Using the Google Maps API, we can input a starting address and a destination address and it will spit out the best route to take as well as the estimated travel time. And yes, it accounts for current traffic and road conditions!
Credits to redditor Golden-Death for figuring this out!
Prerequisites
A Google Maps API account. I will quote the instructions you need to set up the account and the API from the thread above:
First, get a google maps API account here: https://developers.google.com/maps/ Click "Get Started" and then click on Google Maps Android API. Then click on "Get a Key". Create a new project and name it whatever you want. Generate an API key, and take note of it. From here on out, I will refer to this key as YOUR_API_KEY.
Click on the "Overview" button on the left tab (of the API manager screen), then expand the Google Maps APIs section. Click on "Google Maps Directions API", and then enable it at the top. From here, you can also visit the USAGE tab to see how many requests you have made for directions, or visit the QUOTAS tab to limit your daily quota to the free amount so you never get billed (or, at least that's my understanding).
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Instructions
Variables --> Variable Clear. Name %GMAPS.
Variables --> Variable Set. Name %start, and set it to your starting address. Replace any spaces with a + sign. For example,
Code:
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500
becomes
Code:
1600+Pennsylvania+Ave+NW,+Washington,+DC+20500
Variables --> Variable Set. Name %destination, and set it to your destination address. Use the same convention as above.
Variables --> Variable Set. Name %api, and set it to your Google Maps API key.
Net --> HTTP Get. Set Serverort to
Code:
https://maps.googleapis.com:443
and set the Path to
Code:
/maps/api/directions/json?origin=%start&destination=%destination&travelmode=driving&departure_time=now&key=%api
Remember to input your API key above!
Variables --> Variable Set. Name %GMAPS to %HTTPD. This will set the output from the Google Maps API to a variable we will parse using a Javascriptlet.
Code --> Javascriptlet. Here is the code you need:
Code:
var routeSplit = JSON.parse(global('GMAPS'));
var routetraffic = routeSplit.routes[0].legs[0].duration_in_traffic.text;
var routename = routeSplit.routes[0].summary;
Alert --> Say. Text: Hello, you should take %routename to get to your destination the fastest. Expected travel time is %routetraffic.
How do you use this task, you ask? You can use it as an exit task when disconnecting from your home wifi. You can use it to trigger when connecting to your car's bluetooth. You can use a location trigger when leaving your home. You can use an NFC tag. The choice is yours.
Here's a screenshot of the task:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I've attached an XML of the task below. You can import it by moving it to /sdcard/Tasker/tasks, then opening Tasker and long-pressing on the tasks tab up top then pressing import.
You are fast becoming my hero of this week. ?
Working like a charm. Thanks?
MishaalRahman said:
Using the Google Maps API, we can input a starting address and a destination address and it will spit out the best route to take as well as the estimated travel time. And yes, it accounts for current traffic and road conditions!
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Thanks for the contribution! This is so odd, I was just working on this yesterday evening. What I was trying to do, instead, was use custom routes from home to work (we all know that shortcut that brings us around the one traffic light or ramp that backs up) ... Google Maps indicates many of these shortcuts are in fact faster during traffic, but doesn't route using these because it involves counterintuitive maneuvering (for example, going north and then taking a u-turn to go south, instead of taking the south ramp which is sometimes backed up for miles). But I digress...
What I tried to do is create custom routes in Google Maps by dragging the route to where I wanted it to be, then using a HTTP GET to pull the html, a variable split to capture the travel time in minutes with traffic, and then printing it as a notification.
The goal being to have an on-demand decision maker before I hit the first option to split off onto a different route, then again before I hit the second option, and so on.
All I got was garbage returned, and truth be told it's been a decade since I wrote anything entirely in code.
Any suggestions?
krisjag said:
Thanks for the contribution! This is so odd, I was just working on this yesterday evening. What I was trying to do, instead, was use custom routes from home to work (we all know that shortcut that brings us around the one traffic light or ramp that backs up) ... Google Maps indicates many of these shortcuts are in fact faster during traffic, but doesn't route using these because it involves counterintuitive maneuvering (for example, going north and then taking a u-turn to go south, instead of taking the south ramp which is sometimes backed up for miles). But I digress...
What I tried to do is create custom routes in Google Maps by dragging the route to where I wanted it to be, then using a HTTP GET to pull the html, a variable split to capture the travel time in minutes with traffic, and then printing it as a notification.
The goal being to have an on-demand decision maker before I hit the first option to split off onto a different route, then again before I hit the second option, and so on.
All I got was garbage returned, and truth be told it's been a decade since I wrote anything entirely in code.
Any suggestions?
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One thing you could try is to run the multiple times and set the destination address to a different intermediate point on your route, so the best route will be determined from each marker point. For it to activate as soon as you reach that point on the map you would need a location context using geofences such as with AutoLocation.
MishaalRahman said:
One thing you could try is to run the multiple times and set the destination address to a different intermediate point on your route, so the best route will be determined from each marker point. For it to activate as soon as you reach that point on the map you would need a location context using geofences such as with AutoLocation.
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Thanks... I read the source link a little deeper and it seems they're recommending something similar, doing individual routes and using Tasker to add the time (reported in seconds) and round into minutes. If anyone can think of a simpler way not involving an API, or that just uses HTTP GET to strip out the travel time using "via" points through Google Maps through a browser, I'm all ears! (apparently you can't do waypoints, that borks the traffic time report since it factors in a "stop" at each waypoint; you can't use via points, since you need to have at least one waypoint when using that).
This seems cool but forgive me if I'm missing something here. How is this different from what Gmaps already does? When I am about to leave for work, I open google now and the card with my drivetime to work is already there on top. Tapping it opens maps where it usually (~95% of the time) is already set to what it perceives to be the fastest route based on current traffic conditions. Totally honest question, and I'm certainly not trying to downplay or discredit the work of the task's creator. I'm just failing to see what this is solving or improving upon.
