Comments on: Map, Compass, GPS: Not Either/Or, But All of the Above https://pmags.com/map-compass-gps-not-either-or-but-all-of-the-above Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/map-compass-gps-not-either-or-but-all-of-the-above#comment-709394 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:30:13 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=38822#comment-709394 In reply to Steve.

Ah, that’s another ball of each for sure. I’m soft looking for a Gaia replacement for those reasons. https://pmags.com/the-enshittification-of-gaia-gps

]]> By: Steve https://pmags.com/map-compass-gps-not-either-or-but-all-of-the-above#comment-709385 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:43:33 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=38822#comment-709385 Well said, and good system. Over reliance on GPS and the mapping apps is an issue, but they are certainly valuable and convenient tools.

Beyond navigation, the apps have a few other downsides (as you’ve written about regarding LNT principles, gatekeeping, etc). “Which tool?” and “what ethic?” are the new questions

….Oh, and the privacy concerns. One of my map apps updated terms to require access to location data, even when the app was not being used.

My microwave is great, but it doesn’t sell my eating habits to data brokers. Nor does it post pics and reviews of my dinner to social media, complete with directions to my kitchen.

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