Navigation Apps: Compass of Taxis
Traveling means exploring new places and culture .Taxi drivers were the Wikipedia of routes and places, they used to clear traveler doubts from their experience. Time has changed, instead of asking the route, now travelers can plan their journey without driver’s experience Wikipedia’s and route boards at the road sides. The only compass needed for travel is any of the navigation applications in the smartphones.
The lady telling the route in Google Maps is the most familiar voice for most of us whenever we think of a navigation software. Google maps in Android device, Maps in Apple Device all are famous in the family of navigation systems, but there are many useful navigation maps with more features and feasibility.
1. Waze
Waze is largest community based traffic and navigation app technically owned by Google, but this “social” navigation app is completely separate from Google Maps. Waze is a driving-focused app, offers some cool features like user-reported gas prices and turn-by-turn directions to parking lots near your destination. The app also has a robust community of users, and it uses this community to gather real-time traffic data and user-reported incidents, such as accidents, road closures, speed cameras and police traps.
Waze is the best app for you If you’re looking for a friendly driving community that’s committed to keeping the public informed about upcoming speed traps,. This app is all about social networking, so you can also plan trips with friends, sync events from your phone’s calendar as well as your Facebook account and see the estimated time of arrival s of friends who are traveling to the same place as you are.
2. Maps.me
Maps.me is a free navigation app that focuses on offline navigation. This app lets you download entire cities (or, well, parts of cities) at a time for when you need to save data or you do not have internet access. Maps.me uses OpenStreetMap for its offline maps (but, unlike BackCountry Nav Topo Maps GPS, Maps.Me is completely free). The app offers turn-by-turn directions and a comprehensive list of points of interest — including overlays for nearby places with Wi-Fi and toilets — but does not offer real-time traffic information since it is, after all, an offline app.
Maps.me is a handy app when you don’t have internet, and, unlike some of the other apps that offers offline maps as an afterthought, Maps.me makes downloading apps quick and easy.
3. Here WeGo
Here WeGo which was originally developed for the Windows Phone platform by Nokia is a free app that offers turn-by-turn directions for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and public transit riders. The app also features real-time traffic information, nearby points of interest, the ability to share your location or the location of a point of interest with friends and family members and offline map downloads for when you don’t have a data connection.
Here WeGo offers just about everything Google Maps does, and a little more. The cycling directions and the public transportation overlays are useful, and the app’s points of interest system is also pretty strong ,the app pulls info from places like Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, BlaBlaCar, Expedia, Car2go and GetYourGuide.
4. Moovit
If you take public transportation frequently, you’ve probably noticed that Google Maps’ directions are very basic. Moovit is a free, dedicated transit app that offers several features you won’t find in Google Maps, such as step-by-step directions that will tell you how many stops you have left and alert you when it’s time to get off the bus, train or ferry you’re riding. Moovit also features an entire section dedicated to information about delays, maintenance and service interruptions. It also links you to the local transit agencies’ Twitter accounts, so you can really feel like a local.
Google Maps’ public transit directions will work in a pinch, but Moovit which is available in 1,200 cities around the world (including over 100 cities in the US) is the app you need to really understand the local metro system. The app has even started integrating information about local bike shares in selected cities.
5. Sygic
Driving with Sygic GPS Navigation is easy and safe. The app will guide you safely to your destination even without an internet connection. Sygic includes high-quality 3D maps that are stored on your device. Regular map and application updates are free of charge. Sygic Becomes First Ever GPS Navigation App to Work with Ford Motor Company
But that’s not nearly all this app can do. With Sygic GPS Navigation, you will escape the traffic or find the best parking spot. You will also have up-to-date information about fuel prices on petrol stations and you will avoid speeding tickets with speed limit and speed camera warnings. Sygic GPS Navigation is a great navigation app for every driver — no matter if you commute daily, drive professionally or need directions to get to your holiday destination.
Now online taxis service depends mainly on navigational systems to run their business smoothly and quickly. Whatever the brands like, Uber, Ola or Farnham Taxis, best navigation apps provide better service to the traveling customer.
So just don’t stick on to google maps or apple maps try out new favorite, better apps giving new additional experience.
