Mapcode Finder 1.2.5 - App Store

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About Mapcode Finder

This app provides a short address for ANY location on Earth. Much like a postal code, except its a world-wide postal code. What are mapcodes? Mapcodes are a free and open way to make location on Earth addressable by a...

This app provides a short address for ANY location on Earth. Much like a postal code, except its a world-wide postal code. What are mapcodes? Mapcodes are a free and open way to make location on Earth addressable by a short code even if it has no "official" address. For instance, with nothing but your mapcode, a navigation system will bring you to within meters of your front door. This app allows you to get mapcodes for any location on Earth by finding the location on the map, entering its coordinates, or entering its address (if that exists). And, obviously, if you have a mapcode, this app will you show where the location is and allow you to get a route to it (using the Maps app). Mapcodes were designed to be short and easy to recognize, remember and communicate. Shorter than a regular address and simpler than latitude and longitude coordinates. Regular mapcodes are precise to a few meters, which is good enough for everyday use, but they can be extended to almost arbitrary precision. Mapcodes are supported by major map makers, such as HERE and TomTom. For example, the HERE and TomTom navigation apps (also in this AppStore) and millions of satnav devices recognize mapcodes out-of-the box. Just type it in as if it were your address. Who uses mapcodes? Here are some examples of using mapcodes in real life. Emergency services need to quickly reach the strangest places. Not only will a Mapcode get an ambulance to within meters of its target, no matter where, but the short mapcodes can also be communicated clearly even over bad connections (for example in Eastern Cape and South Africa). Many countries are currently considering mapcodes as a candidate for their national postcode. Most countries today only have "zone" codes, where thousands of dwellings share the same code. South Africa was the first to introduce mapcodes to officially support informal dwellings (such as slum dwellings). In countries without an effective addressing system, utility services can not readily come to aid of households or businesses when they are faced with power cuts or water leakages. In Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, electricity and water meters bear mapcodes which aren't just their unique identifier, but acts as the address of that particular house or business. Archeological and botanical finds are (of course) registered very precisely. Many errors are made, however, both in writing down and in copying the unwieldy latitudes and longitudes. Mapcodes are now used to put a human face on coordinates by the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Land or building ownership is a relevant and complicated, but vastly under-organized issue in many countries. Several land registry offices are looking into easily and unique identifying parcels of land by their central mapcode whilst others (South Africa, India, USA) have implemented mapcode down to a 1m2 accuracy for urban planning and asset management. Contact the Mapcode Foundation for more information on mapcodes or for questions or feedback on this app. You can reach us at http://mapcode.com and [email protected].

Version History The app now uses OSM data to check in which territory a mapcode is located. 1.2.5 6d ago - Improved UI. - Removed use of deprecated APIs. 1.2.4 Feb 5 Several minor bug fixes. 1.2.1 08/20/2022 We've improved the address bar a little. 1.2.0 12/29/2020 We've solved a bug around readability of text boxes after switching between light and dark mode. 1.1.8 11/09/2019 We've fixed a problem with dark mode, where the latitude and longitude boxes weren't readable. 1.1.7 11/09/2019 Location entry can now be emptied with the [X] button. 1.1.6 10/30/2019 Recompiled for newest iPhones. 1.1.5 06/03/2019 Minor bug fixes. 1.1.4 08/30/2018 This is a minor maintenance update for the Mapcode Finder app. We've added the ability to copy the longitude and latitude into the clipboard buffer, ready to be pasted into any mapping app. Thanks for your continued support and let us know if you have any feature requests. 1.1.3 01/04/2018 Improved sharing, including address of mapcode. Uses embedded Mapcode library, no longer requires REST service to encode/decode mapcodes. Added a privacy setting in the Settings/Mapcode menu. Removed alternative mapcodes (showing only use shortest). Improved and simplified UI. Rebuilt for iOS 11 with Xcode 9 (and Swift 4). 1.1.2 10/10/2017 Improved and simplified UI. Added privacy setting in iOS application settings screen. Allows multi-tasking, split screen modes. Minor bug fixes and UI improvements. Rebuilt for iOS 11 (compatible with iOS 8.1+). 1.1.0 10/06/2017 First of all, thanks for the great feedback we got on the first release of this app! We made the app even easier to use with this release. To show the location of mapcode, like 4J.S7 in France, you can now simply type "France 4J.S7" in the search box. You don't need to remember the 3-letter country code for France (FRA 4J.S7). Just type the country name (in English) and it will work as well. Localized country names are not (yet) supported. 1.0.6 10/05/2016 Thanks to the great feedback we got from our many users, we were able to improve the app further. We've added a "share" button to share the mapcode you've selected, including a small image of the map showing the mapcode. You can now easily send your mapcode with Messages, WhatsApp, Mail or any other app. Or store it in Evernote, Omnifocus, you name it. To copy the mapcode to the clipboard, you can simply tap on it. This also works for latitude and longitude, should you wish to store the exact coordinates in another places as well. We've improved the UI and relocated the icons to make it cleaner and easier to use. Address are shown in a more friendly way as well, with the name of the neighborhood or point of interest, if applicable. We've fixed some minor issues that were still around, such as compatibility with older devices (iOS 8.1+). And there's improved battery life: GPS usage is reduced to am absolute minimum (only once, when you tap Find My Location) and external services are called only when really necessary. The app uses no resources in the background. Finally, did you know you can enter mapcodes straight into the search field of, for example, your HERE Maps app? Or in your car into any TomTom device or mobile app? They are recognized just like normal addresses. And we are working hard to get mapcodes recognized by others as well, so you'll always be able to find a location. Have fun and let us know what you think! The Mapcode Foundation development team. 1.0.5 08/29/2016 Improved auto-zoom when searching for an address. Fixed some minor issues. 1.0.4 08/20/2016 1.0.3 08/18/2016

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Mapcode Finder since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-22 13:16:49. The latest version is 1.2.5 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 23:51:45. See below the changes in each version.

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