It was exactly, I mentioned about in my earler post. After purchasing
the maps - I find it has very limited GPS satelite strength. I better
use google maps now.
Cheers
- KG
On 22 Feb 2010, at 01:09 PM, Anshul Kapoor <[email protected]>
wrote:
Sir,
You may like to visit mapmyindia.com
There go to the mobile navigation link and have a look at the
product. It is compatible with several windows, HTC, black berry
mobiles and the cost of the GPS software is Rs. 2490/- and also
gives out voice prompts. They are having maps for 401 indian cities.
Or you can call 011- 46009999 , Toll-free 1-800-11-9898 (BSNL/MTNL
only) to have more info about the product.
Thanks
Anshul Kapoor
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:accessindia-
[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 7:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] accessible gps comparison
Hi,
1. The only two GPS programs that work reliably in India are Wayfinder
Access and loadstone.
2. Accuracy is dependent on the GPS receiver you use. I use GPS
heavily and
get accuracy up to 5 meters. I have an external GPS receiver. Most
internal
GPS receivers are of poor quality so are less accurate and take a
long time
to acquire a signal as compared to external GPS receivers.
3. I have contacted a lot of companies to ask if they have maps for
India.
GPS per se will work anywhere in the world but having maps for that
area is
the key issue here. They do not consider India a big enough market.
4. Wayfinder Access is an offshoot of a product called Wayfinder. This
product is meant for the main stream and does have good maps for
India. This
is what I use everyday. Unfortunately, Vodaphone, who owns the
product has
discontinued further development so we are in a bind. Please sign the
petition at http://www.talknav.com/protest
5. Loadstone is an open source product and the users have to make
the maps
themselves. The problem with loadstone is that it does not provide
routing
capabilities so you will not get turn-by-turn directions unless you
define
them while planning your route. The bigger problem is that with
loadstone,
you do not know immediately that you are off track. It will not plot
an
alternative route for you. This is again a limitation of the kind of
map
data that is freely available. You do not have information about
streets
etc., in freely available map data.
I hope that clarifies the GPS issue.
Pranav
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