New improvements have been added to the last version of the SIMON Mobile app. This last update improves specially the indoor navigation. Some of the improvements include:
- The visualization of the route lines is now using routed line caps which makes the route look nice.
- The visualization includes icons for important actions such as taking stairs, elevators, etc. If applicable, the icons indicate whether you have to go up or down.
- The icons and the associated instructions are also accessible via the screen reader.
- When searching for a place, the map will now try to guess a suitable zoom level (e.g. if you search for a country, the map will be zoomed out, if you search for a parking, it will be zoomed in).
- When starting the navigation without having GPS, the map will zoom in/out and center itself such that the complete route is visible.
- The data model has been extended and routing algorithm has been updated.
- The text is now generated on the server with a templating engine and a spatial reasoner.
