Mapping software showing the location,
depth and magnitude of most recent
earthquake activity.
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. School
ipad Apri 13
DigiTree.com
Mapping software showing the location,
depth and magnitude of most recent
earthquake activity. Allows a timeline view
of the earthquakes
QuakeViz
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. School
ipad April 13
Quakes –
Earthquake
Notifications
TAWCS
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. School
Ipad April 13
Specialist Maps
App name
/ Notes
Developer
Description
British
Geological
Survey
iGeology - Interactive geological mapping
of the UK. iGeology is for anyone who
wants to explore their local geology, at
street-level scale, virtually anywhere in the
UK. Amateur geologists, walkers and
gardeners can look at what’s in their local
area, to find out about the rocks at the
surface (superficial deposits) or the bedrock
beneath.
iGeology
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Spotzi
Atlas
D-Base
Spotzi is a World Atlas which shows you the
world in a unique and astonishing way.
Hurricanes, earthquake hazards,
government debts, twitter users are just
some examples of the 500 maps available.
Why maps? A map tells you more than a
thousand words
mxData ltd
If you are visiting London this app displays
the current tube map along with service
and line updates
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School Ipad April
13
Tube Map
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School. School
Ipad April 13
Want to see the latest earthquakes?
Download this app to visualize and get
notified of earthquake data. Browse the
seismograph chart, map or list to show
when and where an earthquake has
occurred. You can sort earthquakes
alphabetically, by time, by magnitude or
by distance at any location
Free
iD – Service
Cracking
World
Free
Artisan
Global
Free
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. App of
the week 29/04/13.
School ipad Apr 13
Mapping software showing the location,
depth and magnitude of most recent
earthquake activity. Allows sorting my
place and magnitude. Also shows different
types of plate boundary
Cost
Free
QuakeFeed
Description
Cost
Free
Developer
Name
Free
App name /
Notes
Free
Plate Tectonics
App name /
Notes
Finger
Measure
Developer
Watanabe
Toshinori
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. App of
the week 17/06/13.
School ipad April 13
Description
An incredibly simple but very effective way
of measuring distances on maps. Settings
such as distance unit and map type can be
changed within the main settings menu
Cost
Free
General Geography
Commander
Compass Lite Pavel
SkyPaw ltd
Decibel 10th sound meter. Have you
wondered how quiet is your room or how
loud is a rock concert or sport event?
Decibel 10th will help you answer all those
right now.
Developer
Description
Google, Inc.
Fly around the planet with a swipe of your
finger with Google Earth for iPhone, iPad,
and iPod touch. Explore distant lands or
reacquaint yourself with your childhood
home. Search for cities, places, and
businesses. Browse layers including roads,
borders, places, photos and more.
GLOBES
App name
/ Notes
Google
Earth
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
InterAtlas
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Globe
Liquid
Information
Company
Ltd
When you launch the InterAtlas you are
presented with a clean and beautiful 3D
globe centred on where you are in the
world. Swipe to move around, pinch and
zoom in. Tap to reveal borders and cities.
Tap again to hide.
Alan Smith
Globe for iPad is a Geography app which
shows the countries of the world on a 3D
globe. Search for a country and the globe
will rotate to show that country. Tap on a
country to show country information from
Wikipedia.
Howard
Hughes
Medical
Institute
What did Earth’s continents and oceans
look like 250 million years ago, 1 billion
years ago or from the origin of the earth?
EarthViewer is like a time machine for
exploring the deep history of planet Earth,
a tool based on the latest scientific
research.
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
24/6/13. School
Ipad April 13
Earthviewer
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
06/05/13. School
ipad April 13
Cost
Free
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. School
ipad April 13
Free
10th
Free
Decibel
Free
Free
A powerful and fun compass incorporating
a range of customisable features such as
bearings, current location, inclines etc
Free
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. App of
the week – 22nd
April ’13. School
ipad april 13
Ahafonau
App name
/ Notes
Developer
Description
Routebuddy
Ltd
An electronic zoomable version of a
standard road atlas.
Alistair Carty
An excellent range of map types at various
scales, such as road maps and cycle routes.
They can be viewed on lines and specific
‘tiles can be downloaded for use offline.
ESRI
Although the full use of this app is complex
and has many different features, the free
version allows you to choose different types
of maps and measure distances and areas
on maps
Route Buddy
A zoomable atlas showing a wide range of
different features around the world. Route
planning with track and waypoints can be
accessed through the app. Two free maps
are available – open source and cycle map.
Developer
Description
Cost
Rolzor
Practise your place knowledge around the
world with the ‘tap quiz’. All information is
broken down in small and manageable
chunks. Track your progress with the
scorecard.
Free. Extra functions
- payment
General Maps
Cost
GB Road
Atlas 250K
Free
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Outside
Maps
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
RouteBuddy
Atlas
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Learning Places
App name
/ Notes
TapQuiz
Maps
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
1/7/13. School
ipad April 13
Free
ArcGIS
Free
Free
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
10/06/13. School
ipad april 13
Photos / Images
App name
Developer
Description
Nasa
A range of satellite images of the earth
showing some of the most recent and
important natural events. A range of
information accompanies each image
Fotonauts
Hundreds of photographs and
accompanying information many of the
worlds most famous locations
Telegraph
The Telegraph newspaper selects 9 images
/ pictures each day in order to best show
recent world events. The images are
archived for 7-14 days
The
Guardian
News and
Media
The Telegraph newspaper selects a range
of images / pictures each day in order to
best show recent world events. Note: be
careful to select only free images
National
Geographic
Society
National Geographic Today brings you the
best of National Geographic’s daily
offerings—news, videos, quizzes, articles,
and the awe-inspiring photography we’re
known for. See today’s highlights or catch
up on the last seven days.
Nasa Viz
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
20/5/13. School
Ipad April 13
Fotopedia
Heritage
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
8/7/13. School
ipad April 13
Telegraph
Pictures
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Guardian
Eyewitness
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
National
Geographic
Today
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
A ship tracking app. Showing the location
and status of a range of ships around the
world. Also shows names of ships and
technical information such as heading.
Ad Supported
Ad Supported
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. School
ipad April 13
Pinkfruit
limited
Cost
Free
SFHD
Have you every looked in the sky and
wondered where the airplanes are going
to? This is a flight tracking radar app that
allows you to see the location of airplanes
(fitted with a ADS-B transponder) around
the world.
Cost
Free
Notes: Added to list
April 2013. App of
the week 03/06/13.
School ipad April 13
Svenska
Resenatverket
AB
Description
Free
Flight
Radar24
Developer
Free–Avoid
clicking on
subscriptions
App name
Free
Transport
Data
Finder
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
The
economist
A wide range of data and facts about 190
different countries. Tools within the app
allow graph and location comparisons.
The World
Bank
An internationally respected authority has
collected information about a range of
topics and enabled detailed data queries
about lots of different countries. Data can
be tracked over times
Csaba Boros
Thousands of development data indices are
presented in graphs and on maps to clearly
illustrate the ways that the world is
changing
WorldTouch
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13. School ipad
April 13
UN
United
CountryStats Nations
Notes: Added to
list April 2013. App
of the week
13/5/13. School
ipad April 13.
School ipad April
13
Google maps
Cost
Free
Notes: Added to
list April 2013.
School ipad April
13
Description
Free
The World
in Figures
Developer
Free
App name
The United Nations have pooled thousands
of pieces of information about every
country to create an easy to use data
comparison tool. Hundreds of different
development indicators can be compared.
Free
Development Data