[OSM-talk] Openstreetmap iPhone app

[Joseph Gentle]

http://code.google.com/p/route-me/

... Though the focus is on the map view, not on making it a fully
fledged application for the store.

-J


On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Joe Richards <joefish75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anyone who has played with an iPhone will have seen the Google maps application, which provides much of the functionality of the Javascript web app, while giving quite a good tactile feel....  It also uses wireless triangulation - or if available, GPS - to show search results for things that are near you.
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> Is there any project to create a similar application for the iPhone that uses OSM maps and data sources?  I think it would be an excellent way to introduce OSM to people who have never seen it...  I would imagine the existing functionality of the Google Maps application, plus maybe the ability to do some small-scale editing such as adding nodes for things like amenities while you're out and about...
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> Searching for existing apps showed me that some people have stuffed some openstreetmap tiles into the GMap application on the iPhone (basically a hack, replacing the cached tiles) - but that isn't the same as having global coverage, and making the app available via the AppStore (or iTunes) would present a huge new audience.
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