Thread: Questions: General, Maemo Mapper, and PIM
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2007-08-16 , 06:10
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Originally Posted by FonixGuy22 View Post
- A friend of mine bought some really cheap nav software for his PocketPC PDA. This software allows him to download map data from the web for an area or a route (like Maemo Mapper). His software lets him look at the map offline (like Maemo Mapper). His software lets him route from two points off-line (not like Maemo Mapper). If I have all of the map data from Google maps and click on a point, why can Maemo Mapper not route me to there from my current GPS location?
What software has he got that's cheap, let's him download maps off the internet, yet still provide routing information?

Most routing products come with offline maps, but charge a fair amount (in the same way the Navigation Kit is available for Maemo which provides offline maps with routing). Providing online-updateable maps is rare due to the licensing conditions placed on the companies by the map data providers.