In-flight tracking app for window-seat fans tells you where in the world you are and what’s going on below
Airline passengers can take advantage of in-flight Wi-fi with this new moving-map smartphone app that can live-track where you are, what ships are below, or what events are happening in cities you fly over
Are you a window-seat fanatic? Most frequent fliers either work, sleep or watch films on long-haul flights, but there are always a few passengers in window seats that prefer to pass the time gazing at the wondrous sightsbelow.
Who hasn’t taken a quick photo of a rolling mountain range or a glistening lake below and wondered what it was? If that is you, get ready for a new kind of in-flight entertainment with a host of apps having launched that tell you exactly where you are, and what you can see out of the window.
While Flyover Country has a hobbyist feel and relies on your phone’s GPS position to present relevant Wikipedia articles on an offline map, Inflighto has a more polished feel and uses more advanced technology.
Designed by two Australian pilots, Inflighto shows passengers a highly detailed moving map containing not just points of interest, but details about popular tourist destinations and even information on current events going on below.