Budapest Smart Map User's Guide
BUDAPEST SMART MAP USER’S GUIDE FOR MOBILE
This user’s guide refers to the usage of Budapest Smart Map on your mobile phone
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. REQUIREMENTS
2. USING BUDAPEST SMART MAP IN GOOGLE CHROME AND GOOGLE MAPS
3. GETTING DIRECTIONS AND NAVIGATING TO AN ATTRACTION
4. SELF-GUIDED TOURS
5. PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
1. REQUIREMENTS
GOOGLE ACCOUNT
To use Budapest Smart Map on your phone make sure you are logged in with your Google account. If you do not have a Google account you can easily create one on Google
GOOGLE MAPS
Budapest Smart Map is integrated with Google Maps on your phone. Google Maps is free and available in Google Play and the App Store.
YOUTUBE
To play the videos you must have YouTube installed on your phone. YouTube is free and available in the Google Play and App Store.
GOOGLE CHROME
To enjoy the full functionality of Budapest Smart Map we recommend using it in Google Chrome and Google Maps side by side. Google Chrome is free and you can download it from Google Play or the App Store.
INTERNET CONNECTION AND DATA
The use of Budapest Smart Map requires an internet connection and data.
2. USING BUDAPEST SMART MAP IN GOOGLE CHROME AND GOOGLE MAPS
To get its full functionality we recommend using Budapest Smart Map in Google Chrome and Google Maps side by side. Although they look very similar in both apps, there are a few key differences in their functionality. The advantage of using it in Google Chrome is that you can search for an attraction by its name, and you can view its content either by clicking its title in the map’s legend or by clicking on a placemark icon on the map. The disadvantage of Google Chrome is that it cannot detect your location. To discover the attractions near your location during sightseeing, you will have to open Budapest Smart Map in your Google Maps which can detect your location. In Google Maps, however, you can only view content by clicking on a placemark icon on the map; the titles in the map’s legend are not clickable, and the search function is not available.
VIEWING BUDAPEST SMART MAP IN GOOGLE CHROME
To open Budapest Smart Map in Google Chrome long-press the below link and choose to open it in Google Chrome:
If it does not work on your phone, copy the URL and paste it into your Google Chrome browser. For faster access to Budapest Smart Map on your phone, we recommend creating a bookmark or saving it to your home screen.
VIEWING BUDAPEST SMART MAP IN GOOGLE MAPS
Make sure you are logged in with your Google account. Long press the above link and choose to open it in Google Maps. (NB: on some phones, pressing the link will automatically open Google Maps)
Once you have opened Budapest Smart Map in Google Chrome, you can open it in Google Maps in the following way:
Open Google Maps on your phone. Click YOUR PROFILE in the top right corner then click the “SAVED” tab which will open your saved locations. At the very bottom of the page, click the “MAPS” tab and select Budapest Smart Map. Budapest Smart Map will now show up in your Google Maps.
NB: Don’t click the close button in the map’s legend. If you click the “close” button it will close the map and you have to reopen it as described above. To return to the main Google Maps screen use the “back” buttons on your phone.
ENABLING / DISABLING PLACEMARK CATEGORIES
You can enable /disable the visualization of placemark categories by clicking the checkbox in front of the placemark category title in the map legend.
PLAYING VIDEOS
The most famous attractions are also featured with narrated videos in English, complete with English subtitles.
In Google Chrome
Open an attraction by clicking on its title in the map’s legend or on its placemark icon on the map. Click on the image indicated with the play button that opens the video player, then click the play button to start the video. By default, the player plays the video in portrait mode. To play the video in landscape mode, rotate your phone to the landscape position (enable auto-rotate in your phone settings ). To play the video in full-screen mode click on the YouTube logo, which will open the video on YouTube. By rotating your phone to the landscape position, it will automatically switch your screen to full-screen mode.
In Google Maps
Click on a placemark icon on Google Maps. You will find the images and videos at the bottom, below the text content. Click the image indicated with a play button to open the YouTube video player then click the play button to start playing the video. By rotating your phone to landscape position it will automatically switch your screen to full-screen mode (enable auto-rotate screen in your phone settings )
3. GETTING DIRECTIONS AND NAVIGATING TO AN ATTRACTION
In Google Chrome
Open an attraction by clicking on its title in the map’s legend or its placemark icon on the map. Click on the navigation icon located right next to the name of the placemark. By clicking the navigation icon it opens Google Maps navigation. Click “START” and follow the instructions in the Google Maps navigation
In Google Maps
Click on a placemark icon on the map. Click “DIRECTIONS”/”START” and follow the instructions of Google Maps navigation.
4. SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Budapest Smart Map offers you several self-guided tours including driving and walking tours with multiple stops at popular attractions. These tours are powered by Google Maps Navigation which guides you along the whole route providing step-by-step directions from one stop to another. You can find the tours in the self-guided tours category in the map’s legend. Driving tours are indicated with colored “route” icons and walking tours with a green color “walking” icon.
STARTING A TOUR
Tours have a starting point, one or more waypoints, and a final destination. The default starting point of the driving tours is the location of the Budapest Scooter Tour. Walking tours start from various locations in the city. To start a tour you must go first to the tour’s starting point or change the default starting point to your current location (See chapter: Changing the starting point of a tour).
