With all this connectivity and wireless-ness in today's devices people seem to have forgotten how the early settlers and trailblazers got around, instinct and maps; paper maps. Gaia GPS aims at bringing mountain bikers and hikers alike the old topographical maps of yore for downloading and viewing on your Android device.
Don't confuse this with Google Maps or even compare it, because the maps part is where the similarities end. Gaia accesses many different map services for users immediate needs when hitting the back country. MyTopo, Cloudmade Topo, OpenStreetMap Road, Cloudmade Road, Cloudmade Shaded, and Midnight are the available map sources. Don't ask me about them, cause you'll just have to toy with them yourself. I did discover they deliver different types of maps. Some topo backcountry and some provide streets or trails.
Save maps to your SD card so you can nav without a 3G/4G data or cell connection. This is the defining difference against Google Maps. Much like a true GPS unit. Never get lost again. Unless your battery dies, whoops.
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