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The GPS Tools application is a framework of GPS dependent utilities. The application uses the onboard GPS as well as online resources to accomplish its tasks.
The GPS Tools application is divided into these sub-categories:
- Location Information (Coordinates, Addresses & Elevation.
- Select Location
- Display Location information: Address, Coordinates, Elevation and Map
- Share Location (Tweet, SMS, Social Networks)
- Routes Designer
- Define a Route
- Edit a Route
- Calculate a Route length
- Display a Route Elevation Profile vs. Distance
- Calculate a Route area
- Tracking Utilities
- Track phone Location on a Map
- Display elapsed Time
- Display elapsed Distance
- Insert Markers on a map
- Draw tracking chart profile of Time, Distance, Elevation and Speed.
- Daylight Information
- Select desired date
- Calculate and display Sunrise and Sunset times
- Display Length of Day and Solar Noon time
- Display Twilight and Photography times
- Calculate Sun Angle, Elevation and Azimuth
- Display Daily Sunrise, Sunset and Length of Day chart
- Moon Information
- Select desired Date
- Calculate Moonrise and Moonset and Azimuths
- Calculate Moon Age and Display Moon Phase
- Calculate Full Moon and New Moon dates
- Weather Information
- Display Current Weather conditions
- Display five days of weather projection
- Display five days of hourly weather conditions
- Projection and GeoFence Utilities
- Select any two locations (use the same four location selection methods described below)
- Calculate and draw projected point, based on distance and bearing
- Calculate and Draw GeoFence, based on center and radius
- Directions Utility
- Display directions (Bing driving, walking and transit)
- Voice navigation interface
- Speedometer Utility
- Display Speed
- Display Distance
- Display Altitude
- Display Elapsed Time
- Time Zone
- Display the Time Zone value & ID
- Display the Daylight Saving value
- Display a running World Clock
- Where Is My Car? A parking utility to mark where your Car is parking
- Display address and coordinates for Car location
- Share the car location
- Display time remaining (or overrun)
- Display walking directions to your Car
- Take a picture of the Car location
- Data Utilities
- Export Data to Excel for further analysis
- Backup data to OneDrive
- Share Data
- About and Setup
- Set Lock screen
- Set Backup/Restore to/from OneDrive
- Set Imperial or Metric Units
- Set Fahrenheit or Celsius
- Set Multiple Area Unit types
- Set Decimal coordinates vs. Deg./Min./Sec. coordinates
- Set Data Filtering
- Set Tracking Trigger Mode, Frequency and Accuracy
- Map Utilities
- Display a scale on the map (scale dynamically changes based on the map zoom level)
- Control Zoom level with a slider
- Fit and Center the Map
- Set multiple map display modes (e.g. Road, Aerial)
The GPS Tools application allows users to select a location (or multiple locations, based on the current application utility) anywhere on the globe in four different ways:
- Current GPS Location
- Location based on Coordinates
- Location based on Address
- Map utility to select location
Find it in the Windows Phone Store here.