GPS tools got a new version: more functionality and bug fixes

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:

1. Current GPS Location
2. Location based on Coordinates
3. Location based on Address
4. Map utility to select location

Find it in the Windows Phone Store here.