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The map is an integral part of daily life. When travelling, visiting a new location, exploring a new area, or discovering another continent, having useful map tools available on a smartphone can make it a lot easier. Today’s mapping applications have a lot more to offer than simply roads and directions. Satellite views, 3D maps, traffic information, route planning, weather tools and location search can help users understand their surroundings before and while on a journey.

Live Earth Satellite View Maps by MZ Tech is an Android app that combines a number of these. It’s made for those who wish to travel in a visual way, but are required to navigate and travel when necessary.

One of the main attractions of the app is its Earth Map and 3D Map experience. Directions on a standard street map are helpful, but it’s not always easy to get a sense of what a particular area looks like. Satellite, or 3D, view can give another perspective of cities, roads, landscape and surrounding areas. This is helpful for research of a location before travelling there or for looking around places from your cell phone.

There is also a 3D Terrain element in the app that can make the exploration of maps more interesting to users who want to know what the shape and layout of areas are. Users can see roads, labels, and more—view terrain and surroundings from a different perspective.

Road tripping is as equally important as map exploration for those who travel frequently. The Route Planner can assist the user in planning a route and in comprehending what he/she could possibly do to get to his/her destination. Useful routes: Saved Routes and Recent Routes can help make it easier to find and travel along those same routes, without having to start over every time.

Drivers also frequently experience traffic problems. It may seem like an easy route but becomes an inconvenient one during busy road traffic. The Live Traffic and Traffic Map features can assist users to determine road conditions and to gain a better understanding of what might be occurring on the route. This can be helpful before you leave the house, particularly during rush hours.

The app also offers Voice Map feature that is useful when travelling. With voice navigation, the person can get directions without having to stare at the phone screen all the time. Gives additional functionality for those who are using the app while driving or travelling in an unknown area.

Another aspect of every day navigation is finding places. Address Finder allows users to find a specific address and Nearby Places will let them discover valuable places around an area. This is useful if you are travelling to a new city and want to find a location that is close to the place where you are currently located.

Distance Measure can be used when you just need to know the distance between two points. Depending on the map search, full route navigation may not be necessary, and having a quick distance tool to help with basic travel planning can be helpful.

The EV Charging Stations feature is available to use by EV owners. Finding a charging station when you’re on a trip somewhere you haven’t been before can be crucial. This feature, combined with maps and route tools, can simplify planning.

There are several driving related tools, too. The Speedometer can be used to check the current speed, and when on a trip Speed Alerts and Speed Tracking can be used for extra information. A HUD Speedometer option provides another option for driving information.

There are also smaller utilities that may come in handy in other circumstances, all included in the app. The weather information can be used to let the user know the weather conditions before they travel, and the Compass can direct them quickly. STD Codes are provided for phone-related information, and Ask AI is an additional utility for people who wish to get quick assistance inside the app.

It’s not just the single map or travel function that makes this kind of application useful, but having several map and travel functions all in one spot. You can use it for exploring a city in 3D one day, checking traffic patterns before you go to work the next day, or later to locate a nearby destination or save a route for future use.

Live Earth Satellite View Maps offers  a handy way to bundle all these features in one place for any Android user who wants to enjoy satellite maps, 3D, traffic information, route planning and more, especially when navigating around their local area.