Thread: N900 vs Iphone.
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Alan_Peery is offline Alan_Peery
2009-09-02 , 09:10
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#149
Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
Not for over a year for the N810. Downloadable maps are only as good as how up-to-date they are. And from what I've seen, downloadable maps tend to not be as up to date as a Google Maps iteration time and time again.
I agree -- maps need to be up to date. They also need to be complete. Openstreetmap is including more and more types of data, footpaths, bike lines, and pubs amongst them. Check out the following three links:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.127373&z=13

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51...layers=B000FTF

http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=13...24&layers=B000 (OpenCycleMap builds on OpenStreetmap)

All three of these can be cached for offline use in MaemoMapper, and then you know (for example) which turn to take when you're biking in a place you've never been before.