[ale] Why no hackable GPS

[Ned Williams]

Android does not store maps, it references google maps for map info.
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.

Ned

On Mar 17, 2009 12:10 AM, "Brian Pitts" <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:

Christopher Fowler wrote: > > Does anyone realize what is required to do map
updates? > > http://...
I would much rather start with the freely available street maps [0] and
participate in a community effort to update them [1]. Compared to
StreetAtlas, the community isn't doing too bad.

[0] http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
[2]
http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/12/12/openstreetmap-vs-googleteleatlas-street-coverage/

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All the best,
Brian Pitts

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