Ooh, AstroEricJ showed us a neat new app – perfect for Geocaching roadtrips!
WAZE is a GPS, Maps & Social Traffic app available for iPhones and Androids. During our Chicago trip, we drove into a major rainstorm – you could barely see the hood of the car. Eric pulled out the app and saw other drivers (called Wazers) had posted trouble spots such as cars parked along the highway due to weather and lanes undrivable due to flooding. He could also see construction, accidents, slow downs, closed roads, and policemen (FTF, anyone?)
I think this app might replace several I already have on my phone.
Yellow Pages: You can enter your search criteria and it will direct you. It also has a Gas Finder feature.
Glympse: You can send friends notification of your arrival and connect with friends via the app.
Google Maps: On my phone GM is unresponsive. WAZE does an excellent job updating as you drive. Nice maps, too.
On the downside, it doesn't navigate to coordinates like a geocaching app. It will suggest nearby addresses for selection. So, if you are on an FTF run, it will get you as close as possible (while avoiding construction, slow downs, and possibly policemen—not that we ever speed, right?).
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