NAVIGON 2.0 Navigation App for iPhone

A couple of months ago, Garmin acquired Germany-based navigation provider NAVIGON to extend ther footprint in Europe and in the mobile applications space. Just like Garmin, these guys develop great products and we’re excited to work with their team.
Now, NAVIGON announced a broad overhaul of its popular iPhone navigation app that includes a couple of major improvements, so we wanted to make sure you’ll be able to check out the details.

Like Garmin’s StreetPilot OnBoard app, NAVIGON for iPhone is an onboard navigation app that saves the maps on the device to stay independent of cell phone coverage. This is really helpful when you lose your data connection, since you’ll still be able to navigate and calculate new routes. But it also means that you have to save large amounts of map data on your phone. NAVIGON 2.0 is the first onboard navigation app that solves this issue by allowing users to download maps by state. You can simply pick the maps you need and download additional ones at a later point (WIFI connection required).

Navigation systems have become more complex over the last years, so NAVIGON has also rethought the way the app interface is structured. As a result, the new version is more intuitive and easier to use than ever before. In addition, NAVIGON 2.0 also includes an in-app purchase option for quarterly map updates.

Watch the video below to see the new features in action.

Soviet Military Maps For Android

Offroad Navigation App for android with Russian topographic military maps at scales from 1:100.000 to 1:500.000. For many countries in Europe, Africa and Asia these maps belong still to the best available topomaps.

Usually I’m preparing custom maps using Genshtab’s Soviet military maps and other apps like Androzic or OziExplorer for android, but guys, this is an incredible app. And using bulk downloader of map tiles – there is no other app like this.

Available map layers:
• Topomaps worldwide (100K-500K worldwide seamless coverage)
• Openstreetmap (OSM Mapnik, Osmarender and Cloudemade Cyclemap)
• Google Maps (Satellite-, road- and terrainmap)

Main features for Outdoor-Navigation:
• Create and edit Waypoints
• GoTo-Waypoint-Navigation (linear distance)
• Trackrecording (with speed and elevation profile)
• Tripmaster for distance, average speed, bearing, etc.
• GPX-Import / Export, KML-Export
• Search (placenames, POIs, streets)
• Customizable datafiels in Map View and Tripmaster (e.g. Speed, Distance, Compass, ..)
• Bulk-download of map tiles for offline usage (NOT in free version)
• Waypoint-/Track-Sharing (via eMail, Facebook, ..)

Soviet Military Maps is the perfect moving map app for offroad trips, adventure travels and expeditions. You are planning cross country trips to Sahara by 4×4/motorbike or a trekking tour to the Himalayas ? With the Russian topos you have always a great alternative to other map sources. Beneath the good topography the maps include many small trails and unpaved roads that are missing in other map sets.
Attention: The Soviet Military Maps were created mainly in the 80ies and are less interesting for industrialized countries. Outside Africa and Asia you’ll find the OSM/Google map layers more useful.
Please note: This app does not provide “Turn-by-Turn” – navigation nor route calculation.

Country coverage:
Scale 1:100.000 and 1:200.000 :
Europe, Afghanistan, Georgia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Scale 1:200.000 :
Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, DR Congo (part), Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya (part), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia , Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka , Sudan, Svalbard, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania (part), Thailand, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Scale 1:250.000 (Local maps from USGS, Geoscience Australia, CTIO ):
USA, Canada, Australia

Scale 1:500.000:
All other countries

Map legend and cyrillic alphabet:
http://www.topomapper.com/PDF/Soviet_Military_Maps_Documentation.pdf
Soviet Military Maps Android Market Free

Soviet Military Maps Android Market

The New TeleNav GPS Naigator for Android

TeleNav helps over 20 million drivers speak in addresses and businesses for natural-voice turn-by-turn guidance and onscreen navigation – plus get three route options! Or use the simplified search field to find restaurants, gas by price, ATMs and more, even when outside of network coverage.

TeleNav GPS Navigator has been overhauled to include new personalized, navigation features that’ll help you get to work on time and may even make the drive fun.

TeleNav GPS Navigator has a new personalized My Dashboard view that’ll pinpoint your location and let you see your drive times to home and work. These details include traffic information so you won’t be late for dinner or your morning meeting.

There’s also three new home screen widgets that’ll provide your current location, estimate your drive times to work and home and provide a quick access to search. Underneath the hood, new map information will render faster and include real-time live traffic and satellite layers. For those that dare to be different, there are even custom car icons that can be downloaded for 99-cents each.

TeleNav GPS Navigator will land on Sprint handsets running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will be bundled for free into Sprint’s Everything Data and Simply Everything plans. Extra features like lane assist, speed trap and red light camera will cost $4.99 per month.