iPhone

Apps for the Great Outdoors

iPhone is always up for adventure. Load it with outdoor-loving apps and start exploring the world around you. Then use it to help you find your way home.

Name that Tune.

Learn to identify birds by their song with Chirp! Bird Songs Europe. Just tap to hear a bird’s song, see a photo of it and learn more information about it. Once you’ve spotted one, report the sighting on a satellite map with Birdpost. It’ll automatically be added to an organised list online that you can view, sort, and share with your friends. Add Butterfly Collection, and you can also explore a beautiful picture library of butterflies from all over the world.
Available on the App Store

iBird Explorer Backyard

Share your adventures.

Tip

If you've found a great trail, beach or field and want to share it with your friends, you can send them your exact location from the Maps application. Find your location with GPS, tap the pin that points to it, tap the arrow next to the name, and share you location via email or MMS.

Maps

Send a link via MMS to a Google Maps location

Find a location, tap the pin that points to it, tap arrow icon next to the name or description, then tap Share Location and tap MMS (iPhone 3G or later).

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Panorama

See the whole picture.

Now when you take pictures of a beautiful place, you don’t have to leave anything out. Snap away to create incredible 360º images. Panorama will help you line up the shots, then put it all together.
Available on the App Store

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Snow Report

Get the outside scoop.

Know the conditions before you go. Whether you’re a surfer, diver, canoeist or fisherman, Marine Tides Planner Plus will give you tidal, sunrise/sunset and depth information so you can plan your adventure. Then get ready for the season change with Snow Reports. With just a flick, you’ll know everything from 24/48/72 hour snowfall to lift and trail closures at over 2,000 resorts worldwide. And with Snow and Ski Report by REI you can even keep track of your favourite resorts with webcam feeds.
Available on the App Store

Star Walk

Find your Inner Astronomer.

Go on a breathtaking exploration of the solar system with Star Walk. Tap to travel through time and see magnificent astronomical events from the past or future from anyplace on earth. Or make your nightly walk a lot more interesting by finding detailed information about the stars above you. Download MoonPhase and you can find out lots of cool lunar information as well. Like moon rise and set times for your location, the moon’s position in the Zodiac and location in the sky, lunar cycle and ephemeris details, and much more.
Available on the App Store

Marine: UK Holland

Sail the high seas.

Boaters will never worry about losing sight of land with Marine: UK Holland. This amazing app loads your iPhone with detailed coastal marine charts, lets you set waypoints and check tides and currents. Another app that’ll come in handy on board is Knot Time. Watch and learn with video tutorials of 28 different types of knots.
Available on the App Store

Motion X Motions X GPS

Blaze a trail.

Follow in your own footsteps with Trailguru. This adventure-seeking app uses GPS to record your walk, run, or cycle journey right on your iPhone. Click to export your favourites so others can follow in your footsteps as well. Or explore new territory by importing someone else’s trail. Add MotionX GPS and you can track your position from anywhere in the world. This leading GPS app also records your time, distance, and speed and even lets you share pictures along the way. And with GPS2OS, you can convert your location to a British Ordnance Survey Grid Reference so you can see where you are on the grid.
Available on the App Store

Weather Pro

Research the weather.

Want more information about the weather than partly cloudy and warm? With Weather Pro, get 36-hour temperature, precipitation, wind speed/direction and trend graphs, animated satellite with radar, and more including traffic cams.
Available on the App Store

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