If you go backpacking or even hiking and use an android phone, here is a list of the Android Apps you should be carrying.
My Tracks: Record GPS tracks of where you hiked, view elevation profiles, and upload to Google Maps. Tip: To keep battery low, change the settings for coordinate frequency to "battery miser". This is what I use to generate nifty maps and elevation profiles of my hikes that I post on this blog.
Google Skymap: Augmented reality for showing the stars in the sky. Hold your phone up to the starry sky and see whether that bright thing is a planet or a star, and which one. Works even without data access.
Peak.AR: Augmented reality that will tell you the name of every mountain peak you are looking at.
Rainy Days: Overlays moving weather images over google maps to show you live weather around you. Obviously only works if you have data coverage.
I'm headed to Kilimanjaro on Tuesday, what are some other good backpacking Apps?
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