By Land Podcast

#6 - Mobile Navigation with Gaia GPS

• Emory Wanger • Episode 6

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On this episode, I talk with Ashli from Gaia GPS about using your mobile device as a navigation tool.  If you're curious about mobile land navigation and not sure about switching to using your smartphone as a backcountry mapping tool, this episode is for you!


Show Notes and Links

  • Intro to Ashli and Gaia GPS
  • What is Gaia?
  • What is mobile mapping and navigation?
  • Gaia GPS Features
  • Pros and cons to using your smartphone for navigation
  • How Ashli uses her Gaia GPS app
  • Gaia for Search and Rescue (True Story)
  • Emory's experience with using Gaia and his phone for mobile navigation
  • How Emory uses his Gaia app
  • Ashli's outdoor advice to beginners
  • Ashli's Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike story and lessons learned
  • Advice on Thru-Hiking
  • Gaia promotion for By Land listeners 
  • www.gaiagps.com
  • 3 Months FREE to Gaia Premium: https://www.gaiagps.com/premium/?PROMO=BYLAND
  • 20% off Gaia Premium: https://www.gaiagps.com/byland20/

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