Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
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Re: Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
#2You can find out about all of this on the website, but basically Gaia GPS includes a GPS Recorder, topographic and road maps, waypoint search, and other cool features.
If you are a hiker, you have probably heard of MyTopo maps. Gaia GPS is the first app to provide these maps on the iPhone, and in my own travels, they are really great. You can download as many map sections as you want for no additional charge.
Re: Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
#3Andrew, I don't hike, but a buddy of mine is always hiking. I forwarded him the link. Very cool looking screenshot on the homepage. I almost want to buy the app just to see it work as I walk down the street for coffee. Good luck with the app.
Re: Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
#4Andrew, I don't hike, but a buddy of mine is always hiking. I forwarded him the link. Very cool looking screenshot on the homepage. I almost want to buy the app just to see it work as I walk down the street for coffee. Good luck with the app.
Hey, thanks a lot!
Even if you don't hike, this app is pretty useful. I don't know if you have bought an offline maps app, but that's built into this. So you can select sections of OSM or MyTopo maps.
Taking geo-tagged photos around the city is fun too :)
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#5This is fantastic work guys, thanks for doing this. It's especially useful since Topozone.com became expensive.
Anyone who's had to head to EMS to pick up paper trail maps or spend hundreds on the National Geographic map packs (me) should be equally ecstatic.
Distant, distant future feature request: a little augmented reality - let me mount it on my dash and display a 3D view of what I'm looking at.
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#6Just downloaded it for myself. I figure I've read more than $3 worth of your HN posts in the past to justify buying the app regardless.
Re: Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
#7hey, i don't know if your particular market knows all about this and i don't but you mention "kalmin filter" for improved accuracy. I doubt many users know this term, certainly not your average hiker. I think including an explanation would make the site more accessible for users
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#8hey, i don't know if your particular market knows all about this and i don't but you mention "kalmin filter" for improved accuracy. I doubt many users know this term, certainly not your average hiker. I think including an explanation would make the site more accessible for users
I did include a description, but buried it. I was hoping people would be intrigued and Google it.
Here's is the description (from http://www.gaiagps.com/acknowledgments)
Kevin Lacker's Kalman Filter - Underneath the hood, Gaia GPS uses a "Kalman Filter" to get more accuracy from the iPhone GPS. The Kalman Filter code was written by Kevin Lacker, a technical advisor to the Gaia GPS team, and egineer at Google. The Kalman Filter code is now open source and available for anyone to use. You can read more about Kalman Filters on Wikipedia, and you can download the source code on GitHub.
Re: Tell HN: My Start-Up Launched our iPhone App Today - Gaia GPS
#9Hi Andrew,
I like it. My 2 cents:
1) Once i read your statement below I understand the app. I think you should make it plainly obvious that the app is for hiking (if that is your target market)
2) (This is based off the assumption that the target is hikers) The people who will use this are outdoors people. The app gui should be geared towards the market. I feel the app & web layout is geared for the high tech crew. Look at some legendary brands' color schemes (http://www.coleman.com/). Maybe partner up with a casing designer to provide rugged iphone cases (they'll be taking their iphone outdoors).
3) Why are you better than GPS motionx?
Cool app and I hope you can give me your feedback when our (phone halo) app releases.
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#10That seems like a great app - well done.
Minor niggle, change the tacky stock photos in the header and footer of your web page. People make subconscious judgments on the quality of your product by subtle clues they pick up on in how you present it. You've done all that hard work in the coding, seems a shame to not to maximise your potential sales by not giving your full attention to your sales page.