Introducing 8Motions mapping client
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007If you are a long time follower of this blog, you probably now already what is 8Motions. Let me introduce more formally this cool new application:
What is 8Motions?
8Motions is a revolutionnary new mobile map client, full featured.
With 8Motions, you can do the following things:
- Browse maps on your mobile. You can choose your map provider, between Google Map, Microsoft Live, Yahoo!Maps and ask.com
- See map or satellite picture
- Search for location, commerce
- Connect a GPS (internal or external through bluetooth) to get your current location
- Download “Maps” created by yourslef or other users
- Download KML files, GPX, or GeoRSS file
- Create and record tracks, that can be later uploaded to the web.
- Take geolocalized picture
- You can expend it and add more “layers”
- OpenStreetMap
- Traffic
- use predefined extension:
- Flickr search
- Wikimapia
- “Velib” tools
- Can be linked directly to your Google “MyMaps” created maps.
Other features:
Multilanguage supported, French, English and Russia for now (translator needed!)
Ultra speed tile download
Companion WebSite, to create your own map, setup your settings: www.8motions.com
Note:
- this program make use of your data connection, so ensure that you have the right data plan to use it.
- It was based and it’s the evolution of “J2memap“
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