VTA Pay vs Big North

Download the Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority app to easily pay for your trips on VTA Bus Transit System. The mobile app provides an easy and convenient way to securely pay for your trip, right from your phone, cash free, using a major credit card.

A COMPASS YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ. Apple's built-in Compass app packs a lot of information onto a small Apple Watch screen. Big North takes the opposite approach: giant, high-contrast, color-coded compass letters you can read at a glance, with elevation and activity just a swipe away. THREE SCREENS. SIMPLE NAVIGATION. DIRECTION Large, color-coded compass headings: • Red for west • Green for east • Yellow for northerly bearings • Black for southerly bearings ELEVATION Your current elevation in both feet and meters. ACTIVITY GPS distance traveled in miles and kilometers, along with your step count. WATCH-FACE COMPLICATION See your Apple Watch battery percentage directly on your watch face and open Big North with a single tap. No clutter, tiny text or complicated controls. Just the information you need, clearly displayed. Big North is designed for hiking, walking, boating and travel, or whenever you want a quick sense of direction. BUILT FROM EXPERIENCE I've spent more than half a century cycling, backpacking and guiding in wilderness areas around the world, from Sierra Leone to Nicaragua and beyond. During my formative years as a mountaineer and wilderness guide, I was deeply involved in field rescue operations with ESAR (Explorer Search and Rescue) in the Pacific Northwest. After completing its rigorous qualification program, I went on to serve as an instructor for many years. I originally built Big North for my wife, Kim, because she wanted a compass she could read easily. That remains the whole idea: something simple, practical and useful wherever you roam.