[gps-talkusers] Re: local data for Lookaround app?
- From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 04:58:29 -0400
Alrigrt, thanks!
On 6/3/11, Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You could purchase the navigon or TomTom app, they store the maps locally
> and do not need a data connection when traveling, though having one offers
> some benefits such the ability to do google searches for places that may not
> be in the map database. Not sure if those apps will work with that set up
> though, but that would be the way to go.
> On Jun 3, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>
>> I jailbroke, so I have my old blue logger working with the iPod. I was
>> hoping to avoid carrying around a third device (the mifi), plus it is
>> my mother's myfi so I can't always use it.
>>
>> On 6/3/11, Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> The look around app does not do this, there are gps apps that store the
>>> maps
>>> locally, but the ipod touch does not have a gps receiver anyway. I think
>>> there are some external receivers you can connect, but this may not be
>>> practical.
>>> On Jun 3, 2011, at 6:25 PM, Alex Hall wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I realize I am in a very small minority here, but I wondered if there
>>>> was any way to tell the Lookaround app to not use an internet
>>>> connection, but rather to use local data I can store? I have an iPod
>>>> Touch, so, to avoid carrying around a mifi (if I can get one), I am
>>>> wondering if I can just load my state onto my iPod and use that data
>>>> instead? Failing that, does any app download map data locally for use
>>>> instead of needing an internet connection?
>>>>
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