tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post4364552583081148012..comments2023-09-03T10:29:06.337+01:00Comments on Tlatet: Points of interest gadgetgom1http://www.blogger.com/profile/07201321705941282416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-21301947365225150552012-11-23T18:18:04.573+00:002012-11-23T18:18:04.573+00:00Hiya,
I'd be interested in trying this app. I...Hiya,<br /><br />I'd be interested in trying this app. I'm looking for something that will let me pinpoint the precise location of every bench on Hampstead Heath as I walk around and allow me to add a little text to the pinpoint.<br /><br />Something purely functional with no frills would be fine.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />CatrionaCatrionahttp://www.catrionagray.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-83249672101791823462011-12-05T23:45:54.807+00:002011-12-05T23:45:54.807+00:00Thanks to Chris for raising the issues of scalabil...Thanks to Chris for raising the issues of scalability and connectivity, and to Martin for pointing out the enhancements to the excellent CycleStreets. Both make their points clearly, which is what we would expect. I on their other hand need to express myself better. What I had in mind was that there must be groups who want to lay their own content over a mobile map. Technically it isn't that difficult (scalability and connectivity apart), and I thought there would already be some solutions around. I can't find any, that don't involve carving out some code. I don't think it is a problem of scale or mobile signal becuase there are architecturally similar routing solutions around. Is that because I am looking in the wrong places? I think HP used to do something on ipaqs that used geolocation to drive multi-media content but I can't remember what it was called. I suppose I'm thinking of something similar (but less sophisticated)gom1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07201321705941282416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-30501316728611510272011-12-05T22:15:20.088+00:002011-12-05T22:15:20.088+00:00Have you seen the Bike Hub app (iPhone/Android) an...Have you seen the Bike Hub app (iPhone/Android) and the CycleStreets app for Android, both of which have POI functionality now?<br /><br />http://www.cyclestreets.net/blog/2011/11/26/android-app-v1-1/<br /><br />and another blog post on BikeHub about to go live.Martin, CycleStreetshttp://www.cyclestreets.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395883144047931311.post-15889738749742246852011-12-05T21:18:59.530+00:002011-12-05T21:18:59.530+00:00I like the idea, but it depends on a good internet...I like the idea, but it depends on a good internet connection which is not guaranteed in some country areas. It also depends on someone's tiles, albeit just using the same access as anyone else's browser. OSM has continuing hassles with smart phone apps using tiles, usually because they are downloaded in bulk to cache the tiles for guaranteed offline use, something you are not suggesting.<br /><br />I've started to write an Android app to draw a map that would move, rendering on-the-fly from downloaded data rather than tiles. It's a big job but once it works (if ever) it could have custom renders including user supplied extras. <br /><br />It won't work in time for your Christmas guests though.Chris Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951528269028953589noreply@blogger.com