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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. |