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Show Articles in Map

Show articles from Wikipedia near a given location in an interactive map.
de.k3b.android.geo2articlesmap
Versionv1.6
Download size176 KB
Released2023-04-06
CategoryNavigation
SourceF-Droid · fdroid-main
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About Show Articles in Map

<p>Note: You must also install <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/de.k3b.android.locationMapViewer">Location Map Viewer</a> to display the results.</p> <p>This app adds the option <em>Show Articles in Map</em> to any app that can shown/send/share a geo location or <strong>geo-uri</strong> .</p> <p>This app hooks into the android system to intercept "view geo-uri". When getting a geo-uri it asks encyclopedia wikipedia (or travelguide wikivoyage or knowledgebase wikidata or photogallery wikimedia) and shows the results in <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/de.k3b.android.locationMapViewer">Location Map Viewer</a> (or in any other installed app that understands the format 'kmz').</p> <p><em>Location Map Viewer</em> shows a map with bubbles (or article-icons if enabled/available) for every wikipedia article found.</p> <p>If you click on a bubble you get a popup with a short article description and a button that links to the full article.</p> <p>Here are some f-droid apps that are compatible with <em>Show Articles in Map</em></p> <ul> <li>navigation: <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/net.osmand.plus/">OsmAnd</a>,</li> <li>public transportation: <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/de.grobox.liberario">Transportr</a> or <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/de.schildbach.oeffi">oeffi</a></li> <li>translate postal address to geo <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/name.gdr.acastus_photon">Acastus Photon </a></li> <li>Share your current position <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/ca.cmetcalfe.locationshare">LocationShare</a> or <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/net.mypapit.mobile.myposition">My Position</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <p>Required Android Permissions:</p> <ul> <li>INTERNET: to download article data from wikipedia or wikivoyage Server .</li> </ul>

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