GPS Map Viewer for PSP Released 61
DCEmu writes "Deniska has released a GPS Map Viewer for the PSP. The program uses imagery from Google Maps, which currently has pretty good coverage of North America, Western Europe, Australia, Japan. There's also a video on YouTube." According to the post, map data can be retrieved via WiFi or an external GPS receiver.
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Re:GPS reciver? (Score:5, Informative)
- GPS support: ability to read and interpret NMEA sentences from a GPS receiver communicating through PSP's serial port. Rather simple DYI hook up with GPSlim 236 receiver from Holux is explained in following thread: http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t
RTFA.
Re:GPS reciver? (Score:2, Informative)
Wifi is used to get map graphics from google (cached on memory stick)
The article notes there is a script to "preload" maps for a given area.
The GPS is used for position data to show where you are on the maps.
Two different functions. Hope this clears up your confusion. %-)