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	gnuite	2008-02-06 , 21:03
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Originally Posted by daddyo

I was just futzing around on the Maemo Mapper site and typed in a couple of places of interested and it gave me back the GPX file of GPS coordinates and directions.

How do I get the GPX file into Maemo Mapper to use? Do I download it from my N800 browser and save it locally into some directory, or do I have to download it on my desktop PC and upload it to my N800 or one of the memory cards?

I assume you're referring to POI. Yes, you can use the GPX POI Search Web Service on your N800 and save the files to your tablet. In Maemo Mapper, use the "Import..." menu item from the "POI" menu to import the POI in that file into Maemo Mapper's database.

Alternatively, you can skip the browser step and just use Maemo Mapper's "Download..." menu item from the "POI" menu, which basically does the same thing.

The same work flows exist for generating and using routes (driving directions). You can use the GPX Driving Directions Web Service and open the resulting file with the "Open..." menu item from the "Route" menu, or you can use the "Download..." menu item from the "Route" menu.

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