BaseMaps current wildfire layer is legit!

[Ryan Avery]

After looking at all the major mapping software's current wildfire layers, Basemaps seems to be the best. Wildfires can be your best friend or your worst enemy. This year might be the latter for me and my hunts.

Praying for all the wildland firefighters, they don't get paid enough!!

 

[granite7]

I still prefer GaiaGPS.

Here, I have current fires in dark red. Previous years’ fires in a transparent red.

Hollywood, ID area pictured

 

[Ryan Avery]

I still prefer GaiaGPS.

Here, I have current fires in dark red. Previous years’ fires in a transparent red.

Hollywood, ID area pictured

Gaia is just so blah to me.

 

[granite7]

Those are same-day infrared mapped and they integrate right in to the rest of my waypoints, tracks, scouting photos, etc. I guess that is pretty blah

 

[Ryan Avery]

@granite7
Gaia is also missing several historic trails in the area I hunt. OnX, BaseMap, and GoHunt all have them. Really weird. But lots of people love Gaia. To each their own I guess.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Those are same-day infrared mapped and they integrate right in to the rest of my waypoints, tracks, scouting photos, etc. I guess that is pretty blah

That part is awesome, the detail of the maps is BLAH.

 

[granite7]

@granite7
Gaia is also missing several historic trails in the area I hunt. OnX, BaseMap, and GoHunt all have them. Really weird. But lots of people love Gaia. To each their own I guess.

Thanks for expounding upon your reasons. I’m surprised that they don’t have it on one of their many layers. But, I’d also be surprised if nobody has made a public track of the trails you’re looking for.

 

[robby denning]

@realunlucky check it out for your review


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[SawtoothShooter]

Fun fact, basemaps is actually what allot of our primary fire folks use in addition to our work required apps like collector. Prescouting an off forest fire before you get there and can scan a QR for some quickly thrown together 2D "map" is awesome. And when you need more detail on trails, water (drafting sites), topography/veg types/terrain, predicted wind at a closer scale than a spot weather, etc it kicks any team's GISS in the ass. Cuz remember, most offices are lucky if their latest imagery pass was done in the last decade, much less lidar, and their layer files are about as accurate as a fudd's old minute of milk jug 30-06 at the Shoshone county range in September... Ha