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authormvglasow <michael -at- vonglasow.com>2018-10-08 21:46:40 +0200
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Navit on Linux based Carputer:
<a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=navit&fdid=org.navitproject.navit"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg/200px-Get_it_on_F-Droid.svg.png" height="100"/></a>
</p>
-NavIT
+Navit
=====
Navit is a open source (GPL) car navigation system with routing engine.
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ If you don't know where to start, we recommend you to read the
Interactive Help : http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Interactive_help
-Maps:
-=====
+Maps
+====
The best navigation system is useless without maps. Those three maps
are known to work:
-- OpenStreetMaps: display, routing, but street name search isn't complete
- (see http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/OpenStreetMaps)
+- OpenStreetMap: display, routing, but street name search isn't complete
+ (see http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/OpenStreetMap)
- Grosser Reiseplaner and compliant maps: full support
(see http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/European_maps)
@@ -64,19 +64,20 @@ are known to work:
(see http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Garmin_maps)
-GPS Support:
-============
+GPS Support
+===========
-Navit read the current vehicle position:
-- directly from a file
+Navit reads the current vehicle position:
+- directly from a file or port
- from gpsd (local or remote)
+- from the location service of several mobile platforms
- from udp server (friends tracking) (experimental)
Routing algorithm
=================
-NavIt uses a Dijkstra algorithm for routing. The routing starts at the
+Navit uses a Dijkstra algorithm for routing. The routing starts at the
destination by assigning a value to each point directly connected to
destination point. The value represents the estimated time needed to
pass this distance.