Remember, your phone is to be used for making emergency phone calls and accessing the mapping app - please conserve battery life to ensure your phone is functioning if you require it. You need location services (GPS) turned on to use the app, but leaving it on at other times will potentially prematurely flatten your battery. When finished, exit the app and again turn off location services.
To use MAPS.ME, turn on location services, find your location on the map and use the app. Turn OFF location services EXCEPT when using the MAPS.ME app. Turn OFF mobile/cellular data - you will still be able to make/receive calls if necessary, but 3G/4G services are disabled. The app doesn't require cellular data other than to initially download the base map ("Brisbane" is the map you will need - you will be asked to download this when you first open the app).įor event day, we suggest you use the following settings on your phone: You will then be able to view latitude and longitude coordinates - this will be useful if you are lost or injured and need to provide your location to event personnel.
To get your location coordinates at any time, first click on your location arrow and then swipe up on the "My Position" text. As you move your location moves with you - which is useful for navigation if you are on the course and unsure of the direction you should be going. To view your location on the map click on the left-most symbol in the bottom navigation bar - the map will zoom in on your location, shown by a blue arrow. To view information about any of the course markers click on them and information will show up on the bottom of the screen. There are also several other markers visible on the map including distance, checkpoints, etc. The course will be saved as a bookmark in the app, and will be visible on the map as an ORANGE LINE. If you’re new or returning do some reconnaissance runs pre-event if possible, follow the signage and listen to the marshals on race day and if necessary refer to the compulsory maps you are carrying via a hard copy or on the app!ĭownload the WECH50 track route to your phone from this COASTAL HIGH 50 MAP LINK or the Coastal High Crunch course via the CRUNCH MAP LINKįind the downloaded file on your phone and then choose to open it in the MAPS.ME app. The Lower Bellbird Circuit is still not available so the alternate course used in 2020 has been retained for 2021 (subject to change should works progress sufficiently). There have been course changes from previous years due to ongoing recovery work following the 2019 bushfires. There still doesn't seem to be a way to upload GPX tracks and record trips in the background, but with the editor function now live, it should theoretically be the next step for the MAPS.ME developers.BOTH 2021 SMARTPHONE MAPS (for use on app) NOW AVAILABLE! The edits show up instantly on your phone and are sent to the OSM servers right away or the next time you have an internet connection if you're offline. The interface seems intuitive and well designed, with options to report problems, mark closed places as such, and add phone numbers, opening hours, websites, and more to each POI. But when you upload them to a Garmin watch (or any other GPS-enabled device), you can then follow the course, and your device will show you which way to go. In themselves, they aren’t very useful they are only a GPS map of your route. With version 6.0, MAPS.ME is adding a new editor to allow its 40M+ users to add and edit places right from the app, without having to wait until they're in front of a computer to use the online OSM tools. GPX files are essentially files that give your watch the GPS coordinates of your course. There's the simple OSM Contributor which is just an editor, Bertel's favorite OsmAnd which is a full-fledged navigator and editor, and now MAPS.ME is getting updated to allow for OSM editing. There are many OSM apps on Android, but the choice is much more limited for apps that also allow users to edit and contribute data right from their phones. If you're not using Google Maps as your navigation assistant, your choices of accurate and updated mapping solutions are varied, but OpenStreetMaps (OSM) remains one of the top contenders thanks to an open-source user-generated approach.
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