Free ghost towns. Free old topo maps. LiDAR for cellar holes and old roads on Pro. Plan at home, use it with no signal.
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Dynamic LiDAR · Pro · Dana Common© Mapbox, © Maxar
Dynamic LiDAR over the old town of Dana, Massachusetts. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.
Start with the free layers. Pay only if the map earns it.
Inside your free area every layer works except LiDAR.
Ghost towns are plotted on the map and free to open. Explorer adds homesteads, mills, river crossings and ferries, old schools and historic railroads.
Ghost Towns. Free.
Historic Established Places. Explorer.
Pick an era and fade the old topo sheet over today’s map to see roads and buildings that are gone. Old maps can be stretched or offset, so treat what you see as clues.
Topo Era 1900s. Fade it over today.
Dynamic LiDAR draws the USGS 1 m lidar over the map, in nine looks. Cellar holes, old roads and stone walls stand out. Where the USGS has no 1 m lidar, the map stays clear.
Look card. Pro.
Tap a parcel to see who owns it. Land permissions keep each landowner’s details, gates and rules together.
Property boundary. Pro.
Pick the blocks you need and save them with your layers. Your records, search and waypoints keep working with no reception.
Pick your blocks. Save with your layers.
Drive, then walk. Voice on the road.
Open app.detectormaps.com in your browser and sign in with the same account.
Download free and open the field on your phone.
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Try the map properly.
Get on the ground.
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The full toolkit, unlocked.
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Prices are in US dollars.
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Not sure which plan? Start free. You can cancel in the app, under Settings, then Subscription.
Free is free forever. Paid plans start with a 7-day free trial on yearly plans. A card is taken up front, but nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel in the app under Settings, then Subscription. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. Notifications on? We remind you on day 5. Explorer $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month.
The sources are public, and we name them on every layer. You get the work: merging them into one map, keeping them current, tiling them for offline and drawing every place the same way. USGS, BLM, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service.
Yes, for the areas you save. Download them on Wi-Fi with your layers. GPS works without reception. Saving new areas needs Explorer. Your free area is saved offline on the Free plan. Dynamic LiDAR saves with your areas on Pro.
Private by default. Waypoints, Trails and finds are visible to your account only. Nothing goes to the Community unless you post it. Location sharing runs only in a session you start. Backups go to your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive.
A mapped boundary alone does not tell you whether detecting is permitted. Laws vary by state, county and land manager. Permission is yours to get. Battlefield layers are reference only. Protected sites are off limits.
Check your place in the Library before you download. One nationwide map.
Start with the free layers. Tap any record to read what it is. Every layer has an (i) that says what it shows and where it falls short. Five short in-app lessons walk you through the map.
Offline mode and a battery-saver GPS mode are built for a full day in the field on most modern phones.
Yes, for the areas you save. Download them on Wi-Fi before you go, with your layers. Your phone’s GPS works without reception, so the map, your records and your waypoints keep working. Saving new areas needs Explorer. Your one free area is saved offline on the Free plan.
Yes. Open app.detectormaps.com in your browser and sign in with the same account. The full desktop web app comes with Pro. The web map needs a connection, so save areas in the phone app for places with no signal.
Free is free forever. Explorer is $59.99 a year or $7.99 a month. Pro is $99.99 a year or $11.99 a month. Yearly plans start with a 7-day free trial. A card is taken up front, but nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel before then and you pay nothing. Notifications on? We remind you on day 5.
Laws vary by state, county and land manager. Permission is your responsibility. Property boundaries show who owns a parcel. Detector Maps never gives permission.
No. Battlefield layers are for reference only, and protected sites are off limits.
Ghost towns, old USGS topo maps by era, waypoints, Trails, backups and one free area of 250 km² (LiDAR not included).
No. It gives you research: old towns, old maps, survey records and LiDAR. Where to dig, and whether you have permission, is your call.
It draws USGS 1 m bare-earth LiDAR on your phone in nine looks. In the USA it is a Pro feature, and the map stays clear where the USGS has no 1 m lidar.
Real data, named sources.
Download free and lay an old map over the ground you plan to walk.
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