Google Maps usable offline

[9V-JKL]

The end of Garmin and the traditional GPS companies?

https://googleblog.blogspot.sg/2015/...ld-online.html

[SQflyergirl]

The end of Garmin and the traditional GPS companies?

https://googleblog.blogspot.sg/2015/...ld-online.html

oh wow this is fantastic news. What do we need to do to get this activated or downloaded?

[scooby5]

10yrs or so and finally Google catch up with Nokia.......which, sadly, died whilst waiting.

[Lobster]

This is a big improvement. Now I hope they will work on getting one way streets up to date. I have been using google maps for navigation a lot recently and it is always trying to send me the wrong way down one way streets.

[CarbonMan]

The end of Garmin and the traditional GPS companies?

https://googleblog.blogspot.sg/2015/...ld-online.html

I alpha tested it a couple of years ago. It was spotty but the concept is a leap forward. The biggest draw back of GPS today is still the huge amount of power consumed to receive the satellites' signals augmented by signals from the G3 and G4 signals from local transmitters. Hence one continues the need for either additional battery or connection to a power source. Let's hope that there'll be another leap in tech soon.

Recently I've been using an app called what3words which like longitude and latitude, is capable of addressing any part of the world using 3 words. It's far simpler than remembering a pair of a dozen numbers.

For example the main entrance of the new Singapore National Art Gallery is simply mason.minus.lungs. Where it is really shines is obviously in countries where addresses are complicated, like in Korea or Japan. So I can always share with my friend that my favourite Osakan ramen shop is at crew.bulges.mobile. One can also use this in Singapore, say at the well-attended F1 concert, where you can locate your friend at the precise 1m by 1m patch of grass in the Padang ... assuming you can squeeze you way pass the partying crowd.

[kapitan]

Wherethe.F**k.Areyou

[jhm]

Recently I've been using an app called what3words which like longitude and latitude, is capable of addressing any part of the world using 3 words. It's far simpler than remembering a pair of a dozen numbers.

For example the main entrance of the new Singapore National Art Gallery is simply mason.minus.lungs. Where it is really shines is obviously in countries where addresses are complicated, like in Korea or Japan. So I can always share with my friend that my favourite Osakan ramen shop is at crew.bulges.mobile.

It seems a nice idea provided that there's an app I can plug in the three words and the app will take me there ? Ramen...

[CarbonMan]

It seems a nice idea provided that there's an app I can plug in the three words and the app will take me there ? Ramen...

Yes, it doesn't do that within the app but it gives you the option to use Apples Map, Google Map or Waze.

[CarbonMan]

Wherethe.F**k.Areyou

You.cant.count. Actually http://w3w.co/footsteps.yell.lease