Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I can't wait for adding possibility to search. Awesome program.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Does anybody tried to create atlas with atlas creator ?

I select google maps as source, osm tracker tile storage as format, when i click create atlas it creates a group of directories with one image inside, few kb..

maybe i did not understand, is this the way to create offline map for cloud gps?

thx
bye
Mr.Rent

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Is there a way to donate for this project?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Yes there is: donate via PayPal.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Is this program still being developed? It is the smooooothest mapping program on the n900!

Now I have one question...

I see the map sources in /opt/cloudgps/providers.ini. I am wondering if it is possible to add multimap uk as a map source? Multimap UK provide the absolute best UK outdoors maps.

A typical server address is:

http://mc1.tiles-cdn.multimap.com/pt...100100/100.png

And an explanation of the tile storage format is shown here.

Unfortunatley they use a different co-ordinate system from openstreetmap so I cannot simply substitute the server address into provider.ini.

If you could implement compatability with the multimap UK OS maps there would be a healthy 'donation' in it for you...


I should also add, I am aware I can use mobile atlas creator to grab all the tiles and create the map offline, however the offline UK OS map is around 10GB! Too much!

Hint: mobile atlas creator is written in java, is open source and has functions for grabbing OS maps from multimap...

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

is it still in repos ? cause i couldn't find it after updating and (apt-get install cloudgps) !

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

1. The development is quite slow lately but rest assured that I am not giving up on this project. In order to be able to use internationalized keys I had to port it to SDL 1.3 which is not completed yet (fortunately available for N900 and Kubuntu). Also I have ported it to Kubuntu (OpenGL 1.0) so I can develop it natively on my netbook without the horrible Maemo SDK. Also CloudGPS makes much sense on touchscreen enabled netbook.

2. Not compatible right now. Will consider adding support for it in next release (not giving any concrete date).

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

It is here: http://maemo.org/packages/view/cloudgps/. I can find it using on my N900:
Do you have extras-devel enabled?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I anxiously await this feature!

here is a further explanation of how the map data is stored, also it is another source for the OS maps.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

yes, and its not there

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I assure you sunshine, it is. You cleary either don't have dev repo enabled or your an apt-get update short a package manager.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

If it would help maybe we should choose a day for us all to donate so this project gets more momentum. It's definitely one of the best apps created for the n900 and I am sure we all want to contribute to get it even better.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Great news everyone!

I finally have some time for CloudGPS and development is progressing nicely. I plan to add a few features before the MCC2011 deadline and submit CloudGPS for competition.

Following features are planned for competition:
- searching with smooth flyby from current view to search results,
- favourites (POI) database, probably compatible with modRana,
- an arrow on edge of screen indicating direction to current GPS position when it is outside screen (plus distance measure),
- map scale,
- more improvements in tile engine including active download cancelling for even better performance,
- basic routing - calculate and display route, turn by turn directions (50% chance that this will come before dealine).

Version 0.4.X is planned to be released in the last week of May.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

A little teaser:

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6...rchresults.png

Version 0.4.X will be released around 30th May and will include some of previously mentioned features and additionally will have support for quad key based tile URLs. This will enable more maps to work with CloudGPS including (but not limited to): Virtual Earth (Maps, Satellite, Hybrid) and UK OS maps.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Great news.
This is a program that I'm really missing on N900.
Will it be capable of searching places or street names only?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Right now only CloudMade geocoding is implemented. I plan to add Google local search this week.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

HOLY ****. This is the best/smoothest map application on the n900 and if it supports uk OS maps...

DONATED.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Thank you very much! The very first donation after 100k+ downloads of CloudGPS and a very generous one :)

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

You my friend have earned it 100k+ times over, I just wish I had more to give.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I have received second donation from another user - thank you very much :)

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Amazing app!
Donating too, development of such app deserves it!

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.3.11 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Version 0.4.4 uploaded to extras-devel. First post updated. Changelog:
* Implemented flyby to target location using intermediate zoom levels.
* Added close and task manager buttons in landscape view.
* Added support for markers (only one marker now - search result) - almost complete in 2D, not working in 3D.
* Added search feature - still incomplete and only CloudMade.
* Added arrow indicating direction to current gps position (if outside screen).
* Distance from screen center to gps position (press C).
* Better usage of tiles from other zoom levels.
* More tile providers by default.

