Thread: Maemo Mapper v1.2 Released
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ReinhardE is offline ReinhardE
2006-10-25 , 16:13
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#61
Originally Posted by gnuite
This is pretty cool stuff. I haven't tried it yet, but the screenshots look nice. After reading the text, though, is it practical enough for general consumption? Are all zoom levels available? How big are the downloaded files?
I am considering adding your code to the baseline. Of course, proj would be required in order to support the new functionality.
Best thing would be to try it out.
- availability of zoom levels depends on the server (terraserver-usa responds to most of them - others only to certain levels)
- file sizes are more in the range of satellite maps (as lots of maps seem to be hand drawn, compression doesn't work that well - may be the image/jpeg format leads to smaller files)
- currently the most annoying thing is the terraserver-usa behaviour - may be it's possible to add some pauses, when downloading?
- 'proj' should be ready for installation (no graphics!)

Hiking in the Bavarian Alps with these maps worked fine for me!