KMaps - the K5 Map Viewer

aranwe · 08-17-2012, 11:42 AM

Hello everyone,
since Kindle is so great tool for travelling - dictionaries, books, wifi internet, long lasting battery - but there is one thing missing - Maps. So I have decided to develop WAF Map viewing application.

GIThub link:

Code:

https://github.com/aranwe/KMaps.git

What Works
THIS APP IS IN VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGE
viewing map with predefined filenames
- the map needs to be downloaded via Google maps downloader (since the trial version can only download up to zoom 11 i want to write some special downloader app - maybe in bash so that it could be ran from kindle itself)

TODO+Misc
* write map downloader
* inside the WAF some sort of map loader - switcher + change graphics
* solve the dithering problem>>
* maybe add some sort of Geocaching support
* maybe add possibility to link same maps with different zooms and add zooming between them

Question1
I converted the map to 4bit pngs to save space but they are rendered with some weird dithering ... is there some way to circumvent it? ... i need to do more tests here - but it should work just fine since in Komic its just ok.

Disclaimer
If There is anyone who would like to contribute to the development -feel free to write me and i will add you to the github project.

sorry, if my first post looks weird - is too long - or looks too unexperienced(because it is exactly all of this:P)

geekmaster · 08-17-2012, 11:51 AM

Thanks! Welcome to the "2600 Club".

aranwe · 08-17-2012, 11:58 AM

geekmaster: thank you very much

)

qlob · 08-17-2012, 12:51 PM

Now I wish I had a K5.......

Also, would it be possible to use OpenStreetMap maps instead of Google's maps? around me, Google's maps are off sometimes but OSM seems to be right on.

Titano · 08-17-2012, 02:51 PM

This sounds awesome! Thanks!

aranwe · 08-17-2012, 04:06 PM

i checked open street maps ... and there is no problem to use OSM and google (and seznam.cz for czech users) as map source ...they all have nice 256x256x8 tiles ...

nixie · 02-27-2014, 05:22 AM

Hi gentlemen,

I managed to run OpenLayers JavaScript inside Kindle Paperwhite 2013 device with a GMapCatcher cache. Just if you are interested, https://github.com/eixin/offline-html5-kindle-maps.

It is kind of slow, I guess because of full-color images.

08-17-2012, 11:42 AM	#1
aranwe Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CZE Device: Kindle Touch	KMaps - the K5 Map Viewer Hello everyone, since Kindle is so great tool for travelling - dictionaries, books, wifi internet, long lasting battery - but there is one thing missing - Maps. So I have decided to develop WAF Map viewing application. GIThub link: Code: https://github.com/aranwe/KMaps.git What Works THIS APP IS IN VERY EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGE viewing map with predefined filenames - the map needs to be downloaded via Google maps downloader (since the trial version can only download up to zoom 11 i want to write some special downloader app - maybe in bash so that it could be ran from kindle itself) TODO+Misc * write map downloader * inside the WAF some sort of map loader - switcher + change graphics * solve the dithering problem>> * maybe add some sort of Geocaching support * maybe add possibility to link same maps with different zooms and add zooming between them Question1 I converted the map to 4bit pngs to save space but they are rendered with some weird dithering ... is there some way to circumvent it? ... i need to do more tests here - but it should work just fine since in Komic its just ok. Disclaimer If There is anyone who would like to contribute to the development -feel free to write me and i will add you to the github project. sorry, if my first post looks weird - is too long - or looks too unexperienced(because it is exactly all of this:P) Last edited by aranwe; 08-17-2012 at 11:45 AM. Reason: todos

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08-17-2012, 11:51 AM	#2
geekmaster Carpe diem, c'est la vie. Posts: 6,433 Karma: 10773670 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Multiverse 6627A Device: K1 to PW3	Thanks! Welcome to the "2600 Club".

08-17-2012, 11:58 AM	#3
aranwe Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CZE Device: Kindle Touch	geekmaster: thank you very much )

08-17-2012, 12:51 PM	#4
qlob Official Lurker Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7096675 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Kindle 3.4	Now I wish I had a K5....... Also, would it be possible to use OpenStreetMap maps instead of Google's maps? around me, Google's maps are off sometimes but OSM seems to be right on.

08-17-2012, 02:51 PM	#5
Titano Definitely not King Kong Posts: 126 Karma: 59238 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: United States Device: Kindle Touch	This sounds awesome! Thanks!

08-17-2012, 04:06 PM	#6
aranwe Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: CZE Device: Kindle Touch	i checked open street maps ... and there is no problem to use OSM and google (and seznam.cz for czech users) as map source ...they all have nice 256x256x8 tiles ...

02-27-2014, 05:22 AM	#7
nixie Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Hi gentlemen, I managed to run OpenLayers JavaScript inside Kindle Paperwhite 2013 device with a GMapCatcher cache. Just if you are interested, https://github.com/eixin/offline-html5-kindle-maps. It is kind of slow, I guess because of full-color images.

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