Poynterra Trekker25.6.1 - App Store

Poynterra Trekker is a unique navigation app that points you to any location on earth (a waypoint) at any time, even when offline. If you’re an off-the-beaten-track trekker who needs would a GPS lifeline in remote, unconnected areas, this app is for you. Laying down GPS tracks is easy in ROAM and TRIP modes, ensuring easy return to previous waypoints. We've also added an SOS Emergency Flasher. If you’re a cruiseship traveler, you’ll find it fantastic for tracking distance and direction to foreign ports on the open seas and for sightseeing on remote islands. If you’re on a biking trip, you’ll love AudioPoynt(TM), which points you to your destination audibly even while your phone is off. All of this, and much more, functions without wifi or a cell connection!

Besides navigation, Poynterra Trekker has amazing waypoint management features . Waypoints with descriptive info can be easily added to user-created folders and copied/moved between them. Waypoints and folders are easily exported and shared with others in a number of file formats. Powerful Export/BACKUP and Import/RESTORE functions make it easy to archive any data you create and reinstall it when needed. Archived files can be restored on any device running Poynterra Trekker and make switching phones (or opearting systems) super easy.

The capability to import sets of waypoints directly into folders is one of Poynterra Trekker’s most powerful features and can take planning of your trekking and sightseeing to an entirely new level. Waypoint data can be in the form of KML/KMZ files created with Google My Maps, Google Earth or other sources, CSV files from spreadsheets, and GPX files from other location tracking devices. Folders exported as PYNZ files (our own format) by you or other Poynterra Trekker users can be imported without losing any of the original information.

Poynterra Trekker can also download Poynterra Collections, ready-made, curated sets of waypoints. These are available on the app at Menu> Collections or by scanning a Collection’s unique QR code from printed materials or screen displays. At present, the number of Collections is small, but it will grow with time as we add not only our own content, but also Collections content from other creators.

For complete information on Poynterra Trekker, visit https://mindsparkinc.com/apps/poynterra-trekker. Be sure to click on News & Musings on the site for helpful Poynterra Trekker application notes and more.

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Features in Airplane Mode - no internet!

. flash visible Morse code SOS
. with built-in Tutorial and HelpTool(TM), learn easily
. create waypoint folders
. add waypoints using GPS
. edit waypoint info and copy/move between folders
. show distance between any two waypoints
. navigate by simple pointer
. show speed, altitude and compass direction
. start navigation RUN automatically at custom intervals
. navigate via AudioPoynt(TM) while device is off and hidden
. in TRIP mode, track progress and ETA to destination while saving data
. in ROAM mode with no set destination, track location while saving data
. in EquatorWatch(TM), track approach to equator!

Additional features - with internet

. download Poynterra Collections
. share waypoints
. export and import folders
. import waypoints and folders in KML, KMZ, GPX, CSV and PYNZ formats
. maps with street/terrain/satellite layers
. add waypoint by tapping map
. with GeoSearch, find coordinates with place name/address search
. tap a single button to use Google Navigation to selected waypoint
. with LinePoynt(TM), display map line in direction smartphone is pointing
. triangulate the location of a distant landmark
. share current location
. view TRIP and ROAM maps, and share data

Version History Major improvements to Export/BACKUP and Import/RESTORE menu functions. BACKUP now saves all eligible FOLDERS as well as ROAMS and TRIPS, even if currently active. 25.6.1 02/06/2025 • HTML formatting improvements
• Miscellaneous operational improvements
• Fixed minor ROAM and TRIP bugs

(full list of updates available by tapping version number in Menu> About) 24.22.2 05/25/2024 Improved import of KML/GPX files 24.12.2 03/25/2024 Improved import of KML/GPX files.
(for latest updates, see Menu> About in the app and tap version#) 24.12.1 03/22/2024 Minor bug fix in Import/RESTORE
Minor bug fix in FREE limitations 24.11.2 03/16/2024 • All features now completely functional in the FREE version. Its only limitations are 2 new folders, 2 waypoints per folder, 1 ROAM and 1 TRIP.
• Powerful new Export/BACKUP and Import/RESTORE make it possible to share or archive Poynterra Trekker content (folders, ROAMS, TRIPS) far easier than before.
• GPS acquisition and AutoRUN stability improved. With reasonable GPS signal strength, you can gather ROAM and TRIP waypoints with your device in your pocket.

(Note that complete version update history is now available by tapping version number in Menu> About) 24.11.1 03/12/2024 This release (23.14.2):
• Fixed bug in upgrade to FULL
Previous release (23.13.1):
• Improved CSV import
• Improved default add waypoint folder selection
• Enabled id and coordinates copying from waypoint parameter list
• Enabled coordinate copying on waypoint add and edit views 23.14.2 04/10/2023 • Improved CSV import
• Improved default add waypoint folder selection
• Enabled id and coordinates copying from waypoint parameter list
• Enabled coordinate copying on waypoint add and edit views 23.13.1 04/08/2023 ● Added auto creation of hyperlink HTML in Import CSV
● Improved Waypoints display in Folder Info to not show HTML 23.10.3 03/11/2023 • added hyperlink (URL) support in Waypoint and Folder descriptions
• fixed problem with keyboard obscuring items on edit screens 23.10.2 03/07/2023 • Fixed bug in PYNZ file sharing
• Fixed bug is saving TRIP and ROAM data as a new folder
• Miscellaneous improvements 23.9.3 03/02/2023 Fixed bug in Destination Selector distance sorter 23.8.2 02/23/2023 Refined Poynterra Collection QR Code Scanner operation 23.8.1 02/23/2023 Improved AutoRUN timing accuracy
Minor bug fixes 23.7.3 02/18/2023 23.4.4 02/04/2023