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Localscope 1.7

by jc / September 2, 2011 3:00 PM EDT

LocalScope is one of the most comprehensive local search apps we've found. With its social data powered by GPS, LocalScope keeps you informed about your location and surroundings. Search and discover places around you using information from multiple geographic search engines and social networks like Google, Bing, Foursquare, Twitter, Wikimapia, and more, all within a single app.

LocalScope lets you browse search results with an incredibly intuitive list view, complete with real-time directions and distance indicators. Simply search on the map or in the augmented reality view, making it easier to spot results in the real world. LocalScope also allows you to share your findings with friends via SMS, email, Facebook, or Twitter.

 Features:

  •  Explore the location wherever you are.
  • Find places around you through Google, Bing, Foursquare, Twitter, and Wikimapia, side by side without even retyping your query.
  • Recent searches of your phrases, favorites, or browsers.
  • It's not limited to your neighborhood – Discover places around you or anywhere in the world.
  • Consume search results in three uniquely useful views: List, Map, and Augmented Reality
  • Call, open address maps, or simply create the necessary contacts.
  • 3-dimensional compass motors provide real-time location updates within meters of distance and direction, ensuring you'll point in the right direction no matter how you hold your phone. 

  • It integrates with Navigon MobileNavigator, MotionX GPS Drive, Waze Social GPS Navigation, Australia and New Zealand MetroView and TomTom navigation apps to get turn-by-turn directions to a search result
  • It integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare apps for seamless sharing and check-in.
  • Localization of 14 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

What's new in version 1.7?

  • The new Foursquare v2 API is integrated, providing richer results while searching on Foursquare.
  • Quadrangular location results now come with phone numbers – tap to call or add to your contacts.
  • Seamless integration with the Quadrangular iOS app – allows you to quickly view recommendations, tips, mayor details of a place or check-in.

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