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 […]
Search and rescue (SAR) has always been at the heart of CalTopo. Read on to hear from CalTopo founder Matt Jacobs about exciting upcoming improvements that we have planned for SAR users. CalTopo’s origins date back to one of my first searches in 2009, and the mapping difficulties I encountered on it. While both the […]
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. […]
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