Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

yes It does use internal GPS but it needs internet connection..

@ the time of loading the app it ask you to allow your location.
Which mobile browser are you using??

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

im right there with you guys as well.... whats the deal with that?

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

Hello guys I saw many ppl have their doubts about the location msg on load.
but you can try the same url on your computer and your regular browser will also ask for your permission. its nothing but a way of your browser to ask if it can use your current location or not.

I will make the source-code available to anyone once I am done working on it. so you can check that I am not logging any activity or users locations.

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

its things like this that give me hope for my device, which I am still trying to fall in love with!
Thanks so much, look forward to seeing it develop further

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

Thanks guys.... I have done some more redesigning.
1> I have redesign the GUI - Bigger buttons,
2> shows your location ( a small green flag in the center).
3> You can search an Address, ( I am not sure why the local business is now stopped. example... Nike store in San Fransisco, when I was testing it locally .. it was working fine.)
4> you can tap on the flag or marker to see the street view.
5> clicking the street View will show the street view of the center of the map.
6> bigger fonts and buttons for search box....
7> Panning in the map as well as Street view works faster...( I guess :D )

Future development that I am planning....

1> Fix the searching of local POI. so you can search all the pizza place near your location and put one of them as a destination for driving direction. an Njoy hot pizza.

2> Refresh own location every 5 sec or so... ( this will help while driving, you will be able to see the map updates your position. and zooms in as you get closer to a location )

3> Driving direction in List view.

as I am testing on the server it self the application may be down or give you some other results for some more days. plz bare.

One more thing I am in US so can anyone from other part of the world share their experience as of accuracy and all. will be much helpful. I will provide the source code to anyone from coming Monday. Let me know if anyone needs it. :cool:

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

It works very well here in Holland. Also getting your location, accuracy is fine.
(note: anyone who refused sharing their location to this or other sites, and wants to reverse this; these permissions are saved in a separate file, permissions.sqlite in the /home/user/.mozilla/.microb directory I believe (delete/rename at your own risk! But I did and it worked).

The search function seems to work better than that of Maemaps, it found a place that Maemap didn't.
What Maemaps does have over this is that it lists the route below the map view, after getting a direction.

What would be nice is to have a list of possible search hits, like you get in the desktop version of google maps.
There you can also drag the route around with the mouse, and add waypoints. I know that's asking too much though, thanks so far!

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

Some More improvement.

Search your local business, (search for Pizza, Juice, Indian food) and the map should search near your location.

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

It's nice to view street maps this easy, now I can locate other shops and stores nearby if I'm not sure whether I'm walking the right direction to the correct place.

Keep up the good work !
:D

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

Can you make it fill the avalible screen space.
ie: When you press the browser's fullscreen button the tile & url bars appear but the map does not resize and you need to scroll, this would also benefit portrait mode which does not work (the main reason for me mentioning it)
Great app, love the streetview mode, found out that my road is now streetviewed, didn't know that. Thanks

Re: Customize Google Map for N900
 

would it be possible to add "joystick" to lower right corner. A bit like in game destroid. So that you could pan just by moving joystick on screen.