Navigation and OSM data submittal? What's wrong with tangogps? Sounds like it already does what you ask for:
http://www.tangogps.org/ Joseph On 27/03/2008, ramsesoriginal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am of the idea that a navigation system would be THE killer-app for > the openmoko, and I personally know many persons that would also pay > extra money to have a navigator on a phone. We have various > possibilities: we could try to make some sort of deal with TomTom, > write our own system based on OSM (and btw we could let the openmokos > submit data to osm at the same time to increase accuracy), or (and > that's my favorite) we could try to make something based on google > maps/earth. The whole engime is already there[1], as are also the > maps. Just make some changes to add gps capabilities, and it's great! > > 2008/3/27 Marcin Juszkiewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Dnia Thursday 27 of March 2008, Christ van Willegen napisaĆ: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Sebastian Hammerl > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > as far as i know on the TomTom go devices is running Linux. So would > > > > it be possible to rip out the TomTom applikation and get it to work > > > > on Openmoko phone? It would be a great GPS application. > > > > > > Why not use tangoGPS and OpenStreetMap maps? > > > > Because OSM maps suxx? Lack details, lack streets, lack too many things to > > be usable? > > > > OSM is nice idea but it is only idea. It will never replace commercial > > maps. > > > > > > -- > > JID: hrw-jabber.org > > OpenEmbedded developer/consultant > > > > We're here to give you a computer, not a religion. > > -- Bob Pariseau, at the introduction of the Amiga > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openmoko community mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > > > > -- > [1]http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html > > -- > My corner of the web: http://blog.ramsesoriginal.org > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > >
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