Local Points Of Interest In Wikipedia

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 […]

Map Ship Information With MarineTraffic

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, […]

Turn Your Android Into A True Handheld GPS With OruxMaps – Part II: GPS Functionality

GPS Functionality Figure 1: One feature I was excited to see OruxMaps had was integrated support for an external Bluetooth GPS unit; as I’ve posted about before, this has significant advantages for extending battery life and improving position accuracy. Unfortunately, I was unable to get it to work with my Bluetooth […]

Map GPS Satellite Positions With GPS Finder

Application Name: GPS Finder Description: Maps GPS satellite positions in the sky, and above a map of the Earth. Publisher’s website: Cynoxure Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v.1.1.3  /  11-14-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market link (mobile app only)Android Market link (browser) Note: This app is also listed as CyGPSFinder, but the app’s name on […]

Imageotag: Photo Orientation/Geotagging, Annotation And Google Earth Photo Overlay Tour Creator

Application Name: Imageotag Description: Photo position and orientation recording; thumbnail mapping; audio/text photo annotation; Google Earth photo overlay tour creator Publisher’s website: Imageotag Cost: Free (donationware) Version/date reviewed: v. 1.1.11  /  11-12-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market link (mobile app only)Android Market link (browser) Imageotag is a fairly-new geotagging-oriented Android camera app with a […]

Two General Android GPS Apps: GPS Test and GPS Status

Sometimes, you just need a quick display of GPS satellite status and current position. GPS Test and GPS Status are two handy Android apps for just that, with additional functionality as a bonus. Application Name: GPS Status Description: GPS satellite status and coordinate display. Publisher’s website: Eclipsim Cost: Free (ad-supported); €1.49 euro donation removes ad. […]

Remove Photo Geotagging Info With Geo Eraser

Application Name: Geo Eraser Free Description: Creates a copy of a photo with geotagging coordinates removed Publisher’s website: Sakaneya Cost: Free (ad-supported) Version/date reviewed: v. 0.22  /  10-17-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market link (mobile app only)Android Market link (browser) A recent NY Times article told the story of how Mythbuster Adam Savage posted an iPhone […]

Android External Bluetooth GPS Apps: Bluetooth GPS Provider

Application Name: Bluetooth GPS Provider Description: Replaces internal GPS coordinate signal with one from an external Bluetooth GPS receiver. Publisher’s website: mobile-j.de Cost: Free Version/date reviewed: v. 1.2.5c  /  10-20-10 Phone/OS: Droid X / Android 2.2 Android Market link (mobile app only)Android Market link (browser) Note: Before using this app, you will need to pair your external […]