Navigation on mobile for free (nearly)
I’ve just realized recently that GoogleMap has an interesting possibility. When looking for directions, you can specify a latitude/longitude location instead of an address. This opens up the possibilty of real time directions on your mobile, linked to your GPS( thanks to J2memap)…
So I’ve quickly implemented this in Version v0.906, thanks to the “here” location in the direction box. If you type or selecet here, your coordinates will be used as a starting point.
Here is an example:
 Lost in Paris? |
 Lets find an hotel |
 Do I have an issue with “é”? |
 Let’s find how to go there |
 Hum… |
 and follow the sign… |
This is GPS navigation for free (except the data costs, that might be huge depending of your operator!)
And my disclaimer: this is an experimental feature, and does not attempt to replace any “real” navigation system!
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7 comments July 30th, 2006