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This seems cool but forgive me if I'm missing something here. How is this different from what Gmaps already does? When I am about to leave for work, I open google now and the card with my drivetime to work is already there on top. Tapping it opens maps where it usually (~95% of the time) is already set to what it perceives to be the fastest route based on current traffic conditions. Totally honest question, and I'm certainly not trying to downplay or discredit the work of the task's creator. I'm just failing to see what this is solving or improving upon.
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Many people don't use Google Now because of battery issues
Some people also won't use Google Now because of how invasive it is towards personal privacy.
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tykob said:
This seems cool but forgive me if I'm missing something here. How is this different from what Gmaps already does? When I am about to leave for work, I open google now and the card with my drivetime to work is already there on top. Tapping it opens maps where it usually (~95% of the time) is already set to what it perceives to be the fastest route based on current traffic conditions. Totally honest question, and I'm certainly not trying to downplay or discredit the work of the task's creator. I'm just failing to see what this is solving or improving upon.
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Google Now doesn't always give me the little ancillary improvements that I know from regional familiarity, it only gives me the "macro" routes. For instance, getting onto the state highway from the local access road, there is a ramp that backs up for about a half mile and goes really slow because of the merge. To circumvent it, I take the opposite direction on the highway and flip around at the next exit. It shaves 5 minutes off my commute but it's not something Google Maps or Google Now will recognize.
It also doesn't give me an option to refresh the commute time when I hit each geographic decision point, without just using Navigation outright.
I just tried this, but I'm getting the following error (on GMAPS variable):
"This API project is not authorized to use this API. Please ensure that this API is activated in the API's Console" I doubled check my API key and seems right. Also, it looks active in the API's console. Any ideas what is going on??
Thanks
EDIT: I found out the problem: On the API manager console you must activate also the "Google Maps Directions API"
Hmmm. This is looking good, but I can't quite get it to work - I've put a popup at the end to display %routename, but it always displays actually "%routename" rather than the value. Does does the variable in the javascript need making public somehow?
TangerineTractor said:
Hmmm. This is looking good, but I can't quite get it to work - I've put a popup at the end to display %routename, but it always displays actually "%routename" rather than the value. Does does the variable in the javascript need making public somehow?
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When you go to your Google console, Click on the "Overview" button on the left tab (of the API manager screen), then expand the Google Maps APIs section. Click on "Google Maps Directions API", and then enable it at the top. Console will generate a key when you enable it. Use this key, and the task will work.
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When you go to your Google console, Click on the "Overview" button on the left tab (of the API manager screen), then expand the Google Maps APIs section. Click on "Google Maps Directions API", and then enable it at the top. Console will generate a key when you enable it. Use this key, and the task will work.
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Got maps android and maps directions APIS both enabled. Still don't get anything in the variable.
Awesome. I've been playing around with this a lot and I got it to work exactly how I want it to for my 20~40 minute commute to work.
I have the task trigger whenever I connect to my car's bluetooth, with the if statements matching the certain time of the day, and day of the week (when I usually commute to work) so it doesn't trigger when I just go out to get groceries or run errands, etc.
I also modified it a little bit as well,
I added Clear %LOC, then Get Location and changed %start variable set to %LOC instead of a predefined starting address so that where ever I am I can get updated travel times, since I might have to stop by some place before I reach my destination.
No modifying elsewhere needed outside of that, all the actions you provided still take it as a proper starting point.
Thanks a lot for this. I've been looking for something like this for months. Really Appreciate it :good:
This works and is really nice. However, the travel time that it calculates (15 minutes) is lower than Google maps (19 minutes). Is anyone else getting the discrepancy? I just want make sure it accounts for traffic.
Great idea and thanks for posting a thorough guide! One tidbit for me is that I'm trying to get this to work on a public transport commute. I thought that maybe it could be as easy as changing the travel mode in the path of step 5 to transit but that didn't change the output of the alert. Any ideas?
TangerineTractor said:
Got maps android and maps directions APIS both enabled. Still don't get anything in the variable.
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Did you get this fixed? I am having the same issue. Notification returns "%routetraffic " & "%routename"
Thank you so much for sharing. I actually made a video with your steps and I added an auto notification
You guys can check out my YouTube channel. Here is the direct link to the video,
I was getting the same error/issue, and then I realized I missed step 6 (set %GMAPS to %HTTPD). It worked after that.
Savetheknot said:
Did you get this fixed? I am having the same issue. Notification returns "%routetraffic " & "%routename"
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Having the same problem.
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I'm looking for a simple application that will run in the background, and send the current GSM/UTMS cell-id to a web server on a periodic basis (via HTTP GET).
Basically a program like cellGPS (http://www.vikinggames.hu/product.php?id=11) but for Windows Mobile. I don't really care about GPS info, since that just sucks power (and doesn't work indoors).
What I'm trying to do here is enable my home automation system to know where I am, without sucking my phone's battery to death (especially since GPS won't work indoors). GSM/UTMS cell-id is 'close enough' for me.
The application would just hit a webserver on my home machine with the current cell-id (http://webserver.com/receiver.php?cellid=4233-23) on a definable period. My own app on my webserver would record that data into a database. I can then go back and use that data to let my home auto system know "hey, Justin's almost home, turn on the HVAC, lights, etc".
It needs to be able to run in the background, no annoying icons on the screen, and start up on phone reset.
I figure since it's just sending the cell-id (which is always available), it would be rather efficient and not use much battery power (especially since I usually leave Activesync on "instant" so the data connection is usually up anyway).
Other extensions to this would let my server update twitter/facebook/etc with "Justin's at ... home/work/etc now.".
Any ideas?
wow this would be a great aplication
Two programs come to mind.... Comm Mgr Pro and rk-Location Switch.
I have not really played with these two programs much, but they do Cell tower based switching and might include some of the other features you require (but I do have to admit that they do not have all the features you want).
Dale Lane posted some c# code to programmatically get the cellID of the current tower.
The rest is pretty simple - a place to enter the url and then periodically issue HTTP GET requests.
I guess I could try to cook up something when I have some time.
Well I went and coded a sample app anyway. It just reads the current tower info at the specified interval. Is this the information that you require?
Just extract the zip to the device and run the .exe.
