When planning the route and for orientation on the way I used and will use my Garmin GPS device 62st; but other hikers - like Svante (see link below*) - get along or even prefer to work with online maps and just use their smartphone (iPhone or Android) on the way. Florian sends me an email:
Hallo Michael!
Ich plane mit diesen beiden Onlinekarten, lege mir auf dem Bildschirm Norwegen http://www.norgeskart.no/#11/365381/7062141 nach links/Westen und Schweden https://kso.etjanster.lantmateriet.se/ nach rechts/Osten, dann kann man schön planen. Falls man unsicher ist, ob die Höhe stimmt, sind die durchnummerierten Grenzsteine (riksröse) ein guter Anhalt.
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| Map of Norway - west - on the left, and Sweden - east - on the right |
These maps are obviously excellent in detail and the tools seem to offer quite a few options.
So working with free online maps and the GPS function on the smartphone seems to be a much cheaper option.
I have almost no experience with online maps or apps, but recently I had a look at outdooractive. You can also plan your routes, the app suggests routes, you can change routes etc. For day hikes and local outdoor activities quite attractive. https://www.outdooractive.com/de/
But how much do you depend on the net in the wilderness? Does and ... how does it work? How good is the aerial and the GPS reception? And - with Garmin also - you have to think of the energy supply. With 62st I can use batteries. Another question might be: how shock- and waterproof is your smartphone?
*This is the link to Svante's blog. See index card: kartan i smartphone.
http://svante-sundelin.blogspot.de
In addition I got information about two apps, the first from Svante:
... the app "MapApp Topo" is now very, very good. They have last month new maps (Lantmäteriet) that are really updated. Scale 1:50.000 instead of 1:100.000. You can not buy a paper map with scale 1:50.000. MapApp Topo does not work with Iphone (IOS), only with Android. I love this app and I always used the smartphone instead the paper maps during my hiking.
In addition I got information about two apps, the first from Svante:
... the app "MapApp Topo" is now very, very good. They have last month new maps (Lantmäteriet) that are really updated. Scale 1:50.000 instead of 1:100.000. You can not buy a paper map with scale 1:50.000. MapApp Topo does not work with Iphone (IOS), only with Android. I love this app and I always used the smartphone instead the paper maps during my hiking.
... the second is from Florian:
Wollte dir einen schönen gratis App nicht vorenthalten,
Fjällkartan offline (Swedish Mountain Maps) von Jaob Ivstam, guckst App Store. Zuhause installieren und
die gewünschten (oder alle) Kartenblätter runterladen, dann hat man sie dabei
zur Planung und als back up.
Hi there!
AntwortenLöschenYou find the answers to most of these questions in the following link
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/safety/gps-smartphones.shtml .
To sum up, a smart phone is no substitute för map + compass + navigation skills. But it works as acurate as a stand alone satnav and it works off the cell phone grid. A satnav is more solid. And you would´nt like to put all your eggs in one basket, you might need your phone for getting into contact with mountain rescue.
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Hej,
AntwortenLöschenvery informative website indeed. Thank you.