GPSKits Adds Advanced GPS Functions to iPhone

[deannnnn]

This app really does not appeal to me at all.

 

[ImageWrangler]

This app really does not appeal to me at all.

Thanks for your valuable and breathtaking insight.

 

[russtic]

Good but need more!

I tried to use my iphone in the lake district. Unfortunately the programs I tried do enable you to go between the raw gps coordinates and the grid reference on ordnance survey maps. It was therefore pretty useless for walking.

From what I have read on the OS site it would not be that hard to add the functionality to gps programs as it is a maths equation.

(the maths I could do the programming I couldn't!)

 

[wwjdjoe]

I'm guessing that wasn't an actual screen shot, since the direction is indicated as West, but the heading is 175, which is almost due south, actually 5 degrees east of south (180). West would be 270 degrees.

 

[tys]

Pretty much all the same information you can find on the dashboard of your car...

I'd rather carry an Iphone around than a car!

 

[geowarrior]

As the author of Geopher Lite I am a bit disappointed that I didn't get a mention here. My application is geared towards geocaching, but it still has some GPS information regarding where you are and a target location.

Shameless link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285258963&mt=8

I'll second that Geopher Lite is a great app for those who go geocaching. Looking forward to the next update for it with the pointer directing you to the cache rather than the compass direction to cache if that makes sense

Having said that GPSKit is still appealing as a replacement for my aging handheld GPS Unit, although at this cost I will hold fire till I am feeling a little flush for cash

 

[gotzero]

Based on the responses here, I do not think people understand the purpose of this app. A turn by turn gps unit is useless off the road.

This program fills the gap for everything else! I took it on a hike yesterday after purchasing and loved it! I had a couple of questions about output and functionality, and got an intelligent response the same day (Sunday no less)!

The information this program gives you is second to none on a phone, and the output to the google GIS offerings is fantastic! If you are outdoors, this program is well worth the price of entry even if you already have a dedicated offroad GPS unit.

I cannot wait to see where it goes with updates!

 

[wreckshop]

Odd, I'm having a hard time taking my car when hiking, the park rangers keep yelling at me, that said, the body shop has appreciated all my business. Also while kayaking I've found it hard to put my car on top of my kayak and, the one time I did without it flipping over, for some reason the speedometer read "0" the whole way and the odometer never moved either. You, bbplayer, must have a pretty nifty car that you can take everywhere, how big is it? Must be small. And where can I buy one (for less than $199 please)?

For hiking I think you'd be better served by a pedometer. It tracks distance and time spent traveling, from which you can calculate avg mph. I don't think it's practical to have GPS continuously running on an iphone since it kills the battery so quickly and the last thing I'd want is my cellphone to run out of juice when I'm out in the woods.

This app may be worth paying for if it was $5.00 or less, considering that you can buy a pedometer for less than $10.00, and it also counts calories burned!

Also, don't you think its risky to be using your iphone and kayaking at the same time?

 

[E.Lizardo]

Odd, I'm having a hard time taking my car when hiking, the park rangers keep yelling at me, that said, the body shop has appreciated all my business. Also while kayaking I've found it hard to put my car on top of my kayak and, the one time I did without it flipping over, for some reason the speedometer read "0" the whole way and the odometer never moved either. You, bbplayer, must have a pretty nifty car that you can take everywhere, how big is it? Must be small. And where can I buy one (for less than $199 please)?

His car has one of those new space age removable dashboards.Just pop it out and carry it on your shoulder like a ghetto blaster!

 

[shredthegnar]

outdoor uses

Do any of these programs track altitude? It would be super useful for hiking, biking, skiing, running to not only know how far you've gone and your max and average speed, but to also know how many vertical feet you climbed/descended. I'd love to know at the end of a ski day how many total vertical feet I skied along with my top speed and average speed.

I know that Garmin GPS watches have this function, so it seems as though somebody should include this feature in one of their programs.

 

[macdot]

Be cool if it were free.

 

[skyloader]

Do any of these programs track altitude? It would be super useful for hiking, biking, skiing, running...

i know that iTrail ($2.99) and GPS Tracker (Free) track altitude. i'm not sure about GPS Kit or the others.