tangoGPS

tangoGPS is a lightweight and fast mapping application. It runs on handheld devices like the Openmoko Neo1973 as well as on the eeePC and the Linux desktop. By default is uses map data from the OpenStreetMap.org project and other repositories can be easily added.

Maps are automagically downloaded and cached for offline use while you drag or zoom the map. Additionally you can conveniently pre-cache areas.

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If connected to a GPS your current position and track are shown on the map and you can log positional data for further processing, i.e. for geocoding photos or uploading streets to Openstreetmap.

Geocoded can be shown with the correct position on the map.

A friend finder function lets you exchange your position with others.

License: GPLv2

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Technology

tangoGPS is a GTK+ application fully developed on the desktop and then simply crosscompiled for the Neo. It is written in C and uses the following libs:

• GdkPixbuf
• gconf-2
• dbus
• gthread
• libcurl

All this works right out of the box on the Neo / OpenMoko - it's kind of magic due to the openembedded build system used by OpenMoko.

Author

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Marcus Bauer - freelance web, database and mobile application development.

Open Source is my passion and giving back to the community is fun.

email: marcus.bauer@gmail.com