# Meshtastic with GPS and Offline Maps on T-Deck Plus

> Set up the LILYGO T-Deck Plus as a Meshtastic handheld communicator with built-in GPS and offline raster map tiles stored on a microSD card for real-time mesh network visualization in the field.

## Details

- **Difficulty:** beginner
- **Project Type:** tutorial
- **Board Types:** ESP32-S3
- **Devices:** lilygo-t-deck-plus
- **Firmware:** Meshtastic
- **Use Cases:** Mesh Networking, GPS Tracking, LoRa & WAN, Portable Device, Display & Dashboard
- **Links:** Blog Url: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/adding-gps-and-grid-maps-my-meshtastic-t-deck/, Github Url: https://github.com/whm3/meshtastic-lilygo-tdeck-tile-downloader

## Tags

`meshtastic`, `lora`, `gps`, `offline-maps`, `t-deck-plus`, `esp32-s3`, `mesh-networking`, `handheld`, `qwerty`

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