Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

Does anyone know if this is going to be developed, or any reason why it is likely that it won't be? I know there's other maps applications for Maemo, and you can use google maps through the browser but as far as I am aware there is no way of automatically utilizing the gps and then pulling up things like google business info, reviews, wikipedia articles etc relating to whatever local POI you're searching for. I have searched around and the question has been posted on the google mobile help site but as yet no answers :(

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

I'm just starting to write something like this using libchamplain. Step 1. is complete, libchamplain is compiled and I'll upload it to extras-devel this evening.

Ideas and patches welcome, but in the first instance I'd like to add IM contact locations, POI from e.g. wikipedia, and probably location where photos were taken using their geotags.

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

I would love that (even started a thread about something similar a while back). But why just IM contacts? I would like to be able to bring up all the contacts in my ...contact list. Well, at least those with an address..

This may be too much and not even interesting, but would it be possible to link the photo/contacts thumbnails or icons from the maps application to the photobrowser/contacts application? So if I'm in maps, find a photo or a contact, I could tap the the thumbnail/icon and open up the photo in the photo browser/contact in the contacts application?

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

My immediate interest was for use at the (next) summit, where e.g. I'd like to know where people are in the city and also I'd like to see where the nearest pub/restaurant is.

I don't see any reason why contacts' addresses couldn't be added too.

Yeah, should be pretty easy to do, as long as the apps in question allow the selection to be made programmatically.

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

Hey Lardman. This is a very good project. Wish you all the best.

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

Does anyone know if Google will release a version of Google Maps for Maemo?

Google Maps is probably the main thing I'll miss when moving from my N95 to N900.

It'd be nice to see if the Google Maps website worked well in the browser, but even then, it's not GPS "aware" is it?

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

MaemoMapper can work with Google maps. But to officially support it, it would need the permission of Google to use their maps, which I think will not happen. Google is not _that_ opensource-friendly.

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

MaemoMapper is pretty good but....


Google Latitude works pretty perfect with Google Maps!!!

Just download and open up Google Latitude and click on the top for options to open up Google Maps !!!!

You can then search the Map just like you would in the iPhone or Android App !!!

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

google latitude on nokia is nothing like google latitude on android .. nothing ..

Re: Google Maps app for Maemo 5
 

Hmm, it's not far off tbh, at least seems pretty similar to that running on my wife's Android 1.6 phone. The exceptions being that you have to keep the webpage/app open all the time to produce location updates and the zooming in/out is a but clunky.