Caution: your providers.ini will be overwritten - you should backup it before upgrading. Default providers.ini includes following providers:

• OpenStreetMap I (OSM slippy map)
• OpenStreetMap II (tiles@home)
• OpenCycleMap
• Google Maps
• Google Satellite
• Google Hybrid
• UK OS Maps
• Virtual Earth Maps
• Virtual Earth Satellite
• Virtual Earth Hybrid

Few more things: search query is currently blocking main thread - it will freeze whole app until search results are returned and downloaded from CloudMade server. This will be fixed soon. CloudMade search is also very basic - it works for some input strings ("city", "city, street", period is important). Other search options (including Google) will be there soon. Search markers do not work correctly in 3D mode. There will be a menu with description and some actions after tapping on search marker. Currently nothing is displayed.

Other than stated above: please post any bugs you have noticed and any problems during upgrade.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.4 - smoothest maps for N900
 

very nice map application :)

i wanted to know if you will support language specific characters in the search query? f.ex ø-Ø æ-Æ and å-Å buttons dosent work in the search bar (nothing happens when pressed). Here in denmark, alot of our streetnames / cities contains these three characters.

Regardless of this, its amazingly smooth and the gui is very nice :) thank you for putting time into this.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.4 - smoothest maps for N900
 

This is high priority for me too but there are some technical issues. I am using SDL 1.2 right now and it is lacking proper language support (by this I mean UNICODE input support). On the other hand newest SDL 1.3 has support for UNICODE input but does not work with OpenGL ES on N900 right now.

SDL 1.2 handles characters from keyboard easily and that includes simultaneous key presses. But it does not support characters that need some additional on-screen menus (blue arrow + sym on N900).

Can you enter those characters using key combinations only?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.4 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Not sure if it already got asked, but is it possible to download more than one map and switch between them ?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.4 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Tiles from different providers are stored in separate directories. It is totally possible to use more than one map. However there is currently no batch download functionality in CloudGPS.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.4 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I have loaded this onto my phone and it works great!

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Version 0.4.6 uploaded to extras-devel. First post updated. Changelog:

* Added support for Google map search (press S to switch between CloudMade and Google).

* Search is now done in background - not blocking rest of UI.

I spent some time optimising this build. It has a little reduced preloaded area, better texture memory management and smarter prioritising of tiles to load.

Transitions between old and newly load tile is temporarily disabled in this build. It sure feels like it is working faster because of that - tiles are not delayed for display after loading. Old behaviour was to wait a second for some tiles to load and then fade between old tiles and newly loaded ones simultaneously on whole screen. You could see this this animation when changing zoom level or changing tile provider.

Future builds will have a configurable option for those transitions. Let me know what you think about this new loading behaviour. Do you think it is better?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I just tried this application first time and I have to say that I'm impressed. Excellent work!

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

hi great app. Yes I prefer the loading behaviour latest build. 0.4.6 Thanks.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I found this app now. Wow, it's awesome! I have only one problem: I need to use permanent marker database (or personal POIs). Are you planning to implement this feature?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Great, with google search it is pretty usable now. I'm missing ability to search places like bookstores, pubs, etc.
Interface is nice...actually is best application interface i have seen on maemo.

I would speed up rotation. It looks great now but it take bit too long time.
Also It would nice to have option to disable zoom out and in when searching. It looks nice but can consume additional bandwidth. It may be expensive for people without data plan or abroad.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

I am hoping to deliver this before the end of June.

Google local search is also planned to be included by the end of this month.


Which rotation do you mean? Is it portrait/landscape orientation change? I will probably include things like animation speed in config/theme file in future.

I do not agree with second sentence. Zoom out and in actually should reduce number of downloaded tiles. An option is planned to block tile downloading and complete offline mode for those with limited data plans.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Well I was loving the new version, then I broke it :(

I have a blank map shown, GPS is locked, but if I hit the 'blue spot' to make it track my position, it just locks up.

I tried removing the app, and re-installing (I know, it's not Windoze :o) and also tried deleting the contents of the .map folder.

Running it from the console shows '627 GL_ERROR: 500'

Any one got any clues how to fix this? I think it happened after I tried a couple of searches - which have never worked for me on any of the previous versions.

Thanks!

Dave

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Will you be implementing the ability to geocache with this?

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Please try removing /home/user/.clougps/config.ini and running the app again.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Thanks dwaradzyn

That fixed it right up!
Back to being the best app on my N900 :-)

Dave

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

The goal is to create very pleasant to use mapping and navigation application first. There is a lot to be done before this goal is reached but after that, who knows...

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

So there is something that is written to config.ini that makes the app unusable. Please post the contents of config.ini if you (or any other user for that matter) run into this issue again - this will help me investigate the issue.

Thanks in advance.

Re: [WIP] CloudGPS 0.4.6 - smoothest maps for N900
 

Will do. I should have renamed the file instead of deleting it, but I was in too much of a hurry to get it working again :o