RoadMap Editor
FreeMap Israel is using a modified version of the open source RoadMap software.
Features
- Route calculation using the A* algorithm with an optional support for turn restrictions and multiple speed records per segment. Several settings are available for changing the algorithm behavior (fastest route, shortest route, etc')
- Voice driving instructions with automatic recalculation of the current route
- A simple 2D view or a pseudo 3D view
- On map street names aligned according to the segments' directions
- Small screen user interface which allows an easy interaction without using a stylus or a pen
- Editing capabalities which allows mapping new roads and modifying existing attributes
Supported platforms
- Linux/GTK2
- Windows mobile (Windows CE variant)
- Windows XP
- J2ME devices
J2ME platform
The J2ME version of RoadMap is using Cibyl to compile the core C code of the software into J2ME java byte code instructions. This allows maintaining one code base for all the supported platforms.
More information can be found on the Cibyl home page - http://spel.bth.se/index.php/Cibyl