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diff --git a/gis/navit/README b/gis/navit/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e84ee90aee52 --- /dev/null +++ b/gis/navit/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Navit (gps navigation system with routing engine) + +Navit is an open source and free, modular, touch +screen friendly, car navigation system with GPS tracking, realtime +routing engine and support for various vector map formats. + +Navit runs on Linux, Windows, Windows CE, Mac OS, Android, iPhone and +webOS. It can use maps from OpenStreetMap and Garmin, among others - +which can be stored offline - so it doesn't need an Internet connection +while in use. + +If you want to use a gps receiver device with Navit, such as a usb gps +dongle, you will probably want to install the gpsd package as well. + +Navit can be used with maps from the OpenStreetMap project +(www.openstreetmap.org). To do this, you will have to download a map +for offline use, using the Navit Planet extractor at: + http://maps.navit-project.org + +Further details on the project's page and wiki at: + http://www.navit-project.org + +Optional dependencies: gpsd |