Thread: gps/mappercomparison
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kernelpanic is offline kernelpanic
2008-05-17 , 05:51
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DISCLAIMER- RoadMap for Maemo is my project. While I strive for objectivity, I cannot promise it I am constantly evaluating the Nav software available for Maemo in order to make RoadMap better.

Originally Posted by nola mike View Post
maemo-mapper: this seems the most polished. you can download pois (though i've had some probs, see separate thread), route maps, change map repositories, etc. re-routing requires online access, which is a problem. the map sizes are also HUUGE at a reasonable detail level.
Yes, but Meamo-Mapper allows for almost any kind of map as they are in raster format. I use it all the time for Aerial photos, topo, etc...

roadmap: similar to the above. cool 3D view possible. doesn't seem to support POIs.
Actually RoadMap does support POIs. It doesn't have a built-in POI download option in the menu (yet). But it'll open the GPX files no problem. I just need to add it to the menu. Also, Maemo-Mapper uses Raster Data (images). RoadMap uses vector data (lines). There are pros and cons to this-

Pros- maps are much smaller, Address lookup w/o Internet works, Multiple maps can be displayed/overlayed at once. Since maps are rendered on-device, the view is highly customizable.

Cons- Only road map data is available. No Topo, photos, nautical charts, etc.

navit: vector mapping, has some potential. i haven't been able to enter waypoints successfully. i've managed to extract a map of the eastern u.s. taking up 600 megs, which isn't bad.
Navit has a lot of potential. It's in alpha, but in active development and moving fast. It also uses vector data. The routing engine is cool. It's hampered by the lack of Public Domain street data required to actually do routing, as is RoadMap. (Without knowing which streets are one way, how can any program route?) But that is likely to change.

hope this helps,
kernelpanic