[QUOTE=gnuite;66274]It's important to note that Google Maps handles input differently depending on the top-level domain that you use (com, de, co.uk, etc.). For example, five-digit addresses (like "90210") are interpreted differently between maps.google.com and maps.google.fr.

You can test Maemo Mapper's "Download Route" functionality by using the HTTP web service version at http://www.gnuite.com/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi - that's the web service that Maemo Mapper is actually using under the covers.QUOTE]

When I look on google maps (.com) and search on chinese cities it finds them and shows simple yellow lines (routes?) connecting the cities. In some cases it looks like rail lines shown as well. But when I ask to go from one chinese city to another (for routes or directions) I get the message "We could not calculate driving directions between suzhou, china and shanghai, china." Even tho these 2 cities are shown with lines (roads & rail) connecting them. But if i go to google (.fr) I can get directions between 2 french cities. There doesn't seem to be a google maps domain for .cn. Is it possible i need to use some other google domain for the chinese cities? Note: i get the same results when i use http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi/directions.gpx

Again, the purpose of all of this is not to get driving directions in china. i just want to mass download the maps for my trancontenental train trip.

Thanks for the help!