Yes. A cellular or data connection is not needed to use the application. All the data and the offline map are available without any connection.
You do need a wireless connection to download a Nomad application.
Nomad Mobile Guides plans to release a Droid version later in 2011.
(1) Tap the Do, See, or Services icon on the start screen.
(2) Tap the map button at the lower right corner of the screen.
Depending on the icon you started from, Do, See, or Services, you will see a map with points of interest that fall under that category. If you started from a deeper category list, for example, Do / Bicycling, points of interest for the specific category will be displayed, in this case, places to bike.
(3) To return to the list, tap the list button in the lower right corner.
(4) Tap a map point to see an informational pop-up.
(5) To get more detail, tap inside the pop-up.
(6) Tap the back button in the top left corner to return to the map.
(7) Tap the map selector button to select which map you'd like to show. You can select the offline map here.
When looking at a map, tap the map selector button in the bottom center of the screen. A list of available maps appears. Tap the desired map type.
TIP: Notice that the label on the map selector changes to reflect the map currently in use. For example, it is labeled Google:Standard when the standard online map has been selected.
If you see a gray grid instead of a map, an online Google map is selected. If you currently have a data connection, the gray grid means the Google map is still loading.
If you don't have a connection, tap the map selector button in the bottom center of the screen and select an offline map.
Yes. The Best of the Great Smoky Mountains includes everything in the free Great Smoky Mountains Visitor Guide at no additional charge.
