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> It’s rather surprising that it’s taken this long for the OS to put its work on iOS, but the agency has at last come up with an official app. Not so surprisin
by anonymouz 14y ago
> It’s rather surprising that it’s taken this long for the OS to put its work on iOS, but the agency has at last come up with an official app.
Not so surprising if you consider that the Ordnance Survey focuses on other stuff, rather than the newest tech gadgets. Having maps on the phone is really nice for "casual" uses and navigation in towns, but this is covered quite well by the existing solutions. If I go trekking I much prefer a paper map which is larger and more robust to essentially all mishaps.
- ed209 14y agoJust spent christmas snowmobiling and I much prefer a map on my phone with a GPS pinpoint of where I am. I'm not used to a snowy landscape so I couldn't reference were I am on a paper map, but my phone made that easy.
- arethuza 14y agoThe main reason I use a map and compass in the mountains as a primary means of locating position is that I want to stay competent in navigation - being on foot in mountains in winter is risky enough and while I have plenty gadgets I don't completely trust them with my life and navigating in a white-out with a compass and map isn't a skill I want to re-learn when I need it (it is very difficult).