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	GeneralAntilles	2009-01-08 , 02:13
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Originally Posted by GeraldKo

So, then, what software are you using with it? (Once again, this question may be based on my total misunderstanding about how the whole GPS arrangement works.) It doesn't seem to me that Google Satellite is an item of downloadable software. (But maybe I'm just getting dumber and dumber recently ... )

Maemo Mapper, of course. Configure it to use Google Satellite and and you've basically got Google Earth in your pocket with a GPS.

You don't need a GPS to play with Maemo Mapper, so my recommendation is to just install it and start messing around.

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