TrekBuddy: Offline Map Viewer And GPS Tracker For Android I

Application Name: TrekBuddy Description: Displays offline mapsets, GPS tracking, records waypoints and tracks, more. Publisher’s website: TrekBuddy Cost: Free (donationware) Version/date reviewed: v.0.9.99  /  9-14-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.1 Android Market link (mobile app only)Android Market link (browser)After too many recent posts on creating offline maps with MOBAC and MAPC2MPAC, and transferring them over to an Android […]

Measure Distances, Heights And Direction With Your Android Phone Using Smart Measure

Application Name: Smart Measure Description: Measure object distance, height and direction. Publisher’s website: Android Boy Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.1.1  /  9-6-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.1 Android market link (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Smart Measure uses your Android’s orientation sensor, camera view and some simple trigonometry to figure out how far away and […]

Which Way Really Is North – Magnetic Declination Info For Compass Correction On Android

Compasses don’t point towards true north, the geographic north pole. Instead, they roughly point towards the magnetic north pole, which is well south of the geographic north pole in Canada. But since the lines of magnetic force aren’t uniform, the actual direction a magnetic compass points (“magnetic north”) can be […]

Topo Maps (aka Gaia GPS): Online/Offline USGS Topo And OpenStreetMap Maps

Application Name: Topo Maps (aka Gaia GPS) Description: Topographic maps, OSM maps, GPS navigation. Publisher’s website: Gaia GPS Cost: $7.99; Free limited Lite version available (with ads) Version/date reviewed: v. 1.4  /  8-17-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Topo Maps (paid)Android market linkAndroid Market (browser) Topo Maps LiteAndroid market linkAndroid Market (browser)This is a port of […]