NP Maps - Joshua Tree NPS and USGS Maps app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 8128 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: Delcartes LLC
Free
Current version: 5.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 Feb 2016
App size: 151.41 Mb

Download high resolution official National Park Service maps of Joshua Tree and other park and recreation areas in California on you iPhone and iPad for offline GPS** use! If you enjoy these features of this app, subscribe and download unlimited US Geological Survey and NPS maps and keep for use even after the subscription period ends. A subscription is shared with all Delcartes map apps.

NP Maps Joshua Tree app displays official National Park Service maps in high resolution of Joshua Tree NP. With a freemium subscription purchase you can get official USGS topographic maps of then entire state of California and national parks.*

This app is priceless for road trips, hikes, camping, exploring, planning and more.

Logical and intuitive to use. Park and topography maps are geospatially integrated with Apple Maps for a familiar interface and for navigating a visual catalog of maps. A marvelous index into an extensive library covering California allows you to select maps for install all with a simple touch along your planned route of travel.

With NP Maps subscription purchase you have complete map coverage in California from where you start your travels to the national parks. Because many of these wilderness regions have no data service, select and download maps now, or when online, so you can enjoy using this app as it was intended: no internet connection. And, this app can detect internet service and automatically install USGS topography or NPS map for your current location if not already done.

Features:

• Preloaded with one(1) full Joshua Tree NPS park map and six(6) USGS topographical 100K and 50K scale quadrangle maps.
• Full rendered high resolution maps.
• Access downloads from a library of over 67,000 maps
• Find geographic features by name using geo-code search
• Waypoints
• Routes path creation
• Tracks GPS path recording**
• Shows your current GPS location
• Dual mode ruler with orthographic line and path measuring
• Full app usability while maps download in the background
• Footprint grid index with quadrangle names for visual map selection
• Aligns map datums to the WGS84/GPS coordinates
• Automatic map download for your current location
• Miles, Feet, Kilometers, Meters, Nautical Miles units
• Latitude and Longitude coordinate display in decimal or arc minutes and seconds
• Import geospatial PDF map files via web, email attachment & iTunes
• Import and export waypoints using GPX format
• Integrated help
• Supports rotation and follows heading map orientations
• No need for cellular service to use installed maps
• Purchase of a subscription allows for downloading and any USGS and NSP map in the app index data base and after the subscription period ends that maps remain for unlimited use. A subscription applies to all NP Map apps and Topo Reader app. Purchase stops advertisements.

Below are the of National Park Service maps available,

National Parks:

Joshua Tree National Park (*built in)
Channel Islands National Park
Death Valley National Park
Kings canyon National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Redwood National Park
Sequoia National Park
Yosemite National Park

National Monument:

Lava Beds National Monument

National Recreation Area:

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity NRA

National Preserves/Reserves:

Mojave National Preserve
Point Reyes National Seashore

Historical USGS topography maps scales:

24K : 1 7.5x7.5 arc minute quadrangle
48K : 1
62.5K : 1
100K : 1
125K : 1
250K : 1

* Not preloaded with all maps. Select and install maps you need. WiFi recommended.
** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.