Project Ideas

How to make the world a better place, or atleast more fun.

Google Maps Cache For Android

The problem with Google Maps (and API) for Android is that it doesn't work disconnected. It seems even the Google Maps on the old Palm Treo would cache enough for you to not need the network. (you told it how much cache it could have or something)

I think a valuable project would be to wrap the Google Maps API or duplicate it. Application programmer code would use your API just like it would use Google Maps except you would have cached the data so no network connectivity would be needed.

Programs such as Back Country Navigator cache maps, but they appear to be ported from other systems. They don't do things "the Android way" and feel cumbersome. Google Maps UI is very desirable and of course many application developers already use it (the API) for their apps. If you could make a plugin replacement that was good at caching, an app dev wouldn't have to change any code.