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- | A key application on the internet tablets is navigation. The [[Nokia N900|N900]] and [[Nokia N810|N810]] have a built-in GPS receiver; the [[Nokia 770|770]] and [[Nokia N800|N800]] can connect to a separate GPS receiver over bluetooth with the NMEA interface
| + | == Navigation Tools == |
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- | == Complete Navigation Solutions ==
| + | A key application on the internet tablets is navigation. The N810 has a built-in GPS receiver the 770 and N800 can connect the GPS receiver over bluetooth with the NMEA interface |
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- | The following applications provide GPS-based navigation and route calculation.
| + | === Open Source === |
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- | === Stand-alone === | + | ==== Navigation Tools ==== |
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- | Stand-alone navigation apps are self-contained: they can calculate routes without needing a network connection once provided with local map data.
| + | ===== Maemo Mapper ===== |
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- | ==== Sygic ====
| + | Urls: |
- | | + | * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage] |
- | Links:
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- | * http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34409 * | + | |
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| Pro: | | Pro: |
- | * Turn-by-turn voice instructions | + | * Pretty stable application |
- | | + | * Works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps |
- | Cons:
| + | * The maps download is convenient within maemo mapper and maps can be stored on the device. No PC required. |
- | * Commercial, proprietary, closed source | + | * Routing is possible but requires online connectivity. |
- | * Some maps not available | + | |
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- | ==== Navit ====
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- | Links:
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- | * [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage]
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- | * [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 Maemo <= 4 specific page]
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- | * [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=38800 Maemo 5 / N900 discussion]
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- | Pro:
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- | * open source | + | |
- | * turn-by-turn voice instructions
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- | * uses vector data from openstreetmaps and free garmin maps
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- | * 2d and 3D view option
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- | * touchscreen interface
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- | * flexible with a rich set of configuration options via an XML file
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- | * almost daily development releases, good progress
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- | * as of 2012, this is the only navigation that works without internet access, reroutes, speaks, and has a good interface with a bit effort
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| Con: | | Con: |
- | * works pretty reliably but still rough around the edges | + | * works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) |
- | * custom configuration requires modification of XML file in text editor | + | * Acquiring a new route requires online connection; the connection is not needed to follow a downloaded route. |
- | * Little/no developer interaction via t.m.o.
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- | * Limited search functionality
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- | Tips and Tricks:
| + | ===== Mapper ===== |
- | * the main communication channel for navit is on IRC. You will find the core hackers there as well as some users. See the navit [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Contacts Contacts page] for details | + | * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Onion/Mapper Mapper] is a fork of Maemo Mapper designed for [http://www.openstreetmap.org openstreetmap] data collection. |
- | * 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.
| + | |
- | * Easy install of latest version on N900 here [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=746245 Install script]
| + | |
- | * [http://bokomoko.de/~rd/navit-config.tgz Configuration Files] for the N8x0. The files should go to /home/user/.navit and expect maps named *.bin in /media/mmc2/Navit (may be changed by editing the .xml configuration files)
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- | * There is a repository, see [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1191341&postcount=566 this post] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=1253609&postcount=610 this post] for a nice OSD.
