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Leica Birdy

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    IOS mapping and tracking apps

    in GPS technology and devices

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    I recently found out that Apple's mapping app defaults to "snap to road" and that many other iOS apps do also. There are ways in the API to tell the location manager not to snap to road - but if an app developer doesn't take those into account and/or offer the user options, you just get that default behavior.

     

    Motion-X GPS offers something like 16 different user-selectable activity modes, some will snap to road and some won't.

     

    Has anyone else he used OTHER apps that record tracks and know which ones do and don't snap to road?

     

    Have you tried setting the Geocaching app to another mapping program (i.e. not the default Apple yet?...) Curious I may try that and see if it solves these issues.

    iPhone app - my location stays on the road

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    Do you switch to compass? Or stay on maps? Do you zoom in if on maps?

     

    Yes Pixos, I switch back and forth. Try to restart navigation. It seems in time if I get WELL off the road it may finally release but then I have to back track a couple hundred feet to the road to find GZ other times not at all though. Seems user 13371 has at least a thread where this is a known problem BUT no solutions listed. Wonder if this works differently if I try different default mapping program?!?... will have to try.

     

    TY all.

    iPhone app - my location stays on the road

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    Sure this topic has been discussed before but searches of the "knowledge books" and now these forums has not found a solution and I'm a noob. Just started my 4th week of caching which reached a new (low?) point of insanity last night when I received a 9 PM notice of new cache and headed out with flashlight for my first FTF! ;p

     

    At any rate, when using the iPhone app, many times my location will remain pinned to the nearest roadway making near impossible to navigate to the cache. Is there some way to adjust settings , etc. to eliminate this issue?...

     

    Thanks in advance,

     

    Leica Birdy

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