Today, travelers do not need to drag for a great card and thick manuals to navigate in unfamiliar cities. It is enough to install on the mobile device the desired program - and important information is always at hand.
These applications help you find popular attractions as well as a route travel on a virtual map, or simply make a list of points of interest with detailed background data.
1. google Trips
Google Trips provides detailed information about the huge number of settlements in the world. But this information is available in English.
You can view the interesting places in different cities, add favorites and attractions in the amount of their total travel route on a map. Smart features of the program will help you plan your trip, taking into account the specified time and day of the week.
- available information: Maps, lists and descriptions of attractions, catering establishments, hospitals about data exchange, transport infrastructure, complete tourist routes to different cities.
- Built-in GPS-navigation: Service leverages «Google Maps», «Apple Maps" and other similar services.
- Offline mode: there is.
Create a guide c using Google Trips
First, create a travel card. To do this, locate the destination city using the built-in search, and then click Create trip. In the next menu, add the intermediate settlements or confirm already selected. After that, the program will display the card of a new round in the section Your trips.
Now, get directions through the sights. Created by clicking on the card, you will see pieces of information about the added cities. Block Things to do mark the stars you are interested in space - they will appear in the Saved places block. In the latter you can combine the marked space in a tourist route. To do this, click on the map icon in the upper right corner, and the next menu tapnite on round button.
The program will prompt the best travel plan for your favorite places, if in the process of drawing up the route you specify a time frame, and day of the week. When you're done, be sure to click on the icon with the floppy disk to save the route. And to make it available without a network connection, as well as all the background information about adding cities, travel, open the card and click Download next to each municipality.
2. Redigo
The database Redigo smaller towns and attractions, than Google Trips. But all the information is available in Russian. You can make lists of interesting places, read about the sights and see their location on the map.
- available information: Maps, lists and descriptions of attractions, cafes, bars, restaurants, markets, shops, hotels, data on currency, transportation infrastructure, ready to tourist routes to different cities.
- Built-in GPS-navigation: not.
- Offline mode: there is.
Price: Free
Price: Free
Create a guide c via Redigo
To get started, download the profiles you are interested in countries and cities. Find the country in the general directory and click "My Country" in her profile. Then you will see the list of photos, attractions and reference data for the selected country. You can also click on the names of the major cities, and to download their profiles.
Then make a list of places you want to visit. To do this, open the downloaded profiles of countries and cities, and mark with an asterisk desirable cafes, museums, monuments and the like.
To be able to see saved places without the Internet, download maps for each city. Just press the "Offline-card" within the urban profile.
3. 2 GIS
"2GIS" contains detailed information in Russian, but mostly - on Russian cities. So that the application is more appropriate to travelers in Russia. Although the program has also Kiev, Odessa and other large cities and abroad. "2GIS" allows you to make lists of attractions and help them to look.
- available information: Maps, lists and descriptions of attractions, entertainment clubs, zoos and other institutions, a detailed catalog of pharmacies, shops, garages and many other organizations.
- Built-in GPS-navigation: there is.
- Offline mode: there is.
Price: Free
Price: Free
Create a guide c using "2GIS"
First of all download the information about the destination city: open the application menu, click "List of cities", browse for and click on it. As a result, the top under the heading "My City" will show the name of the new town.
Next, make a list of attractions you are interested in. To do this, first select the destination city on the list of "My City". Then open the menu again, select "Attractions" and mark the desired hearts. Interesting attractions will appear in the menu called "Favorites".
The "2GIS" also has Web version, With which you can create a guide on the computer, and then synchronize the data with the application on the mobile device.
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