Modern applications can help you find your way wherever you are: in a metropolis, out of town, in a forest, or even in a shopping center. In addition, special programs will help you find out where your children are.

Pointing finger for mushroom picker

The app store has a series of programs for navigating the forest. For example, the application "Navigator. I'm going home", as the developers assure, it works without an Internet connection, using a GPS signal. For example, it will help you return to the starting point from which your route began. Where to hide, the application will tell you with a voice. It will save the necessary routes in the map, for example, a mushroom or berry place, and will help you to return to it again. There are several versions of the program.

Another application "Location Detector (GPS)", according to the developer, it can also work without an Internet connection and is suitable for use in forests and mountains. It allows you to independently choose the best map, as well as a navigation method: an arrow or a voice. You can save the places you want, there is also a compass in the functionality. It is also possible to send an SMS message with your location and coordinates.

In the direction of the compass arrow

Many travel users also download compass apps. For correct operation, you must have a phone model equipped with a magnetic sensor.

Appendix "Compass 360 Pro Free", according to the developer, it works properly and accurately anywhere in the world. You can use it like a real compass, it does not require an internet connection and supports many languages.

Similar application "Compass", as the developer assures, it will also allow determining the magnetic and true course, location and address. Displays your position on the lock screen as well.

We are looking for a way out of the shopping center

Pedestrians can navigate in the city, for example, the application "Maps: Transport and Navigation", it will calculate the time of the route, has voice prompts. He will indicate how to get to the desired place by transport, will show the nearest restaurants, cafes, gas stations and pharmacies.

Similar application "Yandex maps" also has pedestrian navigation, which will take into account the passages between houses, paths in squares and parks.

Another assistant for pedestrians can be an application "2GIS: reference book and navigator". Works without internet. In addition, the program will help you quickly find the entrance to the desired building and not even get lost inside the shopping center, showing the desired store or the nearest ATM.

Supervised children

To track the location of a child, there is, for example, an application "Family GPS Locator My Family"... It allows you to set a child mode, which will not allow the child to turn off geolocation and change the settings. You can see the history of movement on the map, as well as create places and receive notifications when a child arrives or leaves. Works with GPS.

Similar application "LifeSign - Family Locator", on the assurance of the developer, it will show on the map where your child is. And you will also know the weather in that place, the level of charge and the availability of mobile communications. It can work even without a GPS signal.

Seal

When I go home from work, for example, I don’t even think about the route. Yes, and you, friends, daily following your usual path, also do it automatically. But this mechanism works only for routes that are well known to us. How do you behave in an unfamiliar area?

Personally, I am quite good at navigating in a new environment for myself, both in the city and in nature (I try to get out more often). And this fall I got carried away by the "quiet hunt". Having visited almost all the nearby woodlands of our region, this autumn I decided to expand my horizons.

I must say that the forests, of course, are far from the Siberian taiga. But you must admit that it is quite possible to get lost in an unfamiliar territory with an area of ​​even a couple of thousand hectares. And since I actively use digital technology, I wanted to install some kind of navigation application on my smartphone and test it in a wooded area.

After a short research, I settled on an application called “I'm going home”. In general, you can find a bunch of Android applications for navigation, but almost all of them are somehow related to maps, compass, etc.

In the same application, everything is extremely simple: you just listen to the voice commands and go exactly to the intended goal. The main condition for the program to work is a good work of the GPS-receiver. Now this device is in almost every smartphone, but just in case, make sure that your gadget is equipped with it.

The procedure for working with the application is as follows:

1. Turn on the GPS receiver.
2. We launch the application.
3. We are waiting for the determination of the coordinates of our location.
4. We give the resulting point a name (target management).
5. We start moving.

That, in fact, is all. After determining the coordinates, I named my point of location "Car near the forest" and went to pick mushrooms. By the way, to save battery power while walking in the woods, you can close the application and turn off the GPS receiver. Don't worry, the recorded coordinates won't go anywhere.

After a few hours, tired but happy, I was getting ready for the car. I launched the application with the receiver, pressed a single button "Let's go home", put the smartphone back in my pocket and started moving. In which direction my car was, I had no idea.

After a while, moving in a straight line, the program, in a pleasant female voice, periodically began to report how many degrees and in which direction I needed to deviate in order to return to the starting point. After 20-30 minutes, I went right to the car, took out my smartphone from my pocket and closed the application. It's simple.

But you need to understand that the application does not lead you back along yours, but along the shortest route. Therefore, if on the way you met an obstacle (swamp, etc.), then just go around it. Then the program will adjust your route anyway.

