Thread: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.8 - smoothest maps for N900
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dwaradzyn is offline dwaradzyn
2010-07-20 , 07:53
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#29
Originally Posted by droll View Post
finally, someone working on a decent solution to navigation on the N900! you have my support.

I have good sources for maps in garmin format. Unfortunately, they are all locked. They worked fine on my Windows Mobile device but ever since I moved to the N900, I am now lost (yes, literally!). So if you have a solution for converting or reading garmin IMG maps, that would be AWESOME!
Unfortunately I cannot help you at the moment. CloudGPS is based on tile maps and AFAIK garmin maps are vector based. I think there exist an API to read garmin format in Linux and it is named libgarmin. I do not plan to use vector data in CloudGPS until it has all the planned features (and it is still far away from there). I most propably won't replace tile maps entirely by vector data but use
vector data as an additional content to render (for example 3D buildings would be cool).