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Measure Areas on the Web

by Robyn Martin March 4, 2020

written by Robyn Martin

Measuring land just got easier with Gaia GPS’s area/polygon measurement tool now available on gaiagps.com. Start using your desktop computer for your land measurement needs.

Often used by land managers, search and rescue groups, and private property owners, this tool allows you to create a polygon to cover irregular land boundaries and measure the perimeter and acreage or km² for a piece of land.

Click the area icon on the left-hand side of the map to get started.

Land measurement of river highlighted in purple.

Creating an area on gaiagps.com allows you to adjust each edge and side of the polygon so you can conform the shape to cover land features. Drag and drop the corners to new locations. Add an adjustable point by clicking the distance markers between each point.

Saved areas will appear as shaded polygons on the map. Select the shaded area on the map to change the name and color. Or make an adjustment by clicking ‘More’ and ‘Edit Area.’

Web map land measurement highlighted in purple with "Lake Thomas" label over the area

For step by step instructions on measuring an area, visit the help center here.

March 4, 2020

Gaia GPS

New Gaia GPS Web Release and Redesign

by Ashli Baldwin March 7, 2016

written by Ashli Baldwin

Head over to gaiagps.com to see a big redesign for 2016.

What’s New?

We’ve made several design changes to give the site a cleaner look:

Improved search on the map and in the gallery
Removed iOS and Android buttons for users who already sync with the Gaia GPS app
Completely redesigned track page
Menu bar now displays profile image instead of email address

Track Details Page Overhaul

Click to view this track in your browser

The new track page layout allows you to choose a display picture and easily flip through pictures with the new thumbnail grid. Actions for the embedded map are more organized— get directions, download the track as a GPX or KML file, change map layers, and print (for GaiaPro users).

You’ll also notice a new stats bar layout and the addition of nearby tracks. New icons next to the track name let you favorite public tracks, view comments or share.

Big changes happening, stay updated

With the addition of our new full-time team member Jason, we expect to push a lot of new improvements across the apps and website this year—and faster than ever before. Stay in the know with fresh support documents, blog posts, instructional YouTube videos, and social media announcements on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

We also curate important updates and new features, details about the Gaia team, some fascinating public trips from the gaiagps.com gallery, and other info relevant to our users in a single monthly newsletter. Click the button below and subscribe today so you never miss out on our awesome progress.

March 7, 2016

Gaia GPS How-To

Free Data Sync in Gaia GPS

by Staff Reports July 20, 2015

written by Staff Reports

About half of the people who use Gaia GPS enable the free data sync in the app. We used to call this service “GaiaCloud,” but now we just say the app lets you “sync with gaiagps.com.” This blog post will tell you why and how to sync.

You should sync, because syncing lets you:

Automatically back up your data
Use your data on multiple devices, and on gaiagps.com
Publish and share your trips
Archive data to save space

Automatically Back Up Your Data

When you get a new device, upgrade, (or drop your phone in a river), it’s great to know you can simply log in to Gaia GPS on your new phone, and sync back all of your data.

And when we say backup, we mean it. Your data exists on your devices, in our live database, and in up-to-the-minute snapshots that we archive. Our backups work, and we’ve had events where our servers go nuts, but we don’t suffer data loss of any kind.

After using the sync option, you can view your data on the web

Sync your Data on Multiple Devices

Many people use a combination of iPhones, iPads, Androids, and gaiagps.com. Syncing data makes sharing data between devices simple and pleasant, and it’s really great to be able to plan trips on a big screen (iPad or computer), and then just take the phone or small tablet on the trip.

Plot a route on your tablet and sync to your mobile device

Publish and share your trips

When you publish a track, others will be able to view your track page and download the GPX file or choose to add it to their online tracks. You can also share your tracks with friends on Facebook and Twitter.

You can do this one track at a time, or even auto-publish all of your tracks as you create them. Tracks you share get a nice webpage with pictures, stats, graphs, comments, and more.

View the tracks you sync on the web and share them with friends

Archive Data to Save Space

Some power users find they have too many maps and and too much data to keep it all on device conveniently.

But when you sync, you can keep a digital copy of all of your tracks, waypoints and maps online, and sync them to your device only when you need them.

If you delete any data from your device, it will automatically archive online, instead of deleting. You can manually toggle the archive settings for each track from your online account. Deleting data from gaiagps.com will also permanently delete it across all devices.

Archive data online so that it does not sync back to your device

Free to Use

You can create your account from the iOS or Android app, or on gaiagps.com. This is totally free, and separate from GaiaPro, a service that gives additional features and maps for the app and website.

At no cost, you can sync and back up all the data you use in Gaia GPS – trips, routes, imports, photos, maps, waypoints, and even your map source list. You can also use a bunch of great features on gaiagps.com, with or without the app, including the new Trail Finder.

If you don’t use the service, we’re curious why. Send us a note at support@gaiagps.com

July 20, 2015