Mapthis 0.6, 2 year anniversary ?

[Codaz]

So Mapthis 0.5 is out. Deniska has released a wonderfull peace of GPS engineering.

But what to expect from the future ? Mapthis exists now 1 year, but in 1 year where will you see mapthis ?

Be realistic, so TOTAL Tomtom replacement will never happen as a Tomtom is a very dedicated device found by a very very large company.

I hope to see in a year:

Faster mapthis then ever.
Full Geodata for Europe.
PSP-290 Extension cables factory made.

Internationalisation for MANY countries.
User made plugins
Virtual Fly over (so view the route you've driven)

Google Earth support.
Maps for the whole planet (could be impossible)

Thanks

[Ranmax09]

-Smaller maps. (I have 2 cities and they're both 150mb each) Los angeles, and orange county.
-Creating a trip with directions without the use of a computer. (What if you need directions and don't have a computer near you?)

[Savaage]

@Ranmax - I reside in the OC as well, i created a map of all of SoCal which is about 500 megs, ne who, about ur second suggestion, I agree with you and im sure a lot of people want this as well, but I think it would be virtually impossible to have a device that can recognize routes simply because MapThis is just a utility to view maps and it doesnt create the maps itself. So basically everything is based on longitude and latitude input and the maps we are viewing are simply images with data, so it doesnt know where the streets are and what not, but that would be something I would love to have as well, Deniska is a monster so i wouldnt doubt him though.. .: D

[califrag]

true deniska is a monster indeed and some of the stuff he has planned.. oh man... i can't wait!

i too have an entire map of so-cal about 520megs it goes from Santa Monica to Oceanside and east out to Corona. If you would like PM me.

[Ranmax09]

I would like the map! :D Could I get a preview of it califrag?

[nikkinguyen]

We have something here. We need to have a central location for maps. That way, we don't have to create our own and waste time. Does anyone want to stand up a web server to house this?

[Codaz]

Nikkinquyen, this is talked about many times. You get legal problems with google/microsoft etc etc

AND:

The data traffic will be HUGE, say ENORMOUS if 1000's of mapthis users are downloading from the servers.

We talk about 500+ mb mapfiles here !

So you need a 250 gb server with unlimited data traffic, in a fast speed country (preferrably 100+ mbit) do you now, that will cost a ton !

[JimmySprinkle]

Per the first post, a factory made psp-290 extension cable is now available for $16. Check the front page on Deniska's site.

[Codaz]

OMFG thats GREAT news. Too bad they didn't come up with a mold so it's uber proffesional made. But it's made now by engineers, not by some 2 left handed noob like me.

I'll order one tomorrow if i load up my paypal.

[PDG]

Nikkinquyen, this is talked about many times. You get legal problems with google/microsoft etc etc

AND:

The data traffic will be HUGE, say ENORMOUS if 1000's of mapthis users are downloading from the servers.

We talk about 500+ mb mapfiles here !

So you need a 250 gb server with unlimited data traffic, in a fast speed country (preferrably 100+ mbit) do you now, that will cost a ton !

I dont have any trouble with the connection in my serverhalls *Lol* and the space for storing maps could be solved by donations..
The only thing i got problem with is the legal issue :)
I will never host Pirate files on my servers, other than that im all up for it.

Ive got a server on a 200/200 Mbit/s connection without any limitations to the ammount of data being shuffled. :thumbup:

[Codaz]

PDG, contact Nieko, he was also thinking of a idea like that AND he was also talking with his boss about that.

Or only route providing:

nieko.net/getroute or something.

[Waltrock]

well, let's have a look what has been realized with version 0.5 ....

- Listening music while driving with GPS-Support
- 3D-Bird-View of the map
- better sight (nightmode)
- Voice-prompts
- localization into german

whats missing comparing with a better Standalone-Navigationsystem:

- generating maps on the fly (will not be possible)
- showing traffic-jams (will not be possible without WiFi-Support. I do not know if there is a online-service where you can check for traffic-jams for every country?!)
- showing movies while standing in a traffic-jam (is possible by exiting mapThis ... so it's quite possible)


What I prefer to have in version 0.6:
- better music-support (that must not be implemented, but would be great if you would see the current track and select another one ...)
- support of playing videos inside of the application (because it's illegal watching films while driving, it do not has to be implemented ... but it would be nice for the other people in the car ;) )
- voice-prompt-generator on the fly. Perhaps this could be realized with GMDL? You have to install some kind of text-to-speech-software and the voice-prompts are generated with the direction-file?

I think thats all i would prefer, because this application is some kind of perfect.

Of course the program has to become very very stable, but I haven't had any crashes with version 0.5 yet.

Another wish from me for GMDL: The program should not crash if I do a fault. There should be a message box like: you did that wrong or something like that. I know, a lot of work, but this is the place to post wishes ;)

[PDG]

PDG, contact Nieko, he was also thinking of a idea like that AND he was also talking with his boss about that.

Or only route providing:

nieko.net/getroute or something.

Cool :)
Im trying to set up a page just so i can sort all my guides and pictures in one place, i got myselve a free .tk adress here: http://www.pspgizmos.tk or http://www.pspfaq.tk and the long version of the url is: www.vampire.se/misc/psp

The adresses were free but with irritating commersials but hey, its a free project and if anyone wants to pay for a page without ads then they may upgrade my accounts if they want ;)

The page is under construction but ill get it running with links, guides and a gallery :)

[fritzgerald]

well, let's have a look what has been realized with version 0.5 ....

- Listening music while driving with GPS-Support
- 3D-Bird-View of the map
- better sight (nightmode)
- Voice-prompts
- localization into german


Hi,

How can you hear music in the app? Is it in mapthis or are you using Music prx 0.55? Or do you mean the voicesound?
How can i get the localization into german?

greetings