- Encourage tramping
- Education
- providing live/relevant and up to date information eg. weather, hazards, maps, track distance and walking time, routes, ascent
- Aid in preparation
- or provide assistance to decrease chance of accident/emergency eg. a checklist with what to bring or things to research in advance
- Be universal and family friendly
- easy to understand and cater to all ages
- Encourage community
- leave reviews to warn/encourage others eg. photos, comments and reviews
Should
- Increase tramping participation
- get more people out tramping in a safe manner
- Track your location
- send pings where you are during your tramp
- Track your start/end time
- perhaps a check in/check out for when you start/end the walk?
- Give the user choice and flexibility
- provide tracks of multiple skill/difficulty
- Assist during tramp and encourage community participation
- leave comments from within true app/in real time. Take photos in the app to warn others of hazards
Could
- Display past/previous hazards
- to warn people to be cautious?
- Provide an educational guide during the walk
- as you walk passed a native tree, you may get a push notification with some information about that plant. Could be useful if foraging for food.
- Provide tips for common tramping injuries
- first aid section?
Won't
- Discourage tramping
- Show others on the track in real time
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