Here comes a new wave of free and interesting applications for Android, this time on mapping and geolocation. Thanks to the possibility offered by Android geolocalizar our position, either by using the GPS (more accurate) by WiFi networks (something had to be used for spying on Google), or by mobile phone masts, many applications offer the ability to locate places or services close to home. In addition, by combining information from the device with the compass and Google Maps can guide us exactly to those places.
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Application form is defined as urban entertainment, we can geolocalizar restaurants, cafes, bars and clubs around us. For the results obtained, we can see your address, your phone, schedule, and opinions that other service users have expressed.
Compass
Neither more nor less than just that: a compass. That it also lets you view and combine the information obtained from GPS. Simple and useful.
GPS Status
Quite similar to the previous application, but this time focused on obtaining data on the GPS connection: speed, acceleration, heading, etc. It also allows you to save positions.
Find Starbucks
Oh, coffee lovers, are you lower your levels of caffeine? Do you need a little liquid element? Then quickly locate a Starbucks.Although I know a coffee lover whose opinion of the coffee chain is not very good … stating that I already spent the long black coffee, and yet I still like Starbucks.
ESP Lite Gas Prices
Allows to locate the nearest gas station with prices for each fuel type. In addition, located on the map, showing all your information (address, hours, type, distance, coordinates) and allows you to use Google Maps API to indicate the path to your choice.
Layar
The application of augmented reality par excellence. It combines information from the camera, GPS and compass information to overlay on the screen based on a series of “layers” that can be selected. The layers available online ranging from photographs to information from Wikipedia or Google specific searches (Pizza, garages …) through ATMs of certain banks, cinemas, theaters, restaurants …
Relatively useful, very curious, and a real battery eater and traffic.
Google Maps
What about Google Maps that do not already know everyone? Well that, but Android pocket edition.
My Tracks
Application to record your walking GPS device using the Android. Sample statistics (time, speed, distance, elevation) in its various modes (walking, running, cycling) and can download routes to follow and the routes generated up to Google Maps.
Places Directory
Another jewel of the people at Google: a complete directory of places to geolocalizar in our neighborhood. Their categories include attractions, banks, bars, cafes, gas stations, hotels, medical services, cinemas, garages, restaurants, shops and taxis, and provide updated information and quite complete for each location. Moreover, the very result page will display the distance and compass direction to each of them. Find an ATM will now be a breeze.
Radardroid Lite
Warning radar that makes use of GPS and database UniversalPOI. Narrated by voice information system, both on radar, as any impacts to the system or GPS. It also makes use of one’s own Google Maps API and can use the map view or satellite, or just running in the background, with another application running (a GPS navigator, for example) or off the terminal screen.
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I like iMapMyRun – I use it to find out how far I’ve cross-country skied and log how much I’ve trained this month…
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