Re: [ gpsdrive ] Fwd: Checking the mailinglist

[Guenther Meyer <d.s.e@sordidmusic.com>]

Am Donnerstag 15 Februar 2007 16:37 schrieb kd4e:
> If I understand correctly gpsdrive will import free
> maps downloaded from the Internet and display them
> under Linux on a laptop.  Yes?
>
yes.
the maps we use, are free of charge, but most of them have non-free licenses.

> Also, you are saying that one must currently use an
> Internet mapping program to determine the routing
> and manually enter that into gpsdrive, then gpsdrive
> would scroll the map as one actually followed that
> routing?
>
gpsdrive shows your position gained by the gps on the map.
you can create a "route", which is a list of POIs/Waypoints you create, and 
gpsdrive shows you the distance and direct direction to the next waypoint.
but it's no "real" navigation.

> One *goal* is to be able to enter beginning and ending
> points and have gpsdrive bring up the map and show the
> routing?
>
navigation like it's done in various commercial products, an maybe more.
but that's a very long way to go, though.

> Additional *extras* will be voice input and output
> and a variety of other goodies?
>
a lot of things are planned, and a lot of other things could be done.
but IMHO voice input is a thing which should be done by a separate 
application.

> I am best at breaking things!  :-)
>
great, just like me :-)

> I can help with documentation, testing, and proofreading.
>
that would be great, as most of the documentation is really outdated.

> I am not certain what "collecting new tracks" would
> involve
maybe you have a look at www.openstreetmap.org

> Right now I'd be happy with a scrolling map for the
> USA, one that tells me where I am and one I may zoom
> in for closer detail and out for the big picture.
> Essentially an electronic map.
>
that's currently one of the the main applications for gpsdrive, I think.
and yes, this works.

>  > And if you want to contribute to GpsDrive or our
>  > preferred upstream mapsource OSM (www.openstreetmap.org)
>  > we would be really happy.
>
> No deep pockets here, thus the preference to help with
> open source and the reluctance to spend hundreds on
> commercial handheld GPS devices, but I will see what
> I can do as far as a small contribution to both.
when you do the things that you can do (documentation, testing, maybe 
tracking), this could help a lot.

guenther

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