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    BPLwiia
    Spectator

    @bplwiia

    I just recently got the premium subscription of GAIA for my phone. I’m trying to really drill down on how to use GAIA especially as it relates to navigation. It will be used for bushwhacking. I’ve looked at a few YT videos which did provide a few insights.

    Is there a source of information you could suggest to help in this regard?

    #3642869
    Richard Nisley
    BPL Member

    @richard295

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    That application has an excellent instruction manual.

    You can download an entire PDF version of the user manual to iOS Books by following this link:

    iOS: https://static.gaiagps.com/user-manual/iOS/en-us.pdf
    gaiagps.com: https://static.gaiagps.com/user-manual/GaiaGPS.com/en-us.pdf

     

    #3642874
    PaulW
    BPL Member

    @peweg8

    Locale: Western Colorado

    If you login at http://www.gaiagps.com (not even sure you have to login), then click on Help (top center) you’ll find all kinds of good info. The FAQ link has plenty of videos.

    #3642890
    W I S N E R !
    Spectator

    @xnomanx

    Alan Dixon has a great overview:

    https://www.adventurealan.com/iphone-gps-map-backpacking/

     

    #3643160
    Eugene Hollingsworth
    BPL Member

    @geneh_bpl

    Locale: Mid-Minnesota

    Great article by adventurealan. Thanks for posting it. Now I will be more confident of how to set my iPhone and use Gaia mapping. I’ll probably download maps tonight using his suggestions for tracking and remove some of my downloaded maps.

    #3643167
    W I S N E R !
    Spectator

    @xnomanx

    I also like Luc Mehl’s tutorial…some info on more advanced features.

    https://thingstolucat.com/2019/03/17/navigation-with-gaia-gps/

     

    #3644689
    BPLwiia
    Spectator

    @bplwiia

    Wow, thank you…all great information. I went out and did a 3-hour bushwhack this morning. GAIA is a wonderful tool and I’m impressed.

    My new phone, a Galaxy S10, was fully charged and on airplane mode. I had GAIA on tracking and Earthmate on although it was not recording a track. My phone went down to 41% charged by the end.  I was surprised it was down that low especially being on airplane mode.

    Any thoughts why?

     

    #3644763
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    iOS Gaia experience here: tracking costs a lot of battery. Without tracking I go through 20–25%/day including photos and maybe a little audiobook/podcast if I’m having trouble sleeping. With tracking on, all bets are off.

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