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Wayfinder maps updated!!!
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branchingfactor
2009-02-26 , 09:00
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I want to warn anyone who hasn't yet performed this upgrade... After I upgraded my maps from the 2006 version included in Diablo to the new 2008.1 versions available on the Wayfinder site, I noticed two unhappy things.
First, the new maps don't appear to be materially different from the old maps as far as I can tell in my area. They are still no later than 2002 and do not reflect the many traffic pattern changes in my area that have occurred since 2002. OpenStreetMap (available in Maemo Mapper) is MUCH more accurate, reflecting changes in traffic patterns that happened less than 6 months ago.
Second, the new Wayfinder maps do not have any WiFi POIs. Granted the old WiFi POIs were seriously out of date, but the new maps do not have any WiFi POIs at all. So if you use your Wayfinder Map application to find WiFi hotspots for your IT, you may want to think twice before upgrading your Wayfinder maps.
And finally, I wonder whether the disappearance of the WiFi POIs is causally related the appearance of "Boingo" as a pre-installed app in the 2008 OS? Did prior Maemo releases have Boingo pre-installed?
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