Thread: Navit on N900
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schnebeck is offline schnebeck
2010-02-01 , 12:04
Posts: 127 | Thanked: 86 times | Joined on Sep 2009 @ Hannover, Germany
#156
Originally Posted by onil View Post
Hello,

I didn't have time enough to test navit by myself but I have read that maps are based on SVG data. Wouldn't it be possible to use OVI maps svg data to get worldwide map coverage?
It could be a good free (as money) alternative to garmin maps until OSM data is more complete.
I will try to check this if I've got some free time.

Thanks for your posts.
In my hometown OSM is more up-to-date than Ovi maps. My "home street" (if this word exsists) is missing both in OSM and OVI maps but the street map of OVI maps is at least 8-12 month old, as a new bypass road is not shown. Same goes for google maps but they have at least my home street.

I read in the wiki that libgarmin can only handle unencrypted maps. So many open garmin maps are converted from OSM or contain only POI data.

http://gpsmapsearch.com
finds a typical result like:
http://rodrigo.gnome-db.org/gps/

Bye

Thorsten