Note: It requires .NET Compact Framework 2.0
this sounds pretty cool. remember that cellid information is good for triangulating to about 1000 meters. you can get "justin's on his way home, turn on the AC" but probably not "justin's in the shower, begin youtube upload"
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Well I went and coded a sample app anyway. It just reads the current tower info at the specified interval. Is this the information that you require?
Just extract the zip to the device and run the .exe.
Note: It requires .NET Compact Framework 2.0
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Works great! even though this topic was supposed to be on logging it to a web database, I am not too keen on that since data charges are expensive. I would be more interested in an internal database where I can simply attach a "friendly name", say the location of the site (ie. corner of main and first st.) to some cell sites (or a group of sites) in the internal database. Similar to what nicetrack used to do on previous WM versions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320055
newb5000 said:
Well I went and coded a sample app anyway. It just reads the current tower info at the specified interval. Is this the information that you require?
Just extract the zip to the device and run the .exe.
Note: It requires .NET Compact Framework 2.0
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I will check as soon as I get my Kaiser back -- I managed to shatter the screen over the weekend. doh. This sounds EXACTLY like what I'm looking for.
Someone else mentioned data charges, which I don't care about, since I'm on unlimited data (AT&T won't even sell the things without the unlimited data plan now).
Actually, I still have my older TyTN somewhere. Let me dig it up and give this a try.
jasonchan said:
Works great! even though this topic was supposed to be on logging it to a web database, I am not too keen on that since data charges are expensive. I would be more interested in an internal database where I can simply attach a "friendly name", say the location of the site (ie. corner of main and first st.) to some cell sites (or a group of sites) in the internal database. Similar to what nicetrack used to do on previous WM versions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320055
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There's a program that sort of does this now, called Trackme -- but it only does GPS as far as I know. Adding DB code would probably add a whole lot of complexity (and CPU power).
I'm sure it's doable, though, but I would hope it wouldn't be in this app. I have enough crap running in the background eating precious CPU cycles.
I wish I had a Windows machine to do development on. I'm Mac/Linux only, and don't have access to Visual Studio anymore.. I wrote an app to do this for the iPhone, but it can't run in the background due to SDK limitations. It's annoying that Microsoft hasn't made the WinMo SDK work on other platforms (although I guess Apple is doing that with the iPhone, so I don't have much room to talk).
The "goal" of this desired application is to be as lightweight as possible and offload all processing to a real computer. My phone doesn't need to do all of the work.
I can't imagine this would use much bandwidth, anyway. Even if you updated every five minutes, that's far less than 50kb per day, assuming a 64 byte URL + all HTTP and TCP headers. It'd add up to around 1.5 megabytes a month. I'd bet it'd be closer to 800-900kb/month. That's nothing compared to email/etc traffic. I would hope EU/etc carriers aren't so bad that 1.5mb a month would put you over a limit...
jasonchan said:
Works great! even though this topic was supposed to be on logging it to a web database, I am not too keen on that since data charges are expensive. I would be more interested in an internal database where I can simply attach a "friendly name", say the location of the site (ie. corner of main and first st.) to some cell sites (or a group of sites) in the internal database. Similar to what nicetrack used to do on previous WM versions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320055
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I tested it yesterday when driving home from work. Tower changes were very frequent during my drive home. But lets say that a HTTP GET request (depending on the length of the URL) is on average 100 bytes. Lets say in a day you switch towers 200 times. That would result in just under 20 kilobytes of data usage in a day. I actually calculated this for myself because I also initially thought that one would get a large bill at the end of the month for data usage, but it would seem that this isn't the case.
One could also limit the web requests to only "bookmarked" Cell IDs.
I like the idea of the original poster even though I cannot see how I could use it personally, since I do not have a home automation system.
Regarding more friendly names - I remember that I had set it up on one of my first phones to receive cell broadcast messages from the towers which included the tower friendly name. Haven't tried since, though.
The data that is made available in Windows Mobile is the following:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa921533.aspx
Don't see any friendly names of towers though
I thought of adding a "bookmark" button so that one can bookmark the current Cell ID (and possibly assign a friendly name) but this would be very awkward while driving (and the frequent tower changes).
Google has a database with Cell IDs and uses them in Google Maps but good luck getting a copy of their database
norelidd said:
this sounds pretty cool. remember that cellid information is good for triangulating to about 1000 meters. you can get "justin's on his way home, turn on the AC" but probably not "justin's in the shower, begin youtube upload"
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Hah!
I only need 1000 meter resolution. GPS is definitely more accurate, but it would kill the battery in 6 hours flat.
Maybe when the third generation of GPS sats start going up in a few years, GPS receivers will use less power (since the sats will be much more powerful and supposedly will reach inside most buildings).. but that's 2015 at the earliest. Who knows what HTC/etc will come out with by then.
jmat said:
I will check as soon as I get my Kaiser back -- I managed to shatter the screen over the weekend. doh. This sounds EXACTLY like what I'm looking for.
Someone else mentioned data charges, which I don't care about, since I'm on unlimited data (AT&T won't even sell the things without the unlimited data plan now).
Actually, I still have my older TyTN somewhere. Let me dig it up and give this a try.
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Only saw your post after I posted mine.
There aren't any web requests yet though, I just wanted to confirm that I was on the right track (through you testing it ). I'm willing to give it a bash because I'll learn something through the process.
Some questions arise:
Should the app dial a connection automatically, or just not send out requests if there is no active connection?
Still need to figure out how to get it to run in the background properly
I'm wondering how it should function if the phone is in standby
newb5000 said:
I tested it yesterday when driving home from work. Tower changes were very frequent during my drive home. But lets say that a HTTP GET request (depending on the length of the URL) is on average 100 bytes. Lets say in a day you switch towers 200 times. That would result in just under 20 kilobytes of data usage in a day. I actually calculated this for myself because I also initially thought that one would get a large bill at the end of the month for data usage, but it would seem that this isn't the case.
One could also limit the web requests to only "bookmarked" Cell IDs.
I like the idea of the original poster even though I cannot see how I could use it personally, since I do not have a home automation system.
