Using the Navigator easy access to the alien city. Here's how to find among his lights hotel, restaurant, museums? Delving into the study of points of interest on the map - Point Of Interest (POI), looking for an answer.
What is the POI? The system, which is set up in the navigator, will help you quickly find the nearest hospital, the store, the cinema, and so on in the unknown city. But that's all in theory, but how's it going?Your first evaluation will take an instrument with one of the most popular navigation shells of iGo and maps of Russia and Europe from NAVTEQ. By the way, only this program allows you to use the POI libraries of different manufacturers. Our country's test apparatus is dedicated to two files-from NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas companies. So the database will be more complete. However, it is only half a matter: it is equally important that the right object be easily found. There are no problems with iGo: first of all, the user is offered the typical questions for the traveler-car service: filling stations, parking lots, restaurants and hotels. You can go to a deeper search, along the route, next to the current or final position, and also in a particular city. Of course, the choice of objects of interest is not limited to vital interests. Yet some positions are puzzing. The search for POI in iGo is not only convenient and logical (with the exception of some points), but also beautiful. A simple example: in the "Coast" category is not covered by the waterfront and beaches, but by the marina and the yachtclubs. Well, it's nothing. It is not easy to put the program into a deadlock. Find the airport, the circus, the museum, and the hotel-with similar tasks iGo can do "excellent". But if a tourist wants to get away from the city, there may be complications. For example, do you want to find the famous Monastery of Optina Desert? After several failed experiments, the solution was found by searching for the object name near the current position. What is the status of the POI at pure Russian wrappers? Here's a machine with the "Navite-Navigator" program. Here are the maps of Russia's own development, the database on points-also. And it is noticeable: imported products try not to load the driver with the labels on the screen, and "Navel" is literally in them. There are all the restaurants and highways, hospitals and cemeteries, religious organizations, shops, parking ... Moreover, if foreign analogues know only Moscow and Peter, it is possible to find points of interest even in remote towns. But the search engine, like the general menu structure in the "Navel", is not a sample. On the main screen, instead of all the famous POI abbreviation we found only the mysterious item "Nearest". Apparently, this word, according to the developers, is synonymous with points of interest. Looking at a given point looks pretty weird, too. You must first select "next to the cursor", then point to the unfamiliar triangle at the bottom of the screen. However, the search structure is no longer necessary to find the desired object quickly and confidently. Points of interest are spelled out. Their numbers, both in search and on the map, deserve the highest rating. Another negative: "The Navel", like most other Russian navigation programs, is well oriented in the homeland, but it is pointless to go to the foreign tour with him. In the best case, find the cards of the Baltic states and Finland. UigadayZaming to assess the possibilities of state navigation systems, we took the example of the editorial Kia Sportage-in the memory of its GPS-navigator loaded the program NAVTEQ. In the first minutes, the integrated "water" has been bribed with ease of use. But there is also a small minus, and it is the Kia: unlike most other automakers that offer embedded navigators, Koreans did not buy into a complete set of European maps, but they have saved them in the stream. This is where the main problems are related to the search for points of interest. At first glance, everything is simple: search by name, choice of categories. But the results of the "quick" query are built into the long list-while it has been shed, time will go a lot. However, the breakdowns by group are reasonable: priority is given to the needs of the motorist (refuelling, parking, company STO). Other objects are also rationalized. But the lack of Cyrillic is very difficult. The desire to find the circus has become an unsolvable challenge. In English: circus. Not true. We're trying other options. As a result, you'll never guess. The theater of the mashanen in the category of "theatres" was at all puzzlant: what is the tsdkzd? The answer is the Central Palace of Railway Culture. There are many such examples. The Kia Sportage built-in navigator has a good base of POI and search system. Small labels on the map provide excellent information and at the same time do not distract from driving. But the content of the database is very good. And the Navigator has found almost all the test points. He was clearly stronger than the competition. For example, not just found all the Moscow airports, but even showed the arrival and departure zones. With this "guide", you don't get lost on vacation or business trip. The Radar Contact-Classical Navigation Programme is not the only tool for orientation in a strange city. Online guides or programs-"radars"-will help mobile devices in a difficult situation. You can select multiple programs at once (for example, GoTo for Android or mTrip for iPhone). In order not to download the POI base and the card at the spot for roaming charges, it is better to load the information about the desired city in advance. As a result, you will get not only a navigator with pedestrian mode, but also detailed, with photos (and sometimes with feedback from other users) description of interesting places. Some companies also have public transport schemes. The other is radar. By starting, for example, on Android device, the Qype Radar application in a strange place, it is sufficient to define the search category (restaurants, hotels, museums, etc.) and connect to the Internet. The program will find the nearest points and show the way to them. The filling of such databases sometimes leaves much to be desired. Yes and connect to the network abroad of the invoice. Who's the new girl?Import Navigators form the basis of the assortment of Russian stores. However, domestic products are also emerging. For example, the Roda Gem's GPS devices are manufactured by Rod. The machine is not exactly the usual solution: the MTK ARM 11 with a clock speed of 468 MHz, the MTK MT-3328 chip is responsible for processing the satellite signal. The Navigator is equipped with a 900 mach-removable battery, a SIM card slot, and a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 800 × 480. In memory of 2 GB of memory, the manufacturer sets up the program "Citi-Gyda" with cards of Russia and Ukraine. Skeptics can say that the processor performance screen is not sufficient for such a high resolution. But the brief acquaintance of the doubt dispelled the doubts: the apparatus is working fast, and the graphics do not slow down. In the meantime, the price has been reduced to less than 6,500 rubles per dollar. The Navigator will not be able to be bought. You want a built-in GPS tracker, but you're afraid you can't afford it? Then take a look at the novelty of Highscreen Cosmo. Android 2 is a smartphone. 2 with a Qualcomm with a speed of 600 MHz is equipped with a 3.2-inch capacitive screen with a resolution of 320 × 480, Lithium-ion 1,500 mach, FM radio, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The stuffing for the budget is quite worthy. He also has a "chip": the lower end of the phone is executed as a large colorful LED indicator, which informs the owner about the event. We don't forget about the navigation-the device can download any program, the manufacturer itself installs the iDa package with an electronic key for 90 days. The most pleasant is the modest price: in Moscow the communicator can be bought an average of 8,000 rubles.
Domestic "Navitel" once again upset the awkward menu. Categories of points of interest prescribed as necessary. And so their number in the search, and deserves the highest praise. Search POI iGo implemented not only convenient and logical (except for some points), but also beautiful. Someone will not like that on the main map screen tabs no interesting places. But you can look in the "about the current position". Built-in Navigator KIA Sportag feature a good POI database and intelligent search system. Small labels on the map give wonderful information and at the same time not distract from driving. In addition, you can filter by removing unnecessary. When traveling abroad problems either: the POI service available in full.