Archive for June, 2009
MyTracks
The MyTracks G1 app is a useful addition to your G1 app portfolio if you are active outdoors. It helps you map out and save your most frequented and favorite trails, hiking routes, running paths, or any other track or path that you use frequently. It comes with altitude and satellite views and you can have the app mark or flag specific points on your route. These features come in really handy in wilderness trails. You save tracks by “recording” them while you traverse them the first time. You can later see all your saved tracks.
You can see live performance statistics, including distance, speed, and elevation gains. The app also adds a social component on top of these wonderful features: you can share your maps and trails via Google Maps and Documents. They are then also available from any computer, and browsing through other shared tracks can help you discover new routes and sidetracks that you hadn’t seen before. A wonderful and well executed app for outdoor activities of all kinds.