With the idea to cater to the Nepali gallis and landmarks like pipal ko bot, Baato was built by a team of young Nepali geo-specialists as your local travel-friendly companion in Nepal, a real-time GPS navigation application.
The Baato app is now officially available to download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. We at Baato pride ourselves on our easily accessible map-based services, responsive navigation and smooth user-experience. However, above all, we provide a better product catered to Nepal and the intricacies of maps and navigation in our culture. Check out some of our unique features to ensure you choose Baato over any international alternatives!
1. Better data:
Baato, coming from the groundwork laid by its parent company Kathmandu Living Labs (KLL) in updating accurate and detailed data about Nepal’s geospatial landscape, provides a unique advantage to our user. Based off of OpenStreetMap (OSM), an open source mapping platform backed by a thriving community of local volunteers, we assure better galli knowledge than your current map app.
2. Location-based search:
From schools, hospitals, and banks to cafés, restaurants or any other services in a neighborhood, Baato’s geo-search feature provides a list of nearby options along with accurate distances relative to the current user location. Customizing the search result based on radial distances allows the users to find relevant results based on their location. We know it’s not anything new but we also know that landmark you can’t find on your current map app, you can on ours.
Search for nearby banks, hospitals and localities
3. Routing with voice instructions:
We’ve all faced the difficulties of driving and having to check our devices — for next turn or perhaps to check the time left for the commute. With Baato app’s voice instruction, navigating to unknown places becomes ever so convenient. The best thing about Baato? Get your voice instructions in Nepali.
Generate accurate routes and directions for drivers, riders and pedestrians
Reach your destination faster with turn-by-turn navigation
4. Landmark-based navigation
Baato understands landmarks; where Dhumbarahi pipal ko bot is. No one actually knows which road is Thirbam sadak or which one is Gyandeep sadak. We’ve learned from a culture that navigates through landmarks, probably out of circumstantial necessity over anything else. But why suffer through this shock to our culture? That’s why we’re gradually rolling out our landmark based navigation. Baato mobile app has taken into account Nepali people’s convenience, and brings forth easy navigation with the application informing you about a landmark on your way. Landmark-based navigation has been one of the essential components in the application as it focuses on landmarks, specifically in the context of Nepal.
5. Bookmarks
Saving a location as a bookmark can help find a place real quick at the time of need. You can save your favorite destinations or save sites and places that aren’t named on the map. For example, you visited someone’s house for the first time, and chances are you might forget the direction the next time. Well, not if you use Baato’s bookmark feature. You can quickly get access to the route next time by just saving the location as a bookmark now.
All the bookmarks are listed under the bookmarks section in the application, and it is not limited; you can save as many locations as you want, or you can also delete a saved location from the list of bookmarks.
6. Location Sharing
The location-sharing feature enables you to share a location you’ve always wanted to go with your loved ones or to share essential landmarks or places with your friends and families. You can share locations across different social media or messaging applications.
Add to this gargantuan list of features the choice between three different map styles Breeze, Monochrome, and Retro and you’ve got yourself a completely tailored package wrapped in lokta paper ;). The application is sleek, minimalistic and intuitive making it handy for people of all age groups and all levels of technical skill. Hop on the Baato mobile app and see for yourself! It’s where all the nepali kids hang out!
