Karta GPS explained
| Karta GPS |
| Developer: | Karta Software Technologies Lda |
| Released: | 2016 |
| Ver Layout: | stacked |
| Language: | English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese |
| Language Count: | 26 |
| Language Footnote: | [1] |
| Genre: | GPS navigation software |
| License: | Commercial proprietary software |
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]
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.
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Karta GPS - Go Everywhere . App Store . 20 February 2023 . 19 March 2023.
- News: Karta GPS isn't Google Maps, but it's damn good at finding tacos. Clark. Bryan. 2017-03-28. The Next Web. 2017-06-27. en-US.
- News: Donald Trump Or Bill Clinton, GPS Navigation App Gives Presidential Voices As Choice For Directions. 2017-05-19. International Business Times. 2017-06-27.
- Web site: California fears that the St. Francis Dam could collapse in Winter 2018. Paviera. Angela. Mashable. 26 June 2017 . 2017-06-27.
- News: Let Donald Trump guide you straight to the bar with this Trump-sounding GPS navigation app. FastCo News. 2017-06-27. en-US. 2017-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170519193443/https://news.fastcompany.com/let-donald-trump-guide-you-straight-to-the-bar-with-this-trump-sounding-gps-navigation-app-4038324. dead.
- News: You Can Get Trump's Voice On Your GPS Now Because We're All Masochists. Amatulli. Jenna. 2017-05-19. Huffington Post. 2017-06-27. en-US.
