Funciona, estou usando o app quase todos os dias pra testá-lo.
On 12 Jun 2014 17:21, "John Packer" <john.pack...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Será que esse geocoding funciona no Brasil também?
>
> Até onde entendi, as melhorias dessa nova versão (o Scout) é focado nos
> EUA.
>
>
> 2014-06-12 17:15 GMT-03:00 Fernando Trebien <fernando.treb...@gmail.com>:
>
>> Pessoal,
>>
>> Eu não tinha encontrado esse app ("Scout") na Google Play. Se alguém
>> não encontrou também, é porque o nome é outro: "GPS Navigation &
>> Maps", da "Skobbler". Segue o link:
>>
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skobbler.forevermapngtrial
>>
>> O "Scout" é embutido no programa, pelo que entendi. O programa tem
>> duas versões: light (que funciona só com conexão à Internet) e
>> normal/full (que funciona offline).
>>
>> A principal vantagem sobre o OsmAnd e sobre o MapFactor Navigator é
>> que o Scout usa seu próprio geocoding (localização por endereço),
>> então o usuário não fica dependendo de ter a numeração de porta
>> mapeada no OSM.
>>
>> On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Thierry Jean <thierryaj...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > http://www.telenav.com/about/pr/pr-20140519.html
>> >
>> > Scout Goes Global with GPS Navigation Powered by OpenStreetMap
>> > • Switches to crowd-sourced maps
>> > • Available with maps and navigation for every country in the world
>> >
>> > Sunnyvale, California – May 19, 2014 — Telenav (NASDAQ: TNAV), the
>> leader in
>> > personalized navigation, announced today that its free U.S. Scout for
>> iPhone
>> > app will use the crowd-sourced and free OpenStreetMap (OSM) for all map
>> > data. OSM, the “Wikipedia of Maps,” offers users a more accurate and
>> > up-to-date map than what is available via commercial maps. The rollout
>> of
>> > OSM starts today for some Scout users and will be fully implemented for
>> all
>> > users by the end of this week. The company plans to switch to OSM for
>> Scout
>> > for Android in the U.S. in June. Scout’s companion website, scout.me,
>> is
>> > already using OSM.
>> >
>> > Additionally, Telenav announced today that through a rebrand of the
>> popular
>> > skobbler GPS Navigation app for iOS and Android, Scout is now available
>> in
>> > over 50 app store markets with maps and navigation for almost 200
>> countries.
>> > skobbler’s GPS Navigation app was the first OSM navigation app in the
>> world.
>> > Telenav acquired skobbler earlier this year.
>> >
>> > With this launch, Scout is supporting a growing community of global OSM
>> > editors. The OSM community has doubled year over year to more than 1.6
>> > million registered editors, with people mapping every country around the
>> > world, ranging from the U.S. to Germany and Lesotho to North Korea.
>> >
>> > The OSM crowd-sourced model enables edits to be published every minute,
>> > resulting in maps that are often more detailed and more up to date than
>> > commercially available maps. In addition to reporting traffic or
>> accidents,
>> > now anyone using Scout can send mapping feedback directly from the app
>> to
>> > Scout OSM editors who will let the person know once the data has been
>> > reviewed and updated.
>> >
>> > “As a mapping platform, OSM is a credible alternative to proprietary
>> > solutions, with the added advantage of instant updates, resulting in a
>> more
>> > accurate and up-to-date map,” said Steve Coast, founder of
>> OpenStreetMap and
>> > Telenav’s head of OSM. “Roads change, subdivisions are built, and
>> freeways
>> > expand so, just like all other maps, it needs updates on an ongoing
>> basis.
>> > Today’s launch has effectively added millions of editors to the OSM
>> global
>> > community, breathing even more life into an already exploding free and
>> > open-sourced project. Compare this to the billions of dollars that
>> Google
>> > has spent – and will have to continue to spend – on keeping its maps
>> updated
>> > and I think you can understand why we have switched to OSM.”
>> >
>> > “This is a turning point for the mapping industry,” continued Coast.
>> “The
>> > amount of effort and investment needed in order to provide high-quality
>> > turn-by-turn navigation using OSM crowd-sourced map data cannot be
>> > understated. We expect a significant return on our investments to
>> create a
>> > better map platform for navigation using the free OSM. It took Telenav
>> years
>> > of OSM community engagement, advanced algorithms, technology
>> development,
>> > and road testing to reach a point where we felt it was ready for
>> consumers.
>> > Now that we are here, we can’t wait for the world to try Scout with
>> OSM. As
>> > for the global community of editors, this is true validation that their
>> > enthusiasm and passion for making a free, editable map of the world has
>> made
>> > a dramatic impact on the evolution of maps and navigation.”
>> >
>> > The OSM rollout is automatic for Scout users and does not require an app
>> > update. Separately, Telenav also announced today that it has launched a
>> > Scout Maps and Navigation SDK, the first GPS navigation SDK that allows
>> > mobile app and developers to integrate OpenStreetMap-based GPS
>> navigation
>> > and maps within their own products. The new Scout for Developers program
>> > also includes a new Scout Maps API for desktop and mobile websites using
>> > OSM, allowing developers to replace Google Maps. More information is
>> > available at developer.scout.me.
>> >
>> > Today, Telenav is also sharing in the celebration of its OSM launch by
>> > kicking off a map-editing contest at scout.me/osmcontest where map
>> editors
>> > have a chance to win various prizes including cash and tablets.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thierry Jean
>> >
>> >
>> >
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