Best android app for downloading large topo areas

Search Search. Photo: Gaia GPS. Twitter Icon. Video loading Read this next. By: Abby Levene. By: Reagan Colyer. Big Bend Chat. Share Share with:. Link: Copy link. Anybody have any suggestions for the best preferably free, because I'm cheap app for topo maps on Android tablets? I'd like to be able to use our tablets for some offline navigation out in the Bend in addition to some paper maps, of course.

Homer Wilson. It's not free, but backcountry navigator pro is definitely the best. You should look at Gaia GPS. I don't have any experience with it, but it's free and allows map downloading. I've been intending to write up a little review for Avenza PDF maps. I have a full set of quads downloaded for the state and national parks as well as some others like the map with the old names and roads. The maps are exact copies of USGS maps. I downloaded versions before the orthographic quads that I don't like.

It runs on iPhone or Android. I believe the program is free. It will work with any geopdf or geotiff. Sign Up , it unlocks many cool features! Some mapping gps apps their maps become very large when trying to download states and regions, perhaps too large for the storage space that an. You can import and georeference geologic maps. I am using it when helicopter-assited sampling of larger areas. You can see your location and mark the sampling. Please note: Downloading base layers on the mobile app is a completely on top of base layers such as MapBuilder Topo or Forest Service layers in order.

November 30, November 10, October 21, September 30, September 9, August 26, Have you ever grabbed your backpack and rushed out the door only to find out at the trailhead that you forgot to download your digital maps to your phone?

When this unfortunate event happens, digital maps in the app appear fuzzy and out-of-focus as soon as you leave cell service. We have a solution for you: Gaia Topo. Download an enormous wilderness area, a sprawling national park, or even your entire state — yes, the whole state — and never be caught without a downloaded topographic map again.