ViewRanger, The App for Adventure, is on Apple Watch

ViewRanger – the app for adventure – brings active outdoor navigation onto your wrist as one of the first apps to be ready for the new Apple Watch.

ViewRanger 6 – which combines a fresh visual approach and redesigned layout to make the app’s high-end GPS capabilities accessible to everyone – includes support for Apple Watch and is designed to help you quickly and easily plan, navigate, record and share your adventure.

Using ViewRanger 6 on the Apple Watch allows a wide range of data to be viewed by glancing at your wrist. This includes directions for navigation such as your current coordinates, altitude, heading, plus distance to the next waypoint, point of interest, or to the end of the route. It is also possible to review information about your trip such as the duration, distance travelled and height gained and lost, all without needing to fish your iPhone out of a backpack or pocket.


Craig Wareham, ViewRanger co-founder, said: “I am excited by the opportunities that ViewRanger 6 with Apple Watch offers to outdoor consumers and professionals.

“ViewRanger’s support for the Apple Watch integrates visual components of the app such as a large navigation arrow that provides active navigation along trail paths. It is also possible to view track statistics about your trip and where you are now.”

Craig added, “This is not an attempt to replicate the smartphone experience: instead it offers a new way to access time sensitive information that will appeal in particular to people out cycling or walking or engaging in any outdoor activity where you need to keep your hands free. Smartwatch tests, that we have carried out with some of the search and rescue teams that use ViewRanger, have demonstrated how valuable hands-free access to relevant data can really be.

“Using the Apple Watch, people can view key navigation alerts at a glance, with more detailed mapping available on their iPhone if required. It is also easy for people to start recording or tracking every adventure, with pause and restart functionality, keeping their iPhone safely out of harm’s way.”

A proven active navigation app, ViewRanger is used and trusted by lovers of the outdoors, search and rescue teams and other outdoor professionals throughout the world. It is free to download and comes with use of free global mapping that can be stored offline. More detailed premium maps, such as Ordnance Survey maps, can be purchased as needed for over 20 countries worldwide.

ViewRanger 6 is just the first in a series of developments that will be rolled out in the coming months – it’s the start of a new journey for ViewRanger, building upon a well established reputation for reliable outdoor navigation, which will help more people make better use of digital technology to discover the great outdoors at home and abroad.

To find out more, go to: http://www.viewranger.com  

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Notes to editors

ViewRanger

ViewRanger active people across the world plan, navigate, record, and share their outdoor experiences.

Combining high-quality mapping for over 20 different countries, active GPS waypoint navigation, national and international trail guides, and sports computer functionality, the app is designed to work in areas with no phone or data coverage.

On the move and with no signal users can view maps and actively navigate trails overlaid on the map, record their tracks, and view live stats.

In areas with a data connection, the BuddyBeacon function can be used to locate friends in real-time; link photos and tweets to tracks and share these adventures via a range of platforms; plan future trips nearby or far afield by downloading routes with descriptions and photos or plot or publish their own.

ViewRanger is used and trusted by over 200 Search and Rescue teams across Europe and North America, and over 500 brands use ViewRanger to publish and promote their trail content.

The possibilities are endless: It's an indispensable app multi-tool, companion to all outdoor experiences.

The ViewRanger app is available on Apple® iOS including Apple Watch, Android and Android Wear™ Smartwatches, , and Amazon Kindle Fire. .