Regarding more friendly names - I remember that I had set it up on one of my first phones to receive cell broadcast messages from the towers which included the tower friendly name. Haven't tried since, though.
The data that is made available in Windows Mobile is the following:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa921533.aspx
Don't see any friendly names of towers though
I thought of adding a "bookmark" button so that one can bookmark the current Cell ID (and possibly assign a friendly name) but this would be very awkward while driving (and the frequent tower changes).
Google has a database with Cell IDs and uses them in Google Maps but good luck getting a copy of their database
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Tower switching will happen quite fast in big populated areas. That's why I was just going for every few minutes and not "as the tower changes".
It's too bad the towers don't "advertise" their GPS coordinates along with the other tower data. It seems like that would have been really easy to stick in the UMTS standard.
I'm surprised Google hasn't open sourced that database, or at least made an API library for it. Afterall, their users are the ones who discovered it all, not them -- Google Maps just records GPS coordinates + cell IDs and uploads them when you run the Google Maps location. I've seen that app upload several hundred kb during some runs.
Going back to the 'post on switch' thing. That might be a neat option -- to send a GET on every tower switch.. I'm going back and forth in my head on if that's a good idea or not. It'd be interesting to see how that hits battery life, though. (Since I have ActiveSync with "always push" enabled, I bet it doesn't make much of a difference).
First beta
Hi guys,
Apologies for the delay - I've been terribly busy.
I managed to create the app so it's ready for testing.
Attached is the cab file. The app consists of two components - the configuration utility and the service. The service is responsible for making the web requests and is launched at startup. You can use the configuration utility to adjust the settings as well as monitor what the service is doing.
The service will automatically dial your data connection when a web update is necessary, but it can also work via WiFi - although I don't see why you would use it via WiFi. It also supports websites that require Windows Authentication (Kerberos or NTLM should work, but do test it).
I think the app should be pretty self explanatory, but please do post if you have any questions or experience any problems.
FIY - the last error (if there is one) is stored in a log file located in:
Program Files\CellID Updater\cidlog.txt
Hope you like it!
EDIT: An update is available on the next page. I'm leaving this attachment as is just for reference purposes, but you should download the one on the next page.
CommMgrPro is creating a very big database automatically with operatorID-Cell/LAC-GPS coords sent (automatically) by the users (they can track their movements in realtime with googlemaps). Obviously GPS coords are only sent by GPS enabled devices. You can change the URL where the data is posted (HTTP GET) to point your site and I can give you a free license. Currently 3000 cells registed with gps coords and growing as the users moves....
Dani
newb5000 said:
Hi guys,
Apologies for the delay - I've been terribly busy.
I managed to create the app so it's ready for testing.
Attached is the cab file. The app consists of two components - the configuration utility and the service. The service is responsible for making the web requests and is launched at startup. You can use the configuration utility to adjust the settings as well as monitor what the service is doing.
The service will automatically dial your data connection when a web update is necessary, but it can also work via WiFi - although I don't see why you would use it via WiFi. It also supports websites that require Windows Authentication (Kerberos or NTLM should work, but do test it).
I think the app should be pretty self explanatory, but please do post if you have any questions or experience any problems.
FIY - the last error (if there is one) is stored in a log file located in:
Program Files\CellID Updater\cidlog.txt
Hope you like it!
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Hey all - my first post.
I must say, it's outstandingly honorable that you share your skills with us. So good.. (haven't installed the tool yet, hope it's no virus or tv-on/off-switcher)
One question @jmat: How do you process the cellid once it is http'd to your server? Is there a webservice that maps cell-ids to gps?
Frouk
frouk said:
I must say, it's outstandingly honorable that you share your skills with us. So good.. (haven't installed the tool yet, hope it's no virus or tv-on/off-switcher)
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Thanks and no, it's not a virus / trojan / <insert something bad here>
One thing I forgot to mention is that if the device goes into standby, the service will be "paused". Then, when the device comes out of standby, the service will resume where it left off. I'm not sure whether this is acceptable behaviour for the app, but I considered the alternative - preventing the device from going into standby will drain the battery very quickly. So you would choose when the service should send out updates by taking your device out of standby.
Another thing: you can configure how often the service checks for a new tower and whether it should send out an update if the tower is different or the same since the last check.
I'm still wondering how I can put this app to good use, personally. I don't have a home automation system and I don't need to be tracked by anyone at home. Any ideas on what other uses this app could have?
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Thanks and no, it's not a virus / trojan / <insert something bad here>
One thing I forgot to mention is that if the device goes into standby, the service will be "paused". Then, when the device comes out of standby, the service will resume where it left off. I'm not sure whether this is acceptable behaviour for the app, but I considered the alternative - preventing the device from going into standby will drain the battery very quickly. So you would choose when the service should send out updates by taking your device out of standby.
Another thing: you can configure how often the service checks for a new tower and whether it should send out an update if the tower is different or the same since the last check.
I'm still wondering how I can put this app to good use, personally. I don't have a home automation system and I don't need to be tracked by anyone at home. Any ideas on what other uses this app could have?
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The configuration is just perfect - that way one can decide when to update just by letting the device go to sleep or not. Another thing: am I right that this app will never be as accurate as Google maps "my location"? It uses triangular approximation with more than one cell-id, right? I experienced it to be very accurate, even being on the train it exactly locates my position, amazing.
I personally intend to use such kind of app for reality/virtuality games where website visitors can track something or someone on the web and then go outside into the real world and do something or meet someone.
But jmats' idea is also amazing.
Cell name
Years ago I had Ericsson R320 (BTW great phone). It showed cell name e.g. "city centre" on the screen besides op name. I dug up my eric from the closet and this option still works. It would be great to have this as a today plugin Do you know something like that?
Handy Use of App
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I'm still wondering how I can put this app to good use, personally. I don't have a home automation system and I don't need to be tracked by anyone at home. Any ideas on what other uses this app could have?
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Maybe you could mount a web server in your home pc (pretty simple) and track your device if it gets lost or stolen... It would be nice to recover your $700dlls phone right.
