GPS Test vs HiiKER: The Offline Hiking app Usage & Stats
With this app, you can check the GPS reception in your area and update AGPS data for faster fix times, whilst being able to view other GPS and sensor data. The app acts as a one-stop place for viewing: your altitude, accurate UTC plus local time, your compass heading, the moon phase and daylight hours. It supports GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, SBAS, BEIDOU and QZSS satellites. The app has various different colour schemes which can be changed according to your tastes, including a night mode. The colour schemes can also be used to match other instrumentation alongside the app.
GPS Test has six different screens:
•GPS signal (SNR) bar chart, showing the signal strength for each satellite, as well as the accuracy and status of the GNSS network
•Satellite positions in the sky (sky view) shown on a rotating compass
•Your current location on the earth shown as text and on a world map. The current position of the sun and the day/night transition curve is also shown
•Compass
•Your current speed, heading and altitude are shown as text
•The current time read from the GPS and the local time in your current time zone, as well as the sunrise and sunset times at your location
Coordinate Grids supported by GPS Test:
OSGB, UTM, MGRS, USNG, CH1903, Maidenhead
Datums supported by GPS Test:
WGS84, NAD83, NAD27, ED50, AGD66, AGD84, SAD69 plus more
The app is compatible with all screen resolutions from phones to large tablets
If you like this app, check out GPS Test Plus, the enhanced features include:
* Simple Navigation.
* Location Sharing (email, SMS, Twitter etc.)
* Dials (Altimeter, Speedo and Compass)
* 7 segment LED font
* Dot Matrix font
*HUD mode
Alternatively, this free app contains in-app purchases to upgrade its current features when you need that little bit extra
Check us out on all of our platforms to find out more and keep up to date:
Twitter: @chartcross
Instagram: @gps.test
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gpstest
* Internet permissions are only required for analytics and advertising, the app will work without a WIFI or data connection.
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HiiKER is an award-winning hiking app that is dedicated to building tools specifically for the hiking community.
Here are some of the key features of HiiKER (expanded below)
* Discover over 100,000 verified hiking trails
* Find campsites, hotels, huts, stores, motels, water sources etc
* Plan your own custom hiking route
* Record your Hikes
* Download hiking trails for FREE to navigate offline
* Create custom waypoints for Nav and Geocaching
* Import & Export GPX files for Free
* Choose from High-Resolution Map layers
Download thousands of Hiking trail maps for FREE
With HiiKER, you can download over 87,000 of the world’s best hiking, walking and backpacking trails right to your smartphone for free. Looking for the perfect hiking trail? You’ll find the trail that’s right for you with our powerful trail search tool. And navigate it completely offline, for free.
Points of Interest / Accommodation
You’ll find thousands of accommodation and amenity options for your adventures. Plan ahead with the perfect lunch spot, campsite, resupply town or maybe even a 5-star hotel on your hiking trip.
Plan custom hiking routes
The HiiKER Route Planner will enable you to blaze your own trail and plan a custom hiking route. Download your planned hiking route to your device for free and navigate offline. You can even share your hiking route with others or with your smart device, like Garmin, Apple watch or Google Fit.
Free Offline Hiking Maps
With HiiKER you can download all your favourite trails to your phone to use offline FOR FREE - even in airplane mode, so you can stay safe on the trail.
Waypoints & Geocaching
Place custom waypoints on any map and edit the details of the waypoint. Waypoints can be used to note campsites, gps coordinates, geocache locations, checkpoints and many other uses.
Import GPX files
Got a GPX file from a friend or another app like alltrails, onx, gaia gps, garmin, strava, komoot? Import it to HiiKER and make your own edits to the route before hitting the trail.
Record your Hikes
The HiiKER Tracker records your hiking activity and gives you in-depth detail about your adventures that you can share to Strava, Garmin and with your hiking community.
High-Resolution Map layers
We are building the most comprehensive selection of FREE map layers available. You'll find the layer that is best suited to your hike. These include
Open street maps (OSM)
Satellite
Nature
Mobile Atlas
Landscape
Pioneer
Transport
Free GPX Download
Export GPX files of one of the thousands of hiking trails on HiiKER for FREE. Sync them with your other gps devices, such as Garmin, suunto, coros etc.
HiiKER PRO+ pricing starts from $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year.
[PRO+] Measure the Distance
Use our handy measurement tool to know what distance, terrain and elevation lie ahead.
[PRO+] Stage by stage breakdown
Planning a longer hike and want to divide the trail into smaller segments? Our stage-by-stage breakdown helps you plan your days better with clever distance and elevation management.
[PRO+] Premium High-Resolution maps
Upgrading to HiiKER PRO+ gets you access to some of the world's best map developers in the world on the platform. These high-resolution maps include
US National Forests
USGS
National Park Service
Ordnance Survey UK
EastWest Mapping
IGN
OSi (Ireland) / Tailte
Swiss Topo
All of these maps can be used in conjunction with other HiiKER features.
Quality Data
We don’t just put any trail on HiiKER. We partner with trail organisations, National parks and other trusted sources around the world to bring you the most up-to-date and official trail data available.
These organisations are critical to the enjoyment and safety of hikers. As many are voluntary or NFP organisations, we give users the ability to donate to them for the valuable work they do.
Help and Support
Contact us at customer-support@hiiker.co
Legal
Terms of Service: https://hiiker.app/terms-of-service
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