How to Use CalTopo / CalTopo for Beginners

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In this short video I'll show you around the CalTopo mapping software. We'll create a hike, send it to our phone, navigate with the CalTopo mobile app, and then review our hike on the computer afterward.
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@pete3908
@pete3908 3 ай бұрын
Nice work on this video, really clear and concise. You answered a couple of questions I had about CalTopo and you earned them another customer as a result. I hope you can get a commission! Thanks for your video.
@calebw7177
@calebw7177 2 жыл бұрын
More people need to now about this! It’s so nice you can print to scale maps. So if I had to I can break out my protractor and compass to get back to civilization. If Gaia had the fixed scale feature it would be a game changer.
@BuckMckawtheotherone
@BuckMckawtheotherone Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent demo. I also use Caltopo to print very accurate pdf maps in 8-1/2" x 11". It allows you to print them at many scales, including your own custom scale (say, 1:10,000) for any location in N. America. It allows up to 5 maps in series, with an additional overview map (say, 5 maps in 1:25,000 with the overview of perhaps 1:87,000). This is great if you want to practice actual map and compass navigation without GPS, a skill we should always have in case batteries die, or reception fails. And, we have back-up paper maps to bring on a canoe trip or hiking expedition. They can reference Lat-Long, or UTM, or even Military coordinates on these maps for easy navigation references.
@williamthone9678
@williamthone9678 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Some differences as I see it: Gaia Premium subscription this week was $27 for the year, and has been allowing me to synch/create on my iMac, iPad, and phone. Not sure if Caltopo is matching that. Another difference is that CalTopo allows for better map printing, I think; if I cared about print maps I would lean Caltopo. Gaia just came out in Beta form for iOS suggested map bundle layers and preset settings for different activiities (hike, bike, ski, etc.). In Gaia, making folders with a naming hierarchy is super-important; you put all your waypoints, routes in specific folders to avoid being overwhelmed. I was able to download gpx tracks from Caltopo (everybody’s shared ideas, thousands of them good and bad) and bring them into Gaia; Gaia has them , too.
@whatswiththesepeople
@whatswiththesepeople Жыл бұрын
Great overview of creating and using tracks. I’ve been using CalTopo for about a year and half and I learned a couple things here that I had been missing.
@coolbananaboy5075
@coolbananaboy5075 2 жыл бұрын
What an excellent video, thank you!
@BearWhoWalksAlone
@BearWhoWalksAlone Жыл бұрын
Great video! Today you gave me a new navigation tool which looks very promising to me.👍🙂 I thank you for that. Greetings from Bodø, Norway. 🇳🇴
@VinceCurtis
@VinceCurtis 2 жыл бұрын
Great job Cris ! Love your website also.... I got a subscription and I have it ! Thanks again
@dorindaalberthal1316
@dorindaalberthal1316 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Chris for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Also want to say thank you for all your videos they entertained me as well as taught me so so much as I healed from from covid. I’m back out hiking and grateful to be, life is good!! God is great!! Happy & Safe hiking to you and all your followers🥾
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much 👍👍 I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and glad that you're over the COVID. Hope to see you out there some day!
@ArbitraryLifestyle
@ArbitraryLifestyle Жыл бұрын
Holy map sheets batman!! Thanks for that tip :D :D
@chuckrozner5366
@chuckrozner5366 2 жыл бұрын
Chris, This is a very good beginning tutorial for Cal Topo. The Professional version, SARTOPO has become the standard for mountain rescue teams . I also use both SarTopo and GAIA for different trips. In SarTopo I normally use the Forest Service map as my main base layer since it shows campsites, picnic areas, and Fire Road numbers. I then add the MapBuilder layer at 50% to show the more accurate trails.
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I use the USFS map a lot too, and do the same thing with the Mapbuilder overlay. The USFS map is really easy to read the contours on as well. Are there any major differences between SARTopo and CALTopo? I don't have a professional SARTopo account.
@antben
@antben 16 күн бұрын
Great intro, but try Open Route Service. As powerful, but much more user-friendly.
@damonsmith71712
@damonsmith71712 2 ай бұрын
Thoroughly described. Thank you ! Question, on the feee version my grid lines are not printing. Just the map and overlays. Is this a paid option or am I doing something wrong ? Thanks !
@rickpozzitacuptraining6199
@rickpozzitacuptraining6199 2 жыл бұрын
Thank for the video. Quick question, how do you orient and lock the map in the direction of your route?
@reidsadventures
@reidsadventures Жыл бұрын
my life has changed forever
@user-ht3do8qc3g
@user-ht3do8qc3g Жыл бұрын
Great video! Just signed up for the free account and fiddled around. It seems the interface is the same as in your video, however the NPS overlay just isn't there. I am puzzled. It is available only with a paid subscription or is there some settings to turn on to activate this option?
@wanyingtian1067
@wanyingtian1067 6 ай бұрын
Is there a way to change the "starting" point of a line/track or I just have to redraw it on the map?
@TimKaseyMythHealer
@TimKaseyMythHealer 10 ай бұрын
I did as you said, but I only get strait lines. GPS type option doesn’t exist on my Cal Topo App.
@jss27560
@jss27560 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the intro. what Im trying to do is find trails near me that I can use More so than make trials at least at this point. I did find a trail in a location that I know but I’m not seeing a way to download it to my phone or watch. I did find an article on your site about downing to a Garmin device but I'm not sure if the same procedures work with Garmin watches.
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 10 ай бұрын
Download it, then import to Garmin Connect (create a course) - then it should go to your watch if you send to watch and sync
@jss27560
@jss27560 10 ай бұрын
@@Hikingguy thanks, I've been using dwMap recently so I have to figure it out.
@bhairless
@bhairless 3 ай бұрын
I just purchased the GARMIN 64X and I can not figure out how to use the device, I tried to type in planner address it keeps asking for state or providence I put both trying for several hours I still could not get in. I went to KZfaq watched several of your video's to see if I can get help, no use! I also downloaded on my cell CALTOPO to route my maps, the GARMIN says it's has Bluetooth capabilities, nope! I need to take a class! LOL! any advise? SAD and FUSTRATED
@jjsteel43
@jjsteel43 3 ай бұрын
How do you download it to a file on your computer after drawing and saving the route you drew?
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 3 ай бұрын
Export in the upper left
@rogergranquist
@rogergranquist 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like caltopo is better for team planning of treks more so than Gaia, is that an accurate assessment?
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
100% yes
@blbreptiles4126
@blbreptiles4126 2 жыл бұрын
How do you add mgrs lines.
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
help.caltopo.com/discussions/features/257-add-mgrsmilitary-grid-reference-system-lines
@lilianm7151
@lilianm7151 2 жыл бұрын
Between Gaia and Caltopo which one has the better satellite maps?
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
Just checked a few spots and they're basically identical. It might even be the same source.
@lilianm7151
@lilianm7151 2 жыл бұрын
@@Hikingguy thank you. For Gaia which one of the satellite maps has the best resolution when zooming in?
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 2 жыл бұрын
@@lilianm7151 If you have a pro account, the Google Sat map, otherwise the Global Imagery layer
@hondocalrissian1918
@hondocalrissian1918 Ай бұрын
How do I get NPS maps for garmin?
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy 29 күн бұрын
The official NPS maps? You could export from CalTopo as KMZ and import as custom map
@icecold5920
@icecold5920 6 ай бұрын
It’s very expensive now
@user-pp5jw3ln6i
@user-pp5jw3ln6i Ай бұрын
Just a personal observation and opinion. You move too fast for a 101 tutorial.
@Hikingguy
@Hikingguy Ай бұрын
You can always pause and watch again
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