EO Topo V Hema V Others?

Gene,

EOTopo is just a mapset. You need a navigator to load it into.

EOTopo works with Exploroz's own navigator, EO Traveller. It also can be loaded into other nav programs that use OziExplorer's map format.

When you buy EOTopo you buy a licence to use it in as many devices as you like. There are no recurring payments other than when an upgrade/update is issued every few years, then you have to pay for that.

I'm not familiar with Hema devices, but I am familiar with Traveller and OziExplorer used on Android tablets. I cannot make a call about which user interface is better, but overall I think Traveller is the better general, all purpose app. It will give you turn by turn instruction s if you need them - eg finding some place in an unfamiliar town or city. When in mobile service it displays highly detailed street maps which make street navigation easy. It's fabulous on a 10 inch tablet.

Its outback maps (EOTopo) are good for almost all circumstances and when used in association with Exploroz's database of nearly 100,000 POIs its easy to find your way around. If there's no POI near where you want to go you can drop a pin and the device will navigate to that.

It's well worth looking considering, IMO.

Exploroz Traveller
EOTopo

Edit:
Gene, sorry, I realise I have said most of this in your other thread

On my Samsung galaxy tab 8" tablet I run EOtraveller, Memory Map with all Hema maps installed and recently added Windy maps which includes walking and bike tracks. For city navigation I use Google maps. Also installed is Garmin Earthmate which is connected via Bluetooth to my Garmin Inreach satellite communicator. I use the latter to track my position.

There are free apps for street navigation in the cities. Free as well. I run one on my 10 inch samsung. Also run Hema , memory map and ozi explorer. Memory map is my favourite. Also run eo topo.

G'day Gene V

The EO Topo maps are very good...... very clear and detailed. I have bought the Traveller app and the set of EOTopo maps and they work really well. Have only had to pay for an upgrade once ( I think) in several years.
I have an iPad and iPhone so I can't vouch for Android, but on the Apple gear it all works very well.
There are pretty clear pages on this website which detail your choices and costs.
Only extra costs are when a major upgrade happens.
I also have HEMA maps, but find that that EOTopo beats it almost every time.

Cheers
Jim
ps I'm sure Michelle will be along shortly to give you details

I run Oziexplorer. on Android head unit. What I like about it is that you can load your own maps and customise the user interface. I have EoTopo, Hema & GetLost maps loaded onto it.

Kevin

If you don’t want to spend any cash but still have good detailed maps then grab a copy of Avenza Maps and use the aussie Getlost maps BUT be aware that they take lots of space and are slow to download.

I’m a pretty happy user of the ExplorOz traveller app.

Maps are good, works on line and off and POI database is really useful.

After paying for the app and maps you have an annual ExplorOzmembership fee to use full range of tracking facility.

It’s I think $50 (though there may be a discount). A modest amount when put in the context of a trip to the Kimberley or some other far flung destination.

Good luck with your choice.

Edit:
App: $59.99
Offline Maps: $49.99
TOTAL: $109.98

Optional Live Tracking/12 month ExplorOz Membership Subscription: $29.95 with discount*
GRAND TOTAL: $139.93

There is also a new Version 5 of EO Topo being Beta tested right now. Might be best to wait a little while for this version.

Cheers
Jim

Hi Gene,
As others have already said, to use the EOTopo maps offline on your device you will need the ExplorOz Traveller app and the offline EOTopo map licence.

ExplorOz Traveller is GPS Navigation software delivered in an app which you will need to purchase from the Google Playstore. The app needs a GPS (either inbuilt in your tablet or connected via external bluetooth) to deliver location services to the app to show where you are on the map when you are offline. The app can then show your moving position along the map offline.

A free offline map for the whole of Australia is actually also included however this has a limited scale with zoom to Level 10 only and is only provided for offline operation and is not intended for offline navigation. After purchase of the EOTopo map licence you can download the additional map tiles to enable the offline map zoom to increase from Level 10 to Level 12 showing 144K map detail at 100% resolution (plus we provide overzoom/enlargements on Levels 13-15 for convenience).

*App Cost $59.99 - one time payment for Traveller app (pay to Google Playstore).
App includes online maps - streets, topographic, satellite (view in app when you have a connection - Wifi or mobile data)
*Offline Map Licence (EOTopo) Cost $49.99 - one time payment
TOTAL: $109.98 one time payment.

All updates to the app are free via the Playstore. So, yes as someone else mentioned, we do have a major update imminent but this is a free update so has no bearing on when you purchase/install the app.

The only extra operational cost is if you want to use the Members Active Tracker service in the app (syncs position data from the device to your online account for backup and if desired, to allow other people such as family/friends, to view your active tracking whilst you are away). $29.95 for a 12 month Membership subscription.

Long term, if you want to purchase new maps (EOTopo) when they released you might do that too.

My response is partly against the grain of the thread to date..... but only partly.

In explanation .... my 'default' navigator ' is a Hema HX1. ie. not on a tablet. In the limited space of our GU Patrol ute we simply don't have the space to permanently mount a tablet without a sense of 'overcrowding'.

It is hard to beat the convenience of glancing regularly at a GPS navigator which shows your position on a map as I drive through remote country & the HX1, fits the bill space-wise, incorporating a useable turn by turn navigator as well, making driving through unknown towns & cities so much easier than it used to be.

No room to mount a tablet (that I want to clutter up) &for the same reason no wish for a separate navigator for 'in town' use.

The HX1 comes at a premium price, & is promoted as state of the art. My view is that the products software design is a little clunky & non intuitive to be considered state of the art, but familiarity with it has made it an essential in our rig. Newer offerings from Garmin may supercede it. The hardware side needs some quality improvement, mainly in regard to it's charging cable/port design. This was improved when they changed to a right angled USB plug, but on a $600+ 'off road navigator' I shouldn't need to use a strip of masking tape to maintain the charging connection on corrugated dirt roads!

Not yet having used Exploroz Traveller as extensively as I've used the HX1 I think it's off road navigation software is better than the HX1 in most ways & if it came packaged in a dedicated 'navigator', together with a reasonable 'in town' navigator as on the HX1, it would make an HX1 replacement I'd buy.

As it is, it is useful to have both. There have been occasions where using both simultaneously has been very helpful . In circumstances where there are multiple tracks through an area, Hema tends to only show the 'main' route, whereas the EOTopo shows all the tracks. Sometimes it makes sense to follow what 'looks best' through the windscreen, as opposed to what the navigator shows. A recent example of doing this had us travelling across country where there was no track shown on the Hema. However we had the reassurance of being able to 'see ourselves' on a track on the Exploroz Traveller, & so knew where we were headed. Without the Exploroz Traveller we most liklely would have turned back.

We also have Hema's 4wd app on the ipad, same maps as the HX1. Never use it any more, but keep it as a 'back up'.

But having the tablet in my wife's hands, & needing to stop to look at it (as the driver) lacks the convenience of the windscreen mounted HX1.