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Episode #103

Jesse Crocker: Creator Of Goat Maps Adventure Planning App

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Featuring: Larry Goldie

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Join Evoke coach Larry Goldie for a discussion with Jesse Crocker. Jesse is the creator of Goat Maps, an adventure mapping and route-planning app, as well as an Evoke Endurance athlete. Larry and Jesse discuss Jesse’s thinking behind the creation of Goat Maps, and his experiences as an athlete, and mountain enthusiast. 

Timestamps

  • 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:12 What brought Jesse to Evoke as a coached athlete
  • 00:05:10 Jesse’s experience helping create the Gaia mapping app
  • 00:10:45 The creation and features of Goat Maps app
  • 00:15:00 Intention for an intuitive user experience
  • 00:21:15 Mountain sports that can best utilize Goat Maps
  • 00:24:32 Utilization of satellite and 3d imagery
  • 00:28:35 Goat Maps customizable slope angle and aspect shading
  • 00:35:08 Almost world-wide map coverage
  • 00:40:29 Up-coming features and improvements to Goat Maps
  • 00:43:11 How to find Goat Maps on the internet