Petal Maps

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Petal Maps
Petal Maps.png
Type of site
Web mapping
Available inMultilingual
OwnerHuawei
Created byHuawei
URLwww.petalmaps.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched26 October 2020; 16 months ago (2020-10-26)
Current statusActive, developing
Written inC++ (back-end), JavaScript, XML, Ajax (UI)

Petal Maps is a map service based on TomTom provided by Huawei to devices with the operating system HarmonyOS, Android and iOS. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, 3D view surroundings, turn-by-turn navigation, head-up display and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, and public transportation.[1]


Characteristics[]

Basic[]

Petal Maps offers the ability to zoom in and out to display the map. The user can control the map with the mouse to move to the desired location. Users can enter an address, intersection, or general area to search on the map.

If someone wants to search for "cakes in London" to find restaurants that serve that dish near the city. Searches can find a wide range of restaurants, hotels, theaters, and general businesses.

  • Maps are sourced from Huawei, rather than using Google fonts.
  • 3D view of the maps
  • Satellite view.

Images provided by satellite[]

Currently the satellite view of Petal Maps is only available in the Petal Maps mobile app and not on the website.

Mobile app[]

Petal Maps
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Petal Maps EMUI 12.jpg
Screenshot of Petal Maps on
Original author(s)Huawei
Initial releaseOctober 26, 2020; 16 months ago (2020-10-26)
Operating system

Petal Maps is available as a mobile app for the HarmonyOS, Android and iOS mobile operating systems. It was released in October 2020 for all devices Huawei through the app store Huawei which is the AppGallery and in June 2021 for all devices with the operating system Android through the app store Google which is the Google Play. As per March 2022, Petal Maps was released on AppStore for iOS users.[2] It was released as a replacement for Google Maps.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "HUAWEI Petal Maps - HUAWEI Global". consumer.huawei.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Huawei Petal Maps is now available to download from Apple's App Store". huaweicentral.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Petal Maps vs Google Maps: qué tiene y qué le falta a la aplicación de mapas de Huawei". Xataka Móvil (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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