Hey xda community!
TakeABreak is a project I've been working on recently. It has often occurred to me to look for toilets and water fountains when I am outside, but unfortunately they are not marked on Google Maps, so I developed my own solution.
This app lets you quickly find nearby public restrooms and drinking water fountains close to you. The app is good for hikers, bikers and urban dwellers alike! You can also choose to find nearby restaurants in order to use their amenities, but you may have to be a consumer of a store or restaurant in order to use them. Never get lost looking for a bathroom or a water fountain again!
The app queries the massive openstreetmap.org database for data, so anyone can add and make edits to the database. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open project to create a freely available map, a bit like the Wikipedia of maps. However, the database is not yet complete, and the usefulness of this app depends a lot on the completeness of the OSM database around you. Generally, OSM has more data in European cities than elsewhere. If you know some locations that's missing on the map, you're more than welcome to add them to the global OpenStreetMap database.
Features:
*Find nearby water tap, restrooms, toilets, and restaurants.
*Switch between Satellite view, Hybrid, Terrain and Regular map.
*Uses the new Google Maps v2 API for best look and performance.
*Supports many map gestures
*Directions via Google Maps
*Options to change what to see
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*Note that this app is ad-supported.
Download link via the Play store:
TakeABreak
Will have to keep it in mind when I visit NYC perhaps again sometime.
I'm trying to compile a coverage list. If you try out the app, please reply with your area and how complete the data around your area is.
Thanks a lot!
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I'm trying to compile a coverage list. If you try out the app, please reply with your area and how complete the data around your area is.
Thanks a lot!
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my area: portland, maine
shows plenty of restaurants, very few drinking fountains or public heads. would be great if could add points directly from app to OSM
anyway, nice work!
timothydonohue said:
my area: portland, maine
shows plenty of restaurants, very few drinking fountains or public heads. would be great if could add points directly from app to OSM
anyway, nice work!
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Thanks,
that is a planned feature!
timothydonohue said:
my area: portland, maine
shows plenty of restaurants, very few drinking fountains or public heads. would be great if could add points directly from app to OSM
anyway, nice work!
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Done! In the new version 1.6 you can search, and add points to OSM using your account!
Plus a nifty new app icon too.
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MapsWithMe,Offline Maps
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• COMPLETELY OFFLINE. Download the maps and work with them when no Internet connection is available. Don’t worry about high roaming charges.
• OFFLINE SEARCH. Find everything you need of all the objects available on the map in a second! The auto-suggestion feature makes the search faster and easier.
• BOOKMARKS. Add any place to the bookmarks list. Then find it easily again and again.
• IMPORT/EXPORT of bookmarks. Share your favorite places with friends via email or add bookmarks from other maps to MapsWithMe. KML/KMZ files are supported
• LOCATION SHARING. Send a pin of any place on the map via e-mail or sms. Share with friends your current location.
• GPS POSITIONING. You will always be able to locate where you are with the GPS positioning and compass.
Advantages:
• REALLY FAST. No grey squares anymore! The trick is in a special map data compression method. Download maps in seconds, navigate through them smoothly and save phone’s memory.
• ALL COUNTRIES, ALL CITIES. If you get the MapsWithMe Pro, all the World is in your pocket. Get the app once, use it many times.
• FRESH DATA. The map data comes from the open source initiative OpenStreetMap where the maps are being updated daily by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. You can be sure that the information you received is up-to-date.
• MILLIONS of POI. Millions of POI converts the app into your own city guide.
• PERFECT TO NAVIGATE. Currently the app has no navigation feature, but auto-follow mode, fast rendering, precise GPS positioning makes it a perfect tool to control your direction while driving.
Required Android O/S : 2.1+
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Come On everyone Download it FAST!! HURRY UP!!!
You really gonna love it!! :good:
Please bring back black interface instead of white. White is too distracting and also consumes more battery on a lot of screens.
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I like it, do you have an apk for those of us without (or would prefer to go without) Google Play? Thanks
Some maps are completely wrong.
For example the map of Indonesia, it's so inaccurate that it's unusable.
The concept is very nice though, still as said above a black background would be much better than the current white...
Hello everybody!
I have recently released my first Android app - Parking Karma.
The main purpose of this application is to help drivers find free parking spaces in their cities as quickly and as smoothly as possible.
