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2010-02-23
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#42
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Originally Posted by spanner
I just got back from a few days' hill walking in the English Lake District using Maep with the OpenCycleMap overlay for contours and path info.
I pre-cached the Maep tile data at home while I still had an internet connection, then put the N900 in offline mode for the rest of the time (very poor reception up there, if any, plus I wanted to conserve power).
With no internet connection, the GPS lock was extremely good although it took a while (up to a few minutes) to get an initial fix. After that, it was great. Hardly needed the map & compass at all other than to verify my route at the start of a day. (OpenCycleMap is great but I don't trust it with my safety).
Agreed, the Nokia Maps application on the N900 is rubbish compared to 'real' SatNav. But:
1) the GPS on the device is pretty decent.
2) it is perfectly able to get a lock without a network connection, it just takes (up to) a few minutes.
how do i pre chace as id like to cache bits of belgium before i go
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2010-02-23
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#43
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Originally Posted by cgarvie
Just look at the area you're interested in (at the various zoom levels you care about). I don't know of a better way! Go to offline mode & browse around to confirm what's cached.
how do i pre chace as id like to cache bits of belgium before i go
The tiles get cached to MyDocs/.maps/ and this can be removed in order to clear the cache.
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2010-02-23
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#44
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Originally Posted by spanner
Just look at the area you're interested in (at the various zoom levels you care about). I don't know of a better way! Go to offline mode & browse around to confirm what's cached.
The tiles get cached to MyDocs/.maps/ and this can be removed in order to clear the cache.
cool but not cleared by default.
ie will they go if i cache too early?
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2010-02-23
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Originally Posted by cgarvie
In my experience, and from a quick look at the maep source code, they are never cleared automatically.
cool but not cleared by default.
ie will they go if i cache too early?
I could be wrong on this though so corrections welcome.
I pre-cached the Maep tile data at home while I still had an internet connection, then put the N900 in offline mode for the rest of the time (very poor reception up there, if any, plus I wanted to conserve power).
With no internet connection, the GPS lock was extremely good although it took a while (up to a few minutes) to get an initial fix. After that, it was great. Hardly needed the map & compass at all other than to verify my route at the start of a day. (OpenCycleMap is great but I don't trust it with my safety).
Agreed, the Nokia Maps application on the N900 is rubbish compared to 'real' SatNav. But:
1) the GPS on the device is pretty decent.
2) it is perfectly able to get a lock without a network connection, it just takes (up to) a few minutes.