linux map application

[Leonardo B. Lopes]

In fact, given the growth of linux into the embedded sector, you can build
on Werner's hint and argue with them that developing a Linux version is a
(relatively) cheap way for them to hedge technologies and be first to
market with more sophisticated GPS or/and other GIS-based products for
portable applications. If you're _very_ lucky, and good both at the
technical and buisness side of it, you might even strike gold and get some
type of support....


On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Werner Modenbach wrote:

> On Donnerstag, 22. Februar 2001 16:02, Pupeno wrote / Am Donnerstag, 22. 
> Februar 2001 16:02 schrieb Pupeno:
> > Hello.
> > I was looking for a project and I found there's no digital maps for linux,
> > I mean, city maps, where you can see streets, where the trafic go in that
> > streets, where busses, metros, trains and that kind of things go, etc, etc.
> > Here, in Argentina, there's a software like that for the main city, but for
> > Windows. My idea is to make an open source program to do that and that
> > anyone can meke it's own city database. I don't know if the databases
> > should be downloadeable or they should be on line or what.
> > I think this should be the work a lot of people, there should be people
> > know how to work with 2d maps, finding paths... people know about data
> > storage... I want to make it for KDE (maybe some integration in the
> > future). I have some knowledge about kde and I'm learning as fast as I
> > can...
> > I don't know if this project can be made... I think it's posible, I created
> > a mailing list in yahooegroups.com to discuss the project, I don't even
> > know what name it will have.
> > The address to suscribe is linuxmap-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> > Thank you.
> 
> Hi Pupeno,
> 
> it's allways good to have people ready to invest in Linux/KDE apps :-))
> 
> Have you ever thought about contacting one of those people who develop this 
> stuff for Windows? They have all the databases on their CDs and here in 
> Europe they are very detailled and uptodate. They are kept uptodate because 
> they are used in our GPS navigationsystems in our cars.
> 
> I my opinion this would be the biggest part of your project. If you win one 
> of those people to support a Linux version things would be much easyer and 
> quicker.
> 
> - Werner -
> 
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