Phone and Computer Maps
Class: Repeats in Spring | Available (Membership Required)
You can use maps to explore, navigate, hike, find photos, and sightsee. This 5-week course surveys what can be done with maps and provides references on how to do it.
1) Academics: history - real time GPS locations - geographic coordinates
2) Exploring: Google Earth - 3D aerial photos - virtual tours - time travel - hidden gems - embedding photos
3) Driving: Apple Maps - Google Maps - traffic - routes - augmented reality
4) Hiking: Gaia GPS - AllTrails - previews - tracks - crowdsource and environmental information
5) Self-Guided Tours: Avenza Maps - Parus Trail, Zion National Park - Snow Canyon State Park
Bruce Vandre
Bruce Vandre holds a degree in geological engineering and professional licenses in civil engineering and geology. Employment history includes: geotechnical consulting engineering firms in San Francisco, Portland & Salt Lake City - Intermountain Region USDA Forest - Utah Dept. of Transportation. Bruce retired to St. George to look at rocks and avoid shoveling snow. His hobbies include photography, map making and writing eBook Landscape Guides.