MAPWELT
MapWelt is a "moving map" program I am writing for pocketpc's and smartphones
with windows mobile. It can read a GPS signal and display the position on a
map.
It presently at version 0.4.1
Features:
- Shows the position on the map, and the direction of travel.
- Measures speed and travelled distance.
- Shows the position of the sun and the moon, useful for navigating
without a compass.
- Can load waypoints, routes and tracks in GPX format.
- Can load big images (in JPG GIF or TIF format) after conversion to a
tiled format.
- Can automatically load another map if you have moved out of the map, or
if a better (higher resolution) map is available.
- Keeps a track record
- Can give play sounds for navigation directions.
- Can play sounds when approaching waypoints (for instance speed
camera's).
- Unlimited amounts of waypoints/routes/tracks
New Features in Version 0.4.1
- Added windows mobile specific settings for turning off display (power
saving), bluetooth, hotkey and keeping the pda 'allways on'
New Features in Version 0.4
- Syncing files with tracks (for instance images)
- Improved connection to gps over com port.
- View Satelite data
- View Track statistics (distance/speed)
- Extended map's to incorporate waypoints/routes/tracks and images,
sounds and html pages to allow creation of guided tours
- Online or offline use of openstreets map
- Easily translatable to other languages
To give some idea how it looks on a pocketpc:
On a smartphone:
It is written in Tcl/Tk, and although intended for use on pocketpc's, it
will also run on windows and linux (nearly all development is done on a
windows98 system). It also runs on smartphones, but there not all
functionality is available (editing waypoints is limited, and calibrating
maps is impossible). The intention of the program is more focussed on
leight-weight/ ease of use than completeness or correctness.
The current state of the program should (at best) be considered alpha. Its
hardly been tested on any system except for my mitac mio 168 and my HTC S310
smartphone. Much of the code need rewriting/cleaning up. But I think in its
present form its already usable.
However, use is at your own risk, see license. I have had some problems with
switching off and on the pocketpc whilst reading from the gps device, and
then hanging either mapwelt or the complete pocketpc, requiring a (soft)
reset.
Any feedback would be appreciated: Mailto:mapwelt
Installation/Download
Manual
Maps
Credits
License: Tcl/BSD style.
Changes