In Google Chrome
Select a tour from the self-guided tours category in the map’s legend and go to the tour starting point. Click the provided link in the tour description that will open Google Maps Navigation, then click “START “. ( If your browser settings require it, allow it to be redirected to Google Maps.)
In Google Maps
To select a driving tour click the colored line of the tour. To select a walking tour click the walking tour icon. Click on the provided link in the tour description that will open Google Maps navigation, then click “START”
GETTING TO, OR CHANGING THE STARTING POINT OF A TOUR
Tours start from their default starting point. If you are not at this location, you will not be able to start the tour until you go to its starting point or change the starting point to your current location.
GETTING TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE TOUR
In Google Chrome
Select a tour from the self-guided tours category in the map’s legend.
For driving tours, the default starting point is the location of the Budapest Scooter Tour. To go to the starting point, select the Budapest Scooter Tour from the main category in the map’s legend then click the navigation icon next to the title then click “DIRECTIONS”/”START” and follow the instructions of Google Maps Navigation.
To go to the starting point of a walking tour click the navigation icon next to the name of the tour then click “DIRECTIONS”/”START” and follow the instructions of Google Maps Navigation.
In Google Maps
To select a driving tour, click the colored lines on the map. To select a walking tour click on the placemark icon of a walking tour. To start a driving tour go to the Budapest Scooter Tour location indicated with a “Home” icon. To start a walking tour, click on the placemark icon of the tour then click the navigation icon next to the name of the tour then click “DIRECTIONS”/”START” and follow the instructions of Google Maps navigation.
CHANGING THE STARTING POINT OF THE TOUR
If you would like to start a tour from your current location (other than the default starting point of the tour) you will have to change the tour’s default starting point. For walking tours, we recommend using their default starting point.
Select a tour then click the provided link in the tour description that opens the tour in Google Maps navigation. (If your browser requires it, allow it to be redirected to Google Maps) Click the list of waypoints above the map. Click the starting point. On the next screen delete the address of the starting point and select “YOUR LOCATION”.Click “DONE” then click “START” to start the tour.
NB: Delete only the address of the starting point and not the starting point itself. If you delete the starting point the tour will start from the next waypoint.
NAVIGATING WITH GOOGLE MAPS AND EXPLORING ATTRACTIONS DURING A TOUR
Once you have started the tour Google Maps Navigation will give you step-by-step directions and notify you when you have reached a tour waypoint. To continue to the next waypoint, click “CONTINUE “. If you want to explore the attractions near the waypoint, click “EXIT NAVIGATION”. By doing this you will exit Google Maps Navigation and return to Google Maps and you can discover the attractions near your location by clicking on their placemarks (NB: Budapest Smart Map must be opened in your Google Maps). When you wish to continue to the next waypoint click THE NAVIGATION ICON on Google map then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “CONTINUE TO XYZ (XYZ =THE NAME OF YOUR NEXT WAYPOINT) then click “START”
NB: Do not restart the tour! Google Maps navigation keeps your tour in history. When you resume the tour you will be navigated only to the remaining waypoints. If you restart the tour it will start from the original starting point.
5. PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
OFFLINE NAVIGATION
If you don’t have an internet connection you can still do the tours using Google Maps Navigation in offline mode. To do that you will have to download the offline map of the area you wish to visit.
Click your GOOGLE ACCOUNT ICON in the upper bar on your Google Maps.
Click OFFLINE MAPS.
Click SELECT YOUR OWN MAP
Select an area by zooming in/out on the map. By doing this also the required storage space will be indicated below the map. CLICK DOWNLOAD To give a custom name to the downloaded map CLICK THE 3-DOT BAR on the right-hand side of the name of the map, then click RENAME and type a name.
SAVING A TOUR FOR OFFLINE NAVIGATION
To save a tour for offline navigation make sure you have an internet connection and WIFI or mobile data. Open a tour in Google Maps Navigation (see instructions in the chapter STARTING A TOUR). In Google Maps Navigation, click the 3-DOT BAR in the top right corner. Click ADD TO HOME SCREEN. Now your tour is saved for offline use.
NB: Only driving tours can be saved for offline navigation. The name of the tour will be your final destination and this name cannot be changed. In offline mode, you can get Google Maps directions but Budapest Smart Map will not work in offline mode.
READING CONTENTS IN YOUR LANGUAGE USING GOOGLE TRANSLATOR
Open Budapest Smart Map in Google Chrome. Select an attraction from the map’s legend or by clicking on a placemark icon on the map. Click the 3 dots at the top right corner of the browser then click Google Translator. Select the language the original language should be translated to and it’s done. Now you can read the content in your language.
NB: Google Translator is available only in Google Chrome, it is not available in Google Maps and other browsers.
WALKING TOURS WITH GOOGLE LIVE VIEW
Google Live View Google Maps feature that helps your orientation during walking navigation. It uses your phone’s camera to provide you with a live image showing the directions with large arrows. Open a walking tour in Google Maps Navigation by clicking the provided link in the tour description. Click the “Live View” button and follow the instructions of Google Maps. You can always return to normal navigation and switch to Live View when necessary.
NB: Live View is available only for walking navigation. You have to allow Google Maps to use your camera