So, you have a nice, shiny, new iPhone… now what?? The following are just 10 of the must-have, free apps any good iPhone user needs on his/her device.
If I had to start loading my iPhone from scratch today these would be some of the first apps that I would load. Enjoy!
Echofon - a fabulous, free Twitter client.. basic yet powerful - Echofon also has a facebook client as well to stay connected with your facebook account anytime any place
PixelPipe - you have loads of social media accounts, now you need a handy way to upload media to all your resources with one click… pixelpipe is the tool for you.
TweetDeck - You manage multiple Twitter accounts and are more of a power user… EchoFon may not cut it for you so TweetDeck is the solution… amazing that its still free!
PhotoFunia - if mobile photography is your thing then this amazing little app will entertain you and your family, providing you with the ability to create some amazing and fun effects from your photos… I’d easily pay $5 for this one but again, its free!
Waze - if you don’t want to get lost while on the road then Waze is for you. This free mobile navigation app not only gets you there but you’ll be crowd-sourcing data and connecting to your social media as well.
WHERE - this handy LBS app puts cheap gas, Starbucks locations and loads of local content at your finger tips. All based on location, you can find anything you need, near you with WHERE.
Foursquare & GoWalla - this one is a tie… location gaming is huge and both of these apps will enable you to check-in from your favorite places and connect to Twitter… one or both are a must-have!
Last.FM - take your favorite music with you, search and listen to almost anything you want with this amazing app.
REI Snow Report - if you ski or hit the mountains for any recreational activity (or maybe you plan on hitting the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver) then this fabulous app is a must-have. Get the latest conditions, maps, snow cams and more.
PhotoShop Mobile - again for the photo buff, PS Mobile enables users to easily crop, rotate, enhance or otherwise manipulate your photos so you can upload and share some fine works of art.
The Underground Guide To The iPhone - Read about the basic user interface and a ton of incredible iPhone features you would've otherwise missed. This guide explains in detail how to perform both the very simple and the most tedious tasks.
A Look at Twitter Stats From the International #ESRIUC - Twitter once again played a huge role in the ESRI user conference, with many attendees, Esri staffers, and exhibitors using the social service to communicate with attendees and those watching from a distance. We take a look at some of the stats that resulted from all the Tweeting.
ESRIUC Video - A Look at Geospatial PDFs for Apple iOS from Avenza - A visit with Ted Florence, President of Avenza Systems Inc on the exhibition hall floor at the Esri User Conference gives us a look at the company's new, free app for the iOS. This is the first and only geospatial PDF application for Apple iOS devices including the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch platforms.
ITT Visual Information Solutions + Esri Partnership and the ArcGIS image analysis toolbox #ESRIUC
At a special PR event held in San Diego at the ESRIUC, Richard Cooke, President of ITT Visual Information Solutions, and Lawrie Jordan, Director of Imagery Enterprise Solutions for Esri both made statements and and addressed a room of journalists to provide the latest about ITT geospatial solution offering.
ESRIUC VIDEO First Look Technology Video from ESRIUC - Ashtech Mobile Mapper 100 - Designed for GIS data collection and mapping, the MobileMapper 100 integrates an open operating system, built-in communications and Ashtech's powerful BLADE technology. BLADE allows the MobileMapper 100 to deliver the high accuracies desired by GIS professionals, even in extreme GNSS environments, including urban and rural canyons and under dense canopies.
Drive and Ride With Topcon for fast 3D Mobile Mapping and data collection at ESRIUC - At the ESRIUC we had the pleasure of connecting with the team from Topcon who graciously took me on an interesting 3D Mobile Mapping ride & drive, giving us a first-hand look at how the company collects accurate, 3D mapping data "simply" by driving the streets in a vehicle equipped with some pretty impressive hardware!
Real-time GPS Mapping and GIS Solution Aids Efficient Disaster Management - Saturday, February 7, 2009 will forever be known as Black Saturday in the State of Victoria, Australia. In the midst of a 10-year drought, a record breaking heat wave descended upon the state, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees C (110-120 deg F), breaking all-time record highs in some cities - Victoria Police Use Trimble Juno SC Handhelds to Speed Assessment of Damage Caused by Bush Fires.
10 Awesome GIS and Mapping apps for the iPhone - I recall last year at the ESRI UC when an iPhone was on stage showing a prototype app (think ArcPad on iPhone). It was then that I realized the iPhone platform is going to be BIG in mapping and there's a ton of opportunity for developers.
10 Geo Social Location-Aware Apps Making Waves... With Twitter's opening of their location API to developers there's going to be a ton of third party apps that will enable Twitter users to share location-aware information via their Twitter accounts.
Location Business Summit 2010 - The Location Business Summit USA brings together key companies from across the ecosystem, with over 30 top speakers, 200 hundred plus attendees and a highly focused agenda which gets to the core of local search, optimizing content, monetizing context and harnessing the hype behind Location Based Advertising and the `Check-in'.
International Lidar Mapping Forum 2011 - ILMF 2011 will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 7 -9, 2011. The eleventh in the series that has long established itself as the premier LIDAR event, attracting professionals from around the world with one focused objective of sharing information on LIDAR technology and mobile mapping applications.
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