data. View date, time & average speed of track points
▶ Mark waypoints using a convenient button on the map screen or by tapping a geotagged photo. Refine a waypoint position when you arrive
▶ Set a quick GoTo waypoint or a full route and see the heading, direction, horizontal distance, vertical distance & Estimated Time of Arrival
▶ Import & Export GPX waypoint, route & track files via eMail, Messages, Dropbox, Open In, AirDrop or iTunes
▶ Send KML files to display immediately in Google Earth
▶ GPS+Glonass satellites improve accuracy in challenging terrain with iPhone 4S, iPad mini, iPad 3 & later.
▶ Barometric pressure sensor reduces elevation data noise on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2.
SET IT UP AS YOU LIKE
▶ Miles, nautical miles, or km. Ft or meters
▶ Degrees, Degrees/Minutes, Degrees/Minutes/Seconds or UTM
▶ °True or °Magnetic
HOW TOS
▶ Tap Help in the App
▶ Online Manual on iHikeGPS.com
▶ Follow on Twitter: @iHikeGPS
▶ Email developer: lwjames@iHikeGPS.com
WHAT OTHERS SAY
▶ “I am VERY impressed!!!…It pretty much blows… , my previous fave GPS app, out of the water. Your track recording features, fast map downloads, and well thought out interface make it a real winner. It's very sophisticated software, and makes my iPhone just about as good as $600 Garmin… Actually better, in a lot of ways”-John in OR
▶ “GREAT APP! I…am really loving the interface, the maps, and the features you've provided”-Laurie in TX
▶ “Perfect for anyone camping, fishing and hiking, it'll provide great detail when you need it the most…for anyone who takes the great outdoors seriously”-David on HandheldItems.com
▶ “I just wanted to thank you for developing IHIKEGPS and to tell you what a great product it is. I am impressed!…I use it hiking, biking, skiing and Jeeping”-Ammon in CO
DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
● No device requires a cellular data plan to use iHikeGPS
● iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 5s, 5c, 5, 4S, 4, 3GS, and all WiFi+cellular iPads support full navigation
● iPod touch (gen 3 or later) & WiFi-only iPads require an iOS-compatible external GPS receiver to show your location in the wilderness & record tracks. View maps using the iOS device alone
• File sharing via AirDrop & Messages requires iOS 7 or later
● Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life
Your dream of hiking adventures reaches new heights with iHikeGPS
What's New2015 US Forest Service Maps - Only App with these Brand New Maps!
▶ Shows forested areas and inholdings
▶ More trails and more accurately placed trails
▶ Very high resolution for superb Retina screen viewing and printing
This iOS 8 app runs just fine on iOS 9, but due to the system font change, there are some minor text appearance issues which will disappear as soon as the App Store review process releases our iOS 9 version.
6.0.2: Fixes a small offset of GPS data on some maps.
iHikeGPS : USA + SE & SW Canada Topo Maps with Full GPS Navigation