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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ramiroquai_ale:
Great work dude!!!

How i can download the maps (for example: Madrid in my Xperia?). My english is so bad, i speak spanish, but i love you work!

Thx.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Use JTileDownloader on Desktop to download maps and then copy them to osmcache folder.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Who wants to test an actual development build for the upcoming v1.5?

It is still not feature complete. See my official homepage for list of active and completed tasks.

I need especially some testers with HD2 and HD mini to get some feedback on pinch to zoom functionality.

So, if you are really interested in testing (and not just having the latest build) feel free to contact me. And don't forget to tell me what phone you have.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] XanaRaquel:
I'm gonna try this as soon my mobile recharges.

But I want to ask, my mobile doesn't have GPS so I'm counting on the GSM triangulation to give my position on the map. Does it need internet access like Google Maps or it's completely off-line? (after downloading the maps on the pc and transfering)

EDIT: well it gives an error as soon I start it.

I have framework 3.5 installed there, using Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Petulinek:
Thank you for your work, i love your maps.

Small donation, conf.n. 9T405961A0566140P :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
1. You need internet access to use GSM triangulation.

2. I've never tested it on WM 6.1 Standard. Either this or your .NET CF 3.5 might be the problem. Some .Net CF 3.5 builds are known to cause problems on WM 6.1.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Thank you for your donation!

And good to know you love it. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] heart_crafter:
im ready for it!

got hd2

and tilt2

experienced with vb6 and vb2008

maybe you can test my yet to come prog also ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kvacka:
Can I somehow download maps on my PC and transfer them to my cellphone? I'm going on a vacation to another country soon and cant download them on my mobile from there.

I would like the full map of the city Larnaca in Cyprus.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
8 Posts before yours (it's been on the same page as you posted it) is an answer to your question.

Shot answer: yes, you can! ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] idonno:
Sorry for not coming back earlier (had a family crises) but seem to be up and running ok now. Was out and about yesterday in Saigon with the GPS active and it seemed to follow the map pretty well, as well as auto downloading tiles as I went into new areas at different zoom levels.

One thing I did notice is the map doesn't rotate, so the direction you are heading is always towards the top of the phone. Any plans? Or is that asking a bit too much. :D

Great application and certainly worth the money I donated.

I see you are after beta testers .... my phone is an HTC Touch HD with WM 6.1. Any good as a test bed or do you want WM6.5 as a min?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
I've spent hours searching for a way to rotate images with .Net CF with no luck. Sadly, windows mobile supports only rotating by multiples of 90°. This would be no help for compass-like rotating. I would have to write my own rotation algorithm including interpolation and all that stuff to make it happen. Or maybe you already know some library that can rotate images in every angle?

Otherwise no chance...

Good to know you like it. Thank you!

It's more the new pinch-to-zoom that is to be tested at the moment. I will come back to you.

Right now, I'm working hard on my bachelor thesis so development for OMM v1.5 is delayed a bit.

Maybe I will release an interim version v1.4.5 or something like that in the next couple of weeks. What's still missing is GPX import and map layers. Otherwise I'm very pleased with the stability of actual development code.

We'll see.. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Supernaut:
Step by step - Add more map servers

Hello.

For those who like a step-by-step-instruction how to add more maps to OMM on a Windows Mobile device, here it is:

1. Look for the XML-file which needs to be edited in the directory

/application data/OpenMobileMaps/maps.xml

on your mobile device.

2. Rename the file f.e. to maps-working.xml and keep it as a fallback solution. :)

3. Unpack the attached maps-(extended -rename to maps).zip to maps-(extended -rename to maps).xml and put it into the folder

/application data/OpenMobileMaps

on your mobile device.

4. Rename the copied "maps-(extended -rename to maps).xml" in the folder to

"maps.xml"

That's all.

Start OMM and enjoy the added map servers.

The attached file "maps-(extended -rename to maps).zip" is for a device with default german language, where "Storage Card" is called "Speicherkarte".

