Hema app on android tablet

[Shingleback]

Hi all, couldn't find a gps section so posting this here . So does anyone use the hema app on android? Is it any good?

I'm not a computer wizz so hoping it won't be too complicated. I think oziexplorer might be a bit too complex for me, otherwise looks good.

Cheers, Andrew.

[Bushie]

Haven't used the Hema app, but use Ozi regularly - it only needs to be as complicated as you want it to be.

Basic stuff is pretty simple.


Martyn

[Chops]

Here's some info that may help you. We have Ozi and Hema maps on our laptop, but have found the laptop to be too big for the fron of the Defer, so am now looking at an Android to use, or whether to just get the Hema unit instead. Its just because I wear bifocals that I really want the largst screen I can get, and I'm not sure the Hema unit is quite big enough :confused:

OziExplorer GPS Tracking Software for Mobile Devices running Android (http://www.oziexplorer3.com/android/oziexplorer_android.html)

Hema - Hema Explorer Android App (http://www.hemamaps.com.au/en/Buy/Apps%20and%20Digital%20Maps/Hema-Explorer-Android-App)

[LandyAndy]

I have the Hema app on a tablet.Havent used it yet,have played around with it and it seems easy to use.
I too is a trodgolite when it comes to these things;);););)
Andrew

[p38arover]

Hi all, couldn't find a gps section so posting this here.

Moved to GPS section.

[Shingleback]

Moved to GPS section.

Thanks, knew there would be a gps section somewhere!

Still tossing up between hema and ozi, keep the reviews and tips coming :)

[V8Ian]

I'm running Hema Explorer on a Sony Xperia tablet. Love it, there are great tutorials to go with the app; if I can master it, it must be easy and user friendly. Having no real estate issues attaching it to the windscreen of the truck or Fairlane but would imagine there could be obscured vision problems in a Defender.

[Primalanton]

I have been using the Hema maps on my Samsung tablet - works well and easy to understand. I tried Ozi Explorer with Raster maps but just could not get it to work properly. In my view, using the Hema maps is the best option & much cheaper!

[Shingleback]

Thanks guys, I bit the bullet and got the app, and for $29 seems like great value with all the maps included. Will check out the tutorials, thanks for the tip. Glad you're happy with the Sony Xperia tablet, is the one I'm going to get as I have the Sony z3 Xperia compact phone (which is where I put the hema app) and is very good. I like how the Sony products are water and dust proof, handy for a defender... I cut out a cardboard template of the 10" tablet dimensions and it will fit well in the defender dash, any tips on a good tablet mount?
Cheers, Andrew.

[Bushie]

Don't know what model you are in - but if it has an ashtray it may be worth sacrificing

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/734.jpg

The bracket just bolts through the existing ashtray, with some ply fillers and then clips in as per the ashtray, seems to have held up well over many km of corrugations. The actual tablet holder is a cheapie from JB-HiFi

Martyn

[V8Ian]

I'm using a generic holder from a cheapy shop. It attaches to the windscreen with a suction cap, I'm impressed with it. For five bucks I had my doubts, but they were unfounded.
My tablet is wi-fi only, but the little Huawei internet doovy is easy to carry.
My phone is an Xperia 1, I'm waiting for the new Xperia 4 before I upgrade.

[GypsySamuraiAnt]

Sorry for my ignorance but do you need internet access after downloading Hema maps onto an Android devise for it to work? Or is it better to just get their devise?

Cheers,
Ant

[V8Ian]

Sorry for my ignorance but do you need internet access after downloading Hema maps onto an Android devise for it to work? Or is it better to just get their devise?

Cheers,
AntYou can download the maps or use them from an internet connection. Obviously using the 'net saves space on your device. You can just download the maps where you know there is no internet connection.
I'm unsure of the zoom capabilities with the downloaded maps.

[DiscoMick]

Hema on Samsung tablet and phone here. Download so always works fine, including remote areas.

Sent from my GT-I8730T using AULRO mobile app

[GypsySamuraiAnt]

Thank you lads, appreciate the info :)

[Chops]

Hema on Samsung tablet and phone here. Download so always works fine, including remote areas.

Sent from my GT-I8730T using AULRO mobile app

Mick, which do you use when your remote/out of service area, and does your tablet have a port/connection for Sat aerial?
My Laptop doesn't need to be in service for the Qzi maps, just the sat aerial.

[DiscoMick]

Mick, which do you use when your remote/out of service area, and does your tablet have a port/connection for Sat aerial?
My Laptop doesn't need to be in service for the Qzi maps, just the sat aerial.


In the Simpson we were not leading and others had fancy systems, so I just stuck the smartphone in the cradle and it was more than enough to keep track of where we were.
Hema has more details, but actually, the map apps. on the Galaxy smartphone (Google maps and Navigon) work fine outside telephone service areas for basic uses.

[austastar]

Hi,
I've been using Ozi for years and am very happy with it. I can control which map I want and can 'get at' the track files and the waypoint files.
I plot my daily log file and synchronise it automatically to drop box for use on other computers.

I've just started to use Hema Explorer. It is great BUT.
Not the same control over maps - you take what it gives you according to the zoom level. Off line the two maps are Hema's 1:M and 1:250k, both excellent maps. These can be overlaid with goolgle maps when in mobile range, satellite, normal and OSM (Open Street Maps)
Track detail on OSM is surprising. I found heaps of forestry tracks I knew of that weren't marked or named on other maps, including Google.

Once registered as a Hema user, you have access to cloud.hemaexplorer.com.au and there you can access the same maps and lay down routes/tracks and store them (public or shared) and synchronise them with the tablet

You can also save tracks with waypoints, comments and photos like this..
Link (https://cloud.hemaexplorer.com.au/public/xGiQnMjgSWnmlEFnc7KNZn2N//) which I think is brilliant.

I'm still learning what it will do, but so far I'm very happy with it.

It won't be replacing OziExplorer for me though, Ozi is just so practical.

Cheers

[Chops]

I'm going to have to get you to teach me how to do this austastar :D
Me, maps, and understanding/learning how to use them :o
I went to a class near here that was held at a Disposals store, and came out feeling very lost :angel:

[austastar]

Hi,
Happy to take questions if I can help.
PM would be best I suppose, save clogging the forum.
Cheers