Comments on: TrekBuddy: Offline Map Viewer And GPS Tracker For Android I

By: leszekp

leszekp — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:11:34 +0000

I did a review of BC Navigator, and also noticed its propensity to crash. Position tracking should be working with the demo version, though.

Search the site for my reviews of Locus and OruxMaps; both are far stronger GPS map apps than TrekBuddy. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but since OruxMaps lets you add WMS services more easily, like the Canadian Toporama WMS map server:

http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/service/toporama.html

I’d try that one first.

By: Paul Micheals

Paul Micheals — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:59:41 +0000

I really appreciate the reviews here. I just purchased an HTC Desire and I’m looking for the a backcountry mapping/track program that works with the least amount of bugs. I downloaded the trekBuddy and backcountry navigator demos. what is your most favourite program for this unit. BC navigator has good resources for Canadian maps but \i can’t seem to get it to load current position unless that feature doesn’t show on the demo. maps seem to crash also. memory intensive?

Appreciate your help and thank you
Paul

By: leszekp

leszekp — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:38:54 +0000

Thanks for the link; I’ve added some info (the layers tap) to the post. Some of the tap zones in that picture don’t work in Android (scroll, change map, backlight).

By: Tepich

Tepich — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:31:03 +0000

Hi, using the picture of touchscreen controls from

http://www.trekbuddy.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22

might help the users.