GPS Essentials

GPS Essentials is the most complete GPS navigation and tracking tool for Android, designed for explorers, hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone who needs reliable location management in the field.

Customize your experience with an advanced dashboard featuring 45 configurable widgets. Monitor critical navigation data including speed, altitude, accuracy, battery level, bearing, course, distance to target, estimated time of arrival, coordinates in multiple formats, sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and more. Every piece of information you need is instantly accessible on your personalized display.

Navigate with precision using multiple map providers including Google Maps with support for indoor maps, traffic overlays, satellite imagery, terrain layers, and real-time map rotation. The integrated compass shows earth's magnetic field orientation, tracks your arbitrary heading angle, displays your current target bearing, and includes a marine orienteering compass mode for water-based navigation.

Capture and share your journey with the camera HUD heads-up display, which overlays your waypoints directly onto photos. This unique feature lets you document your route while maintaining visual context of your surroundings.

Manage waypoints, routes, and tracks with complete control. Record GPS tracks as you explore and instantly view them on your map. Create routes by importing KML files from Google Maps or Google Earth, then generate turn-by-turn instructions between waypoints. Export all your data as KML, KMZ, GPX, or LOC files for backup, sharing via email, or uploading to cloud services like Google Docs and Dropbox.

Support for position formats includes UTM, MGRS, OSGB, Degree-Minute-Second, Degree-Minute-Fractions, Decimal, and Mils across over 230 geodetic datums. Convert contact addresses into waypoints directly within the app, building a personalized location database instantly.

View satellite positions in real-time through the sky view feature, showing all satellites currently in range of your device. This is invaluable for understanding GPS signal availability and reception quality.

Whether you're planning expeditions, documenting field research, tracking outdoor activities, or exploring remote areas, GPS Essentials provides the professional-grade tools you need. Download GPS Essentials today and take full command of your navigation and location data.