Software food for thought
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Originally Posted by c-m
Really we ought to be talking about software, as that is the big differentiator. The hardware is all similar, bar little differences.
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For the hardware there are differences such as the water resistant, ruggedized versions that have been referenced earlier and the thread was started in order to explore such developments.
For software, I have just re-read the whole thread to remind myself of the themes herein.
There is very little reference to iPhones and their technology in here, so sticking with Android (more or less), the softwares identified in here are:-
Locus
OSMAnd
Navfree
MapDroyd
Backcountry Navigator
Androzic (Oziexplorer?)
Sourceforge
Soviet Military Maps Free
Mapquest
Google Maps
Skobbler
Viewranger
Sygic
Navigon (now owned by Garmin)
Tom Tom on Android
Ovimaps (therein lies a story)
MapsWithMe
MotionX
Navit
iOverlander (this slipped in as an IPhone OS?)
Avenza
PathAway
A number of these tap straight into Open Street Map (OSM), increasingly so it seems to me; Mapquest for example.
Nor do all of these exist nowadays - 2+ years is a long time in the software business.
3 links mentioned earlier that deal with reviews of such software are:-
GPS - Some options - RibbleValleyTRF
New Free Samsung GT-N8000 Galaxy Note 800 / GT-N8010 Galaxy Note 10.1 Maps Apps Download
Android Sat Nav Apps
And another one I have come across more recently:-
Pocket GPS World - SatNavs | GPS | Speed Cameras
But it is not clear that any of these review sites are particularly up to date with whatever the current offerings are for GPS/navigation software on smartphones/tablets.
Much less do they point toward the winners and losers in this game, except in the most general of terms.
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Dave
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