Editor's Review
Embark on your next outdoor adventure with confidence using this easy-to-use navigation app, designed specifically for exploring New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Tokelau! 🇳🇿🏝️ Whether you're hiking through lush forests, biking along scenic trails, or camping under the stars, this app provides you with the most recent topographic maps and essential navigation tools.
Key Features for Outdoor Navigation:
- Waypoint Management: Create and edit waypoints to mark important locations along your route. 📍
- GoTo-Waypoint Navigation: Easily navigate to any waypoint with clear directions and guidance. 🧭
- Track Recording: Record your tracks with detailed speed, elevation, and accuracy profiles. ⏺️
- Tripmaster: Access a wealth of information including odometer, average speed, bearing, and elevation. 📊
- GPX/KML Import/Export: Import and export your data in GPX and KML formats for seamless integration with other apps and devices. 📤
- Search Functionality: Search for placenames, POIs, and streets to find exactly what you're looking for. 🔍
- Customizable Datafields: Customize the data displayed in Map View and Tripmaster to suit your needs. ⚙️
- Sharing: Share your waypoints, tracks, or routes with friends and family via email or social media. 📤
- Coordinate Systems: Use coordinates in UTM, WGS84, or MGRS formats. 🌍
Available Base Map Layers:
- Topomaps New Zealand: Seamless coverage at scales 1:250,000 and 1:50,000. 🗺️
- NZMariner: RNC Nautical Charts for marine navigation. ⚓
- LINZ Aerial Imagery: High-resolution aerial imagery for detailed views. 🛰️
- Google Maps: Access Satellite images, Road maps, and Terrain maps. 🌐
- Open Street Maps: Community-driven map data. 🏘️
- Bing Maps: Another source of reliable map data. 🗺️
- ESRI Maps: Comprehensive GIS data and maps. 🌍
Overlay Layers:
- Public Conservation Areas 🌳
- Open Hunting Areas 🦌
- DOC Camp Sites 🏕️
- DOC Freedom Camping Restrictions 🚫
- DOC Huts 🛖
- DOC Tracks 🥾
- Taupo Trout Fishing District 🎣
- Hillshading ⛰️
Use this app for a wide range of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, camping, climbing, riding, skiing, canoeing, and off-road 4WD tours. The Pro version allows you to preload FREE map data for areas without cell service, ensuring you always have access to the maps you need.
Limitations of the Free Version:
- Ads 📢
- Max. 3 Waypoints 📍
- Max. 3 Tracks ⏺️
- No Routes 🗺️
- No import of waypoints and tracks 📤
- No Bulkdownload ⬇️
- No Local City DB (Offline Search) 🔍
The topographic maps are created by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), ensuring high quality and accuracy. Topo50 is the official topographic map series used by New Zealand emergency services.
Topo Map Coverage includes New Zealand and Islands, Cook Islands, and Tokelau Islands at various scales.
Features
Create and edit waypoints 📌
GoTo-Waypoint-Navigation 🧭
Track Recording with profiles ⏺️
Tripmaster with useful data fields 📊
GPX/KML Import and Export 📤
Extensive search functionality 🔍
Customizable datafields in Map View ⚙️
Share Waypoints, Tracks or Routes 📤
Supports UTM, WGS84 and MGRS coordinates 🌍
Pros
Offline topographic maps for New Zealand 🗺️
Comprehensive navigation tools for outdoor activities 🧭
Support for various coordinate systems 🌐
Integration with online map services 🛰️
Overlay layers for conservation and recreation 🏕️
Cons
Free version has limitations on waypoints 📍
Ads in the free version 📢