Choose a Map
Topo Maps+ comes with a number of different maps. Tap on the map icon in the upper right corner to choose a map. When you choose a map you can turn hill shading and trail overlays on or off. Here is information about each of the maps.
Prepare to Go Offline
Topo Maps+ is designed for offline use while deep in the backcountry. Most of the features of Topo Maps+ work even when there is no internet connection. For example, GPS and compass work without an internet connection so Topo Maps+ can know where you are and which direction you are headed without the internet. To get ready to go into the backcountry you need to download the maps you want to view before you go out. Once you have downloaded maps, you don’t need an internet connection to view them. Learn how to use Topo Maps+ offline.
Get Outside
Now that you have downloaded maps to your device, you can explore the great outdoors. While you are out you can tap on the location icon in the toolbar to see where you are located. If you tap on the location button again, Topo Maps+ will orientate the map based on the compass. When you do this, if you hold your device flat and point it ahead of you, the map will be oriented based on the direction you are looking.
In the second screenshot the map is orientated from the compass and the phone is pointed towards Image Lake.
While you are out you can also record your trip to see exactly where you went.
Planning Your Trip
Topo Maps+ is an awesome tool for planning your next adventure.
Read more about
- Interacting with trails.
- Tracing routes on a map.
- Measuring distance on a map.
- Working with waypoints.
- Organizing your trip data with tags.
Printing Maps
While Topo Maps+ is an awesome application to help you go deeper into the backcountry it is not wise to rely solely on technology. Having a printed map can sometimes be the difference between making it out and being lost with an iOS device that ran out of battery. Topo Maps+ makes it easy to print maps on your printer at home, even if you don’t have an AirPrint Printer. To make sure your map lasts during your adventure you can print those maps on Adventure Paper or put them in a water proof map case.
Do Even More
There is a so much more you can do with Topo Maps+.
- Let Topo Maps+ guide you to a waypoint.
- Share data with your friends.
- Import data from other apps.
- Export data to other apps.
- Get distance and heading from location to point on the map.
- Use Topo Maps+ on an Apple Watch.
- Go directly to coordinates.
