ATLANTA — Big Nerd Ranch announced today it has released version 2.1 of its popular iPhone application, Campwhere.
Thousands of users worldwide who camp in North America have already downloaded the application and this new version it has some new features and updated data. Campwhere is available for $5.99 in the Apple iTunes store for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Since the 1.0 version, Campwhere has greatly increased its coverage of US regional, county and city campgrounds and has added most Canadian campgrounds as well. Version 2.1 also features an interface to the Navigon GPS app (must be separately purchased) so that users can get driving directions even with no access to the Internet.
Campwhere puts all the information needed for camping right on a portable device. All campgrounds are accurately mapped with links to highway routing and to web sites with all the other information you need.
Campwhere includes all public campgrounds in all 50 states: National Park, National Forest, Corps of Engineers, TVA, BLM, State Park, State Forest and Regional, County and City campgrounds. For Canada, all provinces that touch on the US are included: Canadian Provincial Parks, Canadian National Parks and others. No privately-owned campgrounds are included.
Only car-accessible campgrounds with five or more campsites (not hike-in, boat-in, horse camps or group camps) are included. Campgrounds with sites requiring a short walk in are included and noted. Those that require a car ferry are also noted. All public campgrounds are included, whether reservable or not.
“This is the most accurate and complete US/Canada public campground data available anywhere,” said Campwhere Database Manager Tom Hillegass. There is no other resource like it, either on the web or in a mobile application. Since the majority of campground listings came directly from Federal and State government sources, it’s extremely accurate. Furthermore, location coordinates for each campground have been verified for maximum accuracy. ”
A toolbar across the top of the app tells the user how many miles they are viewing in the map screen and the number of campgrounds in the map snapshot. Pinch the map with your fingers and a wider or narrower view will appear.
Users can also utilize the “Search” tab to find campgrounds no matter where they are in the United States or Canada. When a user clicks on a campground plotted on the map, data for each campground is displayed.
These data consists of coordinates, number of sites and some have other facility and hook-up information. Phone numbers and web links are also provided for each campground listing, for further information and reservation possibilities. Campwhere even has links to weekly weather forecasts for every campground.
For more information, call 404.478.9005 or visit www.bignerdranch.com.
SOURCE: Big Nerd Ranch press release
