BackCountry Navigator App Questions

[kmcdade]

I finally purchased BCN and am trying to figure out what I'm doing.

I selected CalTopo as the map source. Is that the best choice? What do you use?

Is there a way to use Eric's Gorge mapset with BCN?

[Koda]

I selected CalTopo as the map source. Is that the best choice? What do you use?

In my opinion yes. The other mapsets can be useful but I like CalTopo the best its what I use...

Is there a way to use Eric's Gorge mapset with BCN?

I dont think so, maybe send him a PM....

[adamschneider]

I use 4 map sources: CalTopo USGS relief, US Forest Service, MapQuest OpenStreetMap, and MapQuest Open Aerial -- the latter only when above the tree line. Mix and match depending on what you need at that moment. (The first two, USGS & USFS, have basically the same content, but the USFS ones are a little cleaner.)

I strongly doubt that the Gorge Mapset could be used; they're completely different styles of map data (JPEG tiles vs. vectors). It would only work if someone pre-rendered and uploaded the Gorge tiles at multiple zoom levels.

[Eric Peterson]

Hey guys, been busy with other activities and just saw KMC's question.

Kep and Guy were playing with a smart phone app that would somewhat allow a vector based mapset
to load onto a smartphone. I just have to do the work to convert a few things.

The app is called Oruxmaps

[sprengers4jc]

Hey guys, been busy with other activities and just saw KMC's question.

Kep and Guy were playing with a smart phone app that would somewhat allow a vector based mapset
to load onto a smartphone. I just have to do the work to convert a few things.

The app is called Oruxmaps

Great news! We look forward to using it!