http://www.assembla.com/spaces/nogago-open-source/wiki

The tool allows you to download maps from various web map providers. You can also add own custom map sources to download from other sources than the once packaged with the tool.

thank you for supporting nogago in the last two years of business both as an active user and also as an esteemed customer of our apps and offline maps.

We would like to extend our thanks by reducing our prices to €/US$ 1.99 until “Cyber Monday” November 28, 2011. This discount is offered exclusively on nogago.com.

Use this great chance to try all nogago apps:

• Outdoor GPS, which provides the best outdoor navigation application on BlackBerry,
• Guide, your global travel guide with personal trip planning and global travel information for simply everywhere in seven languages (available for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry),
• Head-Up Display, which turns your BlackBerry into a portable head-up display and equips every car with a luxury sedan option.

We are also happy to announce a new offline map package for just €/US$ 99. This package allows you to download up to 100 offline maps within a year.  Buy now, and get an extra month and up to 200 maps with a map package that is valid in 2011 and 2012!

Thanks again for using nogago.

All the best for your next adventures !

While nothing really has changed on at the surface of Outdoor and Head-Up Display, we have worked hard to improve the usability of nogago Guide on Touch devices and improved many smaller bugs here and there.

As always, uptodates to existing customers are free of charge as long as they keep on using the same device. Using the apps on another device will require to purchase a new serial key. Your offline maps will work on any device and can be shared with friends and family.

Please log in to nogago.com to retrieve your maps and serial keys, if you need to find them back.

Enjoy your nogago apps on BlackBerry OS 7 devices !

Let us know, if you want to enjoy the app on your PlayBook for free before it becomes available in BlackBerry App World.

The only feature that we could not validate is the automatic language adjustment of the application menus (which are also available in German). However, you can at least read sight descriptions in your favorite language by changing the application settings manually. Enjoy sight descriptions in German, English, French, Dutch, Russian and Spanish.

nogago also connects with the built-in Playbook GPS receiver (you just have to be a little patient) and then provides you with (pedestrian) routing to sights and places when you are roaming around our nice little planet. Downloading sight descriptions works well and gives you blazing fast access to sight descriptions and images when outside network connectivity.

… and preparing a trip watching sight images and reading sight descriptions is a real joy with the large Playbook display ! So… don’t forget to pack your Playbook for your next business trip or vacation !

Map with my position

Routing by bike to a nice restaurant nearby

Search for sights nearby

Actions for search results

Sight Description

Sight Image

Definition of a tour

PS: The option menu is displayed by striking down from the top of the display (this is the substitute for the Android menu button).

PPS: You can go back to the last screen by stricking from bottom to left corner (this is the substitute for the Android back button).

PPS: Offline Maps cannot be used yet on Playbook, pending some technical clarifications from RIM dev support. But we are working on that.

Want more screenshots?

The major new feature is the ability to calculate the route from your current position to any sight. Also, we have translated the application fully to German.

 2km Walk from Google to Peet’s Coffee

The app continues to find sight descriptions in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Russian for any place you like.

Most other of the 52 improvements have been centered around improving the usability of the app and fixed minor bugs. Buy some offline maps, if you want to enjoy the app even more. The map display is then much faster. Don’t forget that you can download all sight descriptions and sight images for your tours before you go abroad. It avoids unnecessary roaming fees.

We are happy to receive your feedback and incorporate it in future versions of the app.

Next on our engineering agenda are social features: Rating, commenting and Facebook/Twitter posting of sights and trips. Later on, we will add offline routing and on device rendering of maps.

Have fun and take care on your trips to anywhere on planet earth supported by nogago Guide !

For users that download Outdoor GPS from BlackBerry Appworld the following instructions DO NOT APPLY as they automatically unlock the navigation features when buying after trying the app.

The following instructions show how to enter the serial key in nogago Outdoor after purchasing it from our website.

1. Please start nogago Outdoor GPS on your BlackBerry
   
   
   
2. Open the options menu (by pressing the “A” key or choosing “Options…” from the BlackBerry menu)
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Enter the serial key (including the dashes in the text field above the “Validate Key” button)
   
   
   
4. Press the “Validate key” button
   
   
   
5. Save Options
   
   
   

Congratulations, you have entered the serial key successfully and can now use routing and load recorded tracks.

iPhone

Thank you for choosing nogago Guide – the ultimate travel guide!

