Hema Explorer
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 29, 2016 at 12:40
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TonyL2450
Hi,
Wondering if there are any travelers out there running Hema Explorer on a Samsung Galaxy TAB 2?
Your opinion on the pros and cons would be appreciated.
Safe Travels,
Reply By: Member - wicket - Thursday, Sep 29, 2016 at 15:19
Thursday, Sep 29, 2016 at 15:19
I have it on an iPad, bought it on special for $30 plus an extra 20% off by using officeworks permanently discounted cards.
The maps are very nice especially when zoomed out so trip planning is somewhat easier than with the ExplorOz app and you can manually plan a route easily which isn't the case with Exploroz app.
I like them both ,more
places of interest shown with the Exploroz app and the
treks are a bonus.
As I'm a bit of a mug I also have a number of other map apps , they all do things a little bit differently so at various times I will use several.
Wait till it's on special again then grab a copy.
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Reply By: Tony F8 - Friday, Sep 30, 2016 at 17:53
Friday, Sep 30, 2016 at 17:53
I run Memory Map, which is the platform used by hema, on a samsung 10.1 note and love it. I personally prefer the memory map packages as you get hema as
well as oztopo maps and don't have to pay the ridiculous upgrade fee that hema want to charge you.
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Reply By: Sigmund - Monday, Oct 03, 2016 at 10:50
Monday, Oct 03, 2016 at 10:50
Version 3 of Hema Explorer runs to over 5 gig storage with all the standard maps, so it's either get plenty of memory or just install the state or two that you need (and remember to change them if heading elsewhere). These are the 150 K or so maps.
I only upgraded to 3 as I'd got 2 on special for something like $20 (Android version). While the scale is improved I retain doubts about the accuracy. My first
check against an area I know
well in the
Vic high country showed one walking track as a vehicle track, a mountain labelled with a name that was changed several years ago, only a limited number of track names and no gates. But the maps are nicely drawn and the contours useful.
I'm a fan of the large scale contour maps produced by the States (25K and 30K in Vic) and these come with the added subscription version. But I already have Oztopo for Garmins that covers the country at c. 25K and will stick with it for the moment.
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