Guest kjk Posted February 4, 2004 Report Posted February 4, 2004 take a look here http://msmobiles.com/news.php/2115.html It is called Maptech for Windows/Smartphone and will be available from Maptech. This product is a port of Outdoor Navigator, currently available for Palm OS and Pocket PC. It includes more than 60,000 maps - all NOAA nautical charts and all USGS topo maps for the United States. The program can show your location on the map: ... that you can zoom to see the map with more details: This sample screen shots do not show topo maps, but they will all be included with the product at release. This has been a pretty simple port from the Pocket PC version although it obviously required a user-interface change because the new Smartphones have no touchscreen available, etc. Outdoor Navigator was designed to work with the less-powerful Palm devices (Palm m515, etc.) and has excellent performance on Smartphone-class products. Active Corporation, previous winner of Palm's Powered Up Award for Best Enterprise Product and Best Overall Product for 2001, is the developer of Outdoor Navigator and Maptech for Windows/Smartphone. Outdoor Navigator and Maptech for Windows/Mobile support GPS connectivity and allow you to see exactly where you are on the maps. Typical uses are boating, hiking, kayaking, off-road, etc. Outdoor Navigator, including all 60,000+ maps costs $99.95 and has been available for more than a year. I can't officially comment on Maptech for Windows/Smartphone pricing...although unofficially I'll tell you that it will be priced significantly lower. I'm very excited about this new product.maptech3.jpg
Guest shadamehr Posted February 4, 2004 Report Posted February 4, 2004 Er excuse my ignorance, but what provides the GPS access? Or do you just mean for FUTURE phones that might have a GPS transmitter built in? Otherwise, if its actually NOT GPS, but a cell based location service, then it is not new, not the first, already mentioned elsewhere on the board (search on SmartLocator), and as I mention in that thread, currently absolutely terrible, giving a full 3.4 mile error, and even then, in an Urban area where it should be most exact. If this is true GPS, then its great to see people working on it, but it will need a future phone, or some kind of GPS hardware, usually costing as much as the phone themselves. You say it is a Pocket PC port - that confused me, becuase AFAIK, its only the Pocket PC (or rather things like the O2 XDA II), that have a built in GPS system, currently. Here's watching this space though - cheers mate!
Guest kjk Posted February 4, 2004 Report Posted February 4, 2004 that's what they say so we have to wait and see that is this real a gps ??
Guest Paul [MVP] Posted February 4, 2004 Report Posted February 4, 2004 Bluetooth GPS perhaps? P Posted from my SmartPhone!
Guest shadamehr Posted February 4, 2004 Report Posted February 4, 2004 Now there's a thought Paul... So now all we need is to get Bluetooth working properly on our E200's ;-) Seriously though, given that standard GPS hardware is pricey enough, wouldn't Bluetooth based GPS hardware for a smartphone weigh in at an even greater cost? Me personally, I'm all for the future of Cell based location services. Alas my first trials have proved very disapointing, and some 3.4 miles off, despite being in an urban area... Nevertheless, I think location based services/products, is a surefire part of Smartphone's future path...
Guest James Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 SD gps receiver:- here: http://www.brighthand.com/article/SD_GPS_R...ing_in_November
Guest nedge2k Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Agan the problem of drivers :)
Guest James Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 but i would assume thay would be writing them if they are making the software? hopfully!
Guest lutzh Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 just wait for the update for the e200. it includes a com port for bluetooth and thats why it will work with this kind of devices. it looks to me like ms did support htc in creating this update since it includes alot of fixes, eg. for bluetooth, sound quality and of course battery standby... cheers, lutz
Guest Croccy22 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 GPS Location finder. Interesting, but is there really a use for this?? Ok so you turn on your phone, load up the software and it tells you that you are in xxxxx. Well duh! I know i am in xxxxx because Ia m stood there!!! What I am waiting for is Sat nav. that would actually be useful. I know where i am but i want go to xxxxx1. now that is what we need and what everyone should be waiting for. Matt
Guest lutzh Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 well thats actually what this is all about, matt! you can load a map on your e200, set the route you want to go and then just go. thats how it works on ppc's like mda/xda or ipaqs and this is how it will work on your voyager. now it is possible to write applications that allow the use of a bluetooth gps mouse and the needed cards on our phones. cheers, lutz
Guest Croccy22 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Well actually, if you look on there site it does not mention ROUTE PLANNING at all. What i want is to be able to enter location one, enter location two and then by voice guided by the phone as to what turns to take. That is what SAT NAV is. This software is mainly aimed at navigation for hiking/sailing/flying etc. It will not tell you if you have just taken the wrong exit off the m25 and then guide you back onto it. cheers, Matt
Guest [email protected] Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 The pictures sure don't indicate any street-detail. Looks like it's telling you that you are somewhere in America. -Why thank you!
Guest ip Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 SD GPS reciver is not a solution because you have to store map data on SD memory card. anyway may be some manufacturer ever did SD memory + GPS all in one device..
Guest [email protected] Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 This goes for WiFi-cards and SD-cameras too. As long as there's only one SD-slot such devices will need onboard memory.
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