If you use a BlackBerry:
To unlock your trial version please generate a license key: Sign up and sign in to nogago.com, go to Account – My Apps. On the right hand side you will find a link to buy this application. To do so you will need your BlackBerry Device-PIN.

Enter your key to activate nogago Outdoor GPS in Options. You will get full access instantly.

If you use nogago Guide for Android or iPhone – it’s free for a limited introduction phase!

Downloading maps (won’t work with the iPhone)

Of course you get maps on the fly while using nogago Guide online. Yet, offline maps are faster, more reliable, cheaper if you travel abroad and you get huge areas in a size of one degree latitude and longitude!

The following step-by-step instructions show how to generate maps on the nogago portal and install them on your device. Steps 1 to 4 only have to be run through when you use the nogago Web Downloader for the first time.

1. When you are logged in to the nogago portal, then go to “MAPS” via the navigation bar and search for your desired location or city.

2. After clicking the Download button, you will be redirected to the Map-download page. By clicking the “Map” button, you go to step 3.

3. As the following screen shows, the nogago Web Downloader will start (open as a java programm) or be downloaded automatically. To be able to execute this java application please ensure java se is installed. (Java SE for Windows/Mac)

-> If asked, please trust the signed program to execute correctly.

4. When the nogago Map Downloader is started for the first time, you are asked to set your preferences.

4. You will be asked where to save your maps locally and where on your Blackberry device. You can select the according folders manually or by autodetermining the directory for your smartphone device. On your Devices SD-Card please save them in the root subfolder /maps. (nogago Outdoor does create the folder /maps/… and /tracks/ on first launch)

After selecting the appropriate folders where to save your maps, save your preferences.

5. Once the nogago Web Downloader is setup up as described in steps 1 to 4, the download of your map will start.

6. Once your map is downloaded into your local directory, you will be able to install it on your smartphone device as shown in the following screenshot. A progressbar shows the installation process.

After successful installation, you can choose to install more maps that are stored locally or you can exit the nogago Web Downloader.

Using nogago Guide

The basic function of the nogago Guide main menu is Go to your position. This item is selectable if your current position is identified by GPS. If it’s greyed out your device is not able to locate your position by GPS or cell info. Please make sure that GPS is activated and gets connected to a GPS satellite. Start a search for your points of interest (POIs) nearby in a map-view.

Start a search for your points of interest (POIs) nearby in a map-view.

If there are POIs nearby, star icons indicate locations of sights and are selectable by click to show related content like photos or Wikipedia articles. Within the rich content you can create a new tour guide or add or remove your POIs to or from an existing tour guide.
Maps are navigated by touch gestures. In online mode 18 zoom levels are available. In offline mode zoom levels are limited between levels 10 and 15.
If you move the center of a map to another position new sights are sought automatically. Results are suggested within the current map and the results-list for list view is updated as well.
If you like to Find a city with name or to Find a sight with name use the specific search dialogues. Any queries are allowed to find cities or regions or specific sights. For example: Search “Paris” or “Louvre”. Once you found a region of interest you can conduct further searches (for sights and places) within.

You will certainly look for special places like hotels or hostels, restaurants, ATMs or public transportation either on your actual location or your desired destination. nogago Guide can show you more than 50 different kinds of places (a list of places that can be found with nogago Guide you find here or in the sreenshot above). In map view select the context menu for places, you then will be asked to type in a query (best you give just the initials) or chose from list. You can switch between map and list view. To adjust density of desired places in map view operate your zoom level. This being so in low zoom levels nogago Guide displays more places than in high zoom levels.

Do you want to got to the Louvre? You want to get some information beforhand? Just tip your finger on your desired place, e.g. “Musée du Louvre”. nogago Guide instantly delivers all available Wikipedia background.

Add it to your guide.

And yes, it’s the Louvre where you can visit the most famous smile in the world…

And you want to go there by Metro:

You get a couple of opportunities nearby. If you move the map nogago Guide will load more options.

Displayed as a list…

Select one station to add it to your guide:

Et voilà, you have got a very very litte guided tour through Paris:

Then you go to Manage your guides to open, remove  or download it for offline use, in the next example it’s a small guide through Berlin.