I have been searching all overr and I'm yet to see am amswer for my question? So I've cdcided to post it on the best site for htc phones. is there a way aside from the app, Pinpoint to show where you are? I mean like what I want to do is have google maps app be able to save my location and adress using the gps and allow me to save it to a contact so that this way next time I want to get to my aunts house for example I can just go to her info click adress and voila. It has a route sshowing me the route.
A strange sense of deja vu washed over me reading this, I was thinking exactly the same thing a few hours ago.
Being able to save GPS information for contacts would be something of great importance considering the devices capabilities, apps like AndNav2 could then use contact GPS co-ordinates for quick navigation, the same could be said of google maps and other applications that use GPS information.
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Being able to save GPS information for contacts would be something of great importance considering the devices capabilities, apps like AndNav2 could then use contact GPS co-ordinates for quick navigation, the same could be said of google maps and other applications that use GPS information.
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Can't you just save an address to the contact and then click on get directions? Or does the location have no street address?
Well yeaah that too. I was thinking of that but the thing is, my cousins house doesn't show up through maps. But it tells me the coordinates using GPS and yeeah it can still give me directions like that. Soo yeah, its sort of a half and half.
For locations without street addresses, you can still map them using lat/long coordinates. Just enter the coordinates into the address field as x,y. For example, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave would be entered as 38.89767967065576, -77.03656196594238
The My Maps Editor application might be of some use too. Basically it lets you display and edit custom maps (which means overlaid graphics on actual google maps) on the G1. Since these overlays are static, it won't route you from an arbitrary location. However if you want to see a hiking path from say a fixed street address out to a lake in the middle of the woods, this could help.
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2008/12/your-maps-in-your-hands-for-holidays.html
jashsu said:
Can't you just save an address to the contact and then click on get directions? Or does the location have no street address?
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AndNav2 uses OpenStreetMap for it's navigation and metadata retrieval, and currently the UK post code search is limited to a few post codes (Zip codes). Most of my contacts won't show up. It will get better in time.....
Thanks Jashsu. Really, Like That really does help and is a very good substittue for an app. But yet another, question, Is It just my phone or Is it Google Maps, THat has a bug, When i know im home and i just want to mess around and activate gps and see my location. And it shows me some where 20 blocks away, lol i hate that!!!!
Elloco305 said:
Thanks Jashsu. Really, Like That really does help and is a very good substittue for an app. But yet another, question, Is It just my phone or Is it Google Maps, THat has a bug, When i know im home and i just want to mess around and activate gps and see my location. And it shows me some where 20 blocks away, lol i hate that!!!!
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it's a google maps issue, which really screws with me when tryin to use Locale. i had a situation set to put my phone on silent if it is between 2 am and 12 pm AND i am at home, but since it thinks i'm about 1/4 mi away it hasn't worked yet.
tubaking182 said:
it's a google maps issue, which really screws with me when tryin to use Locale. i had a situation set to put my phone on silent if it is between 2 am and 12 pm AND i am at home, but since it thinks i'm about 1/4 mi away it hasn't worked yet.
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The more powered off the gps is when you attempt to access it (and also the worse your direct view of the sky is) then the longer it will take to get a good gps lock. If you habitually turn the gps function off (or you have a program that automatically does it) then every time you turn the gps on, it has to perform a cold start. This means it will take between one and five minutes to get a bead, depending on the number of satellites your phone can see at the time.
If you use gps often then don't turn it off. The amount of power saved by fully unpowering the chipset is not worth the amount of power it consumes fully cold starting every time you need it (not to mention the time wasted waiting for it to get a bead).
If you used the gps function and then left the gps-using application or put the phone into standby, the gps chipset remains in standby. The next time you access the gps, it will be considered a warm start and will take between 1-30 seconds, depending on various factors.
While waiting this morning on something, I sketched up a tool to quickly mark spots you're at. Unlike regular GPS loggers, it just tags and saves locations (I frequently need something like this on bike tours).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9WiGEuGA (outdated)
http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=ee9c5dae-9fea-df11-9264-00237de2db9e
Tom Servo said:
While waiting this morning on something, I sketched up a tool to quickly mark spots you're at. Unlike regular GPS loggers, it just tags and saves locations (I frequently need something like this on bike tours).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjq9WiGEuGA
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Looks good. May I suggest enabling the correction features on the keyboard in the Name textbox. (Change the InputScope property)
Sure, why not.
Looks pretty handy.
Is there a way to get directions to the saved spot in bing maps?
Not sure. Trying to invoke the installed Bing Maps with a target location isn't something I thought of or know if it's possible (I figure it should be).
Added some functionality. And I figured, why not put that silly EOS 550D of mine to use, instead of capturing the emulator. Praise my girly hands.
http://youtu.be/mpUQUWRyyJs
Marketplace has already v1.0, without description field and photos.
Giving it another look. Hitting the marketplace soon.
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Looks really nice and useful.
What methods are there for exporting that data? Sharing via e-mail? SMS? Would be nice if it could also be exported directly to Bing Maps (My Places) or Google Maps (Starred), if even possible. Or even if you could import locations from those services.
Also, is saving locations based on GPS only? Or can you manually input and specify the location on a map (I suppose it'd be like dragging and dropping a pin on a map and saving that location)?
-sigh- if only all Windows Phone 7 developers could do UI like you seem to be capable of doing.
I haven't thought much of exporting yet, altho I have something on my mind. I figure exporting all of it in a KML via e-mail might be an idea, but if there are a lot of photos, it'd end up in a huge package, tho.
Locations are purely GPS based right now.
Hi. This looks nice. Shame there's no trial though. Does it use Bing maps for the map images or Google maps (or another service)?
Thanks
Bing maps. I could make it use a different tile source, but I'm not sure how Google feels about it, since it's against their ToS.
Just bought this app, not sure what I'll use it for but it looks great!
The update with the prettified UI has been submitted since a few days and is in testing apparently, but nothing happened as of now. The other versions passed testing rather quickly, this is mostly an UI update only, not sure why it's stuck in limbo.
