Northern Rockies Highway Guide and Ecotour

The Forest History Program has produced the a book, eBook and a mobile application for the iPad and iPhone, complementing the print publication.

The book contains interpretive information about the human, ecological, and geological history of the Northern Rockies region, and the mobile application will provide an enhanced driving experience for travelers passing through the Ecotour landscape and wishing to know more about it.  The driving “app” provides a live mapping interface (including GPS functionality), proximity-triggered audio for points of interest, and pop-up information windows that may be updated with new content by fRI Research staff.  As most of the Ecotour is located in remote areas, the application will be internally stored (native), available and functional offline.

The Ecotour project has also received support by grants from  Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Alberta Culture and Tourism, Alberta Environment and Parks, The Alberta Lottery Fund and Teck.