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: SpotPad Description: Create simple location-tagged notes, show their location in Google Maps Publisher’s website: SpotPad Cost: Free (ad-supported) Version/date reviewed: v.0.0.1 / 4-15-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) SpotPad lets you create a simple text note, and tag it with your current GPS location. From […]
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 […]
Application Name: Broadcastr Description: Geotagged audio file creator Publisher’s website: Broadcastr Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.0 / 4-25-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Broadcastr is a social website that lets you create, share and view audio files tagged to geographic locations; it’s free to browse, but free registration […]
Application Name: Google Earth Description: 3D landscape views of local terrain with an aerial imagery overlay; GPS-enabled. Publisher’s website: Google Earth For Mobile Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.2.0.1 / 5-4-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Note: This review only looks at Google Earth on an Android phone; […]
Application Name: Survey Demo Description: Data overlays useful to surveyors and map users. Publisher’s website: Surveying.org Cost: Free demo version; Standard ($4.95) and Pro ($9.95) versions add additional features. Version/date reviewed: v.1.0 / 5-5-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) The Surveying.Org website offers a host of useful data layers for surveyors and cartographers, […]
Application Name: CircleMap Description: Draws range circles in a Google Maps view Publisher’s website: pscdroid Cost: Free (ad-supported) Version/date reviewed: v.1.1.4 / 6-14-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) CircleMap draws a set of concentric range circles on top of a Google Maps interface. The initial view shows […]
Application Name: Survey Description: Distance and elevation profile tool Publisher’s website: sys-irap Cost: Free (ad-supported) Version/date reviewed: v.0.7.3 / 6-23-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.3 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) The Survey app is an odd mix of different functions, some of which work well and are useful, others less so. Start […]
Application Name: GeoPicker Description: Gives you latitude/longitude coordinates for a selected point, plus supposedly reverse geocoding (address from coordinates/position). Publisher’s website: Android Life Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.2 / 6-25-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.3 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) GeoPicker is a simple, easy-to-use geographic utility for determine latitude/longitude coordinates for […]
Application Name: AZ-Droid Description: Records, saves and plots the direction (azimuth)your phone is facing in. Publisher’s website: None Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.1.0 / 7-6-11 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.3 Android Market (mobile app only)Android Market (browser) Point your phone at an object, press a button, and AZ-Droid will record your current GPS […]
