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AUGMENTED REALITY
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Washington Metro Your New Eye. This is a unique augmented reality functionality (only available to iOS4 users with an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4) that enables you to see the nearest stations and POI with iPhones camera live view. Elements located at a distance less than 1km (0,621miles) only will be displayed.
- iPhone vertical position: 360-degree view of all stations nearby your location, updated in real time as you walk in the streets.
- iPhone horizontal position: List of all nearest stations. When a station is selected, a red arrow (compass) is displayed to show the direction and the distance to that point.
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DESCRIPTION
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Washington Metro iPhone and iPod Touch application is a comprehensive guide to traveling through Washington, DC. It includes subway maps.
- Detailed map of Washington subway. Landscape and portrait modes are available.
- Precise location of each station on the map (with a red circle). This application is fully compatible with Google Maps, each station is represented by a red pin, a popup shows you the distance, and its updated live (thanks to GPS) as you walk in the streets of Washington.
- The journey planner tool allows you to find automatically the best route to get to your destination in Washington Metro. Interactive map to choose your stations for the route. To get better Route results, please switch into Best Route in the settings. The journey planner does not require a network connection to operate, it works perfectly while in the subway.
- A bookmark manager allows you to save your favorite stations and routes.
- The application locates the nearest metro stations from your position in Washington. You can also provide an address in Washington, the application indicates the stations closest to that address.
- Service Advisories (Live travel news) from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is available.
- You can add new Point of Interest (POI) databases to Washington Metro application through an in-app purchase. These options allow you to activate Fast Food POI, Restaurants POI, Coffee, Pastry & Ice Cream POI, Leisure POI and Accommodation POI in Washington. You will be able to locate all nearby POI on Google Maps.
- This application is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese.
Thank you for taking the time to report any bugs or to request an enhancement to Washington Metro application. Feedback is very important to us. We will do our best to answer queries. Email us at [email protected]