If your device uses another language than german, you have to edit "maps-(extended-rename to maps).xml" before you put it on your mobile device.

Doing that is simple.

1. Open the file in any editor (not with a word processor like Word).

2. Change all "Speicherkarte" to the equivalent word in the language of the device (f.e. "Storage Card" for English). Save it.

3. You are done.

This worked for me and my Windows Mobile device.

Thank you again for this lovely application.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Thanks a lot for this step-by-step instruction.

I have one addition though: If you remove the "Speicherkarte\" in all of your maps-paths and just leave it as "osmcache\..." (IMPORTANT: without a "\" at the beginning!) then OMM will add your default storage card location automatically. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Light Shaft:
I Donated thanks...

I still get messages saying donate to activate all features... especialy needed as car navigator, as left TOM TOM in US and can't get it back for 6 months.. seems to be working ok. but no controls???

Notice last posts here 1999 is it still ongoing will Donate more if it works cross country...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Did you just donate? If so, I saw you have registered with a wrong email address first. But, corrected it later. The donation message shouldn't appear anymore.

Please read my blog for a feature documentation (regarding controls).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Light Shaft:
Sorry still learning about this... I have lost the zoom bar from the bottom of the screen ..

I did something that created a route but now cannot find what it was..

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Click on "Controls" in the main menu to bring back the zoom bar.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Light Shaft:
Ok thanks see you have to have the control button green
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Supernaut:
Solved: More maps for Open Mobile Maps

Hello.

Again, here is a step-by-step-instruction how to add more maps to OMM on a Windows Mobile device (see some posts before) with a better maps.xml for all languages attached. I post it once more to offer a clean and complete instruction in one post.

1. Look for the original OMM-XML-file which has to be replaced in the directory

/application data/OpenMobileMaps/maps.xml

on your mobile device.

2. Rename the file f.e. to maps-working.xml and keep it as a fallback solution.

3. Unpack the attached "maps - (extended for all languages - rename to maps).zip" to "maps - (extended for all languages - rename to maps).xml" and copy the XML-file into the folder

/application data/OpenMobileMaps

on your mobile device.

4. Rename the copied "maps - (extended for all languages - rename to maps).xml" in the folder to

"maps.xml"

That's all.

Start OMM and enjoy the added map servers.

There is no need to edit the XML-file any more, because the folder, where this file is located, is added by OMM itself (thank you Cipher).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Miklok:
i may test v1.5 on E-ten Glofiish x-650 WM6
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Question for Omnia II owners

@all Samsung Omnia II owners:

Do you experience any memory problems related to OpenMobileMaps v1.4?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hassan023:
hi sorry for asking a noob question. What exactly does this do when u get it installed? I tried to follow you but when i reached to step 2 i coul dnot find the file f.e. I would aslo like to know how do i download Califronia map to my phone. I downloaded Jtiledownloader but i could not figure out how to download the map. Can someone help me plz with step by step instructions.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CrossingAllOver:
Mapnik or Osmarender? Wich Renderer with JTile?

Maybe a noob question but hey...

What renderer is used bei OpenMobileMaps.?

Mapnik, Osmarender or one of the other that can be chosen in JTileDownloader?

I'm asking because I just started to download Maptiles for my Mobile Device with JTileDownloader with the setting "Osmarender". But the tiles already existing on the mobile phone downloaded with OpenMobileMaps are looking a bit different. Same Place but different way to show streetc etc. So perhaps I have to change the Output renderer in JTileDownloader, but which one?

Best regards from munich
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
The default setting is Mapnik. But you can change that in the Maps menu.

BTW: I finished my bachelor thesis! Yeah! This means, that further development of OpenMobileMaps will start this October. Prepare for some exciting new features...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Error when run

Hi,

I've just installed v1.4 but as soon as I try to run it I get the following error.

