Article Comment: EOTopo

Firstly, I note you are not a member. Have you explored the benefits of membership? Go up to the top of this page and click on the link labelled "COMMUNITY," then on the dropdown, click on "MEMBERSHIP." Read through that, particularly the bit headed "What are the Member-Only Extras?" You may find some answers there.

RnK
The cost is only around 9 coffees with a Mate if you are paying. Out in the wilderness it will be more useful than a mug of coffee. Maybe you will find your way to a coffee shop with it! Therefore, worthwhile, no gamble involved!

RnK : videos mentioned , do you mean
ExplorOz youtube channel tutorials, you get a pretty good idea of the app of the more recent tutorials, the older videos are earlier version.
If you decide to purchase make sure to take ALL recommendations on download permissions and settings for the app to work smoothly .

Personally I find the new version very easy to use and good value for money .

Hi RnK
The replies so far seem like they are after a sales commission or something.
I think the reason there are no simple overview videos available is because it is too complicated for a simple overview. Likewise a 7day trial would probably leave you confused and frustrated as well.
I have been using it for years and still struggle with some of the concepts like treks/tracks and how to save and access either yet alone integrate them for access on the tracker app etc.
Any tutorial videos seem to assume the viewer has a much better understanding than may be the case so too many vital bits are missing I feel.
Roy

You only need to gamble $59.99. You won't have off-line maps but everything else will work the same. I took the gamble after Hema's big fail. It is a great product worth the price but it is a gamble. The interface is both simple and complex. Simple enough to use it right away, with enough complexity to make it do what you want.
Gary

There is more than enough information about the application on youtube, the web and this site. Its not very hard to use and the more you use it the easier it is to use. Its relatively cheap for memebership, app and off line maps. We spend tens of thousands on vehicles , vans and often uneccessary add ons. A couple of hundred for a complete mapping system is cheap . I use several samsung tablets with app and have no trouble navigating with the app. You dont have to be especially technologically brilliant! I,m 71 and have no issues with using it. Brilliant bit of kit actually. Definitely get the off line maps. If using a tablet I,d also recommend getting one that takes a mobile phone sim card for online connections. (or a portable 5g wireless modem).

Roy states, 'Any tutorial videos seem to assume the viewer has a much better understanding than may be the case so too many vital bits are missing I feel'.

I agree. I look at the instructional videos and it seems like it's a race to get to the end.

Paul

I use the Traveller app every day for remote area travel.
Find everything works in a logical way & is easy to use. Only used the help file once & found what I wanted quickly.
As a previous Hema user will never go back there.
Cheers
Stu

I do not blame you for your trepidation.
There are a lot of YouTube videos on the ExploreOz Traveller App of how to use it and utilise its' many capabilities.
Initially before purchasing the Traveller App, I viewed the many YouTube Videos on my phone in conjunction with the Free online map viewer on my desktop.
It can be a bit convoluted, eventually I got comfortable with using the Traveller App and decided to purchase the Traveller App and ExploreOz membership.
See how that works, you might as I was pleasantly surprised.