The app is designed around a social networking experience, if you see a free parking spot that you’re not going to use, you can simply share it on the Parking Karma app, and when you’re vacating a parking space you can also share that, too.
Parking Karma also provides a set of features that (I hope) will make drivers life easier:
See and share free parking spots near to you
See and share traffic incidents near to you (closed streets, accidents, traffic jams, …)
Get the best route to get back to your parked car
Get alerted before your parking meter expires
See weather forecasts at a glance
Free with ads
Apk file
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For someone to know about the parking spots or accidents, someone must report these to this app? Also the person looking for such criteria must be using this app?
How many current users?
pushrod88 said:
For someone to know about the parking spots or accidents, someone must report these to this app? Also the person looking for such criteria must be using this app?
How many current users?
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Exactly, the app is designed around a social networking experience, if you see a free parking place that you’re not going to use, you can simply share it on the Parking Karma app with a simple click, or also when you’re vacating a parking space you can share it.
In theory, sharing all the free parking spots you see will improve your ”karma” and should result in Parking Karma showing you all the best parking spots available, providing everyone who downloads the app does the same, of course.
Currently there are 3k users, it needs to reach much more users to result realy useful, but I hope that with the features that doesn't depends on the user base (get back to your car, parking meter reminder, weather forecast) the app is worth the download and the user base will grow.
I am also contacting some traffic authorities with the idea of getting a base of parking places updated by them in some cities
Update 1.9.1, added support to Amazon app store:
Parking Karma at Amazon
Hi guys!
I've just published the first major update to Parking Karma!
With update 2.0, Parking Karma gets a set of features that helps users to never forget where they parked their cars:
− Take a photo of the parking place
− Set the level, letter, space and color of the parking place
− Get alerted before the parking meter expires
− Get the shortest route to get back to the parked car
That addition I think makes Parking Karma one of the best free "where is my car" apps, despite not being the main feature of the app.
I've also renewed the image of the app:
Please tell me what do you think
RefindThis is like a satellite navigation directory of your favourite places
RefindThis is like a sat nav directory that allows you to name and store locations to your phone to use later. You can then retrieve and navigate back to a location whether it's a restaurant, a club or even where you parked your car.
You can also send locations from RefindThis by SMS or email so everyone in your group will know where they are supposed to meet.
Whenever you need to find your way back somewhere try RefindThis – it’s like a directory of your favourite places.
Simply allow your device to track your location, store your location data in RefindThis and never forget the way home or get lost. Features:
Simple
Share through SMS or e-mail
Add unlimited locations
Get directions for any store location within seconds!
Free
Here are some screenshots of the app
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Love this idea. I have often had the following occur. I am driving somewhere, and in my travels, I pass something of interest. For me, it is usually something automotive, like an upholsterer, or a speed shop, or a machine shop, or perhaps an engine builder. I have always thought to myself, wouldn't it be great if I could just break out the phone, hit a button to remember the location, and jot down a note like "Engine Builder" for later recall. And now, it appears that there is such an app. Can't wait to try it out. Now, if you could enable a way to search the remembered places, that would be great. And perhaps a widget or shortcut that can be placed on the homescreen for quick location remembering.
wiredwrx said:
Love this idea. I have often had the following occur. I am driving somewhere, and in my travels, I pass something of interest. For me, it is usually something automotive, like an upholsterer, or a speed shop, or a machine shop, or perhaps an engine builder. I have always thought to myself, wouldn't it be great if I could just break out the phone, hit a button to remember the location, and jot down a note like "Engine Builder" for later recall. And now, it appears that there is such an app. Can't wait to try it out. Now, if you could enable a way to search the remembered places, that would be great. And perhaps a widget or shortcut that can be placed on the homescreen for quick location remembering.
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Thanks for the feedback @wiredwrx. I would forward that to the development team and I hope that you find the app useful!
Do remember to visit us at http://www.refindthis.com for support and latest news and updates.
Thanks for the awesome feedback on Google Play!
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If you have any queries or you want to follow up with us for updates regarding to changes being made to RefindThis, please feel free to connect and contact us through Facebook and Twitter. Here are our social media links:
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Cheers!
Getting 5-star response from users! Thanks a lot! :laugh:
Great going. Thanks for the feedback!
Great app with lots of uses:
This Sat Nav directory is just what I need to save my addresses and share locations with my friends. Its great if you want to send directions and its simple and straightforward to use.
