Thread: Can't decide hema or mudmaps2

Originally Posted by Naviguesser

Well surprise surprise, came up on another forum. Mud Maps 3 is out and no update from Mud Maps 2 unless you pay again. I must have been physic.

As I said a while ago 'Memory Map' via the apps is what we have used for a year with terrific success

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by The ho har's

As I said a while ago 'Memory Map' via the apps is what we have used for a year with terrific success

Mrs hh

What maps do you use?
I am new to using a tablet for navigation, have downloaded both Ozi explorer and Memory map. Memory map's map does not have enough detail and says you can bring in other maps. I need a source for more detailed topo / off road maps.

You can buy topo maps and lots of other maps from the map store on Memory map. I think you must only be looking at the free 250 k geoscience map.

Originally Posted by crash

What maps do you use?
I am new to using a tablet for navigation, have downloaded both Ozi explorer and Memory map. Memory map's map does not have enough detail and says you can bring in other maps. I need a source for more detailed topo / off road maps.

I just downloaded the app for IOS and it seems to work wonderfully. Mine is a IPad mini. I have not had any trouble finding forestry maps/roads recently in Victoria.

Mrs hh

Well there are a lot of choices, but having used a number of them over the years on various platforms there is no one does everything I want.

Oziexplorer in the day with Windows Mobile/CE was probably did the best for me. But they seem to be slowly fading and still haven't properly managed to make the jump to the android/iOS world. There is an android app but it's not available through the Google store and last time I looked it was still missing a bit of functionality.

I did buy memory map 2 when it was on special with a 25% off iTunes card which made it good value at the time. What I liked about it was it had a large collection of maps, including one which used open street maps as a base, and you could easily import your own maps/imagery using their free PC software. But there were some idiosyncrasies in the design which annoyed me, for example way points could only be exported one at a time and if you wanted to export them or your tracks you always had to go via their web site and couldn't export or email directly. Support was prompt but when it came to feature requests or fixes, nothing much seemed to happen. As Naviguesser mentioned they have the habit of making you pay the full price again when they do a major upgrade. They have offered mud map 2 users a rebate through PayPal but not much use as I don't use it. The major change I can see with mud maps 3 is there is a lot extra 25k mapping included, so certainly good value compared to some other packages which bill you extra for map packs.

Memory map is essentially free and I do like the interface and layout (at least for an old version I have). Major difficulty was I couldn't easily import custom imagery or maps for work.

I think Hema is memory map rebadged with their maps added. There are 2 versions, the 4wd one has a lot more maps included, while the cheaper one has access to some on line map data. Both have extra map pack for purchase in app.

If you are happy to use standard govt 250k maps then have a look at PDF Maps which is free on both iOS and android. The 250k geopdf topo maps can be downloaded for free from the geoscience Australia web site. This is the one that I'm currently using most of the time.

Cheers

Steve

I use Memory Map with the 25k topo set available at their website plus the Hema map set. You can't get much better in my opinion. I have Ozi as well and never open it anymore. People think Ozi is cheaper because they can get their maps from pirated sources off the internet. Proper decent maps are the most expensive part of the equation. The Memory Map option is more flexible because I can run the same maps on PC, Apple ios and Android. The apps for each are either free or a nominal cost. Forget Mud Map, I tried them a few years ago and they were terrible. The forums are full of unhappy customers.