Hello. My name is Marshall. I am completely new to programming and making apps, but I have decided to make an app.
I want to make an app that uses google earth, but can save locations with notes.
Would it be best if I used google earth for android and edited it so I can save my current location with notes?
The use of this app will be for foraging. Picture yourself out in the forest, and you find a large flush of choice edible mushrooms. I want to be able to pull out my phone, save my location, and add a note of what I have found, where I am. This way I can look up where I found it, and return to the location later. It would be supper cool if I could add photos to this saved location, and maybe even share the location with others?
I need to pointers as to how I would start to build an app like this. Would it be a google earth addon? Or a completely new app? Can a brand new app access the same 3D maps as google earth?
Any advice or answers would be greatly appreciated. I am good with computers, I just need some direction with this project.
Marshall
Could this help with your hallucinogenic adventures?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.m4b
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Hello everyone! I am hoping I can either get some ideas on what I could install, or maybe inspire someone to develop an app
I am a frequent traveler and I started out in my job always bringing my phone, mp3 player and gps. I started consolidating and with my old Blackberry and ditched my mp3 player. When I got my Motorola Droid I was excited to ditch my gps as well!
The problem is I am so used to using my Tomtom. I would click navigate, find a destination either by entering in the address, or going to a point of interest and either searching for it specifically (like target) or looking at a list (like food).
With Google Navigation is there doesn't appear to be a defined "front end". I can use a massive amount of apps to get me there, like Yelp, YP, Where, Google Places, or just a Google Maps search it self.
What I would like to see is a front end application that allowed me to search points of interests either in my current location or a defined location. Let me save these as favorites, show me a history of where I have been and let me search for a POI along my current defined route (ie, finding food along my route between the airport and hotel).
There is a free app on the market called App Launcher and while it has some great ideas, it isn't it. Am I missing something obvious? What does everyone else do?
I use telenav for this. I get it free from Sprint. Otherwise there is a fee for it.
I prefer it better than google maps for this reason. It also makes it easier to control the route I wish to take to get there.
what are the best GPS apps for the android OS? not social networking location based apps but those that deal more so with logistics, tracking, mapping, driving directions, etc.
You may want to add details about what you want to do with the app.
Do you need offline (cached) maps?
Is finding a POI (store, restaurant, hospital) important?
Spoken turn-by-turn directions?
Will you be using the app for remote locations with few or no roads (hiking, etc.)?
Do you want to be able to save tracking data?
marvin02 said:
You may want to add details about what you want to do with the app.
Do you need offline (cached) maps?
Is finding a POI (store, restaurant, hospital) important?
Spoken turn-by-turn directions?
Will you be using the app for remote locations with few or no roads (hiking, etc.)?
Do you want to be able to save tracking data?
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i'm looking for the most downloaded apps for pretty much all of what is listed above, but specifically i'm looking for tracking apps that would allow someone to track speed, location, time, direction, all the real life meta data related to something like a car or truck moving down a road or highway. i'm trying to gather market research and the project i am working on doesn't really employ POI as a main selling point.
Have a look at oruxmaps for android... DAM fine in my opinion... Use it for both work and pleasure and fits ALL my outdoor needs....
lohtse said:
Have a look at oruxmaps for android... DAM fine in my opinion... Use it for both work and pleasure and fits ALL my outdoor needs....
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works in the background or has to be in the foreground? works in the united states? where does the mapping information come from, NAVTEQ?
is there anyway to search the android market place from a computer or do i need to do it from an android phone? http://www.android.com/ does not have a search query or i just can't find it...
also, any reviews for these websites with regards to searching for apps and the information contained on them? http://www.androlib.com and http://www.andbot.com/
Just google oruxmaps for more info...but just works online and offline with maps it works in usa etc.just look at website and make sure you download the atlas creator too.
Regards
Lohtse
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Just google oruxmaps for more info...but just works online and offline with maps it works in usa etc.just look at website and make sure you download the atlas creator too.
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Lohtse
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sheeeit the first thing i did was google it. got the info, needed more. will continue to research.
any other leads?
try Navigon (Navteq maps)
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Jst received update notifications for some lg applications, when I select update, mp informs me some applications is requesting to use location services.
Anyone knows why? Jst wondering y it nds to use location services
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nothing serious just follow what was ask.
Marketplace is just letting you know that those apps may want to use your location for part of their functionality - e.g. in the same way Bing maps uses your location to show where you are on a map. Another example would be a train times app using your location to show you your nearest station.
It's never usually anything to worry about, although if for example a Tetris game wants to track your location, or be able to dial numbers on your phone, or have access to your emails, etc. then you would want to know why (which is why Marketplace checks with you first for those kind of things).
Ian
I need a dev to develop a app for a company that im working with. If anyone has good knowledge of building apps, please let me know.
We need a app where a driver can log in with user name and pass word, access a city from a drop down list, tap on the property, and get details for each property, also, they can tap on the address and they get a google map.
Next, if they need to tow a car, they can access the app and upload a image of the vehicle along with a note and place and time where it was towed from.
Can Someone do this. Thanks. Were not gonna sell the app, its only for internal use.
Hi is there any app which can edit the name of dropped pin on the google maps. Its usefull if the pin contain the name of the street but sometimes I need to write down something about this place. For example if I am in london I will not have internet there and I could want to visit many attractions and want to write down on the pin which attraction is located there.
Another usefull thing is route save. Again if I am in london I am not going to have mobile internet with me because its too expensive and because of that I want to find my routes on the google maps when I am at home and I have wifi and save them on my phone so I can use it latter when I am offline. I am dissapoined from google maps, how is it possible so famouse app to have so little functionalities! Can someone help me with some 3rd party app with this functions?