Submitted an update today, probably available in a day or two.
Added a trial mode, allowing marking up to 5 spots. Added an options dialog to change GPS behaviour in background as well as changing distance units (kinda required, since it was Meters up until now and I sold the most to the US). And pinpoints in the full map are clickable now.
Version 1.4:
- Does resolve coordinates to addresses using the Bing SOAP webservice now. Happens retroactively on existing spots.
- Ability to send your current location to someone else via SMS and E-mail. Retrieves the actual address if the GPS accuracy becomes better than 150m. Adds a Google Maps link to the message pointing to the coordinates.
- Can also send stored locations, but formats them like current location messages thanks to late night coding dizzyness.
http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=ee9c5dae-9fea-df11-9264-00237de2db9e
Version 1.5:
- Can choose now, what service to use to create map links in SMS/E-mails (Bing, Google, OSM). Note: Bing doesn't have a mobile map site. If the receiving mobile gets a Bing link and identifies as smartphone to the website, Bing will mess it up and show a search site.
- Can save photos to the pictures hub now.
- Alternative coordinate formats. DMS, UTM and MGRS (both military). North and south poles aren't covered in the military ones. Examples:
Regular/Decimal: 50.71625 - 6.01385
DMS (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds): 50°42'59"N 6°00'50"E
UTM: 32 U 289206 5622525
MGRS: 32UKB8920622525
Version 1.6 somewhen in a few weeks will limit sending adhoc locations. Currently, it's unlimited in trial.
1.6 is out. It was held up a long time with certification not pleased with the privacy policies I kept writing up, after being required one out of the blue.
Anyway:
- Distance math is fixed. It was off by half, no one apart two people seemed to have noticed.
- Option to add photos from the phone' library to locations as option in the menu roll-up.
Upcoming:
- Google and OSM image data as alternative options. (Works already)
- Custom pinpointing of a location on a map.
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Bingle Maps is a free map application that aims at providing better user experience than the native Bing Maps that comes with Windows Phone 7 devices. The final target is to achieve a user experience that is equivalent or even better than the Google Maps app in iPhone and Android.
Current Version: 1.5
This version has several performance optimization. There's up to 30% performance boost under heavy operations in the maps screen.
This is the last WP 7.0 release of Bingle Maps. The next version will come in WP 7.1 flavour which supports many of the new features of Mango, such as multi-tasking.
Getting Bingle Maps
You can download the latest stable version here via Zune Desktop Software.
Using Bingle Maps
Bingle Maps is a full featured map application. In addition to many normal map features that you would expect, here are some tips that you may find useful:
Tap your current location to drop a pin.
Hold on anywhere else on the map to drop as many pins as you like.
Hold on a pin to move it.
When editing a pin, tap the name "my pin" on top to personalize it.
You can also search on the map just like the native Bing Maps.
Quickly navigate between pins, search results and route points via "Layers".
Send your pins to others via SMS or email.
Synchronize your pins via DropBox.
You can switch between Google Maps and Bing Maps.
Your feedback
Your feedbacks on Bingle Maps are extremely welcome. They are the most valuable source for future improvements of this app. Please don't be shy to leave comments. After all, this app is for you and you have your voice to shape it up.
There's also a poll in my app page to collect information about the most desirable feature for later versions.
Source: http://codifying.wordpress.com/binglemaps/
[size=+1]Version History[/size]
1.5- 04 Sep 2011
Up to 30% performance improvement.
Google Maps auto suggestion for search and finding directions.
1.4- 25 Jun 2011
Fixed itinerary section in layers page.
1.3 - 21 Jun 2011
Routes and itineraries are now auto saved so that you don't loss them when you exit the app.
Walking mode support for finding directions.
Fixed a bug that prevents moving pins.
1.2 - 15 Jun 2011
Fixed the crash when you exit the app in the pin details page and come back.
Enabled bitmap cache for all push pins on the map. This allows hardware acceleration on all these pins and can significantly improve map pan performance when there are many pins in the visible area.
1.2 beta - 12 Jun 2011
Google Maps search and address lookup integration.
Address and geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude) in the pin details page are now copyable.
Search result now uses the business name instead of "my search".
The Layers page now has color tags to the left of each item.
Some memory management optimization, this fixed a few occasional runtime level crashes.
Other bug fixes according to the error reports received.
Error report now contains the page url of the exception, and again, thanks a million times for sending in the error reports
1.1 - 10 May 2011
The "me" button now auto follows your current location when you move.
Improved gesture detection to prevent accidental pin drop/lift.
Fixed a DropBox bug that may prevent users from syncing for the first time.
Improved location service accuracy.
Added settings for distance unit and prevent screen lock.
Some other bug fixes.
1.0 - 5 May 2011
Google map source integration.
Enabled satellite view for both Bing map source and Google map source.
Fixed a bug that always fails the DropBox sync.
Fixed a bug that crashes the app when accessing to the edit page of a search result pin.
Re-written touch gesture logic to improve touch responsiveness.
Added a little search icon to the top right corner for search result pins – easier to distinguish from personal pins.
Added setting option to switch location service on and off.
Added about page.
0.9.4.1 - 26 Apr 2011
Fixed a bug that the app warns for incompatible save data on start up even if there's no previously saved data on the phone.
Optimized memory consumption for communication between the phone and Bing Maps services.
0.9.4 - 25 Apr 2011
Added DropBox synchronization for personal pins. Manual synchronization only for the moment. Please let me know if you think automatic sync is really necessary.
Added Layers page that allows list browsing and quick navigating between pins, search results, and itineraries.
Added the ability to send your pins and search results to others via SMS or email.
Added settings page where you can adjust a few things.
Bug fixes for possible crashes when getting current location and while dragging a pin (thanks to the ppl who sent in error reports ).
Adjusted pin expanding behavior to improve some usage issues.
0.9.2 - 16 Mar 2011
Added itinerary for routing. Look for the "car" icon on the bottom bar to bring up itinerary when you have a route on map. Tap on each itinerary item to move to the relevant location on map.
Added tap on current location to drop personal pin feature.
