can you get just two states and be able to access all of the features or do you have to get the elite?
You can buy 2 states
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Or you can use Gaia GPS instead which is just as good for much cheaper.. ~$37 for a year subscription and you can access maps for all states
BaseMap is another option.($29.99/yr)
https://www.basemap.com
Quote from: Chordeiles on March 14, 2019, 05:41:00 AM
BaseMap is another option.($29.99/yr)
https://www.basemap.com
Have you used this one much? I'm interested in an OnX/Basemap/Gaia type app, but not sure which one to get. I know everyone knows about OnX simply because they market their product very well, but I've only recently have heard of the Basemap and Gaia options as well. It would be great to have something as good as OnX at a fraction of the price. Does anyone here have experience with the two newer ones? Any feedback, both good and bad would be appreciated.
Quote from: deerhunt1988 on March 14, 2019, 04:55:38 AM
Or you can use Gaia GPS instead which is just as good for much cheaper.. ~$37 for a year subscription and you can access maps for all states
That is what I use too. The aerial sucks, but I use topos 90% of the time. OnX is just too expensive IMO.
OnX typically runs a deal where with a promo code you can get 20% off.
I love OnX have the Elite version and find it near priceless for planning trips. if you hunt the same property over and over its way over kill but its a fantastic resource for those that like to travel/hunt and do a lot of public land ventures.
I don't know about the other mapping systems either but OnX has tons of trail systems marked on their public parks and gamelands I use those as a trail runner. I can pull up a public park ive never been to and map out a course and plan a run.
Love OnX and the "Off Grid" feature allowing you to use downloaded maps even without any cell service is another great feature.
Quote from: TauntoHawk on March 14, 2019, 09:35:53 AM
I love OnX have the Elite version and find it near priceless for planning trips. if you hunt the same property over and over its way over kill but its a fantastic resource for those that like to travel/hunt and do a lot of public land ventures.
I don't know about the other mapping systems either but OnX has tons of trail systems marked on their public parks and gamelands I use those as a trail runner. I can pull up a public park ive never been to and map out a course and plan a run.
I just got OnX a couple months ago and have used it way more than I thought I would.
My new hunting club is ~4000 acres, so I've used it quite a bit in scouting there. I've also used it a lot to plan for an upcoming public land hunt that I have with my dad and we've swapped spots back/forth. Another huge benefit to me is that 99% of the time, I hunt by myself. OnX makes it super convenient to share my location with my wife, as well as potential routes should I have an emergency.
What is the main use you guys that use these apps..use them for? Simply to know where the borders are of places you hunt? Does an app like onX take the place of GPS units?
I use the off grid maps a lot. The cell service is spotty where I hunt and it kills my phone battery. Especially important if we are out camping.
Quote from: WisTurk on March 14, 2019, 08:54:14 AM
Quote from: Chordeiles on March 14, 2019, 05:41:00 AM
BaseMap is another option.($29.99/yr)
https://www.basemap.com
Have you used this one much? I'm interested in an OnX/Basemap/Gaia type app, but not sure which one to get. I know everyone knows about OnX simply because they market their product very well, but I've only recently have heard of the Basemap and Gaia options as well. It would be great to have something as good as OnX at a fraction of the price. Does anyone here have experience with the two
newer ones? Any feedback, both good and bad would be appreciated.
I've been using OnX for the past year. You can get a a free subscription to basemap, with just the basic features. I'm still messing with basemap and haven't committed to the paid sub yet.
If we draw a tag to go out west this fall, I might go with the basemap.
If I only need a single state I'll probably stick with OnX, to keep my stored waypoints.
Quote from: Spurs on March 14, 2019, 09:04:22 AM
Quote from: deerhunt1988 on March 14, 2019, 04:55:38 AM
Or you can use Gaia GPS instead which is just as good for much cheaper.. ~$37 for a year subscription and you can access maps for all states
That is what I use too. The aerial sucks, but I use topos 90% of the time. OnX is just too expensive IMO.
Have you tried to 'Satellite Topo (Feet)' layer? It has the newest imagery for me. The other aerial layers were several years old though.
Gaia also has 'Offline' use and a ton of other state specific maps. I've used OnX and prefer the Gaia maps.
Quote from: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 14, 2019, 10:33:59 AM
What is the main use you guys that use these apps..use them for? Simply to know where the borders are of places you hunt? Does an app like onX take the place of GPS units?
Yes. OnX replaced my GPS. It does everything my GPS would do, plus property boundaries and property owners.
But my GPS was pretty much obsolete anyway.
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
Quote from: deerhunt1988 on March 14, 2019, 11:03:10 AM
Quote from: Spurs on March 14, 2019, 09:04:22 AM
Quote from: deerhunt1988 on March 14, 2019, 04:55:38 AM
Or you can use Gaia GPS instead which is just as good for much cheaper.. ~$37 for a year subscription and you can access maps for all states
That is what I use too. The aerial sucks, but I use topos 90% of the time. OnX is just too expensive IMO.
