<p>Android does not store maps, it references google maps for map info.<br>
One should note the g1 is not the only android platform at this point. Both the openmoko and zzzphone handsets both can and in the case of the zzz ship with android. Both of course have gps chipset.</p>
<p>Ned<br>
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<p><blockquote>On Mar 17, 2009 12:10 AM, "Brian Pitts" <<a href="mailto:brian@polibyte.com">brian@polibyte.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><p><font color="#500050">Christopher Fowler wrote:
>
> Does anyone realize what is required to do map updates?
>
> http://...</font></p>I would much rather start with the freely available street maps [0] and<br>
participate in a community effort to update them [1]. Compared to<br>
StreetAtlas, the community isn't doing too bad.<br>
<br>
[0] <a href="http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/" target="_blank">http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/</a><br>
[1] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap</a><br>
[2]<br>
<a href="http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/12/12/openstreetmap-vs-googleteleatlas-street-coverage/" target="_blank">http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/12/12/openstreetmap-vs-googleteleatlas-street-coverage/</a><br>
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All the best,<br>
<font color="#888888">Brian Pitts<br>
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