Petal Maps

Short description: Map service offered by Huawei

Petal Maps

Type of site

| Web mapping

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Available in| Multilingual
Owner| Huawei
Created by| Huawei
Website| petalmaps.com
Commercial| Yes
Registration| Optional
Launched| 26 October 2020; 5 years ago (2020-10-26)
Current status| Active, developing
Written in| C++ (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]

## Contents

* 1 Honors
* 2 Characteristics
* 2.1 Basic
* 2.2 Images provided by satellite
* 3 Mobile app
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Honors

In 2021, Petal Maps was awarded the Red Dot Design Award.[2]

## 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.
* 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 MapsOriginal author(s)| Huawei

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Initial release| October 26, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-10-26)
Operating system|

* HarmonyOS
* Android
* iOS

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 Huawei devices through AppGallery, and in June 2021 for all Android devices through Google Play. As of March 2022, Petal Maps was released on AppStore for iOS users.[3] It was released as a replacement for Google Maps.[4]

## References

1. ↑ "HUAWEI Petal Maps - HUAWEI Global". https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/petalmaps/.
2. ↑ Amit (October 7, 2021). "Huawei Petal Maps Wins Red Dot Design Award". HuaweiUpdate. https://www.huaweiupdate.com/huawei-petal-maps-wins-red-dot-design-award/.
3. ↑ "Huawei Petal Maps is now available to download from Apple's App Store". 5 March 2022. https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-petal-maps-is-now-available-to-download-from-apples-app-store/.
4. ↑ "Petal Maps vs Google Maps: qué tiene y qué le falta a la aplicación de mapas de Huawei" (in es). 27 October 2020. https://www.xatakamovil.com/aplicaciones/petal-maps-vs-google-maps-que-tiene-que-le-falta-a-aplicacion-mapas-huawei.

## External links

* Official website

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OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Related persons,
organizations and events|

* OSM Foundation
* State of the Map
* Missing Maps
* Steve Coast

OSM-based movements|

* OpenSeaMap
* Wheelmap.org

Service providers (commercial)|

* Mapbox

OSM editors|

* iD
* JOSM
* Potlatch
* Merkaartor
* Vespucci

OSM map renders|

* Leaflet
* Mapnik
* OpenLayers

Software using OSM database|

* Maps.me
* Marble
* MoNav
* Navit
* OsmAnd

Similar free projects|

* Geo-Wiki
* NASA World Wind
* WikiMapia
* Bhuvan

Proprietary equivalents|

* Apple Maps
* Bing Maps
* Google Maps
* HERE
* MapQuest
* Yahoo! Maps
* Ordnance Survey
* Ordnance Survey Ireland

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