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    psp gps

    does anybody have any information on the various software available for the psp gps device? i'd kind of like to get one but i was wondering if there's a umd available that has a global map on it like google-earth or something. from what i've found out so far it seems that each region has its own software but i think a lot of it is not umd based and i don't really want to download non-official stuff.

    #2
    It was announced as a June release in most European territories at the Playstation Day presentation a couple of weeks back. It comes with a UMD which will probably have just a UK map over here.

    They did also mention that they were going to make other maps available to buy from the store in the future.

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      #3
      There's no UMD with global maps available, only regional - most of them Japan-only, but European software is coming out as they release the GPS receiver here. Think there is some homebrew which you can add google maps to though.

      I think the Go!Explore car nav software came out with the GPS receiver in Germany at the end of April, with a UMD including Germany, Austria and Switzerland maps and they already have all the other Western European maps available online. The UK & Eire version is supposed to be out next week I believe.

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        #4
        thanks guys. i was gonna import one, but i might wait for the UK release now. any ideas how much it will be? i've been seeing them for about 40 wing wangs on ebay. i'll probably pick up the uk map and a japanese one too. i love using google earth, it's so useful, only problem is i've alway had to draw a sketch of the route, which is lame! now i'll be able to wander off wherever i like

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          #5
          The German one is about 95 quid with GPS receiver on Amazon.de.. and the UK rrp is s'posed to be 99.99 for UMD+receiver which is shocking when the receiver costs only around 25 quid in Japan (about 50 when packaged with maps). Probably work out cheaper to import the receiver and pick up the UK maps UMD on it's own.

          For Japanese maps, Minna no Chizu 3 is the top one.. very concise (2 UMDs) and great looking, more detailed maps compared to the European Go!Explore ones, although that is partly because it is designed more for walking navigation/around town rather than car navigation.

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            #6
            Been waiting for this for ages now.

            It is a lot though £100 for sat-navability isn't so bad.

            Not sure if you can get the maps separate or not, if so I'd do that and save some cash.

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              #7
              I thought I read they were releasing the UMD on it's own as well, but just checking now apparently not - it's either UMD+GPS receiver; UMD+GPS+Car mount/adaptor; or UMD+GPS+Car mount/adaptor and PSP.

              German version is now down to 100 Euros/80 quid which is a bit more reasonable.. not sure how much the additional maps are going for.

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                #8
                Originally posted by r3z
                For Japanese maps, Minna no Chizu 3 is the top one.. very concise (2 UMDs) and great looking, more detailed maps compared to the European Go!Explore ones, although that is partly because it is designed more for walking navigation/around town rather than car navigation.
                Is there an English language option for this software or is it completely in Japanese? I'm visiting Japan in a few months and having GPS software to find my way around would be wonderful.

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                  #9
                  Japanese only, I'm afraid.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Randicoot View Post
                    Is there an English language option for this software or is it completely in Japanese? I'm visiting Japan in a few months and having GPS software to find my way around would be wonderful.
                    You could rent a car in Japan with GPS service ready, not necessary using your own PSP.

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                      #11
                      You don't need to understand Japanese to make a map worth using - I don't know which software you're looking at, but minna no chizu (everybody's map) has a station select feature which jumps immediately to whatever station you put in. Everything in civilised Japan is centred around train stations.. any place that isn't will be too rural to have any data on the UMD map.

                      You'd still need to learn katakana to enter the station names but if you are visiting Japan I'd recommend doing that anyway.

                      PSP GPS has saved my neck enough times to make it the most useful gadget I've ever bought - it's got me to work on time, gotten me half way across Osaka on a bicycle to parks I've never been to, and most crucially told me how close I was to the trail when I got lost on a Yakushima mountain*!

                      *(you're not recommended to use PSP GPS for hiking/sailing etc though, it only triangulates the position from three satellites.. you want higher accuracy for life critical navigation!)

                      P.S. another advantage of minna no chizu is that it works underground... instead of picking up the GPS satellite signals it switches to identifying registered wireless internet access points - sounds well flaky but in practice it works (in the big cities at least). I even found my way through Whity Shopping Town using it. It differs from a car GPS in that when it plots a route it uses pedestrian streets, stairways etc.. whereas car GPS will only do roads obviously.
                      Last edited by Darwock; 22-05-2008, 07:29.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by John Parry View Post

                          Am i right in thinking that buying a gps receiver from Japan and adding the UK map from the store to memory card is all that's required for an in-car system.

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                            #14
                            That should be fine.

                            I say should as I've not tried it but obviously the point of the GPS is that it can be taken anywhere that has a map pack so I'd be surprised if there was any hardware differences between regions.

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                              #15
                              Looks like Yesasia or ebay are the best options for getting a receiver.

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