For the use of offline maps which you have downloaded from nogago.com just copy these maps on your sd card in the “Maps”-folder.

You can also upload it, if you have your account on nogago.com created and given your credentials in the app options.

Aerialway
Aerialway Station

Aeroway
Aerodrome
Aeroway Gate
Helipad
Aeroway Terminal
Windsock

Amenity
Arts Centre
ATM
Baby HAtch
Bank
BBQ
Bench
Bicyle Parking
Bicycle Rental
Beer Garden
Brothel
Bureau de Change
Bus Station
Cafe
Car Rental
Car Sharing
Cinema
College
Court House
Crematorium
Dentist
Doctor
Drinking Water
Embassy
Emergency Phone
Fast Food
Gerry Termina
Fire Station
Food Court
Fountain
Fuel
Grave Yard
Grit Bin
Hospital
Hunting Stand
Kindergarten
Library
Marketplace
Nightclub
Car Park
Pharmacy
Place of Worship
Police Station
Post Box
Post Office
Prison
Pub
Public Building
Recycling
Restaurant
School
Shelter
Stripclub
Studio
Taxi
Telephone
Theatre
Toilets
Townhall
Universtiy
Vending Machine
Veterinian
Waste Basket
Waste Disposal

Barrier
Bollard
Cattle Grid
Bicycle Barrier
Entrance
Gate
Sally Port
Stile
Toll Booth

Highway
Bus Stop
PEdestrian Crossing
Emergency Access Point
River Ford
Hill
Steep Hill
Highway Services
Fixed Speed Camera
Stop Sign
Traffic Signals
Turning Circle

Historic
Archaelogical Site
Historic Battlefield
Castel
Memorial
Monument
Historic Ruins

Leisure
Common
Fishing Location
Garden
Gold Course
Ice Rink
Marina
Mini Golf
Nature Reserve
Park
Sports Pitch
Playground
Slipway
Sports Centre
Sports Stadium
Racing Track
Warter Park

Man made
Navigation Beacon
Crane
Gasometer
Lighthouse
Covered Reservoir
Camera Surveillance
Survery Point
Tower
Wastewater Plant
Water Tower
Water Works
Watermill
Windmill
Works

Military
Military Airfield
Military Barracks
Military Bunker
Military Danger Area
Naval Base
Military Range

Natural
Natural Peak

Power
Power Generator
Power Station
Power Sub-Station
Power Tower

Railway
Railway Pedestrian Crossing
Railway Halt
Railway Level Crossing
Railway Station
Subway Entrance
Tram Stop

Shop
Alcohol Shop
Bakery
Beverage Shop
Bicycle Shop
Book Shop
Butcher Shop
Car Shop
Car Repair Shop
Chemist Shop
Clothes Shop
Computer Shop
Confectionary Shop
Convenience Shop
Department Store
Do-It-Yourself Shop
Dry Cleaning Shop
Electronic Shop
Farm Shop
Floprist Shop
Funeral Directors
Furniture Shop
Garden Centre
Gift Shop
Green Grocer Shop
Hairdresser Shop
Hardware Shop
Hi-Fi Shop
Kiosk
Laundry
Mall
Massage Shop
Motorcycle Shop
Newsagent Shop
Optician Shop
Organic Shop
Outdoor Shop
Shoe Shop
Sports Shop
Stationery Shop
Supermarket
Toy Shop
Travel Agency
Video Shop

Sport
10-Pin Bowling
9-Pin Bowling
Archery
Athletics
Australian Football
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boules
Bowls
Canoeing
Chess
Climbing
Cricket
Cricket Nets
Croquet
Cycling
Diving
Dog Racing
Eqestrian
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
Horse Racing
Korfball
Motor Sport
Multi Sport
Orienteering
Paddle Tennis
Paragliding
Pelota
Raquet Sport
Rowing
Rugby
Shooting
Skateboard
Ice Skating
Skiing
Soccer
Swimming
Table Tennis
Handball
Tennis
Toboggan
Volleyball

Tourism
Alpine Hut
Artwork
Toursim Attraction
Camp Site
Caravan Site
Chalet
Guest House
Hostel
Hotel
Tourist Information
Motel
Museum
Picnic Site
Theme Park
Viewpoint
Zoo

Waterway
Boatyard
Lock Gate
Turning Point
Weir