Australian Geology Travel Maps is a field app that displays the best available data from the government geological surveys in interactive maps created by Trilobite Solutions. It does not have any reliance on cell phone reception in the field, and uses GPS so your location is always marked on the map. Maps are downloaded to your phone when have an internet connection, and from that point on, you are independent of the internet.
The simple geology maps are rich with contextual data - including shaded relief, roads, towns, tracks, rivers, lakes, geographic names, indigenous land, national parks & provincial parks.
App development, system maintenance and user support is fully-funded by subscriptions - there is no in-app advertising and your data is absolutely PRIVATE.
Overview video: http://trilobite.solutions/maps/videos/
App subscription
- $11.99/year for Australians (1-week FREE trial)
- required by ALL app users to run the app
FUNCTIONALITIES
• record your trails and write notes on marked locations
• geology is spoken when you cross a boundary while driving
• overlay any map semi-transparently over any other map
• export trails and marked locations to Google Earth or your GIS
• import trails and marked locations from Google Earth
• import geojson data and mbtiles maps (videos on web-site)
• draw straight line to target destination
All AUSTRALIAN states:
• simple geology
• detailed geology
• symbolised resource map
• aero-magnetics imagery
• recorded locations for many resource types
• mining and lease boundaries
NEW ZEALAND:
• geology map
• earth resources
• earthquakes overlay
WA prospector subscription
- $17.99/year for Australians (1-week FREE trial)
- access to specialised prospecting maps
• live/pending tenement boundaries (updated after every working day)
• map of gold resources
• drill holes overlay
• display selected WA tenements
• 1:250k topo maps for all of WA
• graticular blocks overlay
QLD, NSW & VIC gold subscription
- each $7.99/year for Australians (1-week FREE trial)
• symbolised gold map for the state (updated 3-monthly)
Subscriptions cover all your iPhones & iPads.
When in the field, please PUT YOUR PHONE INTO FLIGHT MODE. This greatly extends your phone's battery life.
Warning: iPads without SIM sockets do not have GPS hardware, so will NOT determine your LOCATION IN THE FIELD.
Terms of Use: http://trilobite.solutions/maps/terms/
Trial and subscriptions details:
• Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the end of the 1-week trial period, unless you cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the trial has finished, in which case NO CHARGE IS MADE.
• Subscription automatically renews each year unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period
• Subscriptions may be managed by you, and auto-renewal may be turned off within the SETTINGS APP on your iPhone/iPad
I can’t say enough great stuff about this app! The title makes it sound like it’s for casual tourists, but it really is more for practicing geoscientists. If you are doing geological research in Australia, especially if you are a foreigner coming to Oz for the first time, this app will save you tons of time. You don’t have to georeference your own copies of the 1:100,000 geological maps of your study areas in Australia and you don’t have to carry a lot of paper maps with you. Load this app into your tablet and download all the maps before your trip and you’re all set. The GPS in your phone or tablet communicates seamlessly with the app and lets you know exactly where you are at every moment. And, the maps are very well georeferenced. Be careful trusting the mapped roads, especially in the Outback, as many of the tracks vanish in just a few years of non-use. You can track your paths and use them later or share them with colleagues or graduate students who might be working in the same area - that way you only have to explore for useful roads once! Saving and exporting the tracks is a breeze!
Suggestions for improvement include using a double tap instead of a single tap to bring up the window that tells you what rock unit you’re in - I often brought up that window by accident, which can be really annoying. I also couldn’t easily figure out how to mark and save individual locations.
