Includes thousands of truck stops, including Rest Areas, Flying J, Pilot, Weight Stations, Walmarts and more.

Drivers will also appreciate:
✓ Share pictures at stops to inform others
✓ Add new stops for others to discover
✓ Get geo-alerted whenever you drive-by within some miles of a stop (optional)
✓ Submit gas prices at any location
✓ Anything you submit is updated instantly, no waiting around!
✓ Current Weather and forecast for every stop
✓ Communicate with other users privately when needed
✓ Discussion trucking topics with other users, generically or region-wise
✓ Keep a list of your favorite stops for quick access
✓ Free+No Ads!

Download Fishing Spots at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fishing-spots/id417922502?mt=8

Download WeatherAlerts at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weatheralerts/id417906074?mt=8

✓ Browse current advisories on a map
✓ Get a push-notification whenever an alert is issued within a distance you have specified
✓ Even though defaults have been tested to be appropriate, you can configure maximum alert frequency to your taste, or turn them off altogether.
✓ Check the current weather for any spot on the map
✓ Free+No Ads!

Once you setup and put the app in the background, most likely you will never have to open the app again!

Download at http://geogroups.com/apps/weatheralerts

Anglers will also appreciate:
✓ Share picture and location of your catch right after the fact
✓ Add new spots for others to discover
✓ Comment on and rate others catch
✓ Get geo-alerted whenever you drive-by within some miles of a spot (optional)
✓ Check the current weather for any spot on the map
✓ Communicate with other users privately when needed
✓ Free!

Download at: http://geogroups.com/apps/fishingspots

• BeachSpot is the fastest and easiest way to find beaches near you.
• It is so addictive you will use it even when you don’t plan on going to the beach!
• Beach junkies will also appreciate the optional geo-alert feature: get alerted whenever you drive-by within some miles from a beach.
• And of course you can contribute your own pictures and notes on beaches you visit. You can even add new beaches or relevant spots for others to discover.
• Still reading? You can even check the current weather for any beach you see on the map.

Download or see app info at: http://geogroups.com/apps/beachspot

The name of every post in the group is a city name followed by number of Violent-Crime incidents per 10000 in that city.

You can also browse the stats on a map on the web at  http://geogroups.com/groups/fbi-crime-stats/

Screenshots below on how it appears in the iPhone App.

Browse FBI Crime Stats Per City In the GeoGroups iPhone App

Crime Stats Categories Per City

Therefore, in the holiday spirit, we would like to announce that the GeoAlerts upgrade will be free to all  existing users of the GeoGroups app and all new users who join on or before December 25,2010.

Some snapshots are included below on general uses.

GeoGroups GeoAlert on Red-Light Camera

GeoGroups GeoAlert on Leaving School

Set GeoAlert On A Caltrain Station

GeoGroups GeoAlert Options

How the post will appear on your facebook wall

Anyone viewing your wall can click/tap the post, which on the iPhone will open up a draggable map within the Facebook app, and a large full-screen map of the location and message on the desktop.

Tapping GeoGroups Facebook Wall Post Will Bring Up This Map

Example uses could be  “Meet me here”, or “I Am Here”,  without the burden of “check-ins” or any kind of geo-tagging whatsoever.

To send a location, tap the “send” button below the street-address on the home screen in the GeoGroups app. This will prompt to choose between posting to facebook or sending to a user or email address. Don’t worry, just choosing an option here won’t immediately send anything!

Choose “Post to Facebook”, and the send message screen will show up. Here you can edit the message and the location you want to send to your facebook wall. Tap “Send”. If this is the first time you are attempting this, the app will throw an error message about not having permission. Follow the prompt to go to the user options configuration page. Here, in the Facebook section, tap “Login” to go to the Facebook site. Here enter your facebook credentials, which will bring you back to the app.

Now, go back to the send message screen and tap send again. To see if it worked and how it looks, open the Facebook iPhone app to see your feed. You can always delete un-intended posts on your wall by swiping left on the post to see a delete button.

From now on, sending a location via the app requires only 3 taps, usually with no typing involved.  1) Tap Send Location 2) Choose Post To Facebook  3) Tap Send

As always, post feedback, comments or suggestions to the GeoGroups iPhone App Discussion Forum

GeoGroups is your go-to geo-social service helping you interact with family, friends, like-minded individuals and professionals via separate public or private groups. With GeoGroups you can create public groups to share points of interest with kindred spirits, private groups to track family members and map shared locations and subscribe to a growing list of public utility groups to map nearby weather alerts, Wi-Fi hotspots, speed traps and more.

Click here http://geogroups.com/app or search “GeoGroups” at the App Store to get the free GeoGroups app for the iPhone.

And for updates on all things GeoGroups, follow us at: http://twitter.com/geogroups and like us on Facebook at: http://geogroups.com/facebook

GeoGroups iPhone App