The following slideshow was presented by us in the mobile solutions track at the 2011 GE Smallworld user conference in Chicago, Sept 25-29, 2011:
Smallworld data on a Sony PSP, why?
Visualizing Smallworld GIS data on a Sony Portable Playstation (PSP): Why we did it and why it was worth it (except for making the kids cry)
Picking a mobile device
- Available hardware (in 2007/2008)
- Large Screen
- Inexpensive
- Open platform
- Sony PSP
Why SONY PSP
- Inexpensive
- Large Screen
- GPS capable
- Open System*
- GOAL
Goal
- Display a seamless map
- Navigate (scroll/zoom)
- Same look & feel as Smallworld
Tools
- Homebrew
- SDK
- Global Map Download Tool
- MapThis PSP application
- psp_hacks psp_inside
Making Tiles
- Works in any Smallworld app
- Uses existing Styles
- Good performance
GPS
- Navigation Mode
- Night Mode
Adding intelligence
- Simple DB
- Simple search
- Beyond PSP
Android, iPad
- browser based
- fast
- real time
- on-line or off-line