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NDrive UK and Ireland GPS navigation app debuts for iPhone

Nick Spence, Macworld UK10.13.2009
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NDrive has announced that the NDrive UK and Ireland navigation application for iPhone is now available in the Apple iTunes App Store.

NDrive makes use of three different routing modes: auto, pedestrian, and adventure and claims the fastest search of any iPhone GPS application with users able to search by initials.

6-10 FPS/sec graphics makes for video like navigation insists NDrive, while you can call, SMS or visit websites of POIs directly from NDrive's interface.

NDrive features include:

Turn by turn spoken navigation

Quick routing calculation algorithms

Route demo or map of route when trip planning

Alternative route selection options

Adventure mode for off-road, air or at sea use

Thousands of important buildings represented in 3D

Publish and share location based information with other users directly from your device

Available from the Apple iTunes App Store NDrive UK and Ireland costs £34.99 (US$55.34) and requires the iPhone 3.0 Software Update or later.

NDrive also offer applications covering dozens of European and global destinations with Spain, Malaysia and Singapore recent additions to the App Store.

NDrive Navigation Systems is a Portuguese company that began developing navigation software in 2005. More recently the company has turned its focus to making GPS programs for mobiles including the iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android platforms.

Reprinted with permission from Macworld UK. Story copyright 2009 Macworld UK Inc. All rights reserved.

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