Thursday, October 1. 2009

Update: MotionX GPS App for iPhone - NAVTEQ Data and Low Cost

Updated 10/1: Title and text updated per comment from FullPower to note the app does not use OpenStreetMap (below).

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I'm trying hard not to get too wrapped up in all the iPhone nav apps, but I am interested in the reaction of the planet as each one appears. When the TomTom app came out for the iPhone the folks on Buzz Out Loud (BOL, the C|net podcast of indeterminate length) criticized the price and attributed it to the cost of the data (provided by Tele Atlas, which it owns). Now, InformationWeek previews MotionX-GPS for iPhone in part because of its low price $2.99 and $25 annual subscription.

The app uses deCarta tech and NAVTEQ data (from FAQ), so that's not what dropped the price. Another of the company's products does use OpenStreetMap.

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I had to dig a bit on the website, but it seems the app uses OpenStreetMap. (I'm a bit confused since GPS Business News says it uses NAVTEQ.) Also noteworthy: the company behind it is FullPower and headed by former Borland CEO Philippe Kahn. Gosh I loved Borland! My first real job, at a consulting firm, used Quattro. One of my colleagues, a programmer, won a big award for automating the processing of data from our Gas Chromatograph all in Quattro.

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Open Source, Apple at 19:29 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0) |

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Hi -- MotionX has two different applications for navigation

The new MotionX-GPS Drive which uses Navteq released 9/25 and MotionX-GPS - now called MotionX-GPS Sport for tracking outdoor activities (uses OpenStreetMap)

To differentiate, GPS Sport is for outdoor sports and activities that are often performed where there are no roads, and you want to track your progress and performance. Whereas with MotionX-GPS Drive you care more about where you're going and how to get there instead of tracking where you've been. There is a very distinct difference, and many people want to have both of these capabilities.

Hope this helps!

#1 Tami (Link) on 2009-10-01 12:11 (Reply)

Just wonder if Nokia is happy with this move form Navteq. Why buy a Nokia if I can get a more sexy iPhone with cheap navigation...

#2 scott on 2009-10-05 08:25 (Reply)

Gizmodo gives the MotionX-GPS Drive a big thumbs up for value.
http://gizmodo.com/5374147/motionx-gps-drive-review-hands-down-the-best-value-in-gps-apps

#3 Adena Schutzberg (Link) on 2009-10-05 12:05 (Reply)

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