➜ App description
National Geographic has taken its award-winning World Atlas and updated it completely for 2013 with a new look, improved functionality, and brand new features.
ALL MAPS UPDATED
• All National Geographic maps are in HD for retina-displays, giving you the best viewing experience possible.
• New infographics enhance each country's Flags and Facts section.
• Better measurement tools give you even more accuracy.
NEW FEATURES
• Store your pins in the cloud and share them across devices. Plan a trip on your iPad, then use your customized map on your iPhone.
• Add and customize collections of map pins
• Get up-to-the-minute weather
• Check the latest currency conversion rates, or use the currency calculator to convert from one currency to another
• See latitude and longitude indications directly, with a tap of your finger.
ABOUT THE WORLD ATLAS
The National Geographic World Atlas brings you the highest resolution images available, delivering the stunning detail, accuracy, and beauty National Geographic is known for.
THE LOOK
See the world in any style you prefer: classic (blue ocean), antique, satellite, or road map style (provided by Bing maps).
THE GLOBE
Spin, pan, and zoom in on the world with our interactive 3-D globe and seamless world map layers. Place pins to mark spots and save them for later.
FLAGS AND FACTS
Get up-to-date information on every country and capital city in the world, including socio-economic data, demographics, weather, and currency.
**Due to a few crashing issues, please note that you should delete the previous version of the app by tap hold on the app icon, and hitting the X when it appears, prior to installing this version to minimize any problems with the app.
**All maps, pins, and latitude-longitude coordinates are for reference-use only, and are not meant for navigational use.
**Please Note: this app requires an initial network (cellular or wifi) connection to download maps for offline use later.
➜ What's new in version 3.1
Please keep your comments coming to apps@ngs.org. We appreciate your feedback, and have incorporated some key items you have been requesting!
- We've added tips and text to help instruct you in the use of key features such as the Measuring Tool, Pins, Map Library, and more!
- Have implemented a single tap to exit the measuring tool.
- Updated incorrect GDP data for Bolivia and Israel.
- Addressed minor typo in Holidays for Cambodia.
- Increased resolution of the globe locator graphic—no more fuzzy or blocky edges!
- Inserted National Geographic Map Policy statements & updates throughout.
- Updates to user reported text issues, typos, and visual elements.
