APPs that MAP: Field Trip

I stumbled upon a mention of an app that vibrates when you approach locations where women made history but then couldn't remember where I saw it.

I spent the last week racking my brain trying to figure out where I saw it finally found it.

Apparently it is part of the effort of the SPARK Movement and Google Field Trips (neither of which I was familiar with before reading about the addition of notable women to Field Trip).

A bit on Field Trips:

"Field Trip is your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. Field Trip runs in the background on your phone. When you get close to something interesting, it pops up a card with details about the location. No click is required. If you have a headset or bluetooth connected, it can even read the info to you."

Since we have talked a bit about AR and some of the applications of AR, this seems like an interesting application. The app uses your geographic location to populate information (both historical and current) about your location.

Here's a screenshot from me sitting in my office. Much of the historical stuff is about a mile east of me in downtown San Leandro, but the Weekend Sherpa article about Oyster Bay Regional park features a mention of Drake's Barrel House, which is below my office.

It seems like a cool app in theory, but I don't know if I like the idea of it running in the background and collecting my location information at all times.

I'll play with it and see how I feel after a few days.