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"The basic idea behind open source is very simple. When programmers on the Internet can read, redistribute, and modify the source for a piece of software, it evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing...
...The Open Source pages exist to make this case to the commercial world."    - Introduction to Open Source - www.opensource.org

* WikiJourney app

market download WikiJourney is an app that allows tourists to visit a town with Wikipedia information. The app looks around the user for the points of interest, lists them, then creates a custom track according to the user's likes and the time he has.

Features:
- Find POIs around me: the app locates you, and the automatically searches on English Wikipedia the available POIs.
- Map display: once you have been located, the app displays your location with every POIs around you on a map. By tapping one of these points, a bubble displays more information, and links to the Wikipedia article.
- List of POIs: a screen gathers every POIs found by the app, for a fast and easy interaction.

This app is open-source, with the license Apache 2.
If you know Java and Android, feel free to contribute on http://github.com/WikiJourney/wikijourney_app

Author: WikiJourney
Version: 1.2.0
Market link: eu.wikijourney.wikijourney
Web site: https://www.wikijourney.eu/



Source code:
Code license:
Market downloads: 100-500
Market rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Category: Top:/Applications/Travel


Added: 2017-02-21
Updated: 0000-00-00
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