J.R. 1 Posted June 27, 2014 I have NO phone or tablet GPS experience at all! I have used an old handheld GPS and paper maps ALOT. With that said, for Fathers Day I was given a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 that I will be bringing along to learn on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GOTMTNS 2 Posted June 29, 2014 Thanks again Kris, a lot of great info and really nice to see everyone and meet some new people. Bought a tablet already :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,517 Posted June 29, 2014 Thank you Kristoffer for the great information today! Even though I don't have a tablet yet AND I was a major Loser failing to upload the sample apps to my mobile device, I was still able to gain a lot of knowledge about the various android apps for mapping and their various features. I had a great time at the clinic and it was fun to see everybody! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryaninblythe 0 Posted June 29, 2014 Sorry I missed it , I am sure it was great. I just got in from San Diego right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klaykrusher 54 Posted June 29, 2014 Thanks Kris, great info and learned a few new tricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.R. 1 Posted June 29, 2014 Yup, Great class. And a big Mucho Gracias for hosting this at Casa d' Krisoffer. Ive been playin with those apps all night. But alas the fun is over, now I need to go pull the xfer case outa my truck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearhead 437 Posted June 29, 2014 Kris.....thanks for the class..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 4,041 Posted July 7, 2014 some resources i mentioned in the class: GPS Waypoint & Track files for download: AZ Wells Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=461 Backcountry Adventures CO Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1624 Backcountry Adventures Utah Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1623 Backcountry Adventures Arizona Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=462 Backcountry Adventures Southern California Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1619 Backcountry Adventures Northern California Book: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1621 Garmin Basecamp (free for PC or Mac) - great for planning trips on your desktop computer and then saving the tracks/waypoints as GPX to load on your favorite mobile app. also much easier to edit tracks on this i think than on any mobile app: http://www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp GPSFileDepot topo maps for Garmin Basecamp and Garmin GPS units. Basecamp only comes with a very basic world map, you'll need something better to reference when planning trips: http://gpsfiledepot.com/maps/search/editorschoice/ you can also use Google Earth to plan and edit routes/tracks/waypoints. it supports reading GPX files (just drag and drop the file on to it to import), but i think it only exports KML/KMZ format (last time i checked). Newer apps will work with KML, but GPX is the older standard that you'll find most people still share trip info with: https://www.google.com/earth/ and the big one, for Premium Club members only, here are the pre-cached topo maps for mobile devices: http://offroadpassport.com/forum/showthread.php?t=370 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
