Avenza Guide

Avenza Guide
Updates 2024
Avenza has recently posted instructions for exporting custom maps  with both Apple IOS Air Drop, and  now,  with Android's "Nearby Share" also known as "Quick Share"   https://support.avenzamaps.com/hc/en-us/articles/21112732451604-Sharing-Maps

Avenza app from google Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Avenza
Avenza from Apple  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/avenza-maps-offline-mapping/id388424049

***Finding new Avenza Maps. With Avenza open choose "Store (with shopping cart image)"
"Find a Map" page opens.
Enter a location or choose "Search Nearby".
-or choose "Popular" or "Free".
-or choose "Browse by Activity"
EASIEST  CHOICE -or choose "Explore on a Map" push map button and a local map opens with circles to choose for nearby maps.

***Free US Forest Service topographic maps. Open this LINK to USA map, zoom in until you see a grid, click on the rectangle you want to download. Click on it . Choose "Download GeoTiff"
Allow it to load and open with "Avenza Maps"                      

Try this one of the Ashland area Download GeoTiff

Sharing Avenza Maps with IOS and Android

Video-Downloading Incident Maps from QR code on IAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCjqWIjs0YE 
The video demonstrates first using the IAP QR code to access the Incident's Website with maps lists to download to Avenza.
Then it demonstrates downloading a map directly from a QR code to your Avenza My Maps list.
Remember with the free Avenza app, only the last 3 downloaded maps are "active".
Active means  you can use the tools of the GPS showing your location, recording GPS tracks, and showing
Placemarks.

 South Western and  South Central Oregon, Ranger District Maps for QR download
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&hl=en&mid=1TaPrnbbpvdMPXDuOkjzY83Ea_nTmQGY&ll=43.67894819756505%2C-124.74151013124998&z=7

 
Oregon Department of Forestry maps. Open this link with your device with Avenza. Click on desired map, then on left panel click
"more info",it will download to your phone. Open this file with Avenza. It will load to your Avenza "My Maps" page.
Link

Recording GPS tracks from Avenza official
https://support.avenzamaps.com/hc/en-us/articles/5050615375636-Record-GPS-Tracks-Tool

A Very important skill to use  with Avenza is to Record GPS Tracks.
Routinely recording trips from fire camp to daily assignments and hike from trucks to fireline is very useful.
Recording a GPS Track with Your Avenza App-video
Link

****      Get a government fire map from their FTP site. 
a.      Visit https://ftp.wildfire.gov/public/incident_specifi
b.      You’ll see folders of each of the regions on this screen (for example:NW or N Calif..)
c.    Keep selecting through years and incidents,dates,etc...
d.   When you find something useful "Open With" Avenza Maps (it should load to your Avenza maps list.

Importing maps from custom locations
https://support.avenzamaps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4961897108628-Importing-maps-from-custom-locations
New ICS symbols for maps
https://wildfiretoday.com/documents/ics-symbols-poster-2021.pdf

***The Avenza "Plus" subscription allows you to download unlimited maps for $32.99/year(per device)
https://www.avenzamaps.com/subscription_tiers#
Highly recommended.All maps remain year to year (purchased or free).
$2.75 a month for this priceless tool. Of course only the coolest firefighters get this. Be one.
 
***Making Your Own Map with Caltopo for Your Avenza App on your phone-video
Link
           ( Another version describes the steps in the video but doesn't use the QR shortcut to Avenza
              https://sectionhiker.com/how-to-make-geopdf-maps-in-caltopo/  )


How to import maps from Avenza store and from the web.
Link
 
Avenza help


 



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