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Google Maps is pretty great . So is Foursquare and Yelp and Instagram . Now imagine combining the good of all those and what you get is Citymaps . It ’s a blade new type of map for Io that let you explore what ’s around you and share it with friends .
bank me , this is actually middling keen and might interchange all of the services mentioned above . And yes , it has driving directions , walking maps and public transit data .
So , what else makes Citymaps so great ? Take , for instance , Foursquare , which allows you to make lists and share said lists with friends . But there ’s no existent path to plot those businesses out on a map , so you ’re constantly going back and away to figure out where you are and where those places might be . With CityMaps , you simply add up poi to your map or , for instance , create a inclination of the sound dive bar and share that with your champion .
Based in New York , the vector - based mapping table service has over 15 million businesses already plugged into the matrix that spans the whole of the US . dim into each line pull up relevant info like direction , Instagram photos , popular Foursquare tips , bill of fare and the power to add them to a especial map you ’ve created . As you graze the businesses around you , you might also find that certain poi seem larger than others . You ’re vision is n’t impaired . Citymaps just belch those POIs up because it ’s being talked about very loudly on various societal media channels .
Once you ’ve create a map , your friends and follower can see those mapping and overlie them to their own map and even make suggestion . But do n’t worry , your maps are private and hard to hit upon , says Citymaps founder Elliot Cohen . In the near future , Cohen enounce they ’ll add the ability to make everything private .
Citymaps has also partnered with major brands and magazines , like Time Out , for highly curated mathematical function that you might be of pursuit to you , in the case you ’re in a unexampled townsfolk or inflict .
Even though I ’ve only had access to the app for a couple of days , it ’s cursorily become indispensable . Now all I need are my friends and family to jump on board and get on the wagon . Oh , and Android is on the way , too . [ App StoreviaCitymaps ]
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