Yellowstone SPOTR
Pullouts, Panoramas & Sights
Free
6.1for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Yellowstone SPOTR
Information on selected Pullouts in 3 areas of Yellowstone NP - Northern Tier (Base, Antelope Valley, Swan Lake), Hayden Valley & Yellowstone Lake East. Standalone functions include Search & Browse.
Features:
• Sights identified at pullouts or on maps
• Maps showing pullouts & allowing pullout selection
• Search by name for a pullout (a place to go) or for a sight (a place to see)
• Interacts with Yellowstone Wolves apps to relate Pullouts & Wolf Packs
• Browse through pullouts, sights or latitudes/longitudes
SPOTR stands for Sights & Panoramas Observed Traveling Roads & alludes to the spotting scopes used by wildlife watchers. Pullouts are designated places where you may pull off the road. The Panoramas show what the wildlife watchers see using their spotting scopes. Sights are physical features that can be seen from Pullouts or on Maps & might be a large area (e.g., a mountain, meadow, river or forest) or might be a single object (e.g., a tree or a rock). Many Sight names were created by the wildlife watchers to communicate locations of wildlife. Some names used in this app are unofficial & not shown on approved NPS Maps.
Version 6.1 content
- Northern Tier Base - 115 Pullouts, 274 Pullout Sights, 87 Map Sights, 12 Maps
- Antelope Valley - 32 Pullouts, 51 Pullout Sights, 22 Map Sights, 2 Maps
- Hayden Valley - 56 Pullouts, 107 Pullout Sights, 26 Map Sights, 3 Maps
- Yellowstone Lake East - 18 Pullouts, 26 Pullout Sights, 25 Map Sights, 3 Maps
- Swan Lake - 13 Pullouts, 16 Pullout Sights, 26 Map Sights, 2 Maps
You can select any part on the Yellowstone NP Map & see the section Maps. You can use the Spot Me function to show the current location on Maps used in the app. From the section Maps, you can select a Pullout. Alternatively, you can Search for a Pullout by name. After you select a Pullout, the app presents details, incl. Panoramas showing the Sights there & Latitude/Longitude. You can select the Spotting Scope icon in the app bar to see digiscoped images of selected Sights. You can navigate from the selected Pullout to a different Pullout. There are a few named Pullouts, identified as ""Lat/Lon only"", where no photos were taken.
On the Pullout details, you can touch the Yellowstone Wolves icon in the upper right corner. If installed, a list of recent years of Yellowstone Wolves is presented. You can select from that list & show which Wolf Pack(s) might be seen from that Pullout for that year. Conversely, while viewing a Wolf Pack in a Yellowstone Wolves app, you can touch the Yellowstone SPOTR icon in the app bar. You see the Pullouts in Yellowstone SPOTR where that Wolf Pack might be seen.
You can Search for a Sight by name. The app shows the Pullouts from which the Sight can be seen. For example, you could Search for the Bear Meadow Sight & learn that it can be seen from several Pullouts. You could select one of these Pullouts & swipe through its Panoramas. You could then select any of the other Pullouts. The USGS Maps used in the app show features where wildlife might be seen. These features are called Map Sights. You can Search for these by name. The app shows the feature highlighted on a Map. Some Map Sights can also be seen from Pullouts so the Search result contains both.
First-time users, unfamiliar with the names of Pullouts & Sights, should start with the Browse function. You can Browse through Pullouts, Sights & the Latitude/Longitude list of the Pullouts. Choosing each of these Browse functions & perusing the images presented provides familiarity for using the Search function.
Wi-Fi access is not needed to use the app.
Features:
• Sights identified at pullouts or on maps
• Maps showing pullouts & allowing pullout selection
• Search by name for a pullout (a place to go) or for a sight (a place to see)
• Interacts with Yellowstone Wolves apps to relate Pullouts & Wolf Packs
• Browse through pullouts, sights or latitudes/longitudes
SPOTR stands for Sights & Panoramas Observed Traveling Roads & alludes to the spotting scopes used by wildlife watchers. Pullouts are designated places where you may pull off the road. The Panoramas show what the wildlife watchers see using their spotting scopes. Sights are physical features that can be seen from Pullouts or on Maps & might be a large area (e.g., a mountain, meadow, river or forest) or might be a single object (e.g., a tree or a rock). Many Sight names were created by the wildlife watchers to communicate locations of wildlife. Some names used in this app are unofficial & not shown on approved NPS Maps.
Version 6.1 content
- Northern Tier Base - 115 Pullouts, 274 Pullout Sights, 87 Map Sights, 12 Maps
- Antelope Valley - 32 Pullouts, 51 Pullout Sights, 22 Map Sights, 2 Maps
- Hayden Valley - 56 Pullouts, 107 Pullout Sights, 26 Map Sights, 3 Maps
- Yellowstone Lake East - 18 Pullouts, 26 Pullout Sights, 25 Map Sights, 3 Maps
- Swan Lake - 13 Pullouts, 16 Pullout Sights, 26 Map Sights, 2 Maps
You can select any part on the Yellowstone NP Map & see the section Maps. You can use the Spot Me function to show the current location on Maps used in the app. From the section Maps, you can select a Pullout. Alternatively, you can Search for a Pullout by name. After you select a Pullout, the app presents details, incl. Panoramas showing the Sights there & Latitude/Longitude. You can select the Spotting Scope icon in the app bar to see digiscoped images of selected Sights. You can navigate from the selected Pullout to a different Pullout. There are a few named Pullouts, identified as ""Lat/Lon only"", where no photos were taken.