An unexpected error has occured in OpenMobileMaps.exe

Resource file 'Microsoft.VisualBasic resources' not found.

I'm running it on a Samsung Smartphone WM6.1 and have .net CF 3.5 installed. Is there something else I need to install as well?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
It seems that your .Net Framework is faulty. Try to reinstall CF 3.5 with latest version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
Yes, I do. HD2. Where do I get a 1.5 to test with?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
You've got a private message. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
I was really hoping it would be that simple, but alas not.

I downloaded a fresh copy from the microsoft website, including the installer. Removed the old one from my phone, rebooted, and installed the new one.

Got the same error when trying to start the app :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WhatBackHand:
If you want another HD2 tester, then I volunteer. I've been using 1.4 for a couple of months after donating... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
got it (1.5 beta).

It keep saying I need to donate. Is OMM a freeware or nagware?

I followed post 421 above. Instead of "\Storage Card", it saves the cache to "\Speicherkarte" in my device memory. When trying to fix this, I found that several three different formats are used in <dir>:

<dir>\Speicherkarte\osmcache\</dir>

<dir>osmcache\osmarender\</dir>

<dir>Speicherkarte\osmcache\googlemaps\</dir>

Should I change all of them to use the format:

<dir>\Speicherkarte\osmcache\mapnik\</dir>

?

on caching. Does it mean if it has retrieved a particular map, it won't do it again (next week? next year?), or even try to see if the map has changed?

Suppose I want to cache Bangkok so that I can use Bangkok maps without data connetion. After using PDATileManager, what do I do? Where do I copy the files created by the PDATileManager?

The pinch to zoom works well on HD2. However, the rotation is not as smooth. After each rotation, the image is distorted (at time, part of the image is distorted and blurred). It won't redraw itself. I need to force it to redraw (drag or zoom the map) so that it can redraw a correct map.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
You've got a private message... ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
This is weird. Only one <dir> entry is allowed in the config file. You should delete other <dir>-entries and only keep this one:

<dir>\Speicherkarte\osmcache\</dir>

Yes, once retrieved a particular map it is saved somewhere in the osmcache-folder and never downloaded again. Unless, you choose to update all visible tiles via the context menu in v1.5 BETA.

Just try it out for yourself. Download some tiles, look up the directory structure and copy it into the right location in osmcache. It is not that difficult.

What do you mean with rotation? OMM only supports portrait and landscape modes but no other rotation. Could you make a screenshot of the distorted or blurred areas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] WhatBackHand:
Quick Feedback on 1.5beta

Only been running this for a couple of hours, I'll post any other comments/findings as I find them.

So far on my HD2 it's been smooth, pinching has worked smoothly, not sure about the 2x zoom and I don't know how to use the Bookmarks (as yet). Otherwise just as good as 1.4.

If you want some specific feature/performance tested, please let me know!

Chris
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
Does the 1.5 keep nagging me for donation because it is a beta or omm simply always do this? Is OMM really a freeware?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Gratitude is a great attitude. ;)

I spent a lot of time developing this app. And I set no minimum nor maximum limits regarding donations. So, everyone can spend as little as he is able to, to acknowledge the work done.

Despite this, OMM uses web service methods for several features. And those web services are running on my server. So, I'm also spending money running the server. I'm not google who can finance their infrastructure by investors or ads.

You can use OMM for free without nag screens for example if you turn all downloads of. So yes, it is still freeware. If you cache your maps using JTileDownloader or a similar program you can then use it like any other offline navigation software - without nag screens.

Once donated, OMM will forever be fully registered. The registration is not bound to the phone. It's bound to your email address. This way you can use it on several phones without the need to donate again and again.

This also applies to 1.5 beta - of course, since it uses the same web services as well. Plus: New features, which use new web services, needs to be tested wheither they do work without problems with registered versions. I couldn't test and assure this behaviour if I would have turned off the registration checks for the beta version.

Beta testers who are seriously interested in giving feedback to beta versions and didn't have donated yet, can get a beta-test account.