Have you tried to 'Satellite Topo (Feet)' layer? It has the newest imagery for me. The other aerial layers were several years old though.
Gaia also has 'Offline' use and a ton of other state specific maps. I've used OnX and prefer the Gaia maps.
I have, but there is also a love/hate relationship there. I would just prefer to have a recent "leaf off" type of satellite image. I know that most states have them through one outlet or another. All of them are a little blurry. Like I said though, I use a topo way more than an aerial.
Quote from: NCL on March 14, 2019, 12:44:48 PM
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
Be careful. I've figured out three times in the last week it is outdated, in Maryland anyway.
I use it for scouting new public land. The Ariel photos with the topography lines are awesome. You can eliminate alot of property that won't hold birds. I also use it to find walk in hunting areas in ks and to make sure I stay within the property boundary.
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Quote from: Gobble! on March 15, 2019, 04:37:52 PM
Quote from: NCL on March 14, 2019, 12:44:48 PM
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
Be careful. I've figured out three times in the last week it is outdated, in Maryland anyway.
That is very interesting because my very limited experience is different. There is a property that I used to have permission to hunt that sold about a year ago and the new owner is already listed. The few land owners names that I have contacted from information obtained from OnX was correct. Maybe it depends on the state and how fast the property records are updates?
Quote from: NCL on March 16, 2019, 09:32:24 AM
Quote from: Gobble! on March 15, 2019, 04:37:52 PM
Quote from: NCL on March 14, 2019, 12:44:48 PM
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
Be careful. I've figured out three times in the last week it is outdated, in Maryland anyway.
That is very interesting because my very limited experience is different. There is a property that I used to have permission to hunt that sold about a year ago and the new owner is already listed. The few land owners names that I have contacted from information obtained from OnX was correct. Maybe it depends on the state and how fast the property records are updates?
I think this will have less to do with the actual app and more to do with the speed with which the county updates property transfers. I am a realtor and even what we see in the MLS and tax record is constrained by the speed that the county updates their records.
Love onx, it opens the doors for getting new ground to hunt. Areas I've driven by but never knew who owned it and how many acres are there. I have sent out quite a few permission requests this year already. Will see if they bite
TauntoHawk convinced me to get onX and it has helped me dramatically. Using onX, there's no question about where property lines are, or whose property I'm hunting on. I used it yesterday to help define public land boundaries for where I can and cannot hunt. I found a small out of the way place that gets little or no hunting pressure. The turkeys there are in serious trouble in a few weeks. I've used it in the dark to find my way when I got turned around in a swamp I seldom hunt.
I also use it for my work to better understand the property lines between houses in areas with large or odd shaped lots. I also got my company to buy it for me. Win/Win!
Jim
Quote from: turkaholic on March 17, 2019, 07:55:08 AM
Love onx, it opens the doors for getting new ground to hunt. Areas I've driven by but never knew who owned it and how many acres are there. I have sent out quite a few permission requests this year already. Will see if they bite
Same boat. I've sent out 17 letters, only responses so far are 3 we no longer own the land.
Quote from: Bagg-it Tag-it on March 16, 2019, 10:14:16 AM
Quote from: NCL on March 16, 2019, 09:32:24 AM
Quote from: Gobble! on March 15, 2019, 04:37:52 PM
Quote from: NCL on March 14, 2019, 12:44:48 PM
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
Be careful. I've figured out three times in the last week it is outdated, in Maryland anyway.
That is very interesting because my very limited experience is different. There is a property that I used to have permission to hunt that sold about a year ago and the new owner is already listed. The few land owners names that I have contacted from information obtained from OnX was correct. Maybe it depends on the state and how fast the property records are updates?
I think this will have less to do with the actual app and more to do with the speed with which the county updates property transfers. I am a realtor and even what we see in the MLS and tax record is constrained by the speed that the county updates their records.
I live in South Carolina and really like OnX. With that being said, SC must be one of those states that take forever to update property changes. I know of at least 5 properties that were sold to people I know going back 3 or 4 years ago that still have the old owners on the app. The property lines are good and the landowner data is good for the most part, but at times it can be questionable although probably not the fault of OnX itself.
Quote from: NCL on March 14, 2019, 12:44:48 PM
Another thing I use the OnX is to identify property owners to ask for permission saves me a trip to the records office.
That's actually the least accurate thing about onx. I know of several places the landowner information is incorrect. We have 38 acres that we've owned over 50 years and it shows as belonging to a guy across the river from us. I really like every other feature about onx though.
Interesting that the land owner update is so different from state to state, especially property that has been in one family'd name for 50 years. Here as I mentioned there is a property that was sold in it was updated in under a years.
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