OnX Waypoint Limit Issue/Warning

[FreeRange]

Just a heads up for any of you who get crazy marking up maps while e-scouting like I do. After a few years of using onX maps I've recently run into the roadblock of not being able to create any more waypoints without turning off old ones as there is a limit of 1500 waypoints at any one time. My biggest issue with this if it's truly necessary is that the method for turning off old waypoints is difficult. They are only organized and grouped by the date they were created.

Other similar mapping software like Gaia lets you group waypoints by area, county etc and in that case at least make it easier to hide waypoints.

Of course I'd just like to see this limit go away so I don't have to spend so much time wondering which waypoints I've turned off for what areas and going back to find the date I created them to turn on. Hopefully someone from OnX sees this and can take note and make a change. Thankfully this doesn't seem to affect the iPhone app just the Web App.

Other than that, onX is truly a phenomenal product and has changed my outlook on hunting a lot of areas along the private/public land interface. I'm super thankful for the monumental task they undertook to give us all this great information.

 

[onX Hunt]

Hello FreeRange,
We implemented the 1500 mark up limit to allow customers to have an optimal mapping experience while using our map, tools, and layers. We appreciate and encourage feedback as our goal is to have the most useful scouting tool available. We are actively looking to improve the mark up structure and organization so those features you mentioned are on our radar. I have passed all of this along to our team. If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected]
Thanks again!

 

[nwcomechanic]

Just a heads up for any of you who get crazy marking up maps while e-scouting like I do. After a few years of using onX maps I've recently run into the roadblock of not being able to create any more waypoints without turning off old ones as there is a limit of 1500 waypoints at any one time. My biggest issue with this if it's truly necessary is that the method for turning off old waypoints is difficult. They are only organized and grouped by the date they were created.

Other similar mapping software like Gaia lets you group waypoints by area, county etc and in that case at least make it easier to hide waypoints.

Of course I'd just like to see this limit go away so I don't have to spend so much time wondering which waypoints I've turned off for what areas and going back to find the date I created them to turn on. Hopefully someone from OnX sees this and can take note and make a change. Thankfully this doesn't seem to affect the iPhone app just the Web App.

Other than that, onX is truly a phenomenal product and has changed my outlook on hunting a lot of areas along the private/public land interface. I'm super thankful for the monumental task they undertook to give us all this great information.

LOL holy smokes, I was just wondering about this cause I rarely delete tracks or waypoints. Ut-oh. I better start sorting before it bites me in the ass.

 

[BBob]

LOL holy smokes, I was just wondering about this cause I rarely delete tracks or waypoints. Ut-oh. I better start sorting before it bites me in the ass.

If I'm not mistaken I don't think that's the case (1500 waypoint limit) anymore.

 

[nwcomechanic]

If I'm not mistaken I don't think that's the case (1500 waypoint limit) anymore.

Haha I did just look at the dates on this original post, thanks. I was wondering of that just recently. Is there no limit at all anymore that you're aware of? Maybe no limit for Elite? Thanks!

 

[Macintosh]

I ran into an issue with the limit a few years ago. At the time there was no info so I got super frustrated and spent time with cs trying tomfigure out what was wrong…turns out it was an issue around this. I BELIEVE (??) the limit is no longer in place, but am not sure. It would sure be great to be able to turn off or store waypoints within the area, the same way you do an offline map, ie select a box around an area and remove it including all waypoints inside the box…but have it there ready to re-download at any time, just like the offline map. The major issue is being able to quickly and easily select and sort large groups of waypoints after the fact to group, delete, archive, etc. or “tag” en masse with some filterable criteria. Until you can select all waypoints in wyoming and “remove but save for later”, or draw a box around an area to select everything inside, or control/click to quickly select 150 waypoints at a time and perform an operation to archive all of them at once, I fear any limit will be a royal pain and sort of a no-go from a user standpoint. As they rightly point out, all those waypoints loading degrades the overall useability especially in the field, so it would be a real improvement regardless of whether there is a limit.
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