eMaps

eMaps is an application that gives you easy access to Google Maps.

eMaps provides street maps, satellite and street view imagery, driving directions, traffic info, local search for many countries around the world.

With eMaps you can use features including:

• Search for locations.
• Get the address of a point on the map, as well as its geographical coordinates.
• Get detailed (step-by-step) driving and walking directions.
• Check out Google Street View that show you places as if you were there in person.
• Draw lines and shapes on the map for trace custom paths, highlight regions, get distances and areas.
• View location-specific information such real-time traffic, current weather conditions and weather forecast, photos, videos, webcams, Wikipedia articles, KML contents.
• Set a default map view.
• Bookmark your favorite places.
• Export or email your maps.
• View and explore maps in full-screen mode.

eMaps combine the powerful of Google Maps mapping service with the strengths of a native Mac OS X application. Using intuitive, familiar interface elements (menus, toolbar items, system shortcuts, preferences) and technologies like WebKit and the Cocoa framework, eMaps makes Google Maps more responsive, interactive, and fun to use.

• New icon, new look.
• Bouncing markers, animations and transitions.
• Weather layer.
• Overview map control.
• Window status bar to show the current location you're looking.
• Map contextual menu to access the main features from any point on the map.
• Improved scrolling behavior and new scroll preferences.
• Improved full-screen support.
• Improved toolbar interface.
• Improved print panel (added a control to change paper orientation).
• Many other improvements that enhance usability. eMaps 2.8.0 is faster and aesier that ever before.
• Bug fixes.

Geocoder

• Geographical coordinates are also shown in the search results.
• Double click a latitude-longitude pair to convert coordinates in degrees/minutes/seconds format.
• Handled an issue that occurs when too many geocoder requests are submitted in too short a period of time.

Search

• Improved search of geographical coordinates.
• Search result info-window shows a preview image if there's a nearby Street View panorama for that location.
• Autocomplete (based on your recent search).

Get Directions

• You can use the search field to find your destination.
• Directions info-window has a "steps" tab that shows you step-by-step directions in a list. Click any item in the list to go to that step of the route.

Street View

• You can enter Street View from any info-window if there is a nearby panorama for that location.
• Street View Map Inset that helps orient you by showing the location of current view and the direction you're looking (note: this feature is disabled by default).
• Street View marker moves (following your walk) as you move to a new location inside the panorama.

One more thing...

• Bing Maps Aerial imagery (this is intended as a gift for all those have made a donation).