[Maps.app] custom MapTiles cache [PC app, iPhone GUI]

[in7ane]

What this does:
Allows the creation (on a PC) and loading (on an iPhone) of a custom MapTiles cache for Maps.app on jailbroken iPhones (tested on 1.1.2)

Screenshot: http://www.in7ane.com/psp/posts/iphone_topo.jpg


1. Get the map on a PC

GMDL: http://www.in7ane.com/psp/gmdl0.5.05a.zip
video: http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/create_map.mov

note: Maps.app map layer only zooms in down to 1 so click Advanced and set min zoom to 1 in GMDL, or put the map in the satellite layer which goes to -3.

or

sample maps: http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/maps/

2. Copy the map to your iPhone

Copy the map directory to /var/root/Media/Maps/map_name/ (create Maps with a capital M)
video: http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/copy_map.mov

3. Load the map on the iPhone

Click the map name, then Link
application by demonlj from weiphone.com: http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/iLM-0.2.pxl (or http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/iLM-0.2.rar original)
video: http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/load_map.avi
screenshot: http://www.in7ane.com/psp/posts/iLM.jpg

note: probably does not work on 1.1.3+ due to a different path (you can probably modify and use the sh script instead from http://www.in7ane.com/iphone/lm.sh by changing root to mobile)

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Initial post and some technical details in: http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22320

[dhalilahma]

Hey bro, I remember using your app for the PSP, so AWESOME!!!!! I've already got the whole of London, I will use that and try it out. Will have to see though, running 1.1.3.

[alirz]

does this still let you do searches and get directions for the maps that you installed on the iphone?

[in7ane]

Directions do work, but you do need a network connection (Maps.app queries Google's servers to get directions). The other thing to note is that if a directions/location query makes Maps.app jump outside of the area covered by cached tiles it seems to forget about the cache and start downloading tiles again.