Yes, but consider it differently: You are at home and you're going to go soon somewhere. Before going, your handset is connected to Internet using usblan or bluetooth, and you plan your trip; the app asks you where you want to go, fetches gps info for the starting point, and caches all the needed maps for the way. When you travel, it gives you directions. It's more travel planning than real GPS mapping.
If you're lost, you bring up the gprs line and do the same thing; one can imagine a lighter version (text-only?) Do you really need maps ALL the time? Well, more when you plan to travel or when you're lost / looking for something. That's why i thing it can be interesting to adpot a ponctual point of view. But what if you are in a remote area without wireless access, i.e. when you
need the maps most?
I don't know for the entire world, but in my country i can get a gprs connection averywhere... I'd rather be safe and have 1 GB of map data on my mobile, ready when I need
it.
Yup, but 1 GB of maps is quite a big part of the storage cake... What area would 1 GB of map device cover in your opinion (in a dense area)?
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