Outdoor Apps
Technology can assist us as we venture into the outdoors. Here is a number of apps that have been recommended by outdoor leaders in the field.
Navigation Apps
Navitronics
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.navionics.singleAppOceania
MudMap
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mudmap.android.mmau4x4
Google earth
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.earth
MotionX GPS
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/motionx-gps/id299949744?mt=8
Marine Tides Planner
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tides-planner/id317900837?mt=8
Declination
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/declination/id320663554?mt=8
Weather Apps
OzWeather
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/oz-weather-plus-australia/id731781859?mt=8
Seabreeze
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/seabreeze-free/id571581320?mt=8
WindGuru
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.windguru.wgapp
Perth Winds
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/perth-winds/id331711321?mt=8
Rain RadarAU
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rainradarau/id290920045?mt=8
Windfinder
http://www.windfinder.com/apps/iphone/
Elders weather
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/elders-weather/id471794656?mt=8
Safety Apps
Australian Early Warning Network
http://www.ewn.com.au/
Beach Safe
https://beachsafe.org.au/apps
Twitter feeds:
DFES
Field Guide Apps
What Knot to do in the Greater Outdoors
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/what-knot-to-do/id345618285?mt=8
The Michael Morecombe and David Stewart eGuide to the Birds of Australia
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/michael-morcombe-david-stewart/id397979505?mt=8
Clouds and Weather
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/clouds-and-weather/id363799763?mt=8
Night Sky
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-night-sky/id475772902?mt=8
Coaches Eye
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/coachs-eye/id472006138?mt=8
Australian Wildflowers
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/australian-wildflowers/id496601582?mt=8
Thanks to Anna Freedman for the apps. Her presentation from the Outdoors conference can be viewed here.