[OSM-talk] Blocked applications at tile server

[John F. Eldredge]

"Jaakko Helleranta.com" <jaakko at helleranta.com> wrote:

> Hi John,
> Would u like to share ur experience with BB mapping apps? Anything
> worth noting/recommending?
> the reason I'm asking is that BB is the de facto smartphone standard
> in Haiti where I'm currently based.
> Thnx,
> -Jaakko
> Osm.org/user/jaakkoh
>  
> ------Original Message------
> From: John F. Eldredge
> To: Talk at OSM
> Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Blocked applications at tile server
> Sent: Nov 21, 2011 21:24
> 
> Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
> 
> > Ideally we would have dedicated smartphone mapping apps, for which
> we
> > would
> > happily permit tile/API access. No, I'm not volunteering to write
> one,
> > but I
> > have a suspicion we'll see at least one such app within the year. ;)
> 
> 
> There are dozens of such dedicated smartphone mapping apps, for many
> different smartphones, as you will find if you search the OSM wiki. 
> They have been around for years; I started using my first such app, on
> a Blackberry, about three years ago.  I have several dedicated
> mapmaking apps on my current Android phone.
> 
>
I have to admit that I didn't explore very far into the range of mapping programs available on the BlackBerry Storm.  I mostly used an app called BigTinCan mapper, which allowed you to set up a limited variety of POIs, record a raw GPS track for later upload, or copy the current GPS coordinates to the clipboard.  I also downloaded and installed a more sophisticated program called TrackMyJourney, but never fully mastered it.  I ended up doing most of my editing via Potlatch, on my laptop.

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