A to B - Review

A-to-B is existence offered over at the Windows Telephone 7 Marketplace as a gratuitous navigation app for your Windows Phone. A-to-B offers turn by plow navigation also as the ability to save favorite destinations.

The application was originally designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the ArcGIS API for the Windows Phone. Demo or non, A-to-B seems to have developed a rather popular post-obit in the short time it'south been in circulation.

Follow the break to read more on A-to-B.

App Layout

A-to-B is laid out in direct forward style. When a road is planned, the main screen is a 3D map view that details your adjacent plough (at the top of the screen), time until the next turn, travel speed, altitude to destination, and time remaining until you lot arrive at your destination.

Map orientation has your direction of travel to the top of the screen and a compass sits in the lower correct corner to point North. At that place is also a sync button at the bottom of the main display to recalculate the route.

Tapping the "..." volition pull upward the bill of fare options which includes 2 ways to establish routes/destinations. The menu includes:

New Destination: This will allow you to enter a specific accost as your destination, choose a Favorites Destination or reload a recent destination.

Clear Road: Ane step procedure for clearing A-to-B of your route.

View Map: This gives you a two-dimensional map of your area. If you've already established a route the map will display such. If you demand to establish a road, y'all can tap and concord a point on the map to institute a destination indicate. A-to-B volition then generate a road to that point.

Settings: Not much here other than a means to offer feedback to the developer.

Assistance and About: The Aid Section is basically a diagram of what each symbol represents. The About Department offers contact data on the developer besides every bit sources for downloading the ArcGIS API.

Performance

Creating a road was simple with A-to-B and routes were generated without delay. I wasn't a fan of the 3D map and would accept like to have seen a second selection.

While A-to-B did offer turn by turn directions, if you miss a turn your road isn't automatically recalculated. The but mode to know y'all've missed the turn is a dotted line will appear on the map that leads you back to your established road. Granted if you lot see the dotted line appear, yous can tap the sync button to recalculate things.

Your travel statistics were mostly accurate. Altitude and time to your destination was accurate and adapted automatically based on your speed traveled. Speaking of which, the speed displayed was near 4 mph slower than actual travel speeds.

In taking A-to-B out for a examination drive betwixt Birmingham and Gulf Shores, I did hit spots where mapping wasn't available. However, my travel statistics stayed electric current.

Overall Impression

Understanding that A-to-B is a demonstrative application, it'due south expected that some quirks are going to be present. While the navigation awarding does need a little polishing, as is, it'southward a nice app to have on your Windows Telephone.  Asides from maps not e'er being bachelor, A-to-B ran smoothly and stable.

Mapping is a picayune spotty but travel statistics were authentic enough to keep you on the right rail. While the 3D map might appeal to some, an optional 2d version would accept been dainty. Automatic course re-calculation would also be a overnice add-on.  I liked the travel statistics for keeping me updated on how far the side by side plow is and how far from my destination I was.

If you're looking for a navigation app, A-to-B is worth the download. It's a free application so you won't exist out annihilation if yous don't like it.

You can detect A-to-B hither (opens Zune) at the Marketplace.

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/b-review

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