Master Your Smartphone GPS and Mapping Apps for Effortless Navigation
Chad Sperry, GIS Center
Donghee Koh, PowerPoint Extraordinaire
Never Get Lost Again:
Learn to Navigate and Use
Your Smartphone GPS and
Other Exciting Mapping Apps
Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=map&c=apps&hl=en
Apple App Store
Mobile Location
Varies with device manufacturer and carrier
Older devices may not be supported
Accuracy
Indoor Use
Location
Location - Cell Towers/Network
Course Positioning
Location – WiFi
Mapped using our smartphones and GPS
Quick, not accurate (improving)
Location – GNSS (GPS)
Accurate
High Battery Consumption
Not Reliable Indoors
Types of Apps
On Road – Vehicle Navigation
Off Road – Hiking, Topo
Recording Tracks and Waypoints
Status – GPS Availability
Specialty (workout, golf, gas buddy, speedometer, Google Now)
General Location –
Facebook (check-in)
Weather (forecast)
Glympse (share location)
Apps for Both
Voice-guided
nav for driving,
biking, or
walking. Live
traffic
conditions with
automatic
rerouting. Tells
which lane to
be in for a turn.
Street view.
Community-
based traffic
and navigation
app. Live
routing based
on user reports.
Finds cheapest
gas station on
route.
Record tracks,
waypoints, and
take geo-tagged
photos. Display
NEXRAD radar,
track data, and
Gaia POI data
from webpages.
Import and
export GPX/KML
files.
Offline maps for
your iPhone. Save
topo maps and
aerial images on
your iPhone then
go anywhere.
Trimble Outdoors
Navigator does not
need a cell or data
connection.
Google Maps
Waze
Gaia GPS
Unlock the true potential of your smartphone GPS with this comprehensive guide on navigation and mapping apps. Learn how to never get lost again, whether you're driving, hiking, or exploring off-road. Discover a range of apps for different activities, from vehicle navigation to sharing locations and checking weather forecasts. Find out how to use Google Maps, Gaia, Waze, and more to enhance your travel experience. Stay informed on GPS accuracy, app availability, and tips for optimizing battery consumption. Get ready to explore with confidence!
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Never Get Lost Again: Learn to Navigate and Use Your Smartphone GPS and Other Exciting Mapping Apps APPs FOR GPS Chad Sperry, GIS Center Donghee Koh, PowerPoint Extraordinaire
Google Play https://play.google.com/store/search?q=map&c=apps&hl=en
Mobile Location Varies with device manufacturer and carrier Older devices may not be supported Accuracy Indoor Use
Location - Cell Towers/Network Course Positioning
Location WiFi Mapped using our smartphones and GPS Quick, not accurate (improving)
Location GNSS (GPS) Accurate High Battery Consumption Not Reliable Indoors
Types of Apps On Road Vehicle Navigation Off Road Hiking, Topo Recording Tracks and Waypoints Status GPS Availability Specialty (workout, golf, gas buddy, speedometer, Google Now) General Location Facebook (check-in) Weather (forecast) Glympse (share location)
Apps for Both Google maps Trimble Navigator Gaia Waze Voice-guided nav for driving, biking, or walking. Live traffic conditions with automatic rerouting. Tells which lane to be in for a turn. Street view. Record tracks, waypoints, and take geo-tagged photos. Display NEXRAD radar, track data, and Gaia POI data from webpages. I m p o r t a n d export GPX/KML f i l Offline maps for your iPhone. Save topo maps and aerial images on your iPhone then go anywhere. Trimble Outdoors Navigator does not need a cell or data c o n n e c t i o n . Community- based traffic and navigation a p p . L i v e routing based on user reports. Finds cheapest gas station on r o u t e . e s .
Google Maps Waze Gaia GPS
