Perhaps also include a database of airports so if your location is too close to an airport the maximum transmision power is reduced to comply. Also perhaps an option check for altitude and if far enough from the ground to not be on an airplane cut down the maximum allowed to whatever is the safe limit for use on airplanes (even if it's zerio, no transmission power at all)

Also it would be nice to have a button to download an updated database of power restricitons per regions (and the airport database too)

The Ovi Maps application should have functionality similar to Nokia Map Loader in the settings of the program which allows the following:

Downloading of maps by region

Selection of storage device for downloaded maps

Ability to check for map updates

Ability to erase maps by region

I would very much like to have an application that can monitor my position and warn me, if I get near one specific point.

My use-case is, that I regularily forget to go to the ATM or whatever and would like to have my N900 remind me when I come near.

Is there such an application already?

Cheers,

Philipp

Usage scenarios:

• Remind me to buy a tooth brush next time at the supermarket
• Remind me to take my bicycle when I'm back here

Forum thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=553893

An example of the process can be viewed here - input a web facing MAC address to be presented with very accurate location information. Skyhook already offer services to developers and there are lots of iphone and android location tools using their data.

It should be possible to run a Kismet type scan for MAC addresses of wireless access points as a startup and shutdown process and also at user defined intervals and on demand - the results of the scan could then be passed to the geolocation service and the results presented to the user via a utility on the device or on a secure web page.  Power levels of the located SSIDs could be displayed either numerically or colour coded to give an idea of the distance from the device.

While first consideration is for a location/security utility, the same process could be used to set profiles depending on location.

I think eCoach already has all that built in, but with one major problem.  It seems the program only works if you have an always on data connection.  I do not have 3g service avalible for my N900 and wont pay $15 a month for 2g service that I will never use (99% of the time for me I am in a wifi zone).

So I think all that really needs to be done is one of two things.

Option 1 - have an application that can download your map data ahead of time and pull it off the phone memory rather than download it.

Option 2 - let the program run all the gps data for tracking/time/distance/speed and not have it overlay on a map.  This gets recorded to the phone and later when you are in a internet enabled spot you can open that data and apply it to a map.

Even better if you can export the final product, with the image and data to some kind of file and save it on a computer.

I think eCoach already has all that built in, but with one major problem.  It seems the program only works if you have an always on data connection.  I do not have 3g service avalible for my N900 and wont pay $15 a month for 2g service that I will never use (99% of the time for me I am in a wifi zone).

So I think all that really needs to be done is one of two things.

Option 1 - have an application that can download your map data ahead of time and pull it off the phone memory rather than download it.

Option 2 - let the program run all the gps data for tracking/time/distance/speed and not have it overlay on a map.  This gets recorded to the phone and later when you are in a internet enabled spot you can open that data and apply it to a map.

Even better if you can export the final product, with the image and data to some kind of file and save it on a computer.