Moovit
Users of smartphones most concerned about planning their public transport routes will know first-hand the number of applications that currently exist to consult journeys and timetablesAn overwhelming amount that is not always very effective. Wouldn't it be better to have an application with reliable and updated information that comes directly from the users ? The creators of Moovit must have thought something like that, a complete application for users of public transport who want to have more information about the bus, tram or metro that are waiting at the station.
This is a curious tool that inevitably reminds us of Waze, the navigator Community GPS And it is that Moovit also uses the passive and active information of its usersfor the benefit of all of them. Thus, the more people use this application during their journeys, the more reliable data there is about the position of a bus, the time it will take to get a transport to its stop, if it is saturated of travelers, if smells, etc All through one tool easy to use and quite careful in its design, although it does not work as well fluid that would be desired
For now Moovit only offers information about public transportation from Madrid and Barcelona in Spain, as well as another a good number of cities around the worldThat's why the first thing to do is choose the place where you want to use it and create a user account just by entering a email and a nickname or nick After that you access the map of the city you are in, being necessary activate the GPS sensor to determine the current and real location user name Now all that remains is to search for the route.
Thus, on the main screen, all you have to do is press the button Navigate and indicate the p origin and destination point to find the different routes. In this list, and as if it were a GPS navigator to use, you only have to choose the one that best suits you, being able to know in advance if there is journeys on foot, transfers, what is the total time, etc With this it is possible to receive indications step by stepto know what to do and when to do it, being notified by Moovit in case of making transfers at specific points, for example.In addition, it is possible to see the route on the map. And not only that, it also shows the position and current route of the means of transport that is going to be taken, being able to speed up or slow down to get to the stop .
The other strong aspect of Moovit is the button in the upper right corner, the one with the alerts Here each traveler can provide information about the driver, the service saturation , the cleaning of the same or if it has services as aWiFi network Data extra that can be completed with a smallreport so that other users know in advance what they are going to find.
In short, an idea very curious and practical but that still seems to need some further development and, above all, more users to be more complete.The good thing is that Moovit is fully downloadable free on devices Android and iPhone via Google Play and App StoreIn addition, starting today, the application also shows the Vodafone stores on its maps thanks to an agreement with this operator.
