Who uses a tablet as GPS? How?????

I made another post in the general automotive thread but figured I would ask here as well. I see some of you guys running tablets on the RAM ball mounts. Why? What's this do that a normal GPS in an iphone doesn't do? Is there a way to upload maps of trails or something? I can read a normal map(street signs and what not) but no idea how to use some sort of GPS on an iPad. I use the one on my iPhone but that's it. I'd like this feature as I already have an iPad and if I can download trails to the thing that would be even better. Thanks in advance.

 

Don't know if its OK to reference another forum but check out the expedition portal forum; GPS and Computers, and Mapping and Navigation.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tablet-gps-navigation.539334/

 

You're the shit. Thank you

 

Exactly right. I use earthmate. Normal GPS is restrictive and designed to get you from known A point to known B point. Offroad, GPS is shit. I can pair an Inreach with my Earthmate App on an ipad and know exactly where I am at in the middle of nowhere. Additionally Earthmate and other apps allow you to have satellite views, USGS survey maps etc overlayed.

 

Do you use GAIA? I'm having an issue finding the 4x4 trails on it. or even BLM roads.

 

I use backcountry navigator .I like it.

 

I've got my Ipad mounted on an Expedition Essentials TPAM mount and it's rock solid:
https://expeditionessentials.com/products/toyota-tacoma-3rd-gen-usb-powered-accessory-mount

I use GAIA Pro. Depending on what map layering you use, it can be an awesome resource.

 

I use this thing called a trail map... like on paper? It works too

 

I keep an old Dell laptop in the truck that has a copy of Mapfactor Navigator. It gets GPS location data from a $30 usb puck from ebay. Open source maps are all free. Nice to have a 15" screen. I'm working on figuring out a way to do the same thing with a raspberry Pi.

 

I've got a few thousand miles of trails and dirt roads on my ipad(which means its on my iPhone, and my laptop) without having to keep
100 different trail maps. I can also use paper maps, but Avenza Maps has geo reference for most maps like MVUM, so I rarely need the
paper versions.

 

Ive just had a few shitty expiriances with electronics not working how they should, that's the only reason I keep a little binder of trail maps behind the back seat.

 

If its an ipad, try Topo Maps App (free seamless hugh resolution USGS quads with NO SUBSCRIPTION fee!!) and a Garmin Glo Bluetooth GPS to allow the iPad to get offline GPS signals.

$109 Garmin GLO Portable GPS and GLONASS Receiver with Vehicle Power Cable

https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Portable-GLONASS-Receiver-Vehicle/dp/B00AYAZENY

Here’s a screenshot of the program running with the lowest resolution version of the maps on my 64mb iPhone - my iPad makes it a whole screen map. On low res mode , I can predownload all of the Mojave desert quads across California, Nevada and Arizona and they create a seamless map. The hi res mode I can download all of California desert quads and Colorado River in Arizona. All for free and with no annual subscription fees!

 

GisPro on an ipad. Can donload and cache google earth imagery for when i go hunting. Also import shapefiles etc... Its priceless. Even though its the most expensive app in the appstore lol

 

I've got backcountry navigator on a Samsung tablet. I have it connected to my Kenwood D710g ham radio via Bluetooth. I use it mostly to track APRS signals of people in my group and of a transceiver that I put on my dog's collar.

 

Gaia maps and a garmin GLO.

 

I use one of these:

https://www.ebay.com/p/TomTom-9T00-...itm=251461851803&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1