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- | ==== Gosmore ==== | + | ===== Gosmore ===== |
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- | Links:
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| * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage] | | * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage] |
- | * [http://guest.lunatech.com/~neil/maemo/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page] | + | * [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page] |
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| Pro: | | Pro: |
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| Con: | | Con: |
- | * Not yet stable, routing untested | + | * Not yet stable |
- | * very few releases, little development progress visible | + | * 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. | | * map conversion from openstreetmap format to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. |
| * I did not get gpsd working. | | * I did not get gpsd working. |
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- | ==== Roadmap ==== | + | ===== Navit ===== |
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- | Links:
| + | Urls: |
| + | * [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage] |
| + | * [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page] |
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| + | 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 |
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| + | 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. See the navit [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Contacts Contacts page] for details |
| + | * 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. |
| + | * [http://bokomoko.de/~rd/navit-config.tgz Configuration Files] for the N8x0. The files should go to /home/user/.navit and expect maps named *.bin in /media/mmc2/Navit (may be changed by editing the .xml configuration files) |
| + | |
| + | ===== Roadmap ===== |
| + | |
| + | Urls: |
| * [http://roadmap.sourceforge.net/index.html homepage] | | * [http://roadmap.sourceforge.net/index.html homepage] |
| * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/ maemo garage page] | | * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/ maemo garage page] |
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| Pro: | | Pro: |
- | * Open source
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| * Use vector maps from OpenStreet Map | | * Use vector maps from OpenStreet Map |
| * Rich configuration file not in XML | | * Rich configuration file not in XML |
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| * 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. | | * 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 | | * Only one map at a time can be used |
- | * Project is not very active
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- | ==== Marble ==== | + | ===== Roadnav ===== |
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- | Links:
| + | Urls: |
- | * [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=67316&highlight=marble/ maemo talk thread] | + | * [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage] |
- | * [https://userbase.kde.org/Marble/Maemo/Installation KDE UserBase Wiki]
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- | Pro:
| + | I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years. |
- | * Opensource
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- | * Turn-by-turn navigation
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- | * Voice navigation
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- | * Online and offline (using monav) routing
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- | * Many different map themes
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- | Con:
| + | ===== Carman ===== |
- | * Need space to save offline maps
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- | ==== Monav ====
| + | Urls: |
| + | * [http://openbossa.indt.org.br/carman/ Homepage] |
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- | * [http://code.google.com/p/monav/ project page]
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- | * [http://maemo.org/packages/view/monav/ client package]
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- | * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/MoNav osm wiki page]
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- | ==== modRana ====
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- | See also [[#modRana_2|modRana]]
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- | === Cloud-Based ===
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- | Cloud-based navigation requires a network connection to calculate routes.
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- | ==== Waze ====
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- | Qt port of the famous community-based traffic & navigation app
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- | Links:
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- | * [http://www.waze.com official app website]
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- | * TMO [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=79860 thread]
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| Pro: | | Pro: |
- | * for N900/N9/N950
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- | * free
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- | * police alert, accidents alert, road hazards and traffic jams alert
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- | * turn-by-turn voice navigation
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| Con: | | Con: |
- | * latest versions closed source so not updated
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- | * still some bugs
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- | ==== Ovi ====
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- | Pro:
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- | * Free (comes pre-installed on N900)
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- | * Good maps
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- | Cons:
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- | * Closed source
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- | * Clunky
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- | * No turn-by-turn voice instructions
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- | ==== Maemo Mapper (Maemo4/Diablo)) ====
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- | Links:
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- | * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ garage page]
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- | Pro:
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- | * Open source
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- | * Pretty stable application
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- | * Turn-by-turn voice directions
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- | * Works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps
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- | * The maps download is convenient within maemo mapper and maps can be stored on the device. No PC required.
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- | Con:
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- | * works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage)
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- | * Acquiring a new route requires online connection; the connection is not needed to follow a downloaded route.
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- | ==== Mappero (Maemo5/Fremantle)====
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- | Mappero is the result of a further development of maemo mapper in Maemo5 (fremantle).
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- | Links:
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- | * [http://blog.mardy.it/search/label/mappero Mappero Developer Blog]
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- | * It uses [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ the same garage page] as maemo mapper
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- | Pro:
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- | * Uses graphic acceleration of the N900
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- | * User interface in Maemo5 look and feel
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- | * Support for different configurable maps sources: OpenStreetMaps, Google, Yahoo, Virtual earth and what not.
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- | * Navigation: turn-by-turn voice navigation (with configurable route providers) in your own language.
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- | * GPS tracking
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- | * File import/export of GPX tracks and routes
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- | * POI handling
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- | Con:
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- | *Same as maemo mapper
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- | ==== Mapper ====
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- | * [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Onion/Mapper Mapper] is a fork of Maemo Mapper designed for [http://www.openstreetmap.org openstreetmap] data collection.
