Mapping Apps Resources
when out wandering in small remote communitys, where possible use local businesses, Always use cash when possible cuts out the bank, leaves the money in the local community. Just a little thank you, helping remote communitys survive for future Generations. Be thoughtful, be kind, be polite it goes a long way it is there home we are just brief visitors passing through, support local or sadly it will be lost, with it the wonderful small communities that are the tapestry that bind the very essence of Scotland together.
Wild Camping Basic Guides
Resources
Mapping, Location, Resources
OS Maps – Every route starts here.
Discover new places to explore with thousands of ready-made routes. Or create your own path with quick & easy route planning tools.
No signal? No problem.
Navigate on the go with maps & routes downloaded to your phone. Offline map access whenever & wherever you need it
What3Words
https://what3words.com/products/what3words-app
Plan activities and share locations
Join the runners, hikers, cyclists using what3words to share the precise starting points of activities as well as their favourite spots. To make life easier and less frustrating, always ask for or share a what3words address.
Find any destination in the world
From walking trails to incredible viewpoints – you can use what3words to save and share the exact locations of hidden gems with friends and followers.
Get help faster in an emergency
When it’s hard to describe where you are in an emergency, you only need to read out three words for 999 to know exactly where to find the incident.
SnapChat Maps
https://values.snap.com/privacy/privacy-by-product/snap-map
You may think this is a strange one too include for Wild Camping – Hiking 🤔
Absolutely hands down the best Free for sharing your live location in real time with friends & family, so people know your route & location in a emergency. For finding resources in remote out the way places for me unbeatable, You can tap on the area you are and find all local shops, cafes, etc etc, this when in way out places is a Godsend, it gives you distance you are from the amenity you need & details of what the stock, usually a link to there website too and opening times. So you can tailor you route for resupply of essentials or hit a cafe or pub after a long wild camp out. Truly brilliant resource to have, it can extend your time out also utilises local businesses, helping local remote communitys survive, give back a little a thank you to the locals. Always use cash in small communitys if possible, cuts out the bank keeps the money in there pocket.
Snap Map is the most personalised map, and lets you see where you and your friends are and have been, what’s going on around you, save and find your favourite shops, cafés, restaurants and bars, and even see what’s happening across the world.
https://values.snap.com/privacy/privacy-by-product/snap-map
Moovit
Public transit by country.
Choose a country/region and discover how to go anywhere with public transport, so you can travel like a local. Get the best routes to major attractions, streets and stations with step by step directions, detailed schedules, maps and more. Moovit shows you the simplest way to travel by local train, bus or Taxi!
Map: Pinned, Isle of Bute
James 'n' Ribey Wild Campers Scotland 