Thus, mushroom pickers can use the "I'm going home" program not only to return from the forest to the car, but also vice versa. It makes sense, being in a mushroom place, mark this point in the application in the same way, and then just come to it by voice prompts next year.

Obviously, this application can be used not only by mushroom pickers, but also by hunters, fishermen,. Yes, I forgot to say: the basic version of the program is free, but ads are displayed on the screen. The paid version has no ads and you can use Google Maps.

For example, advertising does not bother me, since during the program the phone is mostly in my pocket. So the functionality of the free version will be enough with your head. And which one to use for you - decide for yourself. Here is such a simple but useful navigator I tested in the forest.

Friends, but no program is immune to crashes and errors. When it rains, your smartphone can get wet, and the battery can be discharged at the most inopportune moment. Therefore, I recommend only in the company of people who know the forest. And it will not be superfluous to master the basic techniques of orientation on the ground. Have a nice holiday!

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Following voice prompts by GPS coordinates. It is being developed for mushroom pickers, berry pickers, hunters, for snowmobile drivers, camel drivers, and indeed everyone who walks on rough terrain, as well as who goes on small boats, usually not burdened with navigation systems, and wants to return back.

File type: Program
Year of issue: 2014
Developer: rausNT
Platform: Android 2.1+
Version: v1.0.54 Lite and v1.1.54 Pro
Interface language: Russian
License: Pro-Free (depending on version)
Installer type: apk

Instructions:
Before starting to use it, it is important to understand the following conceptual points that distinguish it from other analogues.
1. The program does not have a graphical display of the route or direction of movement, compasses, levels, levels above sea level, magnetometers and other whistles, except for the text dubbing of the voice direction selected by the user in the settings (optional). This is its essence and value. She has one task: to correct the direction of your movement by voice, prompting you how to return Home.
2. The program does not take you back. The program takes you along the shortest straight line to the "Home". Therefore, if you are Indiana Jones, who successfully walked through the Aztec labyrinth before returning, or a scout who walked through a minefield, please refrain from using this program. If a swamp, a ravine or windbreak, a dragon's lair, a fence with a sign “STAND!” Suddenly appeared on your way. The passage is prohibited, the border of the post "please go around it, having made your own decision, the program will still correct your return to the" Home ", but does not replace your eyes and the ability to adequately perceive the surrounding reality.
3. The word "Home" should never be taken literally. This is not a building with a street number and name. Dom is an untranslatable idiom of Russian speech, denoting a place of return. This can be a tourist camp, a mushroom meadow, a car left on the side of the forest, a treasure buried in the forest, or a lost friend, whose search you can easily organize using this program. It is important to understand that "Home" is a symbol of a point in space, the coordinates of which are previously, in advance, selected and saved by you as a point of return. Therefore, before starting your journey, be sure to save the coordinates of your "home".
4. The program does not need cards. The program does not need installed voice packs. Everything has already been done for you. Everything works out of the box, i.e. from the moment of installation, the program is completely ready to work.
5. Briefly work with the program can be described as follows:
a. Being at the point where you want to return (hereinafter referred to as Home), start the program.
b. Having established a connection with GPS satellites, save the coordinates of "Home" and turn off the phone.
c. Feel free to hit the road, disdaining the danger.
d. When you want to return "home" - just turn on the phone, start the program, when you are ready - click on the "Go home" button.
e. Hearing the words: "start moving" put your phone in your pocket and move in any direction. After a few steps, your voice will correct your movement. The adjustment is made by indicating the number of degrees by how much you need to turn left or right and sounding the approximate distance to the "home".

v 1.1.54
* Changed the procedure for working with the database. Now it's easier and more convenient!

Difference between Pro version and Lite:
- The pro version has support for Google maps and no ads.
- The lite version differs from the older version in that there is no permission to send SMS (since many users are afraid of this) and internal voice packets are cut (this was done to reduce the size of the program). You can download packages by clicking the button in the "download packages" menu.

In the distribution:
Lite version with ads and old Pro version without ads.

Going into the forest to pick mushrooms is a traditional Russian pastime, in which knowledge and experience have always played an almost decisive role. Mushroom places were secretly reported by word of mouth, newcomers learned to distinguish mushrooms and walk through the forest under the guidance of "experienced", and recipes were passed on by inheritance. Now, along with a knife, a basket and a mosquito repellent, the smartphone has become one of the main attributes of lovers of quiet hunting. Non-greedy mushroom pickers post information about fertile meadows on social networks, and applications help to find, recognize, not get lost and preserve. We made a review of Internet services to make summer 2018 mushroom for you.

