RE: Free Phone App for emergency GPS co ordinates etc

[Martin <>]

One point to bear in mind is that many GPS type apps chew batteries rather quickly.  It's no use having the coords if the phone won't work.

Martin

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On 1 Feb 2016, at 11:27, David Rees <> wrote:

Re map apps. I have been using 'Memory Map' for Off-line topo /street and HEMA maps on my PC plus on the phone/tablet for a while now.  Works good in Australia, and in NZ and the UK from experience. On Andriod app is free plus base 1:250,000 map of Australia can be downloaded free also.  On Apple I think you have to pay a small fee. 

Young ones need to understand that such apps work with off-line maps loaded in advance onto your phone and don't need a data connection to operate - sort of essential in rural Australia.   package will give GPS read-out, tracking etc.

From experience many Sat phones have a feature that will simply send current GPS data as a text.

David

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Baird, Ian <> wrote:

Agreed, very useful and worth having for emergencies.

Also, as many will know, there are also apps for IOS/Android mobile phones which allow topographic maps to be used anywhere eg. Mud Map 3 – but these and the downloadable maps cost money.

Ian B.

 

From: kym bradley [
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Free Phone App for emergency GPS co ordinates etc

 

May be a handy app for people like myself who go bush,  as you never know what could happen  I am sure they would have it for android as well

 

Safety first

 

 

The app displays the GPS coordinates of the phone's location, which a caller can read to the emergency operator.

 

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/emergency-+/id691814685?mt=8

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