Application Name: Wikipedia Places Free Description: Lists Wikipedia entries near your current location. Publisher’s website: 2-3 Cost: Free ad supported version; $2 paid version removes ads. Version/date reviewed: v.1.11 / 4-1-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Straightforward app – gets you GPS location, and lists any nearby locations […]
Application Name: MarineTraffic.Com Description: View marine ship traffic anywhere in the world; monitor ships; get port information. Publisher’s website: MarineTrafic Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.0.9.3 / 3-8-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) If you live by the water, and want to know what ship is passing by, […]
Some Android apps can download and store cached map data from online data sources like Google Maps and OpenStreetMap servers. I’ve already posted about a few of these: Topo Maps BackCountry Navigator MultiMap .. and expect to post about many more of them in the future. But in-app caching has […]
Continuing on with my review of the Locus GPS mapping app for Android (Part I on the interface is here), today is map day. Locus has a strong selection of standard online map sources, roughly 30 vs. roughly about 20 for OruxMaps. Some are worldwide, others regional. These mapsets currently […]
Application Name: Disaster Alert Description: Plots current global disasters and warnings, brings up links for more info. Publisher’s website: Pacific Disaster Center Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.1 / 3-28-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app plots the position of current natural/manmade […]
Application Name: Memento Description: Database app with custom form design, GPS geolocation input Publisher’s website: Memento Cost: Free ad-supported version; $9.95 Pro version removes ads, removes limits on number of databases that can be synced with Google Docs Version/date reviewed: v.1.8.3 / 4-24-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Memento […]
