Geotrails

Zach Marvin

     

Geotrails is a geocaching mobile app designed to connect avid hikers and adventurers around Maine. While there are many ways this can be achieved, Geotrails does this by setting up hidden cache locations for users to find on their everyday hiking trails. From there, users can compete or even add their own locations to challenge others either in person or via social media. Given the simplicity of the application and the ease of access, we hope to bring more people on board who can continually add new locations for future expansion.

 

Though there are tons of new apps and programs coming out daily, a local UMaine New Media student has taken it upon himself to develop an app specifically designed for hikers and adventurers of our beautiful state. Zach Marvin, 21, is the head designer for this project being called Geotrails and has been in development on the project for nearly a year now.

The application itself is designed to incorporate geocaching with hiking trails around Maine, thus offering visitors of these trails a little extra incentive. Following clues, riddles, and even picture help in some instances, users work to locate specific spots among the trail or shortly off of which that tend to offer spectacular views or some area of significance. Once the user has completed the cache, they’re free to review, add their own personal pictures, or even connect with others via social media who have done this trail before. With an easy function to add new spots, users are encouraged to submit their own personal favorites so that this app can continue to expand as fast as possible!

 

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www.geotrails.me

 

zachmarvin@geotrails.me