ViewRanger partners with ‘Mountain Biking UK’ magazine for trail publishing
Britain’s best-selling mountain biking magazine, Mountain Biking UK (MBUK), and ViewRanger, the leading outdoors GPS navigation app, have partnered to deliver downloadable mountain bike trail guides for smartphones and tablets.
ViewRanger Outdoors Adventure GPS launches on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets
ViewRanger, the award-winning mapping and navigation app, is now available from the Amazon Apps Store to download for Amazon Kindle Fire and other Android smart phones and tablets. ViewRanger helps outdoor enthusiasts to plan, navigate, and share their walking, cycling, skiing and riding outdoor adventures.
ViewRanger is a winner in the mobile and outdoor worlds
ViewRanger, a mapping and navigation app that taps into the fast-growing travel adventure market, has gained awards from both the mobile industry and outdoor sports sector and has been selected to be showcased at two major international exhibitions in 2014.
BBC Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge uses Cambridge-based ViewRanger app
ViewRanger’s BuddyBeacon location sharing service will allow supporters to track Team Rickshaw’s progress on a dynamically updated map.
Keep calm and carry on with ViewRanger's Great British Bank Holiday Competition
What does the August Bank Holiday in the great outdoors mean to you? It could be anything from relaxing with friends in beautiful scenery, mountain biking in the fells, to a soggy tent and ice creams in the rain!
Share adventures in real time with new ViewRanger 'Tripstories'
V4.1 for Android offers fast in-app sharing with twitter and other social media.
Preparation is key to avoid roaming charges abroad, says Viewranger
The benefits of having a map on your phone are even greater when abroad and in unfamiliar surroundings, but many people are worried about data roaming charges. By planning ahead it is possible to have maps and GPS positioning without data charges, says Craig Wareham, outdoor enthusiast and co-founder of ViewRanger, the GPS navigation app for adventure.
ViewRanger app maps outdoor recreation in Denmark
ViewRanger has made exploring Denmark by cycle and on foot easier following the release of topographic maps from the Danish Geodata Agency (Geodatastyrelsen) and more than 200 free-to-download guided walking and cycling trails for the ViewRanger app, which is popular with outdoor enthusiasts worldwide.
ViewRanger, the 'app for adventure' launches V4.0 for Android with all-new user interface
ViewRanger, the GPS-adventure app and trail-guide publishing platform, has today launched a major update of its Android app, which is available free from Google Play.
ViewRanger offers Android users 'maps-with-route'
ViewRanger is adding new features to its award winning ‘adventure app’ which delivers GPS navigation, mapping and location-based content to outdoors enthusiasts worldwide.
Take a romantic walk to 'Lover' with ViewRanger
Avoid the cliché of flowers, chocolates and champagne this Valentine’s Day and put some real romance into your life. Walking with ViewRanger adventure app, might be the perfect solution to your “what shall we do?!” Valentine’s Day despair.
Sharing good rides is made easier with ViewRanger
Finding somewhere new to ride that is safe and interesting is a challenge, particularly if you are not that confident with a map. Petra Studholme, a member of the Essex Bridleway Association, is keen to help more riders to explore the countryside and has come up with a way of sharing good routes that will encourage safe riding, away from busy roads.
ViewRanger supports BBC Children In Need Rickshaw Challenge 2012
ViewRanger has kitted the BBC Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge team with smartphones and the ViewRanger app, so they can use the app's BuddyBeacon feature to share their real time progress on the road to sponsors and supporters, as well as to assist with navigation and team logistics.
Silver hikers to benefit from intelligent navigation app
Next generation smartphone navigation is to be developed by Augmentra, the team behind ViewRanger, as part of a new European collaborative project known as DOSSy (Digital Outdoors and Safety System). The project aims to help facilitate enjoyment of mountain pursuits regardless of age by developing an app that includes intelligent navigation, location and context triggered safety features.
Enjoy winter activities in Austria with ViewRanger app
ViewRanger, the outdoor GPS app, has expanded its range of Alpine mapping to include Austria following an agreement with renowned map company Kompass Karten.
ViewRanger agreement with CNIG puts Spain’s official topographic maps on the phone
Exploring Spain by foot, mountain bike, cycle touring or even on water has got easier following an agreement between ViewRanger, the outdoors GPS navigation app, and the National Map Authority - Centro Nacional de Informacion Geografica (CNIG).
ViewRanger links with LateRooms.com to deliver quick getaways for outdoors enthusiasts
Planning an impromptu adventure has just got a whole lot easier with accommodation booking now available through ViewRanger, as a result of a linkup between award winning outdoors GPS app ViewRanger and hotel booking specialist LateRooms.com.
Considering visiting the pub of the year?
The Cock in the picturesque riverside village of Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, has just been voted the Good Pub Guide’s National Award Winner. Although also a County Dining Award winner, it still retains a welcome for casual drinkers and is the perfect stop on a cycle ride or walk.
Greece now even more open for tourists with Viewranger
The Greek Islands are very much open for business and offer far more than good beaches. New detailed topographic maps for all of the islands are now being made available by ViewRanger to download on to a mobile phone, making exploring more fun and safer.
ViewRanger adds a social dimension to share routes
For many people, one of the best parts of going out on a trip or an adventure is sharing the experience with friends afterwards. ViewRanger, the leading outdoor activities GPS app, already allows you to record a track of your trip and add photos, videos and tweets which can be uploaded onto Facebook and twitter later. Recognising the trend towards doing more from your smartphone, ViewRanger have…
ViewRanger signs agreement with Netherlands national mapping authority
ViewRanger, the GPS mapping and navigation app popular with outdoor enthusiasts worldwide, has added to its extensive mapping portfolio by signing an agreement with Kadaster, the National Mapping Authority in the Netherlands.
Cicerone and Viewranger offer Yorkshire Dales guided routes on your phone
People who like to travel light and be spontaneous will appreciate a new agreement between Cicerone, publishers of over 290 award-winning outdoors guidebooks and ViewRanger, the UK’s leading outdoors GPS smartphone app.
Team Viewranger go for gold on Big Bike Ride
On Sunday 8th July, hundreds of people from across the region will take part in the Cambridge News Big Bike Ride to raise money for charity and celebrate this Olympic year. Bravely taking on the 201.2km gold route will be team ViewRanger, who will also be creating an interactive map of the event that can be downloaded on to a phone or viewed on the Cambridge News website.
New Zealand’s leading outdoors activity magazine partners with ViewRanger
ViewRanger, the outdoor gps navigation app and social community for outdoor enthusiasts, has welcomed New Zealand’s leading outdoors activity magazine Wilderness as the latest brand publisher to bring its trail guide content to the ViewRanger mobile and web digital content platform.
Fancy a pint? CAMRA uses ViewRanger to publish Best Pub Walks to smartphones
ViewRanger and CAMRA Books have begun to publish guided trails from CAMRA's range of Pub Walk guidebooks into the ViewRanger's mobile GPS app and web community platform.