iPhone 3GS GPS Applications and other iPhone Topics

Anyone ever try the Waze app for iPhone? It gathers data from users, such as traffic, speed traps, accidents, etc.

I will give this a shot and let you know

ive tried it and its not too bad

it's kool, need lots of work to make this effective reporting and mapping tool..

Anyone would like to share other Appstore GPS application experience..?

I understand that there are over 85,000 apps. I wonder how many are free....none? what a revenue maker....

I know one free, that i use for mapping my cycling tours. It's called Sportypal. It's for cycling/running or any type of movement activities eve driving with car. www.sportypal.com
Hope you'll like it.

I tried the PoiPoi iPhone app and find it quite convenient, basically I can load all my custom POIs into the iPhone, where I can see them on the map, one at a time, or the whole file.

The program integrates nicely with the google maps application on the iPhone.

It can also make calls to the POIs, when the phone number has been set for the POI.

The csv files that it uses required a little tweaking from what Garmin's POI loader requires, but nothing that a script can't handle. It also uses the custom icons with the same naming convention as the Garmin nuvi.

Because of its integration with google, it requires certain special characters not to be used, and the phone has to be indicated preceded with a greater than symbol. Also, the app has a few bugs and can use some improvement, but I find it useful "as is" to have access to all my custom POIs right from the iPhone.

The only caution is to be aware that to see all entries in the map, the way it works is that sends the entire file to the app server, where the file gets converted to kml format required by google, so for any POIs where privacy or confidentiality is a concern - I would not recommend using this application.

If you're doing geocaching and use geocaching.com to search for and log caches, they have a great companion iPhone app, Geocaching.

It has many features to make geocaching easier. One of my favorites is that you don't have to plan your hunts in advance (getting coordinates and printouts). The iPhone will identify nearby caches, display a map (street or satellite view), description, show cache log, hint, post log, and link to geocaching.com. I still prefer a handheld GPS receiver for final searching, but this app is a great complement.

i like waze

I searched for "waze" on the app store and nothing came up.

Maybe it has been removed, or is there an alternate spelling?

i just checked and its there as a free app. try it again

Okia, let me make a try, now

Thanks Robert for double-checking.

I think that the application is not available for Canada, so the app store doesn't even show it up here. I checked the app site www.waze.com and the application sure sounds interesting, but we'll have to wait for it up here!

Is there any other iPhone Canadian person that could confirm this please?

Good work, I will give this a try as well and post some feedback

Good work, I will give this a try as well and post some feedback

What are the earned points good for..? do you know..?. the Map is horrible though..

The Map is not the greatest I tell you that from now. App idea is fine, but needs lots of work..

and I just found out that the application cost is $1.99. do you think it's worth the money..?

I think the droid is going to kill it

It won't kill the iPhone. Just hold people's attention until the rumored Apple "World Phone" hits the streets next year that will work on another popular US carrier's 3G technology and the coming 4G as well.