GPS Enabled Map from Paper Map - Using Caltopo

You can turn any paper map or field sketch into a GPS enabled map that you can use on your smart device.
Using Caltopo and Avenza Maps, you can take that paper map from the park headquarters, ski club or any where and turn it into a basemap to use with your smart device GPS, using the features of caltopo.com.
This technique involves georeferencing a scanned map and creating a geopdf. With Avenza Maps, your smart device can interpret this map and place your GPS cursor on your location on the map (on your smart device).
0:00 Intro
0:45 Apps needed
1:35 Setting up Cal Topo
4:45 Creating the Map in Caltopo
14:00 Exporting to Smart Device

[@landonlandon2251]

Thx my man 🤙

[@Coopersmith7718]

Super cool, thanks!

[@IsaacLadd]

This is pretty rad. Good info!

[@georgesmith8113]

VERY nice!! Thanks!! 👍👍😎

[@RestlessViking]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephenrrose]

Still learning from you! Love it! Thanks for the training!

[@bereantrb]

Watching this in 2022, I’ll have to see if the newer CalTopo mobile app can do what Avenza did.

[@troymilks7342]

Last time I tried something like this, I ended up with an ID-10-T form....