Added error reporting via email. When an unexpected error happens, the app asks if you want to report this error via email.
New app icon and splash screen.
New current location pin.
Updated behaviors for search and direction search screen for slightly better UI performance.
Re-organised code structure for less disk space usage, faster*start-up*time, and smaller app package size.
Some bug fixes.
0.9.1 - 10 Mar 2011
First public beta release.
Looks very promising. I'm gonna give it a try. Oh, for your statistics: I prefer the satellite view. But it's absolutely okay to not use it as long as this would prevent your app from working as intended.
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I installed your app and played around with it some time. I like it a lot, even though for some reason it's not able to detect my work address (where I currently am). I'll try it again when I'm back home and see if it will detect this address correctly. The pin is at to correct spot though.
nice start! i suggest:
audio - turn by turn.
when you add Google, add the longitude option also
route details to be displayed as well
Thanks, and i look forward to your updates
Cool app
Very Cool. It seems very sensitive, maybe a little too much. Sometimes swiping will take you out of the program. Nice icons. Can you edit the 'me' icon?
Can't seem to edit a pin, tapping does nothing right now.
no pins are saved for me either.
Thanks for trying out guys and glad you find the app somewhat nice.
@dkp1977:
Thanks for finding this. I've done some testing last night and it seems this is a problem only on the HD2. Tried on HD2 and also the Omnia 7 and HTC Mozart. Current location was reported correctly on the other 2 all with GPS, mobile network and WiFi turned on. I'll definitely look into this issue.
@barrychon:
If route detail means turn-by-turn itinerary list for the route, it's definitely coming in the next version. Google Longitude is an interesting idea that I've never thought about. I should add this to my "To-Investigate" list now
@Wind Dancer:
I'm quite interested in the bugs that you encountered. Can you let me know which handset your are using? And if possible, how much disk space you still have?
About the 'me' pin, I don't like it either. That's one of the first changes I'm gonna bring in the next version, making the 'me' pin editable like the other pins and, you're right, I should give it a nice icon too
I have a Mozart
5 Gb free
Is it possible to cache the offline map so that I will not have to load a new map every time to use the program.
This is just a suggestion by me.
I will try to use your app, It's look great.. Thank you.
Caching image is a nice idea, and I realize the native Bing Maps does this too. However the map control in the SDK does not support this feature yet. So there's no guarantee that this would come in a future version.
leonzhou said:
Thanks for trying out guys and glad you find the app somewhat nice.
@dkp1977:
Thanks for finding this. I've done some testing last night and it seems this is a problem only on the HD2. Tried on HD2 and also the Omnia 7 and HTC Mozart. Current location was reported correctly on the other 2 all with GPS, mobile network and WiFi turned on. I'll definitely look into this issue.
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I tested the app again when I was back home. It named the address under the pin absolutely correct. oO Just the pin wasn't located where I was. It was like half a mile away from me. But I think that was just because I was in a building, so it had to depend on the mobile connection rather than GPS.
Anyways, your app is absolutely promising. I'm looking forward to future versions.
I like how this apps works a bit choppy, especially when loading maps but its a beta
keep up the good work
@Perlnx
When I was working on 0.9.2, I realized that the map control actually caches the images, for a very limited extent. When network reception is very low or completely unavailable, I can still open the app seeing images cached from last time. Although this is not always the case.
Very Cool.downloading
Will you be submitting this to the marketplace once it reaches version 1.0?
Nice performance increase. But got the same error i used to get in previous version where you try to remove a pin. Then the pin keeps jumping around. And then you get an error. Which keeps repeating till the app crashes.
Thanks for testing out the app evolutionqy7. I intend to release this app to Marketplace when it reaches 1.0.
I haven't been able to reproduce your problem yet. But in 0.9.2 there should be a message asking you if you want to send an error report to me before the app crashes. Did you see the message?
Yeah but when I press it, It just keeps giving me an error message. The only work around I found so far is to exit the app. Enter it again and it removes then. But if you don't then it just keeps crashing.
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nice one ,
working fine , liked adding mark feature not like map no marked places
Regards,
Looks great, will have to give it a try.
Good Job.
Nice product..
When I try to create route using 2 boxes from Route menu, it didn't work, it always think the destination is the same with start or current location. Unless I set it from Search menu, then it works.
Suggestions:
-Sound on routing would be nice
-Update to socials on the Pin or current Route
-Route progressing with different color
Keep post the updates, I would like to be a tester
Cheers
Arif Budimartoyo
using Samsung Omnia 7
Love it. Everything bing maps has missing.
1) Try make it more costumizable such as if i want the + and - to zoom in and out, i prefer without that option
2) Laggy, not as fluid as bing maps, try make it better
Feedback of Optimus 7
Thanks
Nice App!!
Name: GMapPro Veriosn 2.3
In this version, some of the bugs and performance issues are fixed and also it has some new features which are going to be extended in the next version of GMapPro...
Features:
1. Use Google Maps which is the most complete mapping solution available in the world
2. Download the maps of desired area, and use them while you are offline
3. Provide a list of downloads so you can delete them in future (if you don't wish to keep them anymore)
4. Use the phones internal GPS, to find you on the map
5. Markers:
5.1 Tap and hold a location to put a new marker.
5.2 View the list of markers and easily jump to the marked location.
5.3 Shows your location with a different marker.
6. Addresses: (Requires Internet Connection)
6.1 Shows the address of your location.
6.2 Jump to a desired address.
7. Preferred zoom level for "My Location" feature. Now, if you tap on My Location button, it will show the map whit the pre-configured settings.
8. Track me! by selecting this option from menu, GMapPro will show your location and track your movement on the map! It also shows your movement speed! (currently a very simple speedometer!)
9. Calculate the direct distance between to points in km or miles.
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Installing GMapPro
1. You need to have a developer unlocked WP7 device for side-loading, or you can install it to the emulator.
2. Installing WP7 app is easy using Tom's XAP Installer.
3. Download the App from the attachment, unzip and then install
Please feel free to let me know about how it works, and what features you need...
nice，let me have the first try
Geoloaction doesn't work.
