Karta_GPS

Karta GPS

Karta GPS

Free satnav application for smartphones

Karta GPS is a mobile application developed by Karta Software Technologies Lda., a daughter company of NDrive, for the Android, iOS and iPadOS operating systems. It is distributed for free and pairs open-source map data from OpenStreetMap alongside curated content from Yelp and Foursquare.[2]

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The application does not require a connection to the Internet and uses a GPS satellite connection to determine its location. Routes are calculated and plotted based on real-time traffic information provided by Inrix.[2]

History

The application's beta release was released on 4 November 2016. On 19 May 2017, Karta GPS featured both Bill Clinton and Donald Trump's voices in its selection of navigation voice overs.[3][4][5][6]

Features

  • Offline maps and guidance: All maps can be downloaded for free. No internet is required for searching, route calculation or turn-by-turn instructions.
  • Search: One-box search supports partial names and initials. It can search points of interest, GPS coordinates and address points.
  • Traffic: The application shows the route layered with different colors based on the current traffic along the route.
  • Suggestions: Point of interest content drawn from Yelp and Foursquare to Karta GPS maps, allows users to "explore" a location's top-rated places of entertainment, their descriptions, their last three reviews, photos, and their opening hours and prices.
  • Car & Walking provides navigation for both cars and pedestrians.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Karta GPS - Go Everywhere". App Store. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    Clark, Bryan (2017-03-28). "Karta GPS isn't Google Maps, but it's damn good at finding tacos". The Next Web. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  3. [3]
    "Donald Trump Or Bill Clinton, GPS Navigation App Gives Presidential Voices As Choice For Directions". International Business Times. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  4. [4]
    Paviera, Angela (26 June 2017). "California fears that the St. Francis Dam could collapse in Winter 2018". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  5. [5]
    "Let Donald Trump guide you straight to the bar with this Trump-sounding GPS navigation app". FastCo News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  6. [6]
    Amatulli, Jenna (2017-05-19). "You Can Get Trump's Voice On Your GPS Now Because We're All Masochists". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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