Mapping apps for computers, tablets & smart phones

[KTMphil]

The explosion of location software, with the aim of pushing vicinity, commercial locations in front of your face is out of control. This has given rise to some amazing, free, mapping software available free on the back of this.


An app for Windows 8 that I stumbled upon is "Better Maps". It's hard to find from Google Play Store in a browser, but easy to find from the Google Play Store app.


store by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr









What makes this mapping software so useful is that it will open & display Bing Maps, Google Maps, Nokia Here Maps, Yandex Maps, Open Street Source Maps & Yahoo Maps all in one application.


Just hit the button at the bottom and you choose which map provider's map you want to view, all in one place.


all by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[KTMphil]

Here's a screen shot of each of the different map providers showing the Golden Triangle/ Mae Sai border area






Bing Maps - good detail & easy to read



bing by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr




Google Maps - You have to zoom more than Bing Maps to get the road detail



google maps by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr





Nokia Here Maps - very user friendly


nokia here by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr







Open Street Map - Excellent, very readable


osm by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr






Yahoo Maps - Never used this before really good map


yahoo maps by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr







Yandex - Probably the worst of the bunch



yandex by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr

 

[The Bigfella]

Hey, I like that. Thanks Phillip.