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== Description (by play.google.com) == | == Description (by play.google.com) == | ||
| − | * | + | * '''Walking directions:''' View hiking trails and walking maps. Find the shortest and most accurate way to your destination. Discover the world on foot! |
| − | * | + | * '''Routing:''' Receive map directions to a specific location. Never get lost again with GPS navigation. |
| − | * | + | * '''Works everywhere:''' Download any map for free. Useful at home and essential for travel with 345 countries and islands covered. Paris, France? Check. Amsterdam, Netherlands? Check. Barcelona, Spain? Check. New York, USA? Check! Rome, Italy? Check. London, UK? Check. Pare-Pare? Yeah, that’s Indonesia. Check! |
| − | * | + | * '''Highly detailed:''' Offline maps just got better! There’s millions of points-of-interest (POI) to discover: search for restaurants, tourist attractions and destinations, gas/petrol stations, ATM machines, metro/ subway stations and more. Up-to-date map data is added daily by map users worldwide – www.openstreetmap.org – open-source alternative to Google Maps/GMaps and MapQuest. |
| − | * | + | * '''No Internet needed:''' Maps work when no internet connection is available. Forget about roaming charges when travelling abroad. |
| − | * | + | * '''Incredibly fast:''' One of the fastest off-line maps ever. Displays map when others don’t. Innovative map data compression makes '''Maps.me''' off-line maps remarkably small. Save memory on your device. |
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| + | '''Features''' | ||
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* Bookmarks of places. Create and import/export from other maps for easy access anytime. KML/KMZ files are supported. | * Bookmarks of places. Create and import/export from other maps for easy access anytime. KML/KMZ files are supported. | ||
* Offline search. Locate everything you need on the maps and use it as a travel guide! | * Offline search. Locate everything you need on the maps and use it as a travel guide! | ||
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== Download == | == Download == | ||
Maps.me offers you a lot of possibilities to get the app. By official store or direct download. For iOS and for Android. | Maps.me offers you a lot of possibilities to get the app. By official store or direct download. For iOS and for Android. | ||
| − | [http://maps.me/download | + | Just check out the [http://maps.me/download website] for your preferred download. |
Revision as of 18:12, 29 November 2015
There are a lot of technical "toys", that can help you to make hitchhiking easier, safer or just collect informations and statistics about your trips.
Same to the Apps you might want to use as your navigation software. You could use the built in software that usually requires data or you could get a free app and download the apps in advanced.
I have been travelling for years and fortunately during the first days I found this great map. And I am still using it always when I go anywhere by hitchhiking. Please also notice that you can search for gas stations, parking spaces and toilets - and the ones on the highway are always listed --Windsohn (talk) 16:02, 29 November 2015 (CET)
Description (by play.google.com)
- Walking directions: View hiking trails and walking maps. Find the shortest and most accurate way to your destination. Discover the world on foot!
- Routing: Receive map directions to a specific location. Never get lost again with GPS navigation.
- Works everywhere: Download any map for free. Useful at home and essential for travel with 345 countries and islands covered. Paris, France? Check. Amsterdam, Netherlands? Check. Barcelona, Spain? Check. New York, USA? Check! Rome, Italy? Check. London, UK? Check. Pare-Pare? Yeah, that’s Indonesia. Check!
- Highly detailed: Offline maps just got better! There’s millions of points-of-interest (POI) to discover: search for restaurants, tourist attractions and destinations, gas/petrol stations, ATM machines, metro/ subway stations and more. Up-to-date map data is added daily by map users worldwide – www.openstreetmap.org – open-source alternative to Google Maps/GMaps and MapQuest.
- No Internet needed: Maps work when no internet connection is available. Forget about roaming charges when travelling abroad.
- Incredibly fast: One of the fastest off-line maps ever. Displays map when others don’t. Innovative map data compression makes Maps.me off-line maps remarkably small. Save memory on your device.
Features
- Bookmarks of places. Create and import/export from other maps for easy access anytime. KML/KMZ files are supported.
- Offline search. Locate everything you need on the maps and use it as a travel guide!
- Location-sharing. Let your friends and family know where you are! Send a pin of any place on the map via email or SMS.
- Auto-follow mode. When enabled, the map automatically orients itself to the direction you are moving.
Download
Maps.me offers you a lot of possibilities to get the app. By official store or direct download. For iOS and for Android. Just check out the website for your preferred download.
