Last month, I walked out of Penn Station and onto the busy streets of Manhattan. I had half an hour to get downtown to meet a friend, so I made my way to the line of cabs in front of the train station. The line, however, was daunting – I simply could not wait in the cold that long. So, I started walking south, immediately pulling out my iPhone and turning on the built-in Maps app. Tapping the arrow at the bottom left of the screen, I could see my location – a blue dot – on a map of Manhattan. As I continued walking, the blue dot began blinking and moving along with me. By activating the iPhone’s built-in Compass app, I could also confirm that I was walking in the right direction.
Other mobile apps such as MotionX, Mapquest, and TomTom can help you get from point A to point B efficiently, whether you’re on foot or in a car.
MotionX offers two GPS apps, one for people on foot and one for drivers.On MotionX you can look at topographic and road maps, record and save up to 101 tracks if you want to retrace your steps, calculate your speed and distance traveled, look at graphs showing your altitude, and tag yourself in photos from your journey. MotionX is also integrated with Facebook Places, so you can check-in with your Facebook friends when you reach your destination.
Mapquest’s mobile app lets you see color maps of the US and Canada, follow step-by-step driving directions, view gas station locations and prices on the map, and view your expected travel time and mileage.
TomTom’s road maps are global, covering 102 countries and over 33 million kilometers of road. TomTom can connect to current traffic and weather reports, giving you the most up-to-date report of the fastest route to take.
In addition to saving time, my phone’s GPS capabilities gave me a sense of relief and feeling of independence – with my iPhone as navigator, I could make the journey from Penn Station to downtown on my own.
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Posted by: Victor Rachal | 09/08/2011 at 04:26 AM