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Use a GPS-enabled map partnered with your smart phone to help you navigate our Regional Parks with more confidence*!

Smart devices (phones and tablets) can accommodate GPS-enabledmaps by capitalizing on the device’s internal global positioning system (GPS). When a map is ‘geo-referenced’, the positioning marker travels across the screen as the device moves, allowing the user to determine his location with respect to the map’s features.

How Does It Work?

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Get The App

Get The Map

Here are the instructions you need to activate the map with an iPhone:

1. On your device, visit regionaldistrict.com/pickapark and select the park you want to visit 2. Choose the “GPS-enabled Trail Map” link3. Tap the map and choose Open in... (alternately, copy and paste the URL into the “From the web” entry field)

4. Choose PDF Maps. The map will load up to your device5. In PDF Maps, select the map 6. To have your path followed, click on settings and choose Record GPS Tracks

To use a GPS-enabled map you need to download a map reading application onto your smart device. Two options for map reading apps are shown below. Choose one that best meets your needs.

GPS running with wi-fi or cell coverage may be more accuratedepending on the situation, but GPS location alone is still good.

The maps are only as current as their last dated posting.

GPS doesn’t consume data, so once you’ve downloaded the map there isn’t a draw on your data (and if you use wi-fi to get your map,you don’t use your data at all).

GPS doesn’t require cell service to operate, so it will continue to track you even if you don’t have any ‘bars’.

PDF Maps allows you to record your path in real time, so you can see if you’re still on track or if you’ve made a wrong turn along the way.

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A map reading app that doesn’t need the use of data on your device is PDF Maps by Avenza

†Systems .This app will cache (save) the map on your phone and provide live GPS positioning on the map.

A live-streaming app that uses data provided by †

your cell service is Explorer for ArcGIS by ESRI .This app allows you to view and interact with an organizations’ live maps and information.

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Your travel path is not tracked on the screen with a visible linefor reference.

You are connected to the most current mapping available.

You have the ability to change the base map, turn layers on and off and get information about the park by touching the screen.

A sketch feature allows you to interact with the data and make plansdirectly on the map.

3 Things to Know

Once you’ve installed

Explorer for ArcGIS

Once you’ve installed

1. On your device, open the app2. If it is your first time, select the option “use without signing in”3. From the menu, choose Find Maps under the Search function4. Type in RDCO Parks5. Zoom into your desired destination6. If you select the triangle icon , it will pinpoint you at your exact location

*Using technology can enhance your park experience, however, it shouldn’t be relied upon. When venturing out into a wilderness area you should always be prepared, let people know where you’re going and carry the for hiking with you. 10 essentials

1†Other map reading apps may be available. If using ones different than those above, refer to their

instructions for using GPS-enabled maps.2NOTE: The RDCO does not guarantee that the map services will be available to users without interruption or error. It is dependent on your device’s battery life and service provider’s coverage.

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Use GPS enabled Live Web maps

You can zoom into a location with greater resolution than a pdf generated map.

The program can be slow to generate complex base map views.

(In both cases, Android phones may have slightly different steps)