NDrive for Android

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I would like to write here with my pleasure that NDrive turns your Android phone into a powerful navigation system up to house number accuracy! After a short plug & play installation, turn-by-turn voice instructions and on-screen directions will guide you from your current position to the destination that you have entered. In addition to all this, you can navigate to any of the many points-of-interest like hotels, restaurants and petrol stations. You can even dial them directly to make for example a hotel reservation or inquiry before going there! In summary, NDrive is a must for everyone looking for an affordable, flexible and powerful navigation system!

Apps  Display / Graphics

• 1. Dyamic adaptive drawing engine that can do 10 frames per second in a 400 MHz processor – providing a video-like experience.
  2. Free rotation and tilt control on and off routing
  3. Use of 3D objects render – Landmarks
  4. No limitation on zoom in and out on and off routing
  5. Display of pedestrian streets, ferries routes and trains
  6. Display of terrain types (urban, green, river and sea)
  7. Allows to choose from 6 design templates included, or import users’ made in XML

Interface

• 1. Gestures recognition
  2. 100% finger or keyboard operated

Search

• 1. All searches have instantaneous feedback – results are displayed while typing.
  2. Accepts search for city centre, street centre, street number, street crossings
  3. Accepts search from postal codes system instead of city
  4. Faster searches:
     • By the usage of initials or parts of initials in any order
     • Results are based on city population (large cities are displayed on the top).
     • Record of partial history of past searches
  5. Accepts search by POI names in cities or POI by proximity
  6. Accepts search by all POI’s in a city or limited by POI category or sub-category
  7. POI information can have: phone, email, URL and description in HTML, that are usable by the phone hardware
  8. Accepts search by coordinates in 3 coordinates´ formats
  9. Records all search history (deletable)
  10. Accepts ABC or QWERTY keyboard layout.

Routing

• 1. Faster, shorter or pedestrian modes
  2. Choose between  “Accept Tolls” or “No Tolls” on routing calculation
  3. Information displayed : Next manoeuvre and its distance , total distance to destination, actual time, estimated time to arrival and arrival time
  4. Demo routing, if GPS is disconnected
  5. Road book available with past and next manoeuvres
  6. Automatic routing recalculation on missed manoeuvre
  7. Can display off-road routing till next available road
  8. Show present street and next street name on approaching manoeuvre
  9. In routing can: calculate alternative route, block road by distance or from road book
  10. In routing can move, pan and ask the interface for street names or POI names simply by tapping on the screen.
  11. In routing can search for another places and route directly without stop navigating.
  12. Coordinates navigation

Safety

• 1. Sound Alarm for specific absolute speed
  2. Visual and Sound Alarm for street maximum allowed speed
  3. Visual and Sound Alarm for safety radar proximity with speed limits
  4. Safety radar can be imported from KML open formats by the user

Favourites and communities

• 1. Can handle unlimited favourites’ categories defined by the user
  2. Supports unlimited number of favourites
  3. Favourite categories can be customized by the user with: name, visible or invisible on map, visibility scale, displayed icon (from icon library or user generated icon)
  4. Favourites can have: name, address, email, phone, web, fax, description and are fully interactive with phone hardware
  5. Favourites can be exported and imported to KML format for sharing with friends and viewing in Google Earth™.

Settings / Customization

• 1. General: Sound volume, back light and system time
  2. Localization: Can handle 29 languages, keyboard preference and Km/Mph
  3. Map appearance: Auto zoom on/off, Landmarks on/off, Templates, POI display settings by categories
  4. GPS: ports, settings, coordinate type and GPS specific display with compass,  coordinates, altitude and current speed
  5. Battery charging status
  6. Software licensing via data connection or bulk licence mode.

Upgrades and website services

• 1. Updates via Android Market
  2. NDrive Store: embedded store to buy maps easily and direct from the application. Free download of additional voices and alerts. Wi-Fi Connection recommended.
  3. Website support: Customer support by email, FAQ, video tutorials, manual downloads and accessories purchase.

via: ndriveweb.com