For nearly every purpose, people will find an iPhone or Android performs better than a Garmin or other outdoor GPS unit. We believe Gaia GPS is the best app to…
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Here’s a comparison of two popular Android hiking apps – Backcountry Navigator and Atlogis US Topo Maps Pro. I previously wrote about Gaia GPS vs. BCN, and it’s clear that…
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I think the first step to planning a trip is figuring out what trail to use, then download a data file for that trail, then do the rest. Using a…
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Anna and I co-founded Gaia GPS, eventually got married, and we’ve been married for 3 years today. You hear from me the most as spokesperson for the company, but Anna has…
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In addition to the English versions of the NRCan topos, you can now access French language versions of the maps, too. As with other external map sources, add the French…
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I had the opportunity to speak for a couple of minutes about Gaia GPS on an Earth News Journal Podcast recently. You an listen to the clip here. If only…
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Today we rolled out a few new social features on cloud.gaiagps.com. You can go set some profile info, and your public profile page links to your recent trips (here’s my…
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While we are pushing improvements to cloud.gaiagps.com daily now, I want to spotlight one update that went out today – better file imports. Uploading GPX files on the import page…
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We get a lot of interesting reports back from people using Gaia GPS in the wild, everything from tracking wolves, to research in Mongolia, to climbing Everest. One email we…
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We posted a sweet update to cloud.gaiagps.com that greatly improves the pages that show Track Details. You can check out an example of a new track page, detailing a trail…
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We were delighted to get Apple’s newsletter this morning, featuring screenshots of Gaia GPS on top. The newsletter links to the “Elevating the Expedition” verse Apple made to show the…
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Go look at the Main Map page today, and you will see millions of tracks and POIs representing places you can visit outdoors. Click items on the maps to find…
We’ve been looking at ways to make the huge array of features offered by Gaia GPS easier to use and understand. To do that, I’m going to offer a set…
We’re excited to introduce our new and improved Light Pollution map layer. Using an easy-to-ready color scale, this upgraded map is designed to help you find the best locations for observing the night sky.