Chimani Grand Canyon National Park
By Chimani, LLC
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Description
"The Chimani Guides are really first rate apps...frankly, travel apps don't get much better than these." - Mel Martin, TUAW
"Chimani's National Parks apps are a worthwhile addition to your smartphone." - Casey Schreiner, ModernHiker.com
**** Support the park, download an app! A percentage of every download of this app will go towards supporting the Grand Canyon Association. ****
Over 250+ unique points of interest (POIs) throughout Grand Canyon National Park. A 45+ minute audio/auto tour, GPS-enabled/custom-made map which works without a cell/wifi connection, daily Ranger-Led events schedule, sunrise/sunsets data for over a year, free shuttle bus schedule and route map, 150+ photographs, 35 hiking trail descriptions, scenic viewpoint guide, a special Safety section, and details on camping, lodging, dining, stores, restrooms, parking, picnicking, and bicycling.
RICH CONTENT:
+ Content has been written by a professional travel writer - not copy-and-pasted from the Park Service website!
+ Over 150 photographs of park, featuring the works of Wayne Ranney from his book "Carving Grand Canyon"
+ Descriptions for 35 of the most popular hiking trails with the park.
+ Unique Safety section which details all the concerns while visiting the park.
+ Location and description of EVERY restroom in the park!
+ Location and description of EVERY parking lot in the park!
+ Location and description of EVERY picnic area lot in the park!
+ Details on lodging, stores, camping and dining options throughout the park!
MAPS:
+ High resolution, custom-made map of the park.
+ Designed to work 100% without a cellphone/WiFi connection.
+ Over 30,000 map tiles pre-loaded to allow for detailed zoom levels.
+ All trails labeled and displayed based on National Park Service supplied geographic information system data (GIS)
+ Interactive map annotations.
+ GPS "where am I" function for the entire Park (does not work on non-GPS enabled devices such as the iPod Touch)
+ Ability to turn on/off all points of interest "layers" on the map.
AUDIO/AUTO TOUR:
+ 45+ minute audio tour by a professional voiceover artist.
+ 91 points of interest located in the Village, Hermit Road, Desert View Drive, and North RIm areas.
RANGER-LED EVENTS SCHEDULE:
+ Daily National Park Service Ranger-led events are pre-loaded
+ Includes the time, optional fees, accessibility, meeting location, and description.
+ View multiple days of events
+ Updated on a regular basis
SUNRISE/SUNSET:
+ Sunrise and sunset data for seven of the best locations in the park
+ View any date within 365 days into the future
+ Updated on a regular basis
INTERFACE:
+ Two "swipe-able pages" of National Park Service symbols
+ Search all content within the app
+ Favorites feature
PUSH NOTIFICATIONS:
+ Weekly push notification for Grand Canyon National Park facts
+ Key event alerts
+ Update notifications as soon as they are available
What's New in Version 2.1
- fixed facebook sharing issue
- better performance on marginal Internet access
- cleaned up social views on iPad
Customer Reviews
Basic
As its free it's good intro overview. Failed to load Ranger events for days I was there. Trail info is too basic.
- Free
- Category: Travel
- Updated: May 02, 2012
- Version: 2.1
- Size: 124 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Chimani, LLC
- © 2010-12 Chimani, LLC
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