-Travis Bain (rated it 5-stars)
Receiving great feedback from users! Thanks for the love!
Receiving valuable inputs from users on social media as well! Thanks for the great feedback!
Excellent App
Used app in NYC and came in v handy.
-Jason Allen rated RefindThis 5-stars
Download RefindThis right now!
Useful and works very well. Use of android design guidelines would help make app more visually attractive and pleasing to the eye.
-Carlo Towl rated RefindThis 4-stars
Pocket Guide - Local Search
Search places of interest around you, wherever you are!
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• Get details of all the ATMs, Banks, Restaurants, Fuel Stations, Cafes, Movie Theaters, Hospitals, Hotels, Parks, Zoo, Taxi & Bus, Airports etc around you.
• Address, Contact Information, Directions and User Rating for each individual place.
• View places of interest in an increasing order of distance.
• Set the search radius to a desired value upto which you want to view all available places.
• View the place on a map and get directions from your current location.
• Details available for places all over the world!
• Compatible with over 5000+ devices!
• Free to use. The free version is supported by ads. To remove ads, download the 'Premium' version from the Play Store which is 100% ad-free [Coming Soon].
Free Download :
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MrRamandeepBakshi said:
Pocket Guide - Local Search
Search places of interest around you, wherever you are!
• Get details of all the ATMs, Banks, Restaurants, Fuel Stations, Cafes, Movie Theaters, Hospitals, Hotels, Parks, Zoo, Taxi & Bus, Airports etc around you.
• Address, Contact Information, Directions and User Rating for each individual place.
• View places of interest in an increasing order of distance.
• Set the search radius to a desired value upto which you want to view all available places.
• View the place on a map and get directions from your current location.
• Details available for places all over the world!
• Compatible with over 5000+ devices!
• Free to use. The free version is supported by ads. To remove ads, download the 'Premium' version from the Play Store which is 100% ad-free [Coming Soon].
Free Download :
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Looks good!
Wow.. This app is great!
I like the interface and it has a list of a LOT of places!!
Should come in handy someday.. :good:
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Looks good!
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Thanks..
Allan Grant said:
Wow.. This app is great!
I like the interface and it has a list of a LOT of places!!
Should come in handy someday.. :good:
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Thanks for the appreciation!!
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Hi everyone!
If you appear to be abroad or in an unfamiliar city, and if you wish to quickly orient yourself in the surroundings near your location, the “Places Around” application will be helpful.
The “Places Around” application can quickly identify your precise location and helps to find different places around, such as restaurants, banks, public transport stops, hotels, cinemas etc.
For finding a place that satisfies all your requirements, you may do a detailed search of data, including exact address, phone number, web site, and rating, if the relative information is available.
The application is helpful both for tourists travelling in cities and countries as well as for common citizens willing to have a reference book of accessible places at hand.
The results of the search of places within 1 to 20 km radius around you may provide you with up to 200 exact coordinates.
- For proper work of an application, location provider – GPS – should be turned on to quickly and exactly estimate your location.
- For searching places around your location, the Internet connection should be turned on.
- The application does not consume much traffic. Subsequently, if Wi-Fi is not available, limited mobile Internet traffic may be used instead.
- Places can be viewed in an offline mode. If there has previously been an inquiry with the same parameters, all data will be saved in a database on your device.
- Over 90 kinds of places are available for search. All paces are divided into 9 groups for the reasons of convenience: government agencies, leisure, food places, health and beauty, stores, services, religion, transport and services, finance.
- The results of a search may be displayed either on a map or in a list form.
- In Settings, you may select a radius of the search, turn GPS and Wi-Fi on, remove all data of previous searches from the database, leave a comment, advice or proposal for the author, and rate the application.
- Phone numbers or websites, found among the results of a detailed search, may be directly used for calling or following a page of an agency or institution.
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Please. Use it. Enjoy it. Share between friends and rate on PlayMarket (possible via Settings in my application)
And contact my via my App, in any questions.
Thanks in advance.
Released updates for application.
Version 1.5
In this version:
- Added Italian localization
- Fixed FC bugs
Please, use it, share it, rate it on Google Play Market
Released update
Released update with fixed critical bugs
I have a shipping app and it would be great to combine this app with mine (called Furgo Transportes).
Thank you and greetings.