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Reply With QuoteUnfortunatly D3 its look like... although I still think one eye on this might be worth it...
Terran
Why oh why do ALL navigation software companies not give a ***** about PC products?
Even infomap navigator don't seem to be bothered.. And they only make PC products!!!
The only software that does have a good SDK resource, and a good SDK community is mappoint 2004 - but that doesn't allow map rotation, 3d mapping or 'night mode'.
Next stop on the road to navigation software...?
http://www.navipc.com/inglese
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Car PC Status: Complete - Undergoing Software Redevelopment
Unfortunatly D3 its look like... although I still think one eye on this might be worth it...
Terran
I thought I would give Alturion a try.
Its not TS friendly at all.
You have to select city/postcode/street from drop down box.
It does not remember window settings.
It constantly hangs.
My car sometime disappears from the map and if i go from full screen to non-full screen it fixes itself.
Its a resource hogger, my poor little disk works hard to get it loaded.
The routing goes from Milton Keynes to London via Cape Town.
VIA 1Gig,512mb,Wifi,40GB,OPUS,7" TS,7x6.5" monitors,OEM wiring&fusing,Digital TV,3G Internet, Front and Rear Camera,12v DC PS2.
Anyone check out teletype? They've got an SDK
The free version is pretty much the same as Alturions, a remote.Originally Posted by 0l33l
Anyone check out teletype? They've got an SDK
The $495 is the destinator version.
"TeleType offers a Free Software Development Kit (SDK) for basic interaction with the TeleType GPS program."
"TeleType GPS SDK w/ API Price:$495.00"
Well I have received an email from Alturion. Heres my questions:
Sirs
I am interested in converting our current application that is using another mapping software to using Alturion as the mapping engine. But I have some questions please.
1. Is it possible to use the SDK to pull the maps into our own front end without having to embed the full Alturion application. This is quite key as it will need the look and feel of the rest of the software.
2. We will basically need to control the software completely from the SDK. For example, create routes, points of interest, mph or kmh and so on. Is this possible
Thank you for taking the time to read my questions and I hope for a positive response. I hope we can do business in the future.
Regards
Ricky CrossAnd... to my surprise - I got a response
Dear Sir,
Not everything you ask for is possible. You can take a look at the desktop SDK on www.alturion.com -> software development kit for a description and samples of the SDK.
Kind regards,
alturion support
Talk about customer service. What is not supported? Why won't they be specific? Dam - if this is how they are niow, what are they gonna be like if we started buying the software
I have now replied to the above email with:
We shall seeSirs
Thank you for your response. I have looked at the Alturion SDK and samples but the samples don’t work. VB crashed whenever you wish to add a waypoint. Also, routing of the waypoints is extremely slow. Is this normal
Many Thanks
Ricky Cross
Right guys - chatting to Stevig today about my upcomming GPS software review and we started talking about NaviPC... now its an OK app but it does have one feature that Steveig picked up on - it uses ( directly ) Navtech SDAL DVD's.
For those that dont know ( and then ment me today ) basically its a open standard of mapping that Navtech sell, they have a royalty free spec so ANYONE aslong as they can understand it write any GPS app to go with it.
Steveig also said this was not easy task but NaviPC shows it can be done...
So... my point is - are looking at this all wrong - do we collectivly need a new approach to use a standard that is avaible in just about any contry going.
Terran
PS - Alot of car systems that use Navtech maps use the same format
BIG THANKS TO STEVEIG FOR THIS
http://www.navteq.com/sdalformat/
http://www.navipc.com/
do you/anyone have any idea how to read the sdal format into an app
I thought about this but thought you would need a few quid to buy the developer licence to read the raw data
So would this mean we could buy DVD nav disks for mainstream cars like the BMW & VW cheap off ebay that would work on a CarPC?
My Nissan 200SX @ Silverstone
NOW SADLY WRITTEN OFF!
My Car's spec list + pics
Stealth CarPC fab'ing...
as long as it was a navtech cd in the sdal format
This includes most car manufacturers and companies like pioneer
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