Record GPS tracks on Android

Bring the functionality from the iOS app to android

Ctrl+z to undo last change

When editing a map, I want to be able to undo/redo my last change

Add waypoints while recording

Drop waypoints in real time while recording an activity. Mark campsites, trail junctions, hazards, water crossings, or anything worth remembering. Quickly add notes and keep moving, so your maps capture the full story of where you actually went.

Request or suggested edits to maps

a feature that would allow someone to recommend or suggest an edit to a public map that is set to view only. This would allow people to easily add a trail to an area that already has a detailed map without having to create an entire map themselves.

Stand-alone desktop app

Edit route midway

Currently, you can extend a route from the beginning or end, but you cannot easily edit the map from the middle while snapping it to roads/trails.

Live collaboration

Edit maps with other users and see changes in real-time without refreshing. Also see other user's cursors on the map and see what features they have highlighted / are editing.

Show more terrain stats for routes

Caltopo:

Custom map tile sources

Ability to add custom map sources via url templates, like Caltopo.

Route "Combination"

A feature that lets you combine multiple routes from a map to make one route that represents one journey. Example: a skin up route, traverse route, and downhill route are all separate routes on one map, the feature would allow you to combine them into one route in order to show complete mileage and elevation that would be expected if you were to do all those routes as one trip. Would be nice for maps that have lots different routes and hiking maps. This feature would differentiate backtrack from other mapping services.

Filter based on custom fields

View recordings on desktop

Right now you can only see recordings in the mobile app, this would bring them to desktop as well

Adjustable 3D terrain exaggeration

Would it be possible to add terrain exaggeration in the 3d view? Some of us east coasters do not have the vertical prominence that can be seen out west and some of our hills barely show up when in 3d mode. Wondering if it could be added as a slider like opacity is for other layers?

Improved route editor on desktop

Only show control points, not every single point on a route Hover to add new control point Like google maps

Merge lines action doesn't work

Just renames nodes to "Merged Line" but they don't seem to be merge.

Upgrade international DEM with Mapterhorn

Free Terrarium encoded tiles https://github.com/mapterhorn/mapterhorn

Turn-by-turn navigation

Get full turn-by-turn directions on the routes you create in Backtrack. Navigate your custom paths with voice guidance, off-route alerts, and clear visual cues. No more exporting to other apps. Plan it and navigate it, all in one place.

Different Route Options

When adding a route the only options are Bike and Hike. I would love to see an option for Motorcycle as I do lots of Adventure BDR.

CarPlay / Android Auto for Off-Road Navigation

I find the best way to navigate when driving off-road or on remote fire roads is just to have a quality topo map up on a screen on my car dashboard. There are too many variables and unknowns with road quality and obstacles for turn-by-turn to work well, I just need it to be easy to see the topo map without having to pick up my phone.

Bearing Line and Point Elevation for Navigation

When ski touring or scrambling I generally navigate by picking a target bearing and an a stop elevation where I know to recheck the map and pick a new bearing and end elevation for the next leg. In the middle of each leg I stay on course by monitoring compass direction and elevation on my watch which makes my phone battery last a lot longer and means I stop less and cover more ground. The current compass indicator is almost invisible and as far as I can tell there’s no way to get the numeric heading value. An option that allowed the compass indicator to instead be a line drawn from the current location all the way to the edge of the screen would allow this use case by making it easy to “sight” on a distant peak or other landmark. A way to see the current degrees makes it easy to transfer this bearing to a watch or other device. It’s currently possible to long press on a point to find the elevation but this feels clunky and slow. Would be more efficient if there was an option to have this display on the main screen or a tool to get the elevation with a simple tap rather than a long press.

Improved slope shading resolution with LiDAR

Map Downloading

The maps I want to download indicate the area of the entire map is too large to download. Zooming in seems an inefficient way to address this. What is a better solution?

Generate route profile with markers

Feature to overlay markers on top of an elevation profile for a route.

Download slope shading layer for offline use

This would enable viewing of the slope shading layer offline.

Measure tool on mobile

Easily measure distances by tapping on the map

Improved route editing on mobile

Create and refine routes directly from your phone with full control. Drag and drop route points, insert or delete stops, and quickly adjust your path without starting over. Includes powerful actions like reverse route, reorder points, and smarter snapping to roads and trails.

Import of GPX files is broken

Importing a GPX file results in the following api error: The submitted data was not a file. Check the encoding type on the form.

Aspect layer on mobile

Drop pin when clicking anywhere on map

Create marker, get weather for point, etc.

Record GPX tracks