DetecTerra - GPS Hike & Metal

Detecterra

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About this app

🎒 DetecTerra — GPS, Hiking & Field Surveys

Turn your smartphone into your outdoor companion! Record GPS tracks, save your favorite locations, take geotagged photos, and document your outdoor activities or field visits.
Use the essential features for free, with no subscription. GPX export is free. Advanced KMZ and CSV exports require an in-app purchase.

🏗️ FIELD SURVEYS & CONSTRUCTION SITE VISITS
Document your work directly in the field. Ideal for construction professionals, site managers, field technicians, agriculture, and land management.
• 📷 Geotagged photos with comments
• 🌍 KMZ export to view your field records in Google Earth
• 📊 CSV export with WGS84 and UTM coordinates (X/Y)
• 🗺️ Preload maps for offline use
Keep your photos and locations organized on a map and make it easier to prepare field reports.

🎒 HIKING & GPS
Plan your outings and keep track of your explorations.
• 🧭 GPS track recording
• 🗺️ Interactive maps and offline access to previously loaded maps
• 📏 Distance, speed, elevation gain, and step counter
• 📍 Custom markers and geotagged photos
• 📤 Free GPX export for compatible apps and devices

📍 SAVE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES
Save locations you want to find again easily:
• A viewpoint, spring, parking area, or fishing spot
• A route, construction site, or technical location
• A place to explore or a geocaching location
Each saved point can include a photo, a comment, and a custom color.

🧲 MAGNETIC DETECTION
The built-in magnetometer on compatible smartphones can help you locate nearby ferromagnetic objects, such as lost keys in the grass.
• 🔊 Sonar mode with an audio signal that changes as you approach an object
• 📳 Visual feedback and vibration alerts
Please note: This feature depends on your phone's magnetic sensor. It does not replace a dedicated metal detector and cannot detect every type of metal.

🔒 YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE
• No ads
• No account required
• Data stored locally, according to the app's functionality

🎯 WHO IS DETECTERRA FOR?
• Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts
• Construction professionals and site managers
• Field technicians and survey teams
• Agriculture and land management
• Geocaching, fishing, and location scouting

Install DetecTerra and start documenting your outdoor activities and field surveys.

What’s new

• Distance tile updates live during a route
• Permissions requested before your first route
• Map follows your direction of travel during a route (can be turned off in settings)