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Browse the maps of Gaia GPS online

by Steve Goldberg
written by Steve Goldberg

Visitors to GaiaGPS.com will notice a new link in the header: the Maps page. One of the most common requests we receive is for a way to preview our map sources, and that’s exactly what the Maps page lets you do: interactively explore the various maps included with Gaia GPS, right in your web browser.

If you’re thinking of buying Gaia GPS but aren’t sure if it has the maps you need, now you can check them out. Or if you own Gaia GPS but are on the fence about subscribing to Gaia Pro, the Maps page also lets you view the Gaia-Pro-only map sources, including MapBox cloudless satellite and street maps, and the hunting overlays.

And if you’re a happy Gaia GPS user and want to turn your friends and family on to the app, linking to the Maps page is a great way to give them a taste of what Gaia GPS has to offer.

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Colorado Game Management Units (GMUs) for hunters in GaiaPro

by Staff Reports
written by Staff Reports

We added another layer for hunters today, showing GMU outlines and labels for Colorado. In honor of the US Government firing up again, and the National Map coming back online with it, here is a screenshot showing GaiaPro with the National Map, overlaid with Public Land and Colorado Game Management Units.

As with the other overlay layers, this one is available in Gaia GPS under “Add More Layers…,” but you will need a GaiaPro subscription to make the most use of it. If you are following these blog posts and I sound like a broken record about the GaiaPro thing, it’s because people will search and find these posts later, and not read the whole series about the hunting layers.

Here’s a look at the GaiaPro layers menu:

 

We now have all of these layers for hunters:

We’ll get this all working on Android as soon as we can too!

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New hunting layer in Gaia GPS for Montana

by Staff Reports
written by Staff Reports

Montana hunters can also now overlay game districts for elk, deer, and mountain lions. You can add this layer by going to “Add More Layers…” in the Layers menu on the map. You can also browse the layer and add the source to Gaia or other TrailBehind apps at this link.

As with the Public Land Ownership data we released yesterday, this layer is mostly useful to GaiaPro subscribers, because it’s best overlaid on a topo or aerial map. All Gaia users may find the layer somewhat useful.

Here’s a neat screenshot showing a composition of MapBox Aerial + USFS + Public Land + the Montana districts, with transparency.

Here’s another showing USGS topo + Public Land + Montana hunting.

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Public Land Ownership data available in Gaia GPS

by Staff Reports
written by Staff Reports

Check out an updated public lands layer here.

One of the most common requests we get from Gaia GPS users is for Public Land Ownership data, which is useful for hunting, fishing, exploring, and even business purposes. Today, we’re making a land ownership layer available in Gaia GPS.

You can add the public land layer within Gaia GPS by going to “Add More Layers…” This overlay won’t work very well unless you have Gaia GPS Premium, because it needs to be layered with other base maps. You might have some basic use for it as a regular Gaia user.

We consider this to be a “beta” effort, and we’re releasing it to you because it’s useful to us, though incomplete. It has excellent coverage of California, fairly detailed coverage of the rest of western United States, including Alaska, and federal lands in the east. Here’s a summary view of the coverage, and you can also view the layer on gaiagps.com:

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The colors are defined by the following legend, and there is also an entry in the user manual with this info. We’ll integrate it better in the future:

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Here’s a screenshot using the layer with GaiaPro, on the iPad. I’m showing the weather panel just for fun, too:

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Gaia GPS premium layers capability really shines here, and you can composite a vast amount of information, including USGS topos, MapBox aerials, Forest Service (USFS) maps, weather overlays, and your personal waypoints and tracks.

Today, our public land data collection efforts are stymied a bit by the shutdown of the US government, but we have plans to complete the data set, and integrate it more fully into Gaia GPS, with an interactive legend and alerts.

This project started out from one of our team’s personal interest in hunting (Jesse), and it’s an ongoing effort. Jesse last lived in Montana, before coming to Berkeley to work with us, and he depended on Elk he hunted for food. As with the rest of Gaia, this comes from the needs of people who spend a lot of time in the woods.

Finally for the technically-minded people. you can also view this GitHub gist for how to set up a tile server like this yourself.

 

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New Map Sources Added to GaiaCloud Site

by Savannah
written by Savannah

Anting, our new summer intern, has been very busy lately sprucing up the GaiaCloud website.  Anting added new map layers to the GaiaCloud preview screen so you can now view your tracks and waypoints on Mapbox OpenStreetMap, Mapbox Satellite, OpenCycleMap, and USGS Topo maps!

GaiaCloud’s log out was also a bit unreliable before, and now it works perfectly. Thanks Anting!  There will be more improvements rolling out soon, so keep a watch out and let us know what you think of the GaiaCloud website.

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New MapBox OSM Layer for Gaia Green Subscribers!

by Savannah
written by Savannah

We’ve just added a new OSM map source from MapBox, which uses up-to-date OpenStreetMap data displayed with a custom, elegant design from MapBox.  This OSM source will typically update data within ten minutes of OSM data updates!  You can read more about this source here: http://www.mapbox.com/blog/announcing-mapbox-streets/

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MapBox OSM is only available to Gaia Green subscribers due to the monthly fees we incur from adding it to Gaia GPS. If you’re a Gaia Green subscriber and you’d like to add the source now, send us an email at support@gaiagps.com and we’ll get it set up for you. When we release version 8.0, we’ll include it on the main list of sources in Gaia GPS.

Let us know what you think of this new map source!

 

 

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New Map Layer from the USGS: The National Map

by Savannah
written by Savannah

Great news Gaia users!  We’ve added another map source today from the USGS.  It’s their new National Map source.  Check it out by going to the layer button on the main map screen and then tapping on “Add more layers”.  You’ll find it under the US Topo category labeled as the “USGS National Map”.  Let us know what you think of this new USGS source and have fun exploring this weekend.

USGS National Map in Gaia GPS

USGS National Map

 

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New Outdoor Hiking Layer from the Maker of OpenCycleMap!

by Savannah
written by Savannah

When we heard the news that Andy Allan, the maker of OpenCycleMap was making a new hiking layer, we were very excited to say the least. All of us at Gaia GPS use OpenCycleMap thanks to its clear trail markings and great design. You can now add this layer by going to the layer button on the main map screen and then tapping on “Add more layers”.  You’ll find it under the International heading by the name OpenHikingMap.  Thanks Andy!

OpenHiking map of Yosemite

OpenHiking map of Yosemite

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MapBox Aerial for Gaia GPS

by Staff Reports
written by Staff Reports

We are now offering MapBox Aerial source to Gaia Green subscribers. At this time, we don’t plan to include it in the base app, because the pricing is a bit steep for our level of usage.

If you are a beta tester or Gaia Green subscriber, you can send an email to support@gaiagps.com, and we’ll send you a link to add the source to Gaia. In v7.4 of the app, there will be an option to add it directly, without contacting support.

The MapBox aerials are really cool, because they “average” pixels from multiple images, to remove clouds, snow, and other not-so-relevant seasonal data. The coverage is global, with higher resolution imagery in the US.

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