shane4x4
Media Partner
As some of you know I’ve been helping Hema Maps for the last couple of years with their North American Explorer App (Hema Explorer North America - Hema Maps)
Last year we planned & executed an epic 6,500 mile expedition from the Mexican border to Prudhoe Bay, AK along the Continental Divide. While we had hoped to publish the tracks & waypoints a little sooner, we’ve finally pulled everything together and all 5 legs of the trip are now published =)
I'm happy to answer any questions about the trip, the gear, planning, etc =)
There's a FULL thread with more details over on Expedition Portal.
I'll include the bit about the hardware here though....because...that Land Cruiser is, well, perfect =)
The 200 Series Land Cruiser was shipped from Australia to the US for the year as the expedition vehicle. We sourced an A/T Chaser Flatbed trailer thanks in large part to Scott Brady & Chris Cordes from ExPo.
The LC is fully setup and prior to this expedition ha mapped over 100,000km all around Australia - so it’s more than proven that it can handle well, anything. Chris did a great write up on the LC:
Featured Vehicle: Hema Maps 200 Series Land Cruiser
The main point of the expedition was to show that Hema Maps is more than just maps & apps, after exploring & mapping Australia for over 30 years…the company is ready to take on North America =)
We used two iPad Mini’s + one iPhone 4 for the entire expedition, all running Hema Explorer North America (Hema Explorer North America - Hema Maps). Although the app runs on both iOS & Android, we chose the iPads mainly due to better cameras for documentation and easier full-device backups.
The rig heading up the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay =)
Last year we planned & executed an epic 6,500 mile expedition from the Mexican border to Prudhoe Bay, AK along the Continental Divide. While we had hoped to publish the tracks & waypoints a little sooner, we’ve finally pulled everything together and all 5 legs of the trip are now published =)
I'm happy to answer any questions about the trip, the gear, planning, etc =)
There's a FULL thread with more details over on Expedition Portal.
I'll include the bit about the hardware here though....because...that Land Cruiser is, well, perfect =)
The 200 Series Land Cruiser was shipped from Australia to the US for the year as the expedition vehicle. We sourced an A/T Chaser Flatbed trailer thanks in large part to Scott Brady & Chris Cordes from ExPo.
The LC is fully setup and prior to this expedition ha mapped over 100,000km all around Australia - so it’s more than proven that it can handle well, anything. Chris did a great write up on the LC:
Featured Vehicle: Hema Maps 200 Series Land Cruiser
The main point of the expedition was to show that Hema Maps is more than just maps & apps, after exploring & mapping Australia for over 30 years…the company is ready to take on North America =)
We used two iPad Mini’s + one iPhone 4 for the entire expedition, all running Hema Explorer North America (Hema Explorer North America - Hema Maps). Although the app runs on both iOS & Android, we chose the iPads mainly due to better cameras for documentation and easier full-device backups.
The rig heading up the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay =)
