Field guide
How-to guides
Short, practical walkthroughs for everything NomadTracks can do — written for the trail, not the manual shelf.
Record your first track
start recording, watch live stats on the Lock Screen, add photos and POIs along the way, and save the track to your library.
GUIDE 02 · 10 MINGeoreference a paper map
import or photograph the map, set control points, check RMS accuracy, and navigate offline with your position on it.
GUIDE 03 · 3 MINImport GPX files
Import GPX or GeoJSON tracks and waypoints into NomadTracks from AirDrop, Mail, iCloud Drive or any website — and export them back out with photos and metadata anytime.
GUIDE 04 · 5 MINPlan a route
tap waypoints, let routing snap to real roads and trails, check distance, duration and elevation, then save the route as a track and follow it outdoors.
GUIDE 05 · 4 MINTrack with Apple Watch
Record GPS, heart rate and elevation with the standalone NomadTracks Apple Watch app, customize the data fields, save workouts to Apple Health, and sync tracks back to your iPhone library.
GUIDE 06 · 3 MINOpen a GeoPDF on iPhone
Open GeoPDF maps from the USGS, BLM, forest services or your state DNR on iPhone with your live position on the map — free, unlimited and offline with NomadTracks.
GUIDE 07 · 8 MINImport Strava/Garmin history
bulk-export your data, convert to GPX where needed, and import tracks with timestamps and elevation intact.
GUIDE 08 · 5 MINMulti-day battery strategy
airplane mode, screen discipline, Apple Watch recording and power-bank math — the battery strategy behind a recorded 4,250 km expedition.
GUIDE 09 · 3 MINGPS for Wi-Fi iPads
Wi-Fi-only iPads have no GPS chip — NomadTracks shares your iPhone's live position with the iPad, turning the big screen into a live chart table for sailing, driving and trip planning.
GUIDE 10 · 4 MINFree BLM maps offline
The Bureau of Land Management publishes thousands of georeferenced PDF maps of US public lands for free. Load them into NomadTracks and navigate them offline with your live GPS position.
GUIDE 11 · 6 MINSync & backup
Keep your NomadTracks library in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud, add Dropbox (Pro) or a Synology NAS, and set up automatic backups — all without NomadTracks ever storing your data on its own servers.
Ready to try it yourself?
NomadTracks is free on the App Store. Your first track is five minutes away.