Gekizine Compass Description
This is a disaster compass that shows the direction to Japanese train stations and evacuation sites even offline. You can start moving towards an evacuation site immediately without an internet connection. It also includes romanized text for foreign visitors to Japan.
Features:
- Lists the nearest stations from your current location in order of proximity. Displays distance, direction (mini compass), station name, romanized station name, line name, and romanized line name.
- Lists the nearest evacuation sites from your current location in order of proximity. Displays distance, direction (mini compass), evacuation site name, and romanized evacuation site name. Shows the types of disasters the evacuation site supports with emojis.
- Allows registration of any location, such as your home, and shows its distance and direction with a compass.
Notes:
- This app includes a map for registering locations, but it is basic. We recommend also installing an offline map app.
- Romanized text is machine-generated and may not be accurate.
- Information in this app may not be up-to-date. Please check the latest information from local municipalities regarding evacuation sites.
Required Permissions:
- Permissions required to display the map:
- android.permission.INTERNET
- Permissions required to access your current location:
- android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Collection of Personal Information:
- None
Data Transmission:
- None
Advertisements:
- None
Reason for Paid App:
- To avoid interference with emergency communications during major disasters, this app is always ad-free.
Features:
- Lists the nearest stations from your current location in order of proximity. Displays distance, direction (mini compass), station name, romanized station name, line name, and romanized line name.
- Lists the nearest evacuation sites from your current location in order of proximity. Displays distance, direction (mini compass), evacuation site name, and romanized evacuation site name. Shows the types of disasters the evacuation site supports with emojis.
- Allows registration of any location, such as your home, and shows its distance and direction with a compass.
Notes:
- This app includes a map for registering locations, but it is basic. We recommend also installing an offline map app.
- Romanized text is machine-generated and may not be accurate.
- Information in this app may not be up-to-date. Please check the latest information from local municipalities regarding evacuation sites.
Required Permissions:
- Permissions required to display the map:
- android.permission.INTERNET
- Permissions required to access your current location:
- android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Collection of Personal Information:
- None
Data Transmission:
- None
Advertisements:
- None
Reason for Paid App:
- To avoid interference with emergency communications during major disasters, this app is always ad-free.
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