One of our most popular map layers, Imagery, has gotten a fresh update! Imagery allows you to visualize terrain around the globe right on your device and we’re excited to announce some big improvements for users both inside and outside the US. In select locations outside of the contiguous United States (CONUS), we now have […]
Update: These changes are live on the site as of March 4th. Please see Update: Map Object & SAR Changes for more details. Explore Upcoming Changes We’re proud that so many people rely on CalTopo for both personal and professional use. We don’t take that trust for granted and moving forward, we’re excited to explore […]
Update 1/13/26: We’ve received a lot of thoughtful feedback on this update, and we appreciate everyone who’s taken the time to share their experience. Matt Jacobs, CalTopo’s founder, has added a detailed comment in the thread below with more context on the changes and how we’re responding so far. Please continue to share your thoughts […]
New on the CalTopo mobile app is Offline mode! Have you noticed the cloud icon in the layer menu (see below)? This button will both enable and disable Offline mode. So what is Offline mode? Offline mode tells your device to pull map layers ONLY from your downloaded storage, and to not try to […]
Perhaps one of the most requested features is finally here to stay: Mobile Snap To! As many of us use our mobile devices more than our laptops, adding the Snap To functionality to the mobile app is an exciting addition. Currently available on mobile versions 1.20.1 and higher, Mobile Snap To functionality works on your […]
There’s a subtle new look to some of our dialogues and some of you have certainly noticed. A few features were combined and some added to the new Point Info window. Part of the intent of this update is to simplify our menus going forward and to create continuity across menus on CalTopo. This change […]
Over the past few months, we’ve been hard at work implementing a wide range of UI updates. A couple of key themes will stand out: consistency and usability. Our goal is to make the mobile app and website feel more aligned—both in how they look and how they function—while ensuring they’re more intuitive than ever. […]
In November of 2024, Caltopo Adventure Grant Recipient Nadine Lehner and two friends set out to attempt a traverse of the vast Northern Icefield in Patagonia. For this trip they brought along skis, packrafts and mountaineering equipment (a feat to carry in and of itself). Below is Nadine’s report of this journey, and the use […]
We are excited to announce another new feature, Print to Mapsheet! Have you ever needed to overlay a large amount of data into a new map, but don’t want to bog the new map down? Print to Mapsheet allows you to take data from one map, and create an overlay to use on other maps. […]
Looking at a route and need to visualize in a different way? Searching for a lost hiker and want to view the terrain in the search area? Change your perspective with CalTopo 3D. After a lot of behind the scenes work, we are so happy to bring 3D to CalTopo web and mobile! This […]
