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Press Release:
Nokia Delivers Free Downloadable Maps to the Mobile World
February 08, 2007

http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1103306
 
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Very interesting indeed. I wonder whether Nokia allows 3rd parties to use that database as well?

Gnuite: have you contacted Nokia already?
 
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Smart2Go.com seems to be down at the moment, but the press release
contains the following interesting passages:

[...] plans to roll out support for most of the major mobile OS platforms including Nokia S60, Series 40, PocketPC, Linux and other Windows Mobile devices.

Nokia plans to pre-install the smart2go mapping and navigation application on all future Nokia Nseries multimedia computers under the name "Nokia Maps".

[...] As smart2go will carry the application name "Nokia Maps" across many future Nokia devices, it will also be available for a diversity of other operating systems such as Windows Mobile 5 and Linux, in the future.
Something to look forward to, hopefully.

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smart2go is a hybrid map solution: Map data from Tele-Atlas and Navteq can be downloaded directly via wireless network (e.g. GPRS/3G/WLAN) and stored on the devices memory card as needed. If all the desired map data is stored, no network connection is needed for mapping, routing and navigation. For managing downloads of bigger sizes there is an additional PC desktop tool available. ...the unique hybrid solution combines the advantages of on-board and off-board navigation.
They stole my "hybrid map solution"! Actually, now that I think about it, is Maemo Mapper the first "hybrid map" application? Google Maps doesn't count, since it's purely online. Google Earth probably counts, since it caches map data (I think), but it's not mobile.

smart2go comes with the option to upgrade to full fledged turn-by-turn navigation. With just some clicks, customers can turn their device into a voice guided navigation system by purchasing a navigation license. There are various licenses available: from a one week to a three year term. When traveling to a new country for holiday one can download the relevant maps via PC in advance and subscribe to the navigation service for the duration of the holiday at affordable cost.
Or you can get all of that for free with Maemo Mapper. Or even (I think) with the not-quite-free-but-at-least-not-subscription-based 770/N800 Navigation Kit.


As for whether or not Maemo Mapper will be able to utilize those maps: it depends on how those maps are made available. If they're accessed via an HTTP interface like Google's or Virtual Earth's maps, then it may be possible. I haven't seen the license for the maps, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it would probably limit downloadability to smart2go-licensed software.
 
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