Episode 89 Managing Backcountry Data with Jeff Balch of Basemap - a podcast by Emory R. Wanger

from 2019-08-26T07:00

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Jeff Balch is the founder and creator of the mobile navigation app “Basemap.” If you’re familiar with using your phone as a GPS, then you know how it works, but are you using it to its full extent?

On this episode Jeff explains how Basemap came about, how it differs from other applications on the market, but more importantly he runs me though HOW he uses this thing he’s created.

Understanding HOW Jeff uses his application allows us to understand why it was built and how best to use it for our own purposes. This episode is loaded with great bits of information and I for one will be implementing a lot of what Jeff talks about.

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Show Notes

Introductions

What tipped Jeff in the direction of creating Basemap

GPS accuracy of mobile devices

Building trust with your navigational device

Jeff’s life before Basemap

Learning to build maps

What Jeff wanted in an navigational app that he wasn’t able to get on the market

Using the app as a journal/log

How Jeff uses manages his field data