Hema Maps Interactive GPS Navigation iPhone/iPad Now $19 (Was $29.99)

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asa79 on 14/10/2015 - 04:37 itunes.apple.com (236 clicks)
Last edited 14/10/2015 - 11:04 by 1 other user

If your have been looking at getting Hema Maps for your Apple device its has now dropped a bit in price.

Description
Hema Explorer is an offline GPS navigation app that combines reliable Hema maps with 40,000 points of interest and more for guiding 4WD, touring and camping adventures throughout Australia.

FEATURES

• Reliable Hema maps
• 40,000+ interactive Points of Interest (POI)
• Australia-wide terrain, satellite and street mapping
• Real-time weather forecasts & rain radar
• Record tracks, waypoints and routes
• Take geo-tagged photos
• View, share and download adventures online with the Hema Explorer Cloud public track database

OFFLINE

• Australia-wide Topo 1:250k and Hema Touring 1:1Million maps included
• Buy additional Hema maps in-app
• 40,000 interactive POI for touring, camping and 4WD
• Navigate and record trips with real-time GPS tracking

ONLINE

• Map-overlaid rain radar & weather forecasts
• Clip ’n’ save Australia-wide satellite, street and terrain mapping
• Share and download trips from the Hema Explorer Cloud track database

Warning: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

OFFLINE NAVIGATION

Navigate and discover what’s around you completely offline with Hema Explorer. Track your location using your device’s in-built GPS receiver* while you navigate with reliable Hema maps, and plan every stop along the way with 40,000 interactive POI.

POI cover accommodation (e.g. campsites, caravan parks), facilities (e.g. dump points, toilets, rest areas), services (e.g. emergency telephones, mechanical repairs), information centres and supply points (e.g. 24-hour fuel, roadhouses), with each POI containing additional information including facilities, activities and contact details where available.

While you track your location on a Hema map, record the track log of your journey along with geo-tagged photos and waypoints that you can add a title and notes to, so you can remember your trip in detail and share it with the world when you return home.

ONLINE NAVIGATION

Prepare for your trip or get information on the road with Hema Explorer’s online features. Find out what the weather will be like where you’re headed by accessing up-to-the-minute weather forecasts, a three-day outlook and map-overlaid rain radar. Or, download satellite imagery, street and terrain mapping to use on your adventure simply by creating a route of your trip before you go.

You can even find inspiration for your next adventure and show your own off to the world on the Hema Explorer Cloud, the public track database powered by Hema Explorer users. View track logs combined with geo-tagged photos and notes from all over Australia, which you can seamlessly download to your device to guide your own adventures. Alternatively, save your own journey using Hema Explorer’s powerful trip recording functions and then show it off on an interactive Hema map on the Hema Explorer Cloud website.

*You do not need a SIM Card installed or cellular coverage to utilise the GPS tracking functions on iPad for the app, though a WiFi+Cellular iPad is necessary to discover and track your location. A WiFi-only iPad does not contain the in-built GPS that a WiFi+Cellular iPad does, however external Bluetooth GPS receivers can be purchased for use with a WiFi-only iPad.

What's New in Version 2.1
If you have a moment and love Explorer, please leave a review on the App Store. We really appreciate your support.

This is a very big release!
* Folders - You can now organize your data into folders and toggle display of data a folder at a time.
* Apple Watch support. Start and stop recording, view track stats, mark waypoints, and topo maps, all on your wrist.
* Timeline - View all of your data on one screen, in a table or a grid.
* Thumbnails for tracks, waypoints and maps.
* Reduced power usage when recording tracks.
* Distance Notifications - Voice announcements and lock screen notifications for distance traveled.
* Automatic syncing when you are connected to the internet.
* Saved screens now use Grid mode by default, and you can switch it to list mode in Settings.
* Improved formatting for exported routes.

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  Kaz0551 on 14/10/2015 - 08:08

  Does HEMA Explorer come with maps? On the link it shows the below…

  Top In-App Purchases

  High Country Victoria$14.99
  Cape York$14.99
  Fraser Island$14.99
  Kimberley$14.99
  GDT$41.99

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    eDust on 14/10/2015 - 09:36

    Says it includes 1:250k and 1:1m maps. I guess the in-app purchases are more details maps of those areas.

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  ocoolio on 14/10/2015 - 09:15

  -1

  How about these free alternatives:
  - Google Maps (can download a section of a map for offline use if you are offroading)
  - Nokia Here
  - Maps.me (based on OpenStreetMap)

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    fantacular on 14/10/2015 - 14:44

    +3

    using google maps in proper offroad heres sounds like a good way to get lost and die

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  duodeta on 14/10/2015 - 10:02

  +1

  Go for here maps by nokia, all free of voice navigation , offline maps,speed alert etc.

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  [Deactivated] on 14/10/2015 - 11:35

  +3

  This isn't for the normal road warrior that splashes out $240 on a gps system fitted to the windscreen and powered by the ciggy lighter for his daily commute on the M1.

  I suspect these maps are a little more detailed and interactive. Personally if im going 4WDing into remote areas, i'm not going to penny pinch $20 and trust Nokia maps to 'show me the way'

  Thanks for posting.

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    This Void on 14/10/2015 - 15:05

    +1

    I found the HEMA maps to be fairly basic, even the offroad ones (however they are very colourful :)). If someone follows the popular dirt tracks, they are fine, but don't go wandering off.
    I bought a proper 1:25k topo set for my offroading after all my installed maps (HEMA, Sygic, Here, Google Maps) threw in the towel on some firetrails. Now I would never use anything less than 1:25k.

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  hoxygt on 14/10/2015 - 11:54

  Check out Memory Maps as a quality free alternative, includes free 1:250k topo for all of Aus - http://memory-map.com.au/

  Also includes in app purchase for more detailed topo's and specific map types.

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  Sydster on 14/10/2015 - 13:42

  +1

  I use navmii and it is so far the best… its free and it is accurate and you can pretty much get all country maps. When I visited Canada, tried it with OZB Telstra 4G dongle unlocked using CA local data SIM, the gps worked like a charm, it was using the internet to check live traffic status and was rerouting.
  The free version has ad pop up, I paid to have that removed but that didnt work, complained to apple store and got my money back. Other than the non disturbing ad, this app is simply brilliant. The search option is my fav, it is an open search - it looks in your contacts for names then local map based info and give you an option trigger google search - just too clever!

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    asa79 on 14/10/2015 - 22:01

    HEMA is for those areas you dont have mobile signal offroad, does navmii do the same?

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      hoxygt on 15/10/2015 - 01:03

      Memory maps does.

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  packeteer on 04/11/2015 - 12:47

  Hema Explorer is pretty average when it comes to offroad mapping, but the price makes up for that.

  If you're serious about offroad navigation, you'll want to spring the extra cash for a decent app like Mudmaps or MemoryMap w/ EOTopo