# Calipso

> Calipso (iPhone/iPad app by NEXTANT APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIVE SOLUTION S.R.L..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calipso/id985916525 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NEXTANT APPLICATIONS & INNOVATIVE SOLUTION S.R.L.](https://appshunter.io/developer/882459370)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.1 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Italian
- Released: 2015-05-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calipso/id985916525/reviews.md

## What is Calipso?

CALIPSO provides services based on GPS positioning to tourists of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

CALIPSO helps in the navigation, visit and safeguard of a Marine Protected Area.

Through the App  CALIPSO  you  can  see  on the map the  areas  with  controlled  access  (e.g., for fishing  or for  anchoring),  and  obtain  Local Ordinances (worked out by Coast Guard) and geo-referenced information  about the  areas  or  points  of  interest  by  a  simple touch  on the  icon displayed  on the map.  The  user  will thus  have  a  simple to  use  support for the  planning  of the  visit to the MPA,  obtaining  useful  information  easily  updated  and  certified  by  the  same  Management  Authority  of  the MPA. 

In  addition  to  displaying  on  the  map  your  location  and  the  information  related  to  specific  areas,  points  of interest,  prohibitions,  warnings,  recommendations  and  local  ordinances,  the  user  can  also  view  a  map  of reported marine species in the area, and may itself carry out the geo-localized alerts using a simple wizard and click on the map, thus contributing to the enhancement of the information asset of the Marine Protected Area, and its control with respect to violations of environmental regulations for the protection of the MPA. 

FUNCTIONALITIES

- Display  on  the  map  of  your  location,  of  information  on  specific  areas  of  the  AMP  and  geo-localized information generated by the MPA: points of interest, prohibitions, warnings, advice, local ordinances;

- Display  by  click  of  pop-up  information  on  the  controlled  access  areas  and  points  of  interest, prohibitions, warnings, advice, local ordinances; 

- View on map of pop-up information and reports of protected marine species present in the MPA and cases of violations of environmental regulations on the MPA; 

- Contribution  to  the  protection  of  the  MPA  by  generating  and  sending  geo-localized  reports  to  the authorities; 

- Choice of specific MPA that you want to visit and with respect to which information is desired; 

- User registration directly from the app; 

- App can be used on smartphones and tablets. 

Attention:
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life; you can still use the alert function while passing over  controlled-access areas by allowing only the use of the localization by Calipso when the app is in use.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 18 — 2020-09-23

Fixed a server connection error bug.

### 1.3 — 2016-07-29

Now you can view multi-media information about the various alerts (e.g. diving spots accompanied web insights and youtube video)
Also, clicking on a message in the list, the map is centered and zoomed in on the reporting.
And remember to contribute, if you can, with reports (marine species, sights, anchor points, etc.); the MPA management bodies, the scientific partners and CALIPSO community to which you belong yourself will thank you.

### 1.2 — 2016-05-07

- Management of multi-polygons zones
- Management of area colors with respect to priority attribute

### 1.1 — 2015-08-10

- Support to French language
- Colouring of different areas controlled access of the Marine Protected depending on their importance
- Notification function in transit area with controlled access, both with active App, both in the background while the terminal is in lock or while using other apps

### 1.0 — 2015-05-15

No release notes.

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