[OSM-talk] Nokia Mobile Phone - GPS

[Peter Childs]

I've just got a new Nokia 6220 Classic Mobile Phone. Its got a built
in GPS which means I've been able to get out and get a bit more
mapping done.... (Since I did not have a GPS this has been difficult)

I've got the Sport Tracker software installed, which seams to be
relatively good at getting tracks, But the Maps on the Nokia by
default are hmm expensive and obviously Not OSM.

Since I'm a software developer.... I'm speculating how easy it would
be to write something in Java ME, C++ or Python for the phone, and

a> Display OSM Maps, either a> From Raw OSM data (probably not the
whole thing due to space), or from Tiles pre-downloaded, or possibly
fetched as needed in the field using 3G..

b> Field Tag, so you can stand next to the feature and tag it, or
stand at one end of the road start way, walk to other end way and tag,
then either direct upload as you go or clean up (removing excessive
point in ways for example) and upload once you get home.

c> Route and anything else one can dream of doing with Maps.

I'm thinking such a piece of software would be relatively platform
independent, and therefore usefully to anyone with a mobile or PDA
that can run Java ME, (Which I think but I'm not sure should be most
3rd Generation Mobiles not just S60s)

Never having developed Mobile Apps before, it just looks like an
interesting idea, and this is more of a proof of concept than anything
else at this stage.

Peter.
PS Does anything more exist that will run on the phone, The Wiki does
not seam to say so currently. I might add to the wiki....