Comments on: Nokia N95 Trial: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo with Nokia Maps 2.0

By: GPS in Japan - JapanForum.com

GPS in Japan - JapanForum.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:34:15 +0000

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By: George

George — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:02:15 +0000

It’s been more than a year since this topic was posted and the Japan map issue has yet to be resolved!!!!

By: AC

AC — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:19:34 +0000

Are you using Nokia Maps version 1.0 or 2.0? I don’t think version one had the “view by satellite option”, which is what I had installed on my handset last time I was there.

Also, you may be right about the satellite imagery not being available on the Map Loader. Another option that might save a bit on the data roaming charges would to use the “search local” option on Google in your web browser — though you may get results in Japanese!

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:09:17 +0000

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the tip. I’ve already downloaded the Japan map using the Map loader, but it was only 5mb worth of date. This seems suspiciously small for a big country like japan. When i scroll over the Japan, it seems the map only contains the major highways, and nothing else. Is this the same for you? or Did mess something up? As for satelite images, i can’t get this from the Map Loader right? It seems i have to scroll over each ’square’ of japan to download the Satelite images before i leave for Japan. Sorry for the numberous questions. Cheers in advance for helping!

By: AC

AC — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Hey Gavin, You need to download the map data before you leave -- preferably with Nokia's Map Loader for Windows or Mac OS X Leopard. Have a great trip!

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:39:14 +0000

This is a great review. I got a question. I’m going to Tokyo in April, and want to use my Nokia maps gps to get around. The thing is i’m afraid of astronomical roaming charges for data downloads. If i turn of GPS-A feature, and just leave to regular GPS mode – will there be data charges? If i understand correctly, there will only be data downloads with GPS-A mode. GPS mode just ‘feeds’ off the actual satelites right?

By: Groovy

Groovy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:43:47 +0000

NOKIA!!!We need maps for Tokyo!

By: AC

AC — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:36:58 +0000

Hey Pan, Navteq is the company that Nokia bought out for their mapping technology, right?

If it’s Nokia Maps you’re talking about, I thought I had made it fairly clear that I was talking about the new satellite view in Maps 2.0, no?

By: Pan

Pan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:18:21 +0000

Where did you get these maps for Tokyo Japan? The current Nokia Navteq maps i just downloaded have extremely poor (read: useless) maps

By: Nokia Nseries Discovery Blog » Lost in Tokyo? Utilisez les images satellite de Nokia Maps 2.0 !

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:41:48 +0000

[...] Andrew Currie de WordPress a testé la fonction sur son Nokia N95 8 Go. Via des images satellite de Nokia Maps 2.0, il a tenté de trouver l’hôtel Shibuya Excel à Tokyo. Ce fut un jeu d’enfant. De plus, les images étaient d’excellente qualité. Et importer la carte sur son Nseries était tout aussi facile. Il y est parvenu via Nokia Map Loader, et même via la connexion WiFi chez lui. [...]