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Map4Pda working on the Artemis - free GPS/Map software

For those who dont have any sat nav software or if you roam around the world - Map 4 PDA is excellent and its free!
You can choose map provider - google maps, yahoo maps, virtual earth or ask.com maps and it has satellite images too!
Detects the internal gps nicely and downloads the maps via gprs - n.b. data cost!
here is the link http://map4pda.com/download.1.4.htm
btw MGMaps for java midlet manager does not work even with risodoro updated midlet manager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604
but the new midlet manager is worth installing and does so without a problem.

Hi
Thank you, thank you and thank you once again. I was really blown away by Micro$oftLiveSearch and then this program comes along...oh boy...all I can say is F***ING AWESOME!!! I would say these two programs belong in the Extended ROM (or at least immediately installed after a Hard-Reset) of every GPS-capable device. Now I only need a new provider contract with worldwide unlimited GPRS/EDGE access ;-) .
I would say the Artemis (O2 Orbit) is the best buy I did last year. I really like this device allthough it's a bit lacking speed and storage and the small display needs getting used to (had an Alpine before).
...bye DonQ

Map 4 PDA
Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj

bigj3000 said:
Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj
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Welcome to the forum - I downloaded the maps connected to my pc & interner otherwise your gprs charges will be high. In the options set max no if images to 999 and no of files to 999.
The maps are kept in application data\searchquest\map4pda - so in theory you could download all the maps for a particular city and backup on your storage card. Then copy files back when in that city - a bit messy but works.
Also checkout windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/
I found it even better overall - I will add a writeup later.

Maps4PDA
Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j

bigj3000 said:
Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j
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No problem - to change map provider - menu\map\map provider and there is a choice of 4.
Goto menu\map\satellite view - is one bit i love!
To save maps - try this connect device via active sync to pc - go on internet on pc - do not enable gps unless you want maps for where you are - menu\map\move to location - put in you location and download the maps you want.
Then through file explorer goto \application data\searchquest\map4pda\
and there will be many files inside - if you look at these with pictures and video app you will see them.
You can copy and paste all these files and name them the city for later use.

Worldwide?
I tried putting in an Australian Post Code and it downloaded US maps. Is this a worldwide program?

Likewise, my UK postcode landed me in the middle of San Francisco... more than a few miles off!

It seems to be only accurate with the names not the post code.

GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.

wodeh said:
GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.
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Dont forget to check this out too - you wont be dissapointed - windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/ - I will add a writeup later.
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Map4PDA
I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj

bigj3000 said:
I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj
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Yes once you have downloaded all the maps you need - you can look at the maps through map4pda - when the gprs starts to connect - click on it and press disconnect. Make sure the map is not in full screen so you can make sure its not connecting again - or turn the phone part off i.e. fllight mode - click on the signal strength meter.

Google Maps images dont show but all others do? - Artemis
Hi
I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
Thanks

Hi. I'm Map4PDA for my 8125. I would like to save driving directions that I download, but when I shut down my device and restart the device, the driving directions are gone. Plus, I would like to save more than one driving direction. How does one go about doing this if one's GPRS has already been deactivated? By the way, I don't have a GPS device and I'm wanting to use the program for driving directions. Thanks.

bhosty said:
Hi
I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
Thanks
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I am running into the same issue. After a while the map will come up, but it takes forever. When I switch to any other provider than goole the maps show up immediatley. I am alos unable to move the map to a location via a city name, postal code etc. the app seems to be searching but it locks up and never returns to the map. Anyone else experiencing this?

Sorry to repost, but does anyone know how to save driving directions on Map4PDA when one doesn't have a data access plan? Is there a way to save multiple driving directions (coming and going)?

Google Maps-how to keep maps on phone

Is there a way to cache google maps of say London on my P3300, so that when I'm outside away from my wifi connection (I have no data connection) I can turn on google maps and use my GPS to navigate the streets of London.
It would be so great if you could download maps for google maps, turning it into a competitor for TomTom.
If you're reading this and didn't know, now google maps let's you use your GPS device (built in for us using Artemis) to locate yourself on the google map. Before it could only use cell phone tower info to provide an estimate of where you are. So now it really can be used for accurate navigation directions, if I can cache the maps on my phone.
Anyone know a work around?

There is software for this. Google Navigator. Did you see it?
Take a look here: http://www.pdafun.net/features.htm
In feautures they say:
Map is transferred via network and save permanently until you want to delete it.
Is this what you 're looking for?
But it 's not free.

YES, perfect, thanks. I'll give it a try.

Any suggestions for a good Map & Atlas program ?

Hi !
I'm kind of lost with these programs available for windows mobile and wich one fits with the htc s620 ...
I'm looking for a good program for maps and atlas. I don't want to program to connect to the internet to get the maps tought since i don't want my cell company to charge me for the data downloaded.
Anyone has an idea ?

No one has a program that they love for maps ? =)

google maps works good with it man..u can jus use wifi...free..has a mylocation service which is like gps and it gets pretty close..1000 meters maximum...

no one here really uses map/atlas stuff, besides google maps, because this phone doesnt have gps. i personally wont buy a gps receiver for it, because its old hardware...id rather put that money into a new phone that has gps..

