xGPS - GPS for iPhone / iPod touch

Due to the large number of people reporting that they cannot download maps successfully on the iPhone (due to an Apple bug by the way, thanks Apple!), we have decided to already release the very very first version of the xGPS Maps Manager which allows to download maps from a computer to use it on the iPhone. So please be aware that this version is a really first version and not all the functionalities are implemented. It is reserved for advanced users as there is currently no option to directly transfer the maps to the iPhone, you have to do it manually.

To download a maps from the computer and then put it on the iPhone or iPod Touch use the following procedure:

1. Be sure to have Java 1.5 or greater installed on your computer (installed by default on Mac OS X)
2. Download the software xGPS Maps Manager
3. Double-click on the downloaded file
4. The program should now be opened
5. Use the left scroller to adjust the zoom level to be able to select the right part of the map you want
6. Then click on “Add region” and then click on the map to draw a closed polygon.
7. Repeat the step 6 the number of time you want. Regions can also be overlapped. The software will not download two times the map.
8. When you are ready with your map regions, select the zoom level at which you want to download the maps. To do so enter a number between 0 (the most detailed zoom level) and 17 (the less detailed one) in the text box right after “Download maps at zoom-level:”.
9. Press “Download selected maps regions” to start the download.
10. To download maps at multiple zoom level, just repeat the step 6 to 8 for a different zoom level.
11. When it is finished, close the program.
12. Go to the same directory where you have downloaded the software.
13. A new file should have been created called “xGPS_map.db”
14. You have to put this file in the iPhone at /var/mobile/Library (overwrite the current one if it exists). To do it you can use WinSCP or any other SFTP file transfer utility.
15. Launch xGPS on your device and the new maps are here! Success!

As we said, it is reserved for advances users. A more simpler version will be available in the future.