On the Pullout details, you can touch the Yellowstone Wolves icon in the upper right corner. If installed, a list of recent years of Yellowstone Wolves is presented. You can select from that list & show which Wolf Pack(s) might be seen from that Pullout for that year. Conversely, while viewing a Wolf Pack in a Yellowstone Wolves app, you can touch the Yellowstone SPOTR icon in the app bar. You see the Pullouts in Yellowstone SPOTR where that Wolf Pack might be seen.
You can Search for a Sight by name. The app shows the Pullouts from which the Sight can be seen. For example, you could Search for the Bear Meadow Sight & learn that it can be seen from several Pullouts. You could select one of these Pullouts & swipe through its Panoramas. You could then select any of the other Pullouts. The USGS Maps used in the app show features where wildlife might be seen. These features are called Map Sights. You can Search for these by name. The app shows the feature highlighted on a Map. Some Map Sights can also be seen from Pullouts so the Search result contains both.
First-time users, unfamiliar with the names of Pullouts & Sights, should start with the Browse function. You can Browse through Pullouts, Sights & the Latitude/Longitude list of the Pullouts. Choosing each of these Browse functions & perusing the images presented provides familiarity for using the Search function.
Wi-Fi access is not needed to use the app.
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.1
Last updated on Jun 12, 2023
Old Versions
- Additional Panoramas, Sights & Digiscoped Images
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
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Version History
6.1
Jun 12, 2023
- Additional Panoramas, Sights & Digiscoped Images
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
6.0
May 24, 2023
- Additional Pullouts, Maps, Sights & Digiscoped Images and updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- New capability of Map Sights
- Support for large-screen devices (e.g., macOS)
- Keyboard support
- Minor corrections
- New capability of Map Sights
- Support for large-screen devices (e.g., macOS)
- Keyboard support
- Minor corrections
5.0
Jul 18, 2022
What's new in Version 5.0:
- Add another Area - Yellowstone Lake East
- Update Antelope Valley after 2-year road improvement project
- Additional Pullout Names & Sights
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Minor corrections
- Add another Area - Yellowstone Lake East
- Update Antelope Valley after 2-year road improvement project
- Additional Pullout Names & Sights
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Minor corrections
4.1
Jun 2, 2022
- Change interface with Yellowstone Wolves to select from multiple years
- Update Spot Me to support Precise location
- Additional Pullout Name, Sights & Digiscoped Images
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Minor corrections
- Update Spot Me to support Precise location
- Additional Pullout Name, Sights & Digiscoped Images
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Minor corrections
4.0.1
Jun 6, 2021
What's new in Version 4.0.1
- bug fixes
- bug fixes
4.0
May 26, 2021
- Interfaces with Yellowstone Wolves 2021 to relate Pullouts and Wolf Packs
- Additional Pullouts, Sights & Digiscoped image
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Usability improvements
- Minor corrections
- Additional Pullouts, Sights & Digiscoped image
- Updated Panoramas for selected Pullouts
- Usability improvements
- Minor corrections
3.2
Nov 25, 2020
What's new in Version 3.2:
- Additional pullout, sights & digiscoped images
- Updated panoramas for selected pullouts
- Improved YNP map, incl. highlighting last-viewed Section Map
- Minor corrections
- Additional pullout, sights & digiscoped images
- Updated panoramas for selected pullouts
- Improved YNP map, incl. highlighting last-viewed Section Map
- Minor corrections
3.1
Nov 16, 2019
What's new in Version 3.1:
- Additional sights & digiscoped images
- Updated panoramas for selected pullouts in the Northern Tier Base
- Minor corrections
- Added support for user interface control changes made by iOS 13
- Additional sights & digiscoped images
- Updated panoramas for selected pullouts in the Northern Tier Base
- Minor corrections
- Added support for user interface control changes made by iOS 13
3.0
Dec 6, 2018
What's new in Version 3.0:
- Updated panoramas for all pullouts in the Northern Tier (Base, Antelope Valley & Swan Lake) & Hayden Valley
- Additional pullout, sights, panoramas & digiscoped images
- Corrected errors
- Updated panoramas for all pullouts in the Northern Tier (Base, Antelope Valley & Swan Lake) & Hayden Valley
- Additional pullout, sights, panoramas & digiscoped images
- Corrected errors
2.0.1
Mar 18, 2018
- Panoramas & sights for 2 new parts - Antelope Valley & Swan Lake
- New Panoramas & sights for the Northern Tier Base & Hayden Valley
- Third map for Hayden Valley
- Spotting Scope - digiscoped images of selected sights
- Spot Me - users visiting the park can see their current location on maps used in the app (location permission required)
- Minor fixes, incl. opening app in some regions
- New Panoramas & sights for the Northern Tier Base & Hayden Valley
- Third map for Hayden Valley
- Spotting Scope - digiscoped images of selected sights
- Spot Me - users visiting the park can see their current location on maps used in the app (location permission required)
- Minor fixes, incl. opening app in some regions
2.0
Mar 12, 2018
What's new in Version 2.0:
- Panoramas & sights for 2 new parts - Antelope Valley & Swan Lake
- New Panoramas & sights for the Northern Tier Base & Hayden Valley
- Third map for Hayden Valley
- Spotting Scope - digiscoped images of selected sights
- Spot Me - users visiting the park can see their current location on maps used in the app (location permission required)
- Minor fixes
- Panoramas & sights for 2 new parts - Antelope Valley & Swan Lake
- New Panoramas & sights for the Northern Tier Base & Hayden Valley
- Third map for Hayden Valley
- Spotting Scope - digiscoped images of selected sights
- Spot Me - users visiting the park can see their current location on maps used in the app (location permission required)
- Minor fixes
1.1
Jun 6, 2017
Minor fixes to navigation and rotations
1.0
May 26, 2017
Yellowstone SPOTR FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Yellowstone SPOTR.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.4 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.4 or later.
Mac
Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.4 or later.
Yellowstone SPOTR supports English