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- | ==== [[modRana| modRana]]====
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- | * [[modRana| modRana Maemo wiki page]]
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- | * [http://modrana.org modrana.org]
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- | * based on [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Rana Rana]
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- | * [http://maemo.org/packages/view/modrana maemo package]
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- | * [[modranaVoiceOutputTranslation| voice output translation wiki page]]
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- | * [[ModRana_offline_routing_guide| offline routing setup guide]]
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- | == Map Editors / Other Tools ==
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- | Editors: | + | ==== Map Editors / Other Tools ==== |
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| * [http://www.harbaum.org/till/maemo/index.shtml#osm2go OSM2Go] is an editor for [http://www.openstreetmap.org openstreetmap] data. | | * [http://www.harbaum.org/till/maemo/index.shtml#osm2go OSM2Go] is an editor for [http://www.openstreetmap.org openstreetmap] data. |
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- | Map viewers:
| + | === Commercial === |
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- | * [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/maep/ Maep] (also available [http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/diablo_extras_free_armel/maep/1.3.6/ for N8x0])
| + | ==== Navigation Tools ==== |
- | * [http://qtmapper.garage.maemo.org/ QtMapper]
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- | * [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/tangogps-me/ tangoGPS]
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- | == Incomplete or Dead Navigation Applications == | + | ===== Navicore ===== |
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- | === Roadnav ===
| + | Urls: |
| + | * [http://www.navicoretech.com/ homepage] |
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- | Links:
| + | I did not try it. |
- | * [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage]
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- | I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.
| + | =====Wayfinder===== |
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- | === Carman === | + | |
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- | Links:
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- | * [http://openbossa.indt.org.br/carman/ Homepage]
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- | ===Wayfinder=== | + | |
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| * N800 and N810 come with [http://www.wayfinder.com/ Wayfinder maps] pre-installed. Routing/navigation is not enabled by default and requires a $99/3 years license. Map data and formats are proprietary. | | * N800 and N810 come with [http://www.wayfinder.com/ Wayfinder maps] pre-installed. Routing/navigation is not enabled by default and requires a $99/3 years license. Map data and formats are proprietary. |
- | * Wayfinder is defunct
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- | == Keeping Data Costs Down (International Roaming) ==
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- | Some of these tools retrieve map data on the fly, and this can be very costly if you are travelling internationally. Below, as captured from a post, are some tips that might help.
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- | ''I was travelling to Seattle from London a few months back, and anticipated the same sort of data costs. I worked around it quite easily by using MaemoMapper, and using my WiFi at home to download and cache maps for the region. I did this for Google Maps, Google hybrid maps, and OpenStreetmap, giving me the ability to switch back and forth. If I remember correctly, I pulled down map zoom levels of 11 & 9 for the entire western third of Washington, levels 9 & 7 for the specific Everett - Federal Way section, and 9-7-5 from downtown out to the areas where I was going to be staying with relatives. I then added a similar detailed set data for the San Juan Islands, as I thought we might go whale watching. Downloading took a little bit of time for each set, but it didn't distract me much from the TV show I was watching at the time. Elapsed time was 1 hour or so. This was on my N810. To download maps, look for the "Manage Maps" menu.''
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- | ''What this gives you is *not* routing, it gives you maps. If you want routing, the data cost of going online to compute a route and then use it offline with the cached maps should be low. Since there are no voice directions, you'll have to depend on your co-pilot to read from the [[Nokia N900|N900]]. Unless your co-pilot has higher gadget tolerance than mine, swapping driving duties might be sensible. For holidaying, I find maps from OpenStreetmap to be significantly nicer than the "just roads" focus of TomTom/Naviteq maps as the wiki-like nature of things positively encourages people to list parks, walking paths, etc. Windsor Castle and Great Park http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51...layers=B000FTF and the alpine paths of Kandersteg Switzerland http://www.openstreetmap.org/?minlon=7.6556638&minlat=46.4775866&maxlon=7.6956638&maxlat=46.5175866 are two examples.''
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- | [[Category:Software]]
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| [[Category:Beginners]] | | [[Category:Beginners]] |
- | [[Category:GPS]]
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- | [[Category:Fremantle]]
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- | [[Category:Diablo]]
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