Mukaranga for large screens

 

Our Mukaranga map for large screens is our flagship proprietary map, hosted at www.mukaranga.com (our website for those planning a trip to South Africa). It includes our own information as well as content from third parties and directly from users. Because it is designed to be viewed on a large screen with a faster internet connection (compared to through a phone) it includes the most extensive range of functionality and on-screen options.

The version of Mukaranga that has been optimised for mobile phones is described and can be viewed here.

The Mukaranga map highlights the best attractions and high crime areas in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

Users can select to view layers from an integrated drop down menu that cover: Going Out, Nature, Culture, Pitstops, Shopping, Drives and Safemap.

These layers are only displayed when the users selects to see them (improving map load times) and the layers are colour coded.

When a user clicks on a marker they can see our descriptions, photos and contact details.

The map is geo-located, which means that it 'knows' where the user is (with their permission) and zooms in to their local area.

The user can get a route from their location to any attraction, place or point on the map.

The user can also search for our attractions or any other place on the map using a simple search box with predictive typing.

We constantly update the map using our back-end online and realtime content management tool.

We also use input directly from clients, including through The Twig to add new attractions and edit existing ones.

We run Google Adsense adverts on the page to monetize the map.

Additionally the map includes all the normal Google Map functionality (zoom, pan, StreetView and satellite view).

 

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