Re: [talk-ph] Current state of GPS SatNav in the Philippines
8. Other brands: Tomtom, Magellan, etc.: Using unknown maps, but there are experimental OSM maps for Magellan. Tomtom owns Tele Atlas, a map data company. And there are some satnav apps that use Tele Atlas data. A prominent example is the Blackberry Maps app. (Though Blackberry has decided to switch to Bing Maps for new smartphones last month.) I recently got the chance to play around with the Maps app of Blackberry and it has detailed map data but only for Metro Manila. The rest of the country is blank. And the data seems to be around 2009. Surprisingly, the app uses Google Maps for search so you can find relatively new establishments but only for coordinates. Here's the 2009 Tele Atlas press release saying they added maps for the Philippines (and other countries in Asia-Pacific): http://corporate.tomtom.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=418773 So, if you have a Tele Atlas-based satnav app/device, ditch it for practically any of the other satnav solutions on the list I provided. Only having an outdated map of Metro Manila is not nice at all. ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
[talk-ph] Current state of GPS SatNav in the Philippines
Here is the current state of GPS-based satellite navigation systems in the Philippines: 1. Garmin-based: Using either OSMPH map or RoadGuide.ph map. 2. AVT/iNav: Using maps by Accu-map. http://www.avt.ph/ http://www.inav.ph/ 3. Asiatype/Accu-map: Using their own maps (flagship device: Vector V100). http://vector.com.ph/ 4. carNAVi: Using their own maps with some data from OSM (not sure which data they took; but building shapes at least). http://www.car-navi.ph/ 5. Google Maps-based for iOS and Android devices: Using data from Google Map Maker. 6. Nokia OVI Maps-based for Symbian devices: Using Nokia's NAVTEQ data. 7. Various China GPS: Using unknown maps. 8. Other brands: Tomtom, Magellan, etc.: Using unknown maps, but there are experimental OSM maps for Magellan. Feel free to reply to add/correct/comment. :-) ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] Current state of GPS SatNav in the Philippines
Additional: 9. Tons of free or paid apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Symbian, Java Mobile: Using various map data, usually either Google Maps or OSM. On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Eugene Alvin Villar sea...@gmail.com wrote: Here is the current state of GPS-based satellite navigation systems in the Philippines: 1. Garmin-based: Using either OSMPH map or RoadGuide.ph map. 2. AVT/iNav: Using maps by Accu-map. http://www.avt.ph/ http://www.inav.ph/ 3. Asiatype/Accu-map: Using their own maps (flagship device: Vector V100). http://vector.com.ph/ 4. carNAVi: Using their own maps with some data from OSM (not sure which data they took; but building shapes at least). http://www.car-navi.ph/ 5. Google Maps-based for iOS and Android devices: Using data from Google Map Maker. 6. Nokia OVI Maps-based for Symbian devices: Using Nokia's NAVTEQ data. 7. Various China GPS: Using unknown maps. 8. Other brands: Tomtom, Magellan, etc.: Using unknown maps, but there are experimental OSM maps for Magellan. Feel free to reply to add/correct/comment. :-) ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
