Until now, many location and GPS applications have been made for Android, most of them are designed for routing on the roads outside and inside the city, and this issue has caused that despite the sufficient hardware in smartphones, still For activities such as mountain climbing, nature tourism, mountain biking, etc. Rely on separate GPS devices. Today we are at your service with an application that is made for routing in out-of-town and off-road activities, and its purpose is to eliminate the need for hand-held GPS devices. Handy GPS is an excellent application for routing and locating in non-urban spaces for the Android operating system, which was developed by the BinaryEarth software group and published on Google Play at a price of $6.99. This program will record your route, find your location and finally accompany you home. Using this program is very simple and it will work for you even in the most remote parts of the world because it does not require an internet connection. This program provides your coordinates in UTM or latitude/longitude coordinates so you can use them alongside your paper topographic maps. You can see the route traveled, stops, etc. in full in the Google Earth application later.
Some features of Handy GPS Android program:
Display your speed, direction, and total distance traveled in both imperial/US units
The ability to save your current location as a waypoint, and the ability to save a route log to show you’ve been there.
Ability to import route logs and waypoints and export KML and GPX files to Google Earth
Ability to manually enter waypoints in UTM coordinates or latitude/longitude
Ability to direct you to a waypoint with the “Goto” screen using the correct directions or compass
Audible proximity alarm on goto screen
Has a magnetic compass dial (only on devices with mag sensors)
Calculate the local magnetic inclination at startup using the IGRF-11 model, for use in the goto page
Ability to display a simple map of your current location or a saved waypoint, or a Google Map if a data connection is available
Worldwide WGS84 datum support with Australian datum and AGD66, AGD84, GDA94, AGD, GDA, AMG, and MGA map grids. (You can also use WGS84 for NAD83 maps).
Display satellite locations and signal strengths graphically
The possibility of simple display or MGRS grid refs
Distance and direction between waypoints
Has online help pages
The perfect companion for your next outdoor adventure. Seek, find, record and return home with Handy GPS.
Handy GPS is a powerful navigation tool designed for outdoors sports like hiking, bushwalking, tramping, mountain biking, kayaking, boating, horse trail riding, geocaching. Its also useful for surveying, mining, archaeology, and forestry applications. Its simple to use and works even in the remotest back country since it doesn’t require network connectivity. It allows you to work in UTM or lat/lon coordinates so you can even use it with your paper maps.
BASE FEATURES:
- Shows your current coordinates, altitude, speed, direction of travel, and distance travelled in metric, imperial/US, or nautical units.
- Can store your current location as a waypoint, and record a track log to show where you’ve been on a map.
- Data can be imported from and exported to KML and GPX files.
- Allows manual entry of waypoints in UTM, MGRS and lat/lon coords.
- Can guide you to a waypoint using the “Goto” screen, and optionally sound an alert when when you’re getting close.
- Has a compass page which works on devices with magnetic field sensors.
- Automatically computes the local geoid offset to improve altitude accuracy
- Supports the world-wide WGS84 datum along with the common Australian datums and map grids (AGD66, AGD84, AMG, GDA94, and MGA). You can also use WGS84 for NAD83 maps in the US.
- Shows GPS satellite locations and signal strengths graphically.
- Can display simple or MGRS grid references.
- Can compute waypoint-to-waypoint distance and direction.
- Includes an optional timer line to record walk duration and compute your average speed.
- If you have an Wear smartwatch, a stand-alone watch version of the app will also be installed.
- Thoroughly tested by the developer on many off-track walks
EXTRA FEATURES IN THIS VERSION:
- No ads
- Unlimited number of waypoints and track log points.
- Email or SMS your location to a friend as a clickable map link.
- Email your waypoints and tracklogs as KML or GPX file.
- Supports common datums such as NAD83 (US), OSGB36 (UK), NZTM2000 (NZ), SAD69 (South America) and ED50 (Europe), and you can configure your own custom datums, including local grid systems.
- UK grid refs with two letter prefixes can be shown if OSGB datum selected.
- Elevation profile.
- GPS averaging mode.
- Take photos and record voice memos, geo-located with KML files for easy viewing on a PC.
- Geo-tag photos, and/or have the coordinates and bearing “burnt” into the image.
- Sun rise and set times.
- Export data to CSV file.
- Create waypoint by triangulation, or projecting using an entered distance and bearing.
- Compute length, area, and elevation change for tracklog.
- Offline map support by downloading tiles from map tile servers, or using own map images.
- Compute calories.
- Optional background image.
- Optional location sharing on web.
- Spoken distance and direction guidance on goto page.
PERMISSIONS:
(1) GPS, to show your location, (2) Network access, to load maps, (3) SD card access, to load and store waypoints, (4) Camera access, for taking pics, (5) Prevent phone from sleeping, so proximity alarm works, (6) Control flashlight, to allow flashlight use, (7) System settings, to allow the Wear app to control screen brightness, and (8) Record audio for voice memos.
DISCLAIMER:
You use this app at your own risk. The developer accepts no responsibility for you getting lost or injured as a result of using this app. Batteries in mobile devices can go flat. An alternate power source is recommended for extended hikes.
App Specs
- For ANDROID
- Update May 17, 2023
- Version 40.6
- Android 4.1 / VARY
- Developers BinaryEarth
- Category Maps & Navigation
- Price 10.99
- View on Google Play