Well, i'm not really wanting to buy a GPS for it ...
I just want something to look thru maps like microsoft maps (Im not sure of the name of their software) ?
I just dont wanna overload the data transfer on my cellphone in case my provider decide to charge me even if it's unlimited internet .... they charge me for each Kilobyte i load.

I was wondering if Tomtom will work on my htc without a GPS ?
I mean, would i be able to search for streets and see my way thru ?
Cause i'm planning on going to a week-end out of town so i'm preparing myself =D

I would recommend google maps, as it is free and mostly reliable for the most part.

Cyberflow said:
I was wondering if Tomtom will work on my htc without a GPS ?
I mean, would i be able to search for streets and see my way thru ?
Cause i'm planning on going to a week-end out of town so i'm preparing myself =D
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I believe that you will need a GPS device (a bluetooth gps device to connect it to your phone).

Static Maps
I'm also looking for " static " maps. There must be some thing available that we can download. I'm not interested in GPS related maps only a static map of Toronto, Canada. Any help is appreciated.

google maps
google maps
google maps
has that been mentioned here yet?

mjpuczko said:
google maps
google maps
google maps
has that been mentioned here yet?
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No it has not been mention so I am going to let you all know that GOOGLE MAPS is the best.

Everyone over looks the obvious. Microsoft Live. Decent map program (and more) and its already on the device. Personally I use Google Maps and MapQuest Navigator, both with my b-speech bluetooth GPS. MS Live works just fine except the Ariel Maps are in black and white lol

NoOb questions about GPS on HTC Desire...

1) I don't use a data plan on my card. Can the GPS work without a data plan on Google Maps?
2) I've seen a few offline maps apps. If I use one of those, will GPS work independent of internet/data access on my phone? (same Q as the first but about offline maps apps)
3) Is there any offline maps app providing turn-by-turn navigation? (m sure it'd be paid! )

1. No as Google Maps aren't stored on the SD card, they're downloaded as you go
2 & 3. Yes, if you have an offline navigation client it should work. E.g. CoPilot

So it uses data only to download map data, right? GPS "Positioning" or "navigation" is not charged for data/subscription?

thehrushi said:
So it uses data only to download map data, right? GPS "Positioning" or "navigation" is not charged for data/subscription?
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It is like you use the gps for cars, your phine receives the data from sattelites so it doesn't use the 3g or anything else "data plan".
Obviously, the use of gps sattelites is free but you need an offline map to be able to see where you are on Earth ^^.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Imho:
Navigon and iGo are currently the best navigation apps for android.
I chose iGo for better maps coverage where I live (central europe).
For offline google maps, search google or this forum for brut maps. Or something like that. I forgot the exact name, sorry. But once you try navigating with one of the above apps, you'll forget it too ;-)

Actually lots of reviews sites such as this one say that Sygic or Copilot is best application:
http://mobile.jack-frost.co.uk/android_sat_nav_apps.php

Thanks a lot for your help! I'd definitely try those apps out!

spile said:
Actually lots of reviews sites such as this one say that Sygic or Copilot is best application:
http://mobile.jack-frost.co.uk/android_sat_nav_apps.php
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I have tried them all (but Copilot), and I still think what I have written above.
I don't understand how iGo gets a lower rating than, say, Sygic... ;o)

You can use Google map's brut mod for offline navigation.
You have to explicity enable maps caching after u install the app and then have to load map once. Next time it will be loaded from cache.
Google Turn by Turn navigation works fine but u need data connection to get directions for the first time.
check my blogpost on it.
http://levelx.me/technology/google-maps-android-worldwide-navigation/

Location and GPS on ATT

I'm on ATT and having issues with the One X finding my location. The weather app can't find it and on the browser if I go to google.com, the location is unknown. I have the location services set to on, the Google Maps will find me, but if I use the Navigation it doesn't work.
I haven't tried a full factory reset yet, and I did download a GPS app to reset the AGPS, but it doesn't seem to have worked.
Anyone else on ATT getting this issue?

I'm very curious about the GPS on One X, anyone has any information on this?
I know my GPS on Desire HD (maybe just mine), is pretty crappy...

I don't think AGPS is working on my One X, when I'm in the house I can't get Google Nav to work, Maps is fine. But I just tested Nav outside, hit the search and said "Navigate to Starbucks" and it was fine.
On the browser when I load up Google.com, the location on the bottom says "Unknown", I have location services turned on, so I don't know whats causing this. The stock weather app also says Unknown, but Fancy Widgets app shows my location, so some HTC thing maybe.

I have used my HOX with no issues on GPS or locations on AT&T. I have used Navigation for over 2 hours already.

Noodles,
Launch the browser and go to google.com
Scroll to the bottom and does it show your location or does it say Unknown?
Thanks

bothfly said:
Noodles,
Launch the browser and go to google.com
Scroll to the bottom and does it show your location or does it say Unknown?
Thanks
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Nope says Hightstown, NJ