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Navigation Tools

2009-06-12T08:58:53Z

132.165.76.2: /* Roadmap */

== 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:
* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage]

Pro: pretty stable application, works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps. The maps download is convenient and maps can be stored on the device. Routing is possible but required online connectivity.

Con: works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) and routing requires online connection.

==== Gosmore ====

Urls:
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage]
* [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps

Con: Not yet stable, very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet, map conversion to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. I did not get gpsd working.

==== Navit ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage]
* [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps, can do offline routing, 3D view, good touchscreen interface, rich set of configuration options, almost daily development releases, good progress

Con: altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, configuration requires 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).
How to start the routing engine ? : no documentation

Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list. No complete documentation.

==== Roadnav ====

Urls:
* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage]

I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.

==== 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

=== Commercial ===

==== Navicore ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navicoretech.com/ homepage]

I did not try it.

Navigation Tools

2009-06-12T08:31:39Z

132.165.76.2: /* Navit */

== 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:
* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage]

Pro: pretty stable application, works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps. The maps download is convenient and maps can be stored on the device. Routing is possible but required online connectivity.

Con: works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) and routing requires online connection.

==== Gosmore ====

Urls:
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage]
* [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps

Con: Not yet stable, very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet, map conversion to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. I did not get gpsd working.

==== Navit ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage]
* [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps, can do offline routing, 3D view, good touchscreen interface, rich set of configuration options, almost daily development releases, good progress

Con: altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, configuration requires 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).
How to start the routing engine ? : no documentation

Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list. No complete documentation.

==== Roadnav ====

Urls:
* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage]

I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.

==== 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. Good graphics on the tablet. Development of the software is active but the porting 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.
=== Commercial ===

==== Navicore ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navicoretech.com/ homepage]

I did not try it.

Navigation Tools

2009-06-12T08:30:51Z

132.165.76.2: /* Navigation Tools */

== 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:
* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage]

Pro: pretty stable application, works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps. The maps download is convenient and maps can be stored on the device. Routing is possible but required online connectivity.

Con: works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) and routing requires online connection.

==== Gosmore ====

Urls:
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage]
* [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps

Con: Not yet stable, very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet, map conversion to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. I did not get gpsd working.

==== Navit ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage]
* [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps, can do offline routing, 3D view, good touchscreen interface, rich set of configuration options, almost daily development releases, good progress

Con: altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, configuration requires 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).
Difficult to start the routing engine : no documentation

Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list. No complete documentation.

==== Roadnav ====

Urls:
* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage]

I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.

==== 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. Good graphics on the tablet. Development of the software is active but the porting 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.
=== Commercial ===

==== Navicore ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navicoretech.com/ homepage]

I did not try it.

Navigation Tools

2009-06-12T08:18:52Z

132.165.76.2: /* Navit */

== 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:
* [https://garage.maemo.org/projects/maemo-mapper/ homepage]

Pro: pretty stable application, works by default with openstreetmap, but can also use commercial maps. The maps download is convenient and maps can be stored on the device. Routing is possible but required online connectivity.

Con: works only with pixmaps (i.e. inefficient map storage) and routing requires online connection.

==== Gosmore ====

Urls:
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore homepage]
* [http://home.kabelfoon.nl/~neil/gosmore-maemo/ maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps

Con: Not yet stable, very few releases, little development progress visible, no routing yet, map conversion to gosmore .pak format has to be done by user. I did not get gpsd working.

==== Navit ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navit-project.org/ homepage]
* [http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Navit_on_n770/n800/n810 maemo specific page]

Pro: uses vector data from openstreetmaps, can do offline routing, 3D view, good touchscreen interface, rich set of configuration options, almost daily development releases, good progress

Con: altough works already pretty reliable, no stable release yet, configuration requires 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).
Difficult to start the routing engine : no documentation

Little interaction with developers, no public development mailing list, little support on the user list. No complete documentation.

==== Roadnav ====

Urls:
* [http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/ homepage]

I could not get it working so far, no updates on news site since two years.

=== Commercial ===

==== Navicore ====

Urls:
* [http://www.navicoretech.com/ homepage]

I did not try it.