Is there a watch which provides public transit instructions... offline? The way I imagine it, you'd set the destination on your phone, the watch would pick it up it via Bluetooth and then just navigate happily. It would be insanely cool!
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hi all
i'm looking for an app that i used to have on my iphone
it was an interactive app that i could enter start point (name of a subway station) and an end point (the name of the station i need to get to)
and it was calculating the route (without WIFI or 3G connection, just offline)
and showed me from where to take the train, where to switch and where to get off
is there an app like that for nexus one?
Google maps has a subway layer/public transportation option and can do your routes via trains.
Theres an app called Metro (( i think)) that does what you say for numerous cities with public transportation.
Personally I just use MTA.
All the bus and subway maps no need for data connection.
10x
i'll check metro now
i'm not fron NY but i'm here like once a month
so i need something to know my way around fast
and the MTA map alone without specific directions is not enough for me
for google maps i need wifi or 3G so and that not aviliable or expensive
edit: can not find metro
any other apps?
Not for what youre asking (that Im aware of). Youd need to find a wifi spot and use google maps IMO.
i tried google maps now with wifi and public transit layer
it's great!!!!!! just what i need
but it can't be off line need wifi or 3G
if using 3G how much data does it take? (for one route)
So CoPilot USA is out for $4.99.. http://www.alk.com/copilot/android/
now we can get navigation without a data connection! awesome..
Here is my question... Can I create a custom route for CoPilot and have the directions read to me?
When I create a route and save it to my maps, google nav will not keep the route i had made; google nav would always pick the most direct route from point A to point B..
I go for motorcycle rides and I do not take the most direct route.. with google maps I outline a ride and would love to be able to have the direction read to me as i ride (via scala rider g4 headset)
an example of a map (or route) i created is here... http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...80206317056901.000488345cd6e9b9d4a98&t=h&z=11
any thoughts?
Hi all i have an idea for an application, something like Tag on Race games.
Think on NFS Undergroud2.
The application show a map (google map) you and a second or even more cars, you chose one of them and googlemaps plots the trip to it, showing time to the other car. If your driving faster them him it will show something like -2min to reach him( at current speed, yours and the other car).
A plus will be several racers and the first car plots the trip and the other cars have to follow.
Plus compass, position, speed of the other cars etc.
So most of this is based in the possibility to "link" several devices.
In a Windows PC environment i would make a server application and the others would start as clients putting the server ip in a TCP/IP connection.
Is this possible in android? Any one wants to jump in in this idea?
With it's just-right display size, the SGTab is particularly well-suited for navigation on the road. Setup is straightforward:
Either install Navit from the market or get the latest nightly build from http{:}//download.navit-project.org/navit/android_armv5te/svn/ (sorry, can't post links yet)
Download maps for desired area
Edit config file for map and preference data
Download voice for turn-by-turn audible instructions
Works amazingly well, no data connection required while driving, and even snaps to nearest mapped location when on roads that are not on the map.
After using for awhile, its greatest need becomes clear:
The ability to set route waypoints. Fortunately, there's a patch that adds this feature - http{:}//trac.navit-project.org/ticket/46 - but it's not committed to trunk yet so the only way to get such a version is to download the source, apply the patch, and compile.
Here's where it gets wonky. As mentioned in the documentation (http{:}//wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_Android), cross-compiling for Android is sketchy. After trying unsuccessfully to build on an x86_64 machine, I've given up.
So the burning question: Any gurus out there want to give this a go and post the resulting .apk for 'testing'?
That is a nice app.
I and several others a work use WAZE.
It is free on the market.
Lets us know where the cops are hidding, and a plus it has navigation.
I was surprised when it was connected via bluetooth to my car radio, and a female voice announced. Police ahead 500 feet.
So dodge that ticket.
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@StarLog, thanks for the tip, which made me take a better look at Waze. It IS totally cool. BUT, like Google Maps, it requires a data connection to grab map tiles and calculate routes. This is fine for those who only drive in areas with signal coverage and who have good data plan$. For them, Waze could eventually be superior to GMaps. (Might even be now, don't know.)
Navit, on the other hand, is completely self-contained (no data connection required). When started, it turns the device into a configurable navigator with full access to all onboard maps. Under battery power, no connections of any kind are needed. And I especially appreciate the "configurable" part, which lets me choose data and controls displayed, sizes and colors, and where shown on screen.
Of course, this less dynamic map model makes updates more cumbersome, and there's no provision for real-time input to the database. Two different approaches, two different products.
Hello!
I'm looking for any kind of maps that can be used in app for android (open source maps and those that are paid). I want to use that map as a background for my app and as a background to a navigation system.
I'm also looking for algorithms searching the shortest roads (best option would be free for use in commercial projects).
Hope my "english" is understandable.
Thanks for help in advance.
Check out osmdroid which uses the OpenStreet Maps.
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Check out osmdroid which uses the OpenStreet Maps.
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But maybe there are any other maps different than google maps and open street maps because I'd like to collect as many (open source and paid) as I can and choose the one that suits me and my ideas the most.
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But maybe there are any other maps different than google maps and open street maps because I'd like to collect as many (open source and paid) as I can and choose the one that suits me and my ideas the most.
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I think that Open Street Map is great. What do you need it for? A navigation system? Then you cannot use Google Maps:
(c) No Navigation, Autonomous Vehicle Control, or Enterprise Applications. You must not use the Service or Content with any products, systems, or applications for or in connection with any of the following:
(i) real time navigation or route guidance, including but not limited to turn-by-turn route guidance that is synchronized to the position of a user's sensor-enabled device.
(ii) any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior; or
(iii) enterprise dispatch, fleet management, business asset tracking or similar applications. If you want to engage in enterprise dispatch, fleet management, business asset tracking, or similar applications, please contact the Google Maps API for Business sales team to obtain a Google enterprise license. (If you are offering a non-enterprise implementation, you may use the Google Maps API(s) to track assets such as cars, buses or other vehicles, as long as your tracking application is made available to the public without charge. For example, you may offer a free, public Maps API Implementation that displays real-time public transit or other transportation status information.)
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