Start with entering your start and end destination points and the acceptable distance from the main road. Next you should get a map showing your driving route and fast food joints. Each fast food spot is marked with a distinct color marker that can be used to get additional info about the place.

You can easily adjust the distance and the range you are prepared to travel to visit a restaurant and filter out fast food chains you don’t like.

Features:

• Get directions and find fast foods you can visit on the go.
• Adjust distance and range you are prepared to travel.
• Filter out fast food chains you do not like.
• Free, no registration needed.

Check out POIs Along A Route Map @ www.gis5.com/pois_along_route

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How it works?

First find the area you want to add directions to, then map the directions by drawing lines, scribbling, adding labels and text. Once directions are mapped you have an option to share the map with others, embed it onto you blog or export it as KLM or GPX file.

Features:

• Draw directions on the map and share them with others.
• Embed maps onto your blog or personal web page.
• Share maps by forwarding URL.
• Export maps to KML or GPX format.
• Import maps from Quikmap, KML or GPX maps (from the web or PC).
• Manage created maps online from one place (registered members only).
• No sign-up or registration required

Check out QuickMaps @ www.quikmaps.com

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• SpeedTrap : Locate Road Speed Traps in your Area
• PrimoSpot: Find a Parking Spot in New York City (NYC)
• NYCFoodMap: NYC Restaurants Map

To add subway maps to your device, first download them to your computer and then follow installation instructions on this page.

Features:

• Subway maps for your iPhone, iPod and iPod Nano.
• Supports 24 major cities worldwide. More being added.
• No sign-up required.

Check out iSubwayMaps @ www.isubwaymaps.com

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• SpeedTrap : Locate Road Speed Traps in your Area
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• Metropol iPhone: Subway, Bus and Train Maps For Cities Worldwide
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Features

• Search and locate red light cameras and speed traps in your area .
• Search by City, Zip Code, State, or Cross Street.
• View local traffic: Slow / Normal / Fast.
• Get a map view of the area along with the location of each trap.
• Rate and comment on individual speed cameras.
• Improve the service by adding missing speed traps.

SpeedTrap does a pretty good job for marking speed cameras within United States. When it comes to Europeans, they should should check out Foxytag – a free, legal and collaborative system to signal speed cameras on mobile phones. It claims to cover most of the speed cameras on European roads.

Visit SpeedTrap @ [ njection.com/speedtrap]

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• The Route Planner: Get Route Map & Directions Online
• iSubwayMaps : Get Subway Maps on your iPhone or iPod
• Google Ride Finder: Find Taxi, Limousine or Shuttle in the Area
• ZimRide: Carpooling Website To Find & Share Rides
• UMapper: Create and Share Route Maps with Friends

“HappyMedian allows a user to enter two to four towns representing each person wishing to meet, via zip code or a city and state combination. This information allows HappyMedian to find the most fairly equidistant towns between those entered.”

Feature Overview

• Find equidistant meeting points.
• Refine meeting point locations to the ones with restaurant, bar, coffee shop, golf course, lodging, etc.
• US only

Check out HappyMedian @ www.happymedian.com

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• Rendeznew: Find A Midpoint Between Two Addresses
• QuickMaps : Create Maps With Directions
• Mezzoman : Meet in the Middle

Yahoo Tech: “You could always print directions before you leave the house, but if you’re already on the road you now have an option to call 347-328-4667 (or dial DIR-ECT-IONS if you forget) for a text message with turn-by-turn directions.”

Feature Overview

• Get quick info on upcoming events, request driving directions, or get an address for local store/business/restaurant.
• Receive address and driving directions (incl. route map) on your mobile phone.
• Works with all carriers any cell phone.
• US only: Currently available only in 15 major cities (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.)
• No registration or sign-up required.
• More Questions? Go to service FAQ page.

Video Intro and Demo

Check out DialDirections @ www.dialdirections.com

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• TellMe : Free Local Directory Assisstance
• AskCity
• Zipdecode: Visualize Zip Code Location as You Type
• ZCmap : Zip Code Lookup by City or State
• Yahoo Go: Yahoo Apps on Your Mobile

There are 3 ways to use TellMe

1. Call 1-8000-555-TELL (8355)

• voice-supported assisstance: Say “Business Search” at the main menu and ask for business name like “McDonald’s” OR for business type “bowling”
• Request details to be forwarded to your phone as text message by saying Text me the info”

2. Text 83556

• get maps+directions by Business Name: ’starbucks cambridge ma’ OR ‘pf changs 75287′
• get maps+directions by Business Type: ‘golf lancaster pa’ OR ‘locksmith 92054′
• and more …

3. To make things even easier download Tellme software for your mobile (See whether your phone/provider is supported here).

Video demo

Go to TellMe @ (http://www.tellme.com/)

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• AskCity
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• Schmap: Free City Guides on your PC and Mobile

Features:

• Get detailed map directions from point A to B
• For Any City: (1) search for businesses, (2) get info about upcoming events and movies.
• For any given location, you have 2 viewing options: on a street map or aerial shot
• Take snapshots of current map that you are viewing

Visit: Askcity

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