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Onx app worth it?

dpierce72 said:
I will - the big thing for me is the DEM shading / Historical imagery.

In the area I hunt, I use DEM shading on CalTopo because it's a flood-prone zone. I can shade to 3' (which essentially creates a topo map with 3/ contour intervals) and lets me know areas that may need knee/hip boots, chest waders, or canoe. That elevation in the bottoms also let's me know areas that may product gum trees or oak trees. And a normal 7.5 minute topo w/20' contour lines is useless.

This is the second time GAIA has come up on mapping discussions. Time to go check it out.

My original point was simply - I like OnX in the field to mark locations and understand boundaries, but when really cyber scouting, it is NOT up to snuff for me ...which is why I use those other three sites.

Thanks again for the info. Going to check it out now...
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I hope it works for you and saves you a little money. To clear things up I like onyx and Gaia. I think Gaia is easier to use in the field is very user-friendly. Onyx however has wind direction and different way points such as a Treestand picture or hooves or a scrape. That makes it nice when you’re looking at a map and trying to find a specific thing


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dpierce72 said:
I will - the big thing for me is the DEM shading / Historical imagery.

In the area I hunt, I use DEM shading on CalTopo because it's a flood-prone zone. I can shade to 3' (which essentially creates a topo map with 3/ contour intervals) and lets me know areas that may need knee/hip boots, chest waders, or canoe. That elevation in the bottoms also let's me know areas that may product gum trees or oak trees. And a normal 7.5 minute topo w/20' contour lines is useless.

This is the second time GAIA has come up on mapping discussions. Time to go check it out.

My original point was simply - I like OnX in the field to mark locations and understand boundaries, but when really cyber scouting, it is NOT up to snuff for me ...which is why I use those other three sites.

Thanks again for the info. Going to check it out now...
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I agree I also use multiple sites, Dan Infalt on a podcast said he uses Google Earth's historical maps feature so that he can see different months and different years. This is helpful for seeing where cover is if you look at a map from a month when foliage is off and can also help you see when an area was logged.
 
NWPA22 said:
I agree I also use multiple sites, Dan Infalt on a podcast said he uses Google Earth's historical maps feature so that he can see different months and different years. This is helpful for seeing where cover is if you look at a map from a month when foliage is off and can also help you see when an area was logged.
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Yes ...that is what I was referencing in 'historical imagery' and that is where you find it. Very helpful to see in winter months w/out the leaf cover... Check it out. Good stuff!
 
dpierce72 said:
Yes ...that is what I was referencing in 'historical imagery' and that is where you find it. Very helpful to see in winter months w/out the leaf cover... Check it out. Good stuff!
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I can never figure out how to pull up historical imagery on google earth. Whether it be my phone or PC. I've gotten headaches trying to figure it out....even trustworthy YouTube hasn't helped me with it.
 
Here you go... the arrows did NOT transfer.

Select the icon 5 from the yellow pin (see image 2)

Then the timeline bar will come up as pictured in image 2

Then you can slide the image bar back and forth as pictured in image 3

This help?

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dpierce72 said:
Here you go... the arrows did NOT transfer.

Select the icon 5 from the yellow pin (see image 2)

Then the timeline bar will come up as pictured in image 2

Then you can slide the image bar back and forth as pictured in image 3

This help?

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Awesome!!! Now how do I get that version because everyone I've downloaded or went to doesn't look like that?
 
Jwiggins762 said:
Yes, but it's the same format as my PC version as well. Headache.
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I'm beyond my pay grade on technical help at this point :tearsofjoy:

Sorry, and good luck! Maybe someone else can chime in. I looked to see if I had something 'turned on' allowing those options, but w/out any luck.
 
dpierce72 said:
I'm beyond my pay grade on technical help at this point :tearsofjoy:

Sorry, and good luck! Maybe someone else can chime in. I looked to see if I had something 'turned on' allowing those options, but w/out any luck.
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Yea thanks anyways, maybe one day. I'm done trying for now.
 
I like to run an opaque USGS quad map over my my hillshade.

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Doing the same with an aerial (and clarifying that I change the opacity on the hillshade and not the topo or aerial)....

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BCHunter said:
Make sure you use a coupon code, there's a few floating out there for 20% off. Half off for military.

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Make sure to pay for the full annual subscription if you use a coupon code or military discount! I used my military discount and selected the monthly payment plan.... the discount only applied to the first month. You save way more buy using it on the full annual cost.

Like others have said, I use Caltopo and GE for "virtual scouting" and then use OnX on the ground. At this point I just about have a full IPB on all of Virginia....haha. I've actually had guys at work offer to pay for me to share my pins with them.... not happening.
 
philsanchez76 said:
@EricS i heard that HuntStand is integrating trail cam photos now? Can you confirm? Cuz that’s pretty slick. I wish OnX would do that.
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Yes, you can now add pictures from your trail cams that are linked to the camera location. You can also sort the pictures based on various info.

I have good luck with Huntstand, it seems to do everything OnX does but is free. You are limited to downloading the property info for just 10 properties a month (the paid version is unlimited) but, you can see the info for as many properties as you want on the desktop version.
 
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