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Maps and navigation

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It’s popular and useful but is geotagging harming the environment? Fi has plenty to say on the matter. What do Dartmoor’s Wistman’s …

January 7, 2025

We all know there are map symbols for rivers, maps symbols for forests and map symbols for the coast but did you …

October 31, 2024

We tend to associate map symbols with hills and footpaths but our popular coastal walking routes like the South West Coast Path …

September 17, 2024

Which mapping app is the best for walking route planning? There’s a walk out there to suit all my moods. Whether I …

February 17, 2024

Have fun with OS Maps, the best route planning app. It’s no secret that I think the best route-planning app is OS …

February 9, 2024

All the tips on creating routes using snap to path. What is snap to path? If you know how to use the …

September 7, 2023

Does anyone else find hill navigation easier than city navigation? Within ten minutes of my arrival at Liverpool Street Station, I had …

July 29, 2022

Komoot or OS Maps? Fi’s app review explains the differences. Whether I’m planning routes for a gentle walk or a two-day wild …

February 9, 2022

Want to do some Antipodean walking? OS Maps can help. Update 2022: You can now use the OS Maps app to explore …

February 2, 2022

A step by step guide to getting started on OSMaps. If you’ve just searched for how to plan a walking route …

January 26, 2022
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Maps and navigation - Fi Darby