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20 Nov 2015 17:04 #156724 by jewi
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Funky Diver wrote: Roads - NavMII - it's free (or you can spend a miniscule amount on removing the ads) but uses Open Maps and is MUCH more up to date than the usual Garmin / TomTom offerings.

Less obvious mapping - I use OS maps, yep, the paper copy in conjunction with knowing how to use them. I appreciate that's NOT for everyone, however, iDevices rely on cellular information for their triangulation and are VERY inaccurate in reduced phone signal areas. The reality is, my off road stuff over the last couple of years hasn't been used extensively lol.

There are a number of options routes that you could go down to connect an external Bluetooth NMEA GPS receiver though, although I've never REALLY used them. You're welcome to give my Nokia BT receiver a pop though, I haven't used it for a couple of years.


cheers for that mate, i have a satmap what i use when out on my bike but thought it would be easier for my lad with a larger screen.

when i first got into greenlaning i used a Road angel 7000 and they worked well but are old hat now and i don't have a laptop to run memory map anymore.

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20 Nov 2015 17:06 #156725 by jewi
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11/60 wrote: As naff as it is I use Google maps on my phone, live traffic allegedly but no camera location like I used to have on the old tom tom.


i can't get away with google maps for some reason :(

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20 Nov 2015 17:07 #156726 by jewi
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Funky Diver wrote: Less obvious mapping - I use OS maps, yep, the paper copy in conjunction with knowing how to use them. I appreciate that's NOT for everyone, however, iDevices rely on cellular information for their triangulation and are VERY inaccurate in reduced phone signal areas. The reality is, my off road stuff over the last couple of years hasn't been used extensively lol.


i have the OS maps marked up for the NE as well mate

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20 Nov 2015 21:48 #156746 by helijohn
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I thought there was only TomTom. :woohoo:

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20 Nov 2015 23:00 #156752 by Busta
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ViewRanger is a very good OS map, tracking and route making app. You can store the maps on the phone and use the phones GPS, so it works whether you have signal or not. Not sure if you can get it on Apple things though.

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21 Nov 2015 00:34 #156756 by Benn
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Busta wrote: ViewRanger is a very good OS map, tracking and route making app. You can store the maps on the phone and use the phones GPS, so it works whether you have signal or not. Not sure if you can get it on Apple things though.


I use ViewRanger on my iPhone, so you can get it for Apple things, and I agree with Busta, it is good and the maps are not too expensive either.

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