Pocket Maps lets people explore offline
ACTIVITY: Managing and maintaining track and trail data
In August 2021, we launched Pocket Maps, a smartphone app that allows people to take our comprehensive maps with them just about anywhere, offline, free of charge.
Many of our map users told us they struggled to understand public access boundaries when outdoors, away from internet access. Now, anyone with a smartphone (Apple or Android) can install Pocket Maps and choose from a list of interactive regional maps to download before heading out.
As with our online maps, users can take advantage of their phone’s location feature to focus in on their current location with a single tap.
Pocket Maps gives people everything they need to check public access boundaries when they’re enjoying the outdoors, quickly and easily. It’s particularly useful for hunters and other recreationalists who don’t always plan their entire route ahead of time.
Hereturikōkā also saw an improvement in the quality of the basemaps on offer in our map viewers. This update from our partners at Eagle Technology means users can now see more detail in our maps when they zoom in.