USFS creates app for National Forests

Now there’s a lighter and more convenient way to view National Forest maps.

All U.S. Forest Service visitor maps and quad maps covering portions of California are available for purchase through the Avenza PDF maps application. This app is free and available for most Apple products through the iTunes store. The Avenza website has a beta version of the app for Android devices.

Once the app is installed:

• Purchase and download professionally created maps from the thousands of maps in the Avenza Map Store.

• View your location using the integrated GPS (iPad 3G/LTE or iPhone 3GS or higher model required), even without a wireless connection or cell phone signal

• Plot placemarks, add notes, enter attribute data and add photos as attributes

• Search for places and points of interest on any map (online connection required)

• Export placemarks to share with colleagues, friends, or for future use

• Measure distances and areas.