Nokia has invested a lot in Ovi Maps. While it has lot of potential, it's not perfect. However, instead of trying to find an alternative product, why not give some suggestions on how it could be improved?

Please put only one idea per solution, this way each idea can be voted separately.

Discussion thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=358144

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While there are available multiple solutions for DSLR Geotagging, would it not be very convenient (and economical) to use the exiting equipment like the N900? This would eliminate need to carry (and purchase) a separate device.

When I cannot find it (is it in work, home, summerhouse,...), when somebody steals it from me (possibly hurting me in process),... there're plenty legal reasons for it.

I imagine application, that will run on background and periodically report it's position to server or send it by email, etc. While it can be done python script,...

There're of course many issues/options (how often report, go online if offline for more than hour, turn on gps if not on-gps for more than four hours, send position as email / fetch url on your server,...) to decide, but that's for discussion.

talk: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=742868

Profiles for not only ringtone settings:

• Set Bluetooth
• Set 2G/3G/Auto
• Startup/Stop OpenVPN or other tunnels
• Set IM states
• Set Volume
• Set Geolocation for IM
• Startup/Stop geotracking
• Startup/Stop FM Sender
• ...
• (ringtone/vibration settings of course)

(all of these settings at a time with profile change or groups of them)

triggered by events like:

• Menu  entry like the classic profile selector
• Defined WLAN is existant
• GSM state (if set to auto)
• Geolocation
• DBUS trigger
• ...

These MetaProfiles should be extendable (to create new modules for triggering and action)

ANT+ homepage

Some Linux software already works with the protocol using a USB adaptor that is basically an ANT+ to serial adaptor:

Garmin ANT+ data downloader

another ANT+ utility

Garmin ANT+ decoder

Talk thread here.

Especially for astronomy programs like stellarium it would be advantageous that the compass also works if the device isn't in line with the horizontal level (or if it's possible the accelerometer data has to be used to calculate the right data)

An additional device must have a clamp etc to fixate on the N900. A electronic compass needs to be calibrated, with a clamp that asserts same alignment every time it is used the calibration process must be done only once.

Thread in the forum

Multi-touch functionality, like zoom and turn, is the only thing where the iPhone is still better than N900. Why not mimic these actions where it is possible and make N900 more attractive for iPhone users? Let say that one finger touches the screen always before the other. You can perform same actions if the first touch position is fixed. It does not make any difference if hold your finger on this position or you rise it. So you can raise it before making the other touch. The only trick is how to recognize the first touch.

Discussion thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41837