On-X Question: Sharing Waypoints

[WyoDoug]

I could not find the other thread to ask this question on, so starting a new one. We could probably use a designated group in this forum to put these I think.

I figured out how to "share" waypoints to send my partner my location. But it depends on email access. What is best way to share my location in the On-X app without internet access if I am in a no service area? Is there a way in the app either via the phone or Garmin app to send the grid coordinates and have the app find the location based on that? We will have radios to communicate.

 

[mdeerjunkie]

I don’t think there is a way...I think the only way you can do that is if he is logged onto your account or you are logged onto his.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I believe, that capability leaves with phone service.

 

[Dsnow9]

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I have a problem with the offline layers disappearing on me. Last fall I was out of service for a week except for one spot and after a day or two all my layers would disappear off my saved maps and I could not get them back until I went to that spot and got cell service for minute. Any ideas...

www.hunttalk.com

Here is the link to the thread that onx responds to... but you need to be in service to send waypoints. You can do it via a text or email but need cell service at the least.

 

[seeth07]

Yup just need enough service for a text to go through. And then the recipient needs a data connection to load the link.

 

[WyoDoug]

Trying to work on a signal booster for the truck BUT problem in the field is no service is a problem in the black timber and trying to find a way to send a grid via radio and locating that on the app or something along that line. Going to send that to On-X support and see what they say.

 

[WyoDoug]

I did find a way on my own. In the search box on On-X app, I assumed that my partner would send me a grid coordinate, so I entered one someone posted here just out of curiosity: 45.5667,-113.4556 and the On-X map zoomed in to that location. You can send and receive GPS grid coordinates and search for them in the On-X app. Needs to be a valid grid coordinate though, I entered some random numbers and it konked out on those

 

[rustednuts]

You’ll some cell service to send data between phones, otherwise you need a satellite device.

 

[Wildabeest]

Over radios you could just read out the coordinates and then your buddy could type them into almost any mapping app on his device. Most of them don’t need cell or internet service for the GPS to work. You may not get satellite images and topos, though, unless those are cached on the device. InReach will allow you to share coordinates almost anywhere without a cell or internet signal.

 

[WyoDoug]

Over radios you could just read out the coordinates and then your buddy could type them into almost any mapping app on his device. Most of them don’t need cell or internet service for the GPS to work. You may not get satellite images and topos, though, unless those are cached on the device. InReach will allow you to share coordinates almost anywhere without a cell or internet signal.

Yup true, this works on the Gaia GPS app too. I escout enough that I got the images cached or I can look on my Garmin which has the chip with the maps installed. I can also enter the GPS on the Garmin

 

[WyoDoug]

I am a fairly newbie on GPS and On-X. I am used to the old paper maps, protractor and compass for finding my way LOL

 

[warmer]

I downloaded trial to my iPhone but landowners don’t show up. Any ideas

 

[onX Hunt]

I downloaded trial to my iPhone but landowners don’t show up. Any ideas

I'll shoot you a message so we can gather more info to get you up and running.