gMaps
The company Google has been diversifying its work and projects since it began its journey as a search engine Thanks to this, Android users now have a good selection of applications such as Google Maps , Street View and many other functions focused on geolocation, among many other categories. Tools that are no longer so exclusive thanks to the proliferation of applications such as gMaps, developed for that terminal users with Windows Phone also have excellent maps and location information on this platform.
Same as Google Maps on Android (and also on iPhone ), gMaps on Windows Phone offers the user the maps of the company Google where search for any address, know the user's current location and apply different layers to the visible part of it to, for example, know the traffic density, the roads bici, the weather weather or the view by satellite, among other issues. All this using the contents of Google, but without any legal relationship between gMaps and those of Mountain View
Its control is really simple, and it is that you only have to slide your finger across the screen to move in any direction, making the Pinch gesture if desired Zoom in or out the scale of the map.In addition, it has the possibility of finding the current position of the user, and indicating the velocity in case they are in full movement Very useful questions considering another of its functions such as the navigator service Thus, when searching for a specific point, it is possible to be guided step by step, turning to turn to him, either walking, on bikeor through car private.
As we said, it also has other services of geolocation how to find locals A tool that allows the user to search for establishments or places according to categories, showing which are the closest ones And not only that, taking advantage of the virtues of Windows Phone, it allows you to click the favorite sites and destinations on the desktop of the terminal in the form of tiles or live tilesSomething that significantly reduces the time of searching for the place from any user location.
Next to the turn-by-turn routes and maps, gMapsalso includes viewing of streets and roads in a almost real way In other words, the service known as Street View By enlarging the view to the maximum on a specific road, it is possible to access this mode where you can see a 360-degree photograph of that place. A good way to make sure how to get to a place before you even go.
In addition to all these issues, gMaps has other functions and settings to customize operation to suit the user. Two good examples are the possibility of activating the night mode that allows a more comfortable and simplified viewing of roads and streets, or the possibility of adjusting the different measurement units, either with the Metric system or Imperial
In short, a tool that users of a device with Windows Phone should not miss, and that is that, despite the fact that Nokia has already released its geolocation tools encompassed in the Here brand, it never agrees plus having extra functions at hand such as those offered by gMaps Even more so when you can download free from Windows Phone Store
