You Need a Map
Used to be better at pointing out natural landmarks. Example, I used to be able to slew over and it would name rivers and lakes. Now when I slew it persists in naming what county the slew pointer is in. Even major rivers it will not name like it used to. County identifiers is turned off. I could care less what county I am flying over.
All other improvements are a plus. I really like the track data display.
All other improvements are a plus. I really like the track data display.
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Airborne and Informed
App worked like a charm from the window seat on a long flight (above 10,000 ft -- no FAA rules broken) to track my progress. Amazed myself and seatmate to see that the flight had diverted hundreds of miles off expected route with no announcement to avoid a big storm. Enroute we were able to identify what we were seeing--lakes, rivers, cities and highways AND know speed, heading and altitude of the aircraft!
This app takes as much room on my iPad as a good movie but it's a keeper.
Only wish there were equivalent maps for Europe!
This app takes as much room on my iPad as a good movie but it's a keeper.
Only wish there were equivalent maps for Europe!
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great map to have in usa
this is a surprisingly good application for iphone..it is a big program though at 1.9 Gb or so but that is because it has an excellent map of the USA. So it can be useful to have as reference like an atlas in your back pocket..but that part i really like is that it is also a gps tracking tool, which will save tracklogs as gpx files which you can collect and view with other dedicated programs like topofusion etc..it's well worth the extra memory on my 16 Gb iphone 4s...
*note added later..i'd like to ask a request of the developers to make this app just a little bit better...typically any gps unit takes perhaps a minute or so obtain a good signal for location data, i wish that some kind of status icon or other could be put onto the screen...that way the user can wait that minute or so before starting a trip (bike, car, whatever)...so that the shole trip is caught on the track, if you leave before signal then you loose that part...hopefully this is not too much trouble to insert in a sebsequent version...thanks so much for the useful program!
*note added later..i'd like to ask a request of the developers to make this app just a little bit better...typically any gps unit takes perhaps a minute or so obtain a good signal for location data, i wish that some kind of status icon or other could be put onto the screen...that way the user can wait that minute or so before starting a trip (bike, car, whatever)...so that the shole trip is caught on the track, if you leave before signal then you loose that part...hopefully this is not too much trouble to insert in a sebsequent version...thanks so much for the useful program!
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More useful than I imagined
I was aware this was a monster file and questioned whether to keep it on my iPad, just to conserve bandwidth devoted to upgrades. I didn't seem to have an actual use for it, other than general map geekery.
Then I wound up on the coast of northern California with no internet connection, trying to figure out where it would be OK to drive a largish RV. No "phone a friend" here. YNAM to the rescue. Located our position and provided great detail on our options. I'll never leave home without it again.
That said, I only gave it 4 stars because it can be so much more. Three specific improvements come to mind. First, every screen should have roads identified, no matter what the zoom level. Second, tiny type is unreadable. There should be a minimum size that will be displayed, no matter what the zoom level. Third, some way to highlight roads or points of interest, maybe make this road, say CA-1, always show as pink until I change the highlight to US-101, then it's pink. Just a thought.
Then you could dream about route planning capabilities, with saved routes and all manner of optimization tools. I really do need that map.
All said and done, a really useful tool, with room for growth. Think I'll go download the 3D Mapping capability.
Then I wound up on the coast of northern California with no internet connection, trying to figure out where it would be OK to drive a largish RV. No "phone a friend" here. YNAM to the rescue. Located our position and provided great detail on our options. I'll never leave home without it again.
That said, I only gave it 4 stars because it can be so much more. Three specific improvements come to mind. First, every screen should have roads identified, no matter what the zoom level. Second, tiny type is unreadable. There should be a minimum size that will be displayed, no matter what the zoom level. Third, some way to highlight roads or points of interest, maybe make this road, say CA-1, always show as pink until I change the highlight to US-101, then it's pink. Just a thought.
Then you could dream about route planning capabilities, with saved routes and all manner of optimization tools. I really do need that map.
All said and done, a really useful tool, with room for growth. Think I'll go download the 3D Mapping capability.
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Now I have got a map
Yess I have got a map
What an awesome app
I've used this app many times when I was without cell coverage (Big Bend Nat'l Park, Glacier Nat'l Park, Buffalo Nat'l River and more) and it's very helpful. Many thanks to the author for providing what is actually a great public service - a detailed map of the United States with GPS tracking and no cell coverage needed. Awesome app!
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Fantastic!
This is a helpful little app to have around. It is actually one of the apps that swayed my decision to buy an iPod. I think that most iPhone users don't realize how helpful it is to have a great offline map database like this for us iPod users that cant always be on the grid. Great job guys!
Folks, it's a full on US map
every small garage map for local areas all in one place, with no need for cell-service or wifi. You're virtually storing close quarters google maps for the entire US, accessible anywhere, any time. Only makes sense. What on earth could be better use of space if you prefer small adventurous ways highways and freeways? I may add on the 3D, I think it may well be worth the 2 clams (less than one starbucks plain brewed coffee)… we'll see…..
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Nice
It's really nice to have a full US map on the device when you're out of cell range or just don't want to burn up data for idle map browsing. The gpx import from Dropbox is really nice also. The ability to edit how the map displays (such as reducing the opacity of the color of parks etc) is a nice feature. Glad I stumbled across this app.
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When You Need a Map, You Need it Badly!
Great map. Being able to download and store a high quality map for use in remote areas is great. I also had my buddies download it too so we can all use the same system. Being able to switch to the UTM system is fantastic. This is one of my favorite apps!
