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> route downloaded on their phone to work offline I do it all the time and never met anybody else do it. Rather everybody happily relies on online maps. Do yo
by mro_name 4y ago
> route downloaded on their phone to work offline
I do it all the time and never met anybody else do it. Rather everybody happily relies on online maps.
Do you think widespread offline use is the case?
I agree that to most map and compass are rather useless, but still slightly more useful compared to a phone with drained battery or no network coverage.
- ghaff 4y ago>I do it all the time and never met anybody else do it. Rather everybody happily relies on online maps. That's a good example of one way to reduce a pretty common failure mode.Lack of cell phone service is probably a lot more common than a dead phone especially if you carry a backup external battery. (Outside of extreme conditions but that's a separate matter.)
- daleharvey 4y agoSpecifically for Munros which is what I do network coverage can be pretty bad and at least a few people I have talked to have done the same as me and got caught out depending on the internet then in future downloaded the route. The main website everyone uses here has a .gpx for every walk (https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/buachailleetivemor.shtml https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/buachailleetivem... for example) I think drained batteries and no network coverages are problems that can and should be addressed by advising people properly. Instead I think some people end up over prepared and most people go in with a map and a compass but still completely underprepared.
- acidburnNSA 4y agoSomewhat related, I've started using osmand+ for offline maps and track recording and it is truly awesome. On fdroid too. https://osmand.net/ https://osmand.net/
- mro_name 4y agofor iOS I like MapOut quite a bit. https://mapout.app/ https://mapout.app/