I've created a couple of Python scripts that should benefit people wanting to scan their own paper maps to use with Maemo Mapper (for hiking and such), plus some instructions so you don't fall into the same pits that I fell into:-)

Currently command-line only (MacOSX or Unix), but I'd love help on extending them, adding groovy user interfaces, porting to other OSes, etc.

Download at <http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/maemomapperhacks.tgz> and please let me know what you think!

Thanks go to scudderfish, with whose work I started, and of course to gnuite, without whose work this would be pointless!