GPX Route Files
GPX files have been prepared for each of the nine sectors:
- Route — full Expedition route with all legs
- POIs — points of interest along the route
- Fuel — all confirmed fuel stops
- Hospital / Medical — nearest medical facilities by leg
- Towns — all service centres along the route
Navigation Apps/Tools/Maps
| ExplorOz | Primary MMS App. Laptop and iPad. |
| GaiaGPS | Secondary MMS App. Laptop and iPad – will be run simultaneously with EO. |
| iPad | ExplorOz App. |
| Hema HX-2 GPS Navigator | Off-road navigator. Load GPX files via microSD card. Will be run simultaneously with EO. |
| Hema Explorer App | Secondary device. Download all offline maps for WA, NT, SA, and QLD before departure. No mobile for much of the route sans Starlink. |
| Google Maps / Waze | On phones. |
| Hema Australia Road Atlas | Have. |
| Digital maps | On laptop. |
| Paper maps | On board. |
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All offline maps and GPX files to be downloaded before leaving although with mobile broadband being available through Starlink this is less critical. |
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Personnel
Navigator
Kim Epton
Sweep (also navigates)
Scott Overstone
Track Condition/Closures Sources
- ExplorOz — track conditions, road closures, and community notes
- Gunbarrel Highway Facebook Group
- Simpson Desert Crossing Facebook Group
- Mt Dare Station
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