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Proximity Explorer

Proximity Explorer. --An Android Application Assists Spatial Sensemaking Anna Wu Penn State University. Installation. You need to have an Android device with OS no less than Android 2.2 Make sure you can get access to Facebook and Foursquare

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Proximity Explorer

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  1. Proximity Explorer --An Android Application Assists Spatial Sensemaking Anna Wu Penn State University

  2. Installation • You need to have an Android device with OS no less than Android 2.2 • Make sure you can get access to Facebook and Foursquare • If you are in Mainland China, try the methods listed here to make the connection • http://www.androidsphere.net/2011/09/18/how-to-use-goagent-on-android-phones/If this one does not work, there is a summary of some other wayshttp://www.anzhuoba.com/thread-3634-1-1.html

  3. Download the application from here • Install the ProximityExplorer.apk • Accept all the permissions listed • Find Proximity Explorer after installation

  4. Login through Facebook Your FB credentials

  5. Home View of Proximity Explorer Layer button Category button Search Box Map View Current location button

  6. Home View Exploration--Categories Press Category button Pick a category (e.g. College & University)

  7. Home View Exploration—Layers I Press Layer button Pick a layer

  8. Home View Exploration—Layers II Press Layer button Pick a layer

  9. Home View Exploration--Search Press Search Box

  10. Explorer near a point of your interest • When you want to explore places other than your current location, you can center that location by Long Press that point on the map • When your current location is off the screen, you can re-center your current location by long press the current location button on the Map View

  11. Detailed Venue Exploration—Basic Info Click the telephone number to make phone calls Click the url to visit the official website through a browser Basic Info of the Venue After you select a venue Click Map to see the Venue on native Google Map application A snippet from Wikipedia, click on More on Wiki to visit the wikipage through a browser Click to add the venue to your travel plan (You can add more places)

  12. Detailed Venue Exploration—Tips Tips from foursquare Your Facebook friends’ checkins

  13. Detailed Venue Exploration—Image You can upload your own pictures

  14. Detailed Venue Exploration—Route

  15. The End --Send Emails with your feedback to Anna @ annawu@psu.edu

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