I give my best to keep the code-quality of this app as high as possible. I could easily turn all users into beta testers by just releasing every development step as a new version. But this is not my policy. I'm using OMM for myself a lot and I personally don't like bugs. So, when a final version is released, you can be sure that it is ready for daily use.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex fung:
I don't like so-called-freeware with nag screens, but I have done the tests and might as well give you the results.

Please look at the attachment in the post 421 of this thread yourself. Even the original map file has multiple <dir>, one per <map>. Only that the <dir> in post 421 are wrong.

After rotating the HD2, OMM will switch between portrait and landscape. But the map will get the wrong aspect ratio and or zoom level. I'm not sure. See attached zipped png.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lohtse:
Hi Would be happy to be a beta tester on my Kaiser wm6.5.... Also is there any chance you could add Ordnance Survey map sources as almost all similar apps for Android has this option and is currently missing from all WM apps.... Would be a donation your way if this was added..

regards

Lohtse
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
I'm sorry, my first answer to your question was completely wrong. I didn't realize that you were writing about the maps.xml file.

In this case I'd suggest that you crop the beginning of the <dir>-entries to <dir>osmcache/...

This way OMM grabs the osmcache-location from the config-file and inserts it on-the-fly into the maps.xml file.

I can reproduce the stretching artifacts on rotating. Thank you for this hint!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] aash29:
Greetings,

my question is: can I use bluetooth gps device with openMobileMaps under Windows Mobile? Currently, when I push "Enable GPS", nothing happens
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Yes, it works with bluetooth gps devices as well. You need to configure your external gps device in the settings of windows mobile. then you will be able to use it with OMM.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Meuh6879:
Hello Cipher,

I have a problem with my Vodaphone GPRS connexion on your freeware (i have donate).

1) When i use Wifi connexion, no problem to retrieve OSM map or other map with the "extended XML map" package.

2) When i use my GPRS (3G Vodaphone) connexion...i have only the "search" tool and the "calculate route" that they work.

I can not load the MAP (OSM or other, too...).

3) I have not problem with other software on my Touch HD like noniGPSplot (that it retrieve OSM map or other maps with my GPRS connexion).

4) The problem descripted here is the same as a old version of noniGPSplot...but, since 1 year, noniGPSplot have not the problem (a think with "retrieve URL", i think...)

Have you an explain ? v1.5 process in the same way, the retrieve of MAP ?

Like i have said, "search adress" and "calculate route" work good with GPRS function but only with "GPS coordonates" display at the top of screen, not the adress.

EDIT: no problem with PDA TileManager and my 3G/GPRS connexion.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] victor n p:
v 1.5

-Dear friend,so it seems like we have to wait for Santa´s to bring the new version of your fabulous software!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
I'm sorry for the delay. Contrary to my expectations I had no time to work on OpenMobileMaps after finishing my bachelor thesis. There are some big things going on in my private life, right now.

Also, the v1.5 BETA tests revealed some minor problems on older devices which I have to address first before releasing an intermediate version. Though, it works very well on HD2 devices.

I currently can't tell when I'll be able to get on it. But it definitely won't be until December 15th.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NanoRuler:
As somebody that's only just discovered your app, I'm very pleased with it.

However, as a cyclist that often cycles on off-road paths, I'm let down by the app. If you use the routing engine from Cyclestreets.net you could have a cyclist-friendly app that'd be just awesome.

Cyclestreets.net also use OSM maps, or rather uses the cyclemap offered by OSM. Their routing engine is extremely good and offers 3 alternative routes - go have a look and see for yourself. I believe their code is open-sourced, too.

There is NO such app offering routing to cyclists using WinMo, so if you can pull this off there may just be MANY people wanting to use your app, and hopefully donate!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
Thank you for your feedback. I'll have a look at their routing webservice.

