Petal Maps

Petal Maps is a map service based on TomTom provided by Huawei to devices with the operating system HarmonyOS and Android.

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

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. It was released as a replacement for Google Maps.[1][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, 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.

References
  1. "HUAWEI Petal Maps - HUAWEI Global". consumer.huawei.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "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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