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I haven't been in all medinas of Morocco, but never had a problem with GPS there, have you actually tried to use it? :) I think the only place where I really ha
by monort 8y ago
I haven't been in all medinas of Morocco, but never had a problem with GPS there, have you actually tried to use it? :) I think the only place where I really had a problem were Caruggi of Genoa.
One tip to have a better location awareness with electronic map is to enable trip recording, if you see your previous way you can sort of continue walking "inertially".
- arethuza 8y agoI did try using Google Maps on my phone in Marrakesh a few years back and it failed completely and left me with an astounding data roaming charge. Easier to pay a local to walk you back to your hotel if you get completely lost!
- icebraining 8y agoNowadays Google Maps lets you download an area ahead of time, and then use it offline.
- izacus 8y agoStill doesn't help since Marrakech medina has practically no streets drawn in on GMaps / OSM and you're not getting a GPS lock worth a damn. Your phone will just put you somewhere a few 10m off which can easily be another snaky street. Maps are awesome there. (This is experience from this year.)
- seer 8y agoIt was more like swimming in deep waters - sometimes you get to an area with a big enough opening that you get satellite lock in, get your bearings and can once again “dive”. But not using gps at all was a lot more fun though