Starting with the basics

The application will help to study the theory of mushroom science "Handbook of the mushroom picker"... The Mushroom Articles section contains everything from advice for novice mushroom pickers to advice on how to recognize mushroom poisoning and provide first aid.

There will be answers to all questions

Each mushroom is classified according to edibility and is described in great detail - appearance, features, growing area.

Learn about the edibility of the mushroom

A complete description of each species is available

In addition, a mushroom calendar is available in the application - the developers have taken out the ripening dates of each mushroom in a separate table, by which it is quick and easy to navigate.

The app has a convenient mushroom calendar

Let's go to practice

So, the theory has been studied, and now you can go to the forest, where getting lost is as easy as shelling pears. Moreover, this is a sin not only for beginners, but also for experienced mushroom pickers. Every year, rescuers take thousands of unlucky quiet hunters out of the forests of Russia. You can also lose your car in the forest - such cases occur quite often.

If you do not have a navigator and the mushroom picking is not expected to be very long, try using the program "I'm Going Home Lite"... The application starts a connection with GPS immediately after opening, while if the map of the area on which you plan to move is already loaded, the mobile Internet can be safely turned off, thereby significantly reducing the consumption of the smartphone's battery.

First you need to put a point where you enter the forest or, for example, where you leave your car. The app will give you the coordinates of this place and suggest renaming the target for convenience.

The track will begin to be written independently, while the screen of the smartphone is turned off - it does not matter. Found a clearing with mushrooms - you can also mark this target to return at any time (points are stored in the program memory).

Points are stored in program memory

To get to the starting point, you just need to click on the corresponding point and follow the voice prompts. Well, or just watch on the screen so as not to deviate too much from the path laid by the navigator. In this case, at any time you can see how much distance is left to the target and at what speed you are moving.

The navigator makes a straight line

And shows the remaining distance

An expert in your pocket

If you are a beginner mushroom picker, then it is better, of course, for the first time to go with an experienced friend who will tell you which mushrooms are edible and which ones should not even be touched. But if there is no such friend, a smartphone will come to the rescue again. Appendix "For mushrooms" quite accurately determines which mushroom is in front of you. To do this, you can use both a mechanical method (independently choosing the parameters of the mushroom), and automatic detection - from a photo from the scene.

Please configure on MIUI and Android firmware higher than 5: Settings - battery and performance - battery saving - background mode of applications - YaID - unlimited. This will keep the application from falling asleep.
I'm Going Home is a great navigator for all those who prefer to listen to directions rather than trying to figure out where to turn by looking at their mobile phone. The application "I'm going home" is perfect for hunters, mushroom pickers, fishermen, and just all those who love walking, but are afraid of getting lost. Excellent accuracy and pleasant voice interface make this program simply irreplaceable.

The light version differs from the older version in that there is no permission to send SMS (since many users are afraid of this) and internal voice packets are cut (this is done to reduce the size of the program). You can download packages by clicking the button in the "download packages" menu.

If you like to go to the forest for mushrooms and are afraid of getting lost there, then you can install a program that will take you out of the forest anyway.
Hundreds of navigation programs focused on route guidance and visual interface have been written for Android. This program focuses on sound prompts and distance guidance. You can just put your phone in your pocket and listen to what your phone is saying to you. The advantage is that your hands will not be busy with the phone, and your eyes will be free, because this is very important in the forest, and it is unlikely that you will lose or drop your phone.

You must get from point A to point B - this is the main task of the program. If you think that there are a huge number of such programs, then you are very much mistaken. The paths along the roads on the map, and along which you are led, are laid by navigators. And what if there is only a direction, but there is no road (forest, desert, etc.). Compasses are also great for showing directions, which you can also use. But you use them, holding them in your hand, and see which direction the arrows show you, then hide the phone and move on. If you go off course, you will need to do it all over again. But it seems that it will be much more convenient if your phone, being in your pocket, will correct your path and suggest where to go. That is why the "I'm going home" application is considered very comfortable.

In some cases, the program can be used:
1. When you are going to the forest for a walk, you need to put a point at the edge of the forest, and when you return home, this program will use voice prompts to guide you to the place from which you came.
2. If you have already collected mushrooms in a clearing that you do not know, and you want to come here again next weekend, you just need to score a point in the database called "There are mushrooms here!". And on the weekend you can get there again.
3. If you have no desire to open the map, checking the azimuth, and you do not know the rough terrain, you can also use this application.