[maemo-users] Maemo Mapper and OSM files

[From: Mark]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:53 AM, COURTAUD Didier <didier.courtaud at cea.fr> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I am using Maemo Mapper sinc a few weeks using Open Street Maps I automatically download through a WiFi connection.
>
> Since I want to use in my car, I have manually downloades the OSM tiles I need in an XML file.
> I have also converted that into a .bin file
>
> I have created in Maemo Mapper a new map repository giving it a local url of the form :
>
> file:///path-to-the-OSM file
>
> But Maemo mapper does not display anything whether I give it the .xml or the .bin file !!!!
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can use local OSM files with Maemo Mapper ?
>
> DC

If you have large areas or want to do a mass download of a rectangular
area, you can also go to Main Menu->Maps->Manage Maps...->Area tab and
specify coordinates for the 4 corners.

Mark