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GPS & Digital Data Discussion / FrontPack: new mobile app for cycle touring
« on: July 09, 2014, 07:00:52 am »
As a lifelong cyclist and longtime member of Adventure Cycling, I wanted a simple app that I could use to find and follow routes, post my location and photos, and help me find food, shelter and gear from the road.
So I built FrontPack. Think of it as a minimalist version of MapMyRide + Google, built for bike touring. A smartphone cannot [yet] replace the need for dedicated GPS device but it puts everything in one place and I always have it with me.
It’s available today on Android, soon to be on iPhone. Registration is free. You can upload routes, download the app and follow your friends from the web site at http://www.thefrontpack.com.
Feedback welcome.
So I built FrontPack. Think of it as a minimalist version of MapMyRide + Google, built for bike touring. A smartphone cannot [yet] replace the need for dedicated GPS device but it puts everything in one place and I always have it with me.
It’s available today on Android, soon to be on iPhone. Registration is free. You can upload routes, download the app and follow your friends from the web site at http://www.thefrontpack.com.
Feedback welcome.