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* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage] | * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage] | ||
Pro: | Pro: | ||
* Pretty stable application | |||
* Works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps | |||
* The maps download is convenient within maemo mapper and maps can be stored on the device. No PC required. | |||
* Routing is possible but requires online connectivity. | |||
Con: works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) | Con: | ||
* works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) | |||
* routing requires online connection. | |||
==== Gosmore ==== | ==== Gosmore ==== | ||
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* [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page] | * [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page] | ||
Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps | Pro: | ||
* uses vector data from openstreetmaps | |||
Con: Not yet stable | Con: | ||
* Not yet stable | |||
* very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet, | |||
* map conversion from openstreetmap format to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. | |||
* I did not get gpsd working. | |||
==== Navit ==== | ==== Navit ==== | ||
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* [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page] | * [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page] | ||
Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps | Pro: | ||
* uses vector data from openstreetmaps | |||
* can do offline routing | |||
* 3D view | |||
* good touchscreen interface, | |||
* rich set of configuration options via an XML file | |||
* almost daily development releases, good progress | |||
Con: altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, configuration requires modification of | Con: | ||
* altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, | |||
* configuration requires frequently modification of XML file in text editor | |||
* the default configuration is not good for the internet tablet (see the [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 wiki page] internet tablets configurations) | |||
* Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list. | |||
* No complete documentation. | |||
Tips and Tricks: | |||
* the main communication channel for navit is on IRC. You will find the core hackers there as well as some users. | |||
* it automatically routes if it has a gps fix and a | |||
destination. A destination can either be set by pressing on the map and | |||
selecting "set as destination" from the appearing context menu, or via the | |||
address search. | |||
==== Roadmap ==== | |||
Urls: | |||
* [http://roadmap.sourceforge.net/index.html homepage] | |||
* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/ maemo garage page] | |||
Pro : | |||
* Use vector maps from OpenStreet Map | |||
* Rich configuration file not in XML | |||
* Good graphics on the tablet | |||
* Development of the software is active but the portage to the tablet is often two or three releases late | |||
Con : | |||
* OpenStreet maps must be processed before use. There are a few procedures to do that on PC but sometimes they crash specially with big files. | |||
* Only one map at a time can be used | |||
==== Roadnav ==== | ==== Roadnav ==== | ||
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I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years. | I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years. | ||
=== Commercial === | === Commercial === | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 12 June 2009
Navigation Tools
A key application on the internet tablets is navigation. The N810 has a built-in GPS receiver the N770 and N800 can connect the GPS receiver over bluetooth with the NMEA interface
Open Source
Maemo Mapper
Urls:
Pro:
- Pretty stable application
- Works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps
- The maps download is convenient within maemo mapper and maps can be stored on the device. No PC required.
- Routing is possible but requires online connectivity.
Con:
- works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage)
- routing requires online connection.
Gosmore
Urls:
Pro:
- uses vector data from openstreetmaps
Con:
- Not yet stable
- very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet,
- map conversion from openstreetmap format to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user.
- I did not get gpsd working.
Navit
Urls:
Pro:
- uses vector data from openstreetmaps
- can do offline routing
- 3D view
- good touchscreen interface,
- rich set of configuration options via an XML file
- almost daily development releases, good progress
Con:
- altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet,
- configuration requires frequently modification of XML file in text editor
- the default configuration is not good for the internet tablet (see the wiki page internet tablets configurations)
- Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list.
- No complete documentation.
Tips and Tricks:
- the main communication channel for navit is on IRC. You will find the core hackers there as well as some users.
- it automatically routes if it has a gps fix and a
destination. A destination can either be set by pressing on the map and selecting "set as destination" from the appearing context menu, or via the address search.
Roadmap
Urls:
Pro :
- Use vector maps from OpenStreet Map
- Rich configuration file not in XML
- Good graphics on the tablet
- Development of the software is active but the portage to the tablet is often two or three releases late
Con :
- OpenStreet maps must be processed before use. There are a few procedures to do that on PC but sometimes they crash specially with big files.
- Only one map at a time can be used
Roadnav
Urls:
I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.
Commercial
Navicore
Urls:
I did not try it.