Right now I'm in the middle of me moving to Berlin. I'll keep up my servers as long as possible and connect them back to the internet as soon as possible. But there will definitely be a downtime between December 8th and December 14th.

This means: OMM Feedbacks and OMM Language downloads won't work during that period. For those who already have an 1.5 beta version installed OMM Bookmarks updates won't work either.

Please be patient. I will post here when my OMM server is fully back online.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bismuth89:
Hi, just discover this app and really want to try it

But the download link in the first post doesn't work, it links to post #448 in this thread, anyone knows where to download the latest version?

Edited: found the download from softpedia
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bismuth89:
Search addresses using unicode characters

I tried to use JTiledownloader 0.4 to create maps for this area

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=20.9936&lon=105.8331&zoom=12

zoom level 16, Radius 50km,

but it only downloaded 177 tiles, mostly blue tiles and doesn't look like the map at all.

I don't know why this happened, someone please help, really want to use this map offline :(

Edited: New version of Jtiledownloader (0.5pre) solved my problem, it's here: http://metaviewsoft.de/wordpress/?p=331

I have played with this software for a while and it's really nice, GPS works fine, using offline maps make it really fast on my QVGA device :)

Thanks a lot for this app

Hope you will add ability to search address using unicode characters.

Right now if I use unicode characters the app won't recognize and ignore the words with unicode character

And offline search would be the best :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
10 days later than expected: my internet provider gave me access to the web, finally. my OMM server is up and running again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SoParanoid:
Hi,

sorry, I've donate to You, but always appears to me "Donate to use all the functions of mobilemaps"...why it doesn't understand that I've already donate??...

however, it works ok with gps and wap...but where can I download maps, languages ecc??

thanks

Sorry for my English..

Ricky
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
The activation process is done manually. So, it takes sometimes a few hours until I can authorize your account.

Thank you for your donation. Your account should be fully activated by now.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SoParanoid:
please,

I can't understand the maps...the ones already loaded are the same but change colours and something like this?...and where could I download other maps?

and another question : this program is be able to give you the indication or only the route?

thanks again

in addition, you can't find a street?..for ex, I tried to find "Via Galilei 66, Novara", but it doesn't find it..it finds only Novara...not the street...

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bobzero:
any plans to include support for digital compass in Samsung Omnia II?

here is the Samsung SDK 2.2 which covers i8000 (Omnia 2) if this will help:

http://innovator.samsungmobile.com/down/cnts/toolSDK.detail.view.do?platformId=2&cntsId=6240
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sonora:
Additional (read-only) cache format could save card space ...

hi! Eagerly awaiting v1.5 ...! :-)

I am wondering if there would be a way to also support pre-downloaded tiles in the cache in a form somehow being packaged into one file or maybe zipped in an archive ... as having thousands or downloaded single tiles on your memory card totally fills up you card's file system although the actual amount of data stored is not nearly as high (the usual issue of allocation of many small files in a file system).

Solutions could be to support some version of tiles zipped into an archive, or read-support for some map file format created with one of the options for instance offered by 'Mobile Atlas Creator' ...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chelitor02:
hi ..... i'm from Bolivia

tell me .... this progrm works in the HTC Wizard(qvga)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Redvain:
- .NET CF 3.5

Oh my...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
yes, it works. but, it depends on what windows mobile version you have flashed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chelitor02:
Thanks for the reply

I tried it and it works great

I wonder if it exists in Spanish?

how it works with GSM or GPRS, I have no GPS
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
currently, there is no spanish translation. but, if you want to, you could make one. this way you don't need to donate anything to get a registered version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Cipher:
I know, it's been a long wait.

I finally found some time to finalize version 1.5 of OpenMobileMaps!

To all HD2 and HD mini owners: have fun with multitouch pinch-to-zoom!

To all others: bookmarks and lots of improvements await you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bart3385:
Very interesting. Are the screenshots updated? :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mobiljoe:
Perfect ...

Thank you!

Works great. Even now the new menu is very good.