BigFoot Wicklow Mountains
Hiking app - off line map (Wicklow Mts.), GPS, compass. Saves devices battery.
BigFoot is 100% off line app - the map (Wicklow Mountains) is stored on SD card and the app uses only GPS. Battery saving is done through limiting GPS fixes only when the user is looking at the map. BigFoot is also using compass to rotate the map according to current bearing - maps top always faces north. When map rotation is on theres also bearing line visible to help the user identify terrain features. In case of lost connection with satellites (heavy fog, dense forest, staying indoors, etc.) its possible to add position in "emergency mode" by long click on the map. "Emergency mode" is also available when users position is outside the mapThe map has scroll limits to prevent over scrolling.BigFoot doesnt provide any tracking or route plotting features (not yet).BigFoot works on phone as well as on tablet (with GPS sensor) and changes between portrait and landscape without loosing map focus, zoom or compass bearing."Added new functionality - clicking on action bar where coordinates are displayed changes Lat, Lon to Irish Grid Reference, thus BigFoot can work with paper maps. Also a few minor improvements added."
BigFoot is 100% off line app - the map (Wicklow Mountains) is stored on SD card and the app uses only GPS. Battery saving is done through limiting GPS fixes only when the user is looking at the map. BigFoot is also using compass to rotate the map according to current bearing - maps top always faces north. When map rotation is on theres also bearing line visible to help the user identify terrain features. In case of lost connection with satellites (heavy fog, dense forest, staying indoors, etc.) its possible to add position in "emergency mode" by long click on the map. "Emergency mode" is also available when users position is outside the mapThe map has scroll limits to prevent over scrolling.BigFoot doesnt provide any tracking or route plotting features (not yet).BigFoot works on phone as well as on tablet (with GPS sensor) and changes between portrait and landscape without loosing map focus, zoom or compass bearing."Added new functionality - clicking on action bar where coordinates are displayed changes Lat, Lon to Irish Grid Reference, thus BigFoot can work with paper maps. Also a few minor improvements added."