We used the IZI Travel app to create a walking tour of a neighborhood, complete with images, audio, and links.
https://www.izi.travel/en
Here is our tour.
https://www.izi.travel/en/united-states/city-guides-in-state-college
Regards,
Heather Ross
Map Specialist
Penn State
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For offline maps that can track the user position and carry custom waypoints, you could look into using the Avenza PDF Maps app: https://www.avenza.com/avenza-maps/ It's a subscription app normally but does have a free tier. You can use a map from the connected map library ("map store") and just side load the locations as user created waypoints from a KML or GPX file (with links to the reading materials). Or build a custom PDF map and load that along side the waypoints. It knows the users location via smart phone GPS (does not require a cell signal to work).
Another alternative might be something like Cal-Topo (caltopo.com). Again this is paid with a free tier. You can set up a custom map to share with other users that includes POIs with links and notes.
And finally, Google My Maps can be used to create a custom set of waypoints and routes that can be downloaded to your phone for offline use in the field:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3045850?sjid=4272302265269378903-NC
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You&nbsp;can view your My Maps using Google Maps. To make and edit your own custom maps to share online, use My Maps. Find your My Map
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https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid
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You can save an area from Google Maps to your phone or tablet and use it when you're offline. Tip: You’re unable to download offline maps in some countries or regio
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Best
David
David Medeiros
Geospatial Reference & Instruction Specialist
Stanford Geospatial Center
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Hi,
I have an instructor who envisions a map-grounded approach to storing reading materials for a field course. He hopes to link reading materials about communities to pins on a map. In a classroom setting, this is quite easy to do- you simply create a web map with some pins on it. However, in the field when internet connection is limited, what technologies/software can be used to achieve this?
Ideally, if students' movement can be tracked, that would be even better. This way, the students will see when they are approaching a certain community, prompting them to read the materials associated with that location.
I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks so much,
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Zhang
Librarian for Geography, GIS, & Maps
Simon Fraser University Library