Take a picture of your desired area for geotagging. When you select the Map pane, you will see where your waypoint is located on the map. You may change the attributes of the waypoint and then press Back to get back to the list. It will start recording your 1st waypoint. Select the Add tool to create the waypoint. Repeat steps b and c until you are finished recording your desired waypoints. If you want to create a waypoint at your current location, tap the Add Waypoint button again. Tap on the location on the map to create a Waypoint there. Select the Add Tool to create the waypoint. Go to the location where you want to add your waypoint. Tap and hold on the map to create a new cursor.ĭrag the cursor onto the location where you want the new waypoint. If you want to continue recording, press it again.įrom the main menu, select Portable Maps. Wait some seconds until GPS fix is available. It will create a new track and start recording. If there are at least four satellites used in the fix, then you may start using the GPS Essentials features. The lower the satellite is above the horizon, the longer its signals travel through the atmosphere so satellites high above the horizon usually have better signals. If some maps lack detail, re-connect to a network and slowly zoom in on the map location you need.īefore using the GPS Essentials Application, make sure the GPS in your Android phone is enabled.īefore a GPS receiver emits a location (also called a GPS fix), it must receive signals from at least four satellites. Save maps you will need offline in as much detail as possible, and slowly zoom in on each waypoint.ĭisconnect from the network and view maps in portable map mode. Every map you view in portable map mode automatically saves to the Android’s memory. From main screen, select ‘Portable Maps’. Move the cache limit to maximum.įind a strong network connection. If you don’t have access to Google Play or if you want to download versions other than the stable release such as older versions or the latest beta, you can download GPS Essentials from. Tap the GPS Essentials icon and select “Install”. Use the search bar at the top to search for “GPS Essentials”.Tap the “Search” icon in the upper right corner.Tap the “Google Play Store” app icon on your Android device’s home screen to open the Android Market.