Hong Kong Taxi Cards vs TrailWatch: Your Hiking Guide Usage & Stats

"Travel Tools" for Hong Kong! With over 9,000 Hong Kong addresses translated into written Chinese, phonetic Cantonese, equipped with function to request for additional addresses and get feedback very quickly. If you are non-Cantonese speaking visitor or resident to Hong Kong, this app will definitely helps, especially when you need to take taxi. Features: * Pronounce addresses in Cantonese * Search, browse addresses by categories * Show flashcard for drivers * request for additional addresses translation * Quick feedback on requests * Learn Cantonese addresses by phonetic Cantonese * Bookmark addresses * Send addresses as email, whatsapp * Support offline usage * more than 9,000 addresses * Accurate translation (reviewed by Hong Kong locals) This app is designed as a platform to provide addresses translation in a collaborative way. Users are expected to enjoy comprehensive database, and able to request and contribute to the database. For whose who have tried the request function, we believed you truly understanding what this app could uniquely provide to you. You just don't have to worry about the database coverage. [ === About This App === ] - comprehensive & dynamic database - request function with quick feedback - let your iphone speak cantonese - accurate translation [ ==== Functions in details ===== ] * Address Translation This app translates address into Chinese and phonetic Cantonese. Just show the Chinese flash card to taxi drivers, it solves the language problem. * Request Additional Address Function Do not find the address you look for ? Easy, use the 'request for translation' function. Just submit your request, we are happy to add it for you very quickly ( within a day normally ) . More importantly, the updates could be retrieved by a single click by the updates button. Also, you could report error on address, and we would correct the data. * One Click Updates Whenever you start the app, it will automatically check for new address updates from our servers. Just one single click could keep your database up-to-date. * Share to email or whatsapp You could send the address to your friend by the "share to" function * Offline Usage This app could works offline except the first-time data install and the map function. [ === About Translation Request Status === ] After you made a request, you could click on the 'Request' button again to check the status. After you click the updates button, the requested address would automatically update onto your database.

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TrailWatch: Your Hiking Guide

TrailWatch: Your Best Hiking Guide Hike with a purpose: join us in protecting Hong Kong’s country parks! TrailWatch is the first smartphone app in Hong Kong that combines conservation with the appreciation for Hong Kong’s country parks. When you hike with TrailWatch, you can track your hikes in real-time using GPS, and help surveil the countryside by reporting unusual incidents. You can also plan and share your trails, as well as check out routes created by other users. Enjoy. Share. Protect. Key Features Hiking record: Supplement records of your hikes with your own photos and statistics calibrated by the app, including elevation, length, distance, speed, calories burnt etc. Browse routes: Find feature trails or routes near you and bookmark them—or customise them to suit your needs! Search for featured and routes near you and start tracking, or modify and bookmark them to suit your preferences Plan routes: Plot routes simply by tapping the start and end points—and the app will map the rest of the trail for you. If you wish, you may personalise the route and add points of interest. Invite friends: Create a group tracking event and send your TrailWatch friends an invitation! The invitation will contain everything your friends need to know, including route details, where to meet, and so on. Locate friends: Using internet data, members of a group tracking event can identify the real-time locations of all participants. This means even those who have wandered off course can be located. Share photos: All photos taken by group members can be automatically uploaded to the group tracking event and shared with all members without making additional settings. See who finished fastest: The time spent by each individual group member to complete a group tracking event will be published on a list after the event has ended. Safeguard our trails: Users are encouraged to monitor and protect country parks by reporting unusual incidents during their hikes. “Concrete Path,” a new category of incidents, allows users to report concrete paved walkways along trails. TrailWatch offers four kinds of maps: the TrailWatch HK Map, TrailWatch Terrain Map, Open Cycle Map, and MapBox Streets Map. About TrailWatch TrailWatch is a mobile application and online community that enables individuals, groups and institutions to track their hikes, organise events, share their hiking experiences with other users and help surveil the conditions of Hong Kong’s country parks. Users can also access TrailWatch’s library Creative Commons images for noncommercial use to facilitate education and encourage discussion. TrailWatch is funded by WYNG Foundation, which was formed in 2011 with the aim of empowering individuals and institutions through education, research and engagement. WYNG Foundation supports platforms for the exchange of information, providing opportunities to acquire, exchange, disseminate and to apply knowledge to enhance the development of a society that cares. Privacy Policy Privacy is an issue that we take very seriously. To learn more about our Privacy Policy, please visit: http://www.trailwatch.hk/?t=privacy Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.