Waze is the first social navigation application (at least as far as I know). Anything from the maps through the navigation decisions is based on involvement of the users.
This is exactly what is so good and bad about it. if users in your country /area participate in this initiative you will get the most updated maps and road conditions and if not you won’t even have a maps to use.
The application provides turn by turn navigation based on the #E72 GPS. It also provides POI (Point of interest) based on online databases (I think it’s differ from each country).
There is a need for constant internet connection for getting map updates and online status of the traffic. Navigation is based on a real time conditions, so if one of the roads has a heavy traffic the app will suggest alternative route.Each user’s Waze application updates automatically the average speed of the car.
Additionally the application provides live updates from users who reported manually on the road conditions. If you noticed speed trap or some other issues with the road, you can update all other users. Just click on update and select the type of the update, that’s it all other people will get the update until another user will remove the update when it’s not relevant anymore.
Following video provides more information about waze
The application can be downloaded using the E72 browser from http://m.waze.com or from the OVI store.
When I’m driving I always use Waze even when I don’t need GPS, it’s always good to get updates on road conditions and speed traps….