Sprint Arrive, NoDo
AT&T Focus, NoDo
Hi alatesta, thanks for your intrest and your reply.
Geaolocation uses the internal GPS device in your phone.
please make sure you have enabled the location service (Settings->Location), and your device also should have access to GPS satelites (this means, sometimes gps doesn't work becouse of a cloudy sky or inside of the buildings!)
Hey can you take a look at the guidelines sticky and change your OP accordingly?
~~Tito~~
vrassouli said:
Hi alatesta, thanks for your intrest and your reply.
Geaolocation uses the internal GPS device in your phone.
please make sure you have enabled the location service (Settings->Location), and your device also should have access to GPS satelites (this means, sometimes gps doesn't work becouse of a cloudy sky or inside of the buildings!)
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I'm aware of how GPS works...I have five Windows Phones, 3 which are developer unlocked ;-)
Version 2.0 now pulls down my address but the map itself does not change, meaning my map stays a global map instead of zooming into my location.
No offense, but your app is kind of useless at this point.
Update: so you have to manually zoom in, by pinching? Why doesn't it just auto-zoom into your location instead of showing the world map?
Yes, you are right. current version just saves the last zoom level which you have browsed manually and whenever you tap to get in your location, it just uses the current zoom level.
I'll add an option in next version, so you can define the zoom level by which you wish to view your location on map.
Thanks for your reply
Feels like a good start. It still has serious performance issues and, from a usability perspective, it's not obvious how to search for an address.
The green arrow (location marker) points to another location when you double tap to zoom in.
Keep up!
Hi ertz, thanks for your reply
The green arrow, just shows your location which is retrived from internal GPS, not the location which you double tap.
And about the performance issues, would you provide some detailed information about these issues so I can handle them properly?
By the way, to search for an address, simply select the "jump to address" from the menu.
Hi ertz, thanks for your reply
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You're welcome, thank you for the application!
The green arrow, just shows your location which is retrived from internal GPS, not the location which you double tap.
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Yes, I understood what the green arrow meant as it pointed to my house. I just found that when I double tap the map to zoon in, the arrow moved to another location. Must be a random bug because I couldn't reproduce it every time.
And about the performance issues, would you provide some detailed information about these issues so I can handle them properly?
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Well, it feels like a performance issue, but it might actually be how the zoom function is handled. When I pinch to zoom in/out it takes a little while for the app to actually zoom in. And when I change the zoom, the previous zoom level disappears and shows a "Loading" text. It just feels a little unresponsive.
You could probably change the approach to how the zoom works. Take the built-in Bing maps as an example: when you zoom in/out, the previous zoom level is still visible and you can actually see the map getting bigger/smaller while you do the pinch gesture.
By the way, to search for an address, simply select the "jump to address" from the menu.
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Yep, I did find the "Jump to Address" function. I'm a graphics designer and I have some experience with UX/UI Design as well. What I meant in my previous reply is that "Jump to Address" isn't as obvious as saying "Search for address". Also, it would be much better if you add an icon to the app bar; the search function is used very often by people, so making it visible at all times is a good idea.
I hope I made myself clear. English isn't my primary language
EDIT:
I forgot to mention that when I move around, the parts of the map that are no longer visible are "discarded"... When I move back to the place I was a second ago, the map has to be reloaded. Depending on how you coded this, it might have a negative impact on the user's wallet. It costs money to download the maps.
This is the best Google Map apps I've ever seen,
but I've a little lag issue when use zoom in-out.. anyway keep up the good work ! Thank you !
This looks great! Good job.
One quick question though. I use Google maps on WM to track the bus and train schedules. Google Maps would show the bus stops and when clicked they would give you the transit schedule within the app. Is this possible on any map program for WP7 yet?
Hi ertz, I put the search button as you suggested
Some sort of improvements are also applied and I've planned to improve the performance even more in next versions.
I forgot to mention that when I move around, the parts of the map that are no longer visible are "discarded"... When I move back to the place I was a second ago, the map has to be reloaded. Depending on how you coded this, it might have a negative impact on the user's wallet. It costs money to download the maps.
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That's the main reason to have offline maps!
You should download the maps for most browsed regions (for example your home town) using internet connection of your PC (connect using USB cable or WIFI) and then you can move around with no cost
This app will be awesome when:
1) zooming in/out is smooth
2) directions are added
But still, this is by far the best free app out there. TA maps is pretty good, but I can't buy it cuz I don't live in marketplace supported country :/
vrassouli said:
Hi ertz, I put the search button as you suggested
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Thanks! now it makes much more sense
Now, another thing I caught is that while moving around, parts of the map won't load. It only shows a white section. The funny thing is that I cannot move the map if I tap inside the white section.
Hey!
I´ve tried 2.1 a few days ago and tried 2.2 a few seconds ago...everytime the same error: "could not retrive address. Try again later".
At this moment I can´t use any function of this app...is there any solution?
what sort of zoom levels do people tend to cache?
I think I chose too many (after 12 hours was only 2%)
redman99 said:
what sort of zoom levels do people tend to cache?
I think I chose too many (after 12 hours was only 2%)
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To download a map, you should first zoom enough to the region you wish to save its maps. for example, I used zoom level 13 to cover my own home town, the whole city fits the screen at this level, then I use to download from level 0 to level 16!
Please be careful that it downloads the whole region that fits the screen at the currently viewing level! for example at level 0, which you see the whole globe, if you attempt to download the map, it will start to download the whole of the world!!!
brooon said:
Hey!
I´ve tried 2.1 a few days ago and tried 2.2 a few seconds ago...everytime the same error: "could not retrive address. Try again later".
At this moment I can´t use any function of this app...is there any solution?
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would you please provide me latitude, longitude of the place you wish to retrieve the address?
Michael Gaines said:
This looks great! Good job.
One quick question though. I use Google maps on WM to track the bus and train schedules. Google Maps would show the bus stops and when clicked they would give you the transit schedule within the app. Is this possible on any map program for WP7 yet?
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more features like this, are planned for future releases...