BenchMap 2.5.2

Reviews

4 ★, on 2021-01-28
I've discovered quite a few of the benchmarks do not match up with the GPS coordinates on Google maps. Sometimes almost a whole football field off.

5 ★, on 2020-08-25
Great for finding NGS benchmarks. Has a good interface that shows recovered or not found marks. Includes datasheets. Also will give Google maps directions to mark. Awesome app. I only wish it could include local or county benchmarks. Maybe something to work on devs? Great app though. Saved me many hours hunting marks from datasheets only.

5 ★, on 2021-01-11
Use this app almost daily. Has helped me a lot in the field for easy access to benchmarks.

5 ★, on 2019-07-21
Great app! I'm a land surveyor and need to be able to find benchmarks within a particular area, this app is perfect for that. You can search your proximity or specify another location to easily see what benchmarks are nearby. Then touch on the one you want to bring up the NGS datasheet with the description and published data on it. Fantastic field tool for surveyors!

5 ★, on 2020-04-12
Great addition with a little twist to those who enjoy geocaching. The data sheet for each bench mark gives both gps coords and detailed measurements in feet from nearby landmarks. I like to search using the measurements first and gps as backup. Simple to use. Just like the geocaching website, the map shows locations of BMs, click on the mark to get the name then click on the name to open the data sheet. If you've found all the caches in your vicinity, try looking for bench marks.

5 ★, on 2019-05-18
5-17-19: NGS notified me that the Control Locator datasheet problem had been resolved and I just successfully loaded two random sheets in mid-Florida, so great ! Back to 5 stars. 4-26-19 update: Still can't load any datasheets. NGS says they had problems with "systems" in March, but here we are in late April and still no datasheets... ORIGINAL: In years past, this was a useful app for Android, but it fails to call up any data for any benchmarks any more. I've seen the developer's remarks about NGS slowness. I've written NGS to see if they are aware of any Android apps that they might play nice with, and so far, they don't seem to accept responsibility for any problems we're having with no datasheets in BenchMap. I give it three stars for at least showing the locations, although I am having trouble with the app crashing since last Android update more often on my S-7.