On Tue, 24 Jun 2008, Mark wrote: > The built-in "Map" app *is* the Wayfinder app, you just have to pay > and get a code to activate the routing feature. dpkg identifies it as "map - Map Application for Nokia Internet Tablet OS". But yes, that's the one. > My *really* old Garmin GPS III doesn't do routing, and has only a very > sketchy "basemap" with no possibility of loading street-level maps, > but even that easily loads points-of-interest as waypoints as well as > routes (based on waypoints, not streets). Many different apps support > uploading and downloading waypoints and routes to Garmin units. I found one that works on Linux - gd2, which I rewrote as gd276 to support my gpsmap76 (slightly different data format). Not GPX, though. I have a script to take a Google Map URL and upload a waypoint, and another to geotag my photos. > Correct. It supports "Garmin format" maps, but not actual Garmin maps > because they are encrypted. It also supports OpenStreetMaps. BlueChart is encrypted. Some of the other "actual Garmin maps" like enhanced basemap, roads and recreation and topo are not encrypted. Or they didn't used to be. You used to be able to download the basemap off Garmin's site in case you deleted it by accident, or reflashed the unit and lost it. > Presumably the N810s > can work with bluetooth GPSRs just as well. It would be cool if > somebody could work out a way to use a bluetooth and the internal > receivers simultaneously to increase accuracy. Yes, the N810 works with external b/t GPS. It's just ** annoying that we paid extra $$ for a built-in GPS and Nokia customer support tell me that I should buy one of their external units if I want good TTFF. I hear a rumour that there is a software enhancement in the next release to speed things up, maybe by downloading an ephemeris over the net. Having 2 receivers will not improve accuracy by itself. My Garmin has WAAS (North America only apparently; I hadn't realized - maybe EGNOS in Europe). The N810 probably doesn't. Using a b/t receiver with WAAS/EGNOS or DGPS capability (needs external radio receiver) would give better accuracy, though I hadn't noticed my N810 being wildly off. http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html -- Andrew Daviel, TRIUMF, Canada _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
