There are already a number of open satnav apps that work on multiple platforms, handheld ones included. pyroute and navit spring immediately to mind as ones that have been shown working on Openmoko handsets. I guess the problem for you is that they won't run under Android, but they might be helpful references for routing algorithms.
On Friday 13 February 2009, Chris Andrew wrote: > Hi, all. > > Sorry about the shameless request for help! > > I am currently using AndNav2 (http://www.andnav.org/) on my Google G1 > 'phone (not as open as I thought it would be). Regardless of my > repeated attempts, the core of this satnav application remains > closed-source (proprietary). This has brought me to thinking that it > would be much better to produce an open source alternative. > > My idea is to develop initially for the G1 and for Openmoko, and then > port to other embedded devices, as interest grows. At the moment, I > am using Openstreetmap as a place to record my ideas > (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Opensatnav.org). > > I'd really appreciate it if anybody on the list could take a moment to > have a look at my ideas. So that the list moderators don't get upset, > please email me personally if you are interested in the project. > > Many thanks for taking the time to read this. > > Cheers, > > Chris. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community