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Navigation App with Turn by turn voice directions

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  • 20-07-2016 9:56am
    #1
    zig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Im wondering has anyone experience building this.

    I've used the Google Directions and Google Maps APIs and they work great. But in their terms and conditions you cannot build a navigation app out of it.

    Im assuming what I would do is use the directions API and then use some sort of text to speech service.

    I know someone who is looking to build a sort of bespoke navigation app (just some set routes and nothing more) and Im finding myself telling them it cant be done (at least without spending a fortune on another map service like HERE).

    I also looked at an app called Rungo who definitely use Google maps and this has voice directions navigation.


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    #2
    bpmurray
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭bpmurray


    Apps I've used are Navmii and Mapquest. If you want to develop your own, perhaps using Openstreetmaps would be a better solution than Google's.


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    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    Check OsmAnd - it's GPLv3 licence IIRC, so you can modify it to your needs.


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