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We fatties have been using MapThis for quite some time; well, some of us anyway. Now you — the young Slim fit PSP owners, who use a generic GPS receiver — can transform their hand held into a device capable of locating your very existence in this universe.

Once wired and configured properly you may take advantage of various satellites orbiting the globe. Position your exact whereabouts while mapping out routes to popular destinations and all that. But be careful, you may find yourself somewhere commonly referred to as the Twilight Zone.

MapThis 0.5.20 changes:

• Generic serial GPS receivers support (Holux gpslim236-240, M1000-1200 and others) for slim psp
• One version of the program (FW3.XX) supports both PSP-290 and Holux receivers.
• Type of receiver can now be selected via configuration screen:
  • ENABLESERIALPORT=1 - Holux / serial port gps devices
  • ENABLESERIALPORT=0 - PSP-290 support.

  Note that due to FW limitations the version for 1.0-1.5 firmware does not have support for PSP-290 receiver.

• WIFI upload should now work in all versions of the program. (must be enabled with LOADWIFI=1 flag)
• Variable map scroll speed (controlled via CURSORSPEED=..)
• Zoom in/out animation (toggled with SMOOTHZOOM=1)
• Smooth transition between 2D and bird-view modes
• Sound output controlled programatically in FW3.xx version. (applies to serial port gps devices only) If during program starup the audio/serial connector is not plugged in, the sound is routed to internal speakers.
• Rotating POI icons, better rendering of compass arrows, etc
• Numerous rendering optiomizations (as of v05.05)
• Misc bug fixes
• Code cleanup
• Source code included

Download: MapThis 0.5.20

Factory-made cables and parts for DIY projects can be purchased @ pc-mobile.net/pspgps.htm.

- source: deniska.dcemu.co.uk

Next time you find yourself waking up in a deserted parking lot or ditch, immediately start searching the unfamiliar area in hopes to locate your PSP. You never know where you’ll end up after a complete night of blacking everything out; but, remain calm, no need for the frantic behaviour, for Deniska’s “MapThis!” — the homebrew global positioning system (GPS) software — will aid in your state of confusion. Lock on target, and begin the long trudge home. Good luck!

0.5.01 changes:

• disabled map boundary restrictions: you should be able to follow a route off the map w/o annoying pop-up messages…
• better shared objects handling (seems to be very robust under 3.51 FW - no crashes yet)
• fixed relaxed lookup bug
• better zoom in/out logic
• new sounds
• better “speed limit” logic / graphics

You must install this update on top of version 0.5, fetch that here — MapThis v0.5

Download: MapThis! 0.5.01 Update

- source: dcemu

Deniska has released MapThis v0.5, marking the 1 year anniversary of the popular PSP GPS-enabled software. Installation, controls, obtaining maps, and absolutely everything of importance can be found with the included documentation.

Now map your route to the closest beer store and pick up a celebratory case of Beck’s for Deniska! Cheers!

0.5 changelog:

• Birds Eye mode
• Inverted colors (night) mode
• Voice Prompts / Alerts support.
• Missing zoom layer rendering (only for gpsfs maps). MapThis! attempts to render a missing zoom layer with shrinked tiles fromthe next zoom level.
• Screenshots are saved in ms0:/PSP/PHOTO now
• Icons/sounds can now be located in either a particular map directory or system (system/sounds or system/icons) directory.
• POI and WAYPOINT files can now also be looked up from ms0:/PSP/COMMON
• Geodata can now be shared between maps if geodata.dat file is placed in the same directory as EBOOT.PBP.
• The program will attempt to load geodata.dat file in the current map directory first.
• New tiger line geodata for USA (2006se from 03/2007) compiled and available through gmdl18a and higher versions.
• Edit functionality added to “Configuration” screen. While in Configuration screen, scroll down untill the line that needs to be edited is on top. Press [X] to enter the edit mode. You can use up/down arrows to increment/decrement current character by 1. Use [START] to save or [SELECT] to cancel the edit.
• New current position prediction logic, hopefully resulting in smoother scrolling.
• A few rendering bug fixes in graphics routines.
• New parameters added to configuration file: STARTUPFREQUENCY, STARTUPSCREENMODE, NIGHTMODE, SPEEDLIMIT. SATINFOFREQUENCY defines cpu frequency on Satellite Info screen (PSP-290 only)
• Timezone parameter removed from configuration, timezone is determined based on your psp date/time settings.
• Localization support (language packs).
• PSP-290 version does not require prx files to run in non-gps mode.
• Attached sorce code adopted to the latest verison of PSPSDK

Download: MapThis 0.5

- source: Deniska’s PSP Development Site

The popular GPS-enabled homebrew app known as “MapThis!” continues to shine as Deniska demos the newly introduced voice prompts. Check it out for yourself…

Very impressive! “MapThis!” 0.5 should be ready in the coming days. If you have the PSP GPS device (PSP-290), or plan on picking one up in the future, give MapThis! v0.4.99 a try.

- source: qj

Remember “Kill Everything That Moves?” Without a shadow of a doubt the best homebrew game ever! That’s right, ever! Now that very same author, Deniska, shares the latest beta build of Map This! — the best (and only, I think?) PSP GPS homebrew app for navigating your way through the rough terrains… Where ever you may be…

Map This! v0.4.99 Beta features support for Sony’s official GPS device (PSP-290).

Installation:
make sure that you:
-install PSP-290 version in /PSP/GAME3XX folder (depending on your OE FW version)
-install Holux version in /PSP/GAME150 folder

You folders must have following structure:
/PSP/GAMExx/
mapViewer/
EBOOT.PBP (get appropriate version)
usbacc.prx (psp-290 only)
usbgps.prx (psp-290 only)
system/
maps/

Introduced in 0.4.99 Beta:

• basic localization support (read and write in your own language!!)
• basic sound (currently just key beeps and “Speed warning” message if preset speed limit is exceeded
• improvements in geo search logic, allowing more relaxed search

Download: Map This! v0.4.99 Beta

- source: dcemu

Neubit, notorious Acidmods gang member, known best for his modding skills, is doing something a little different this time ’round… Below is a video demonstrating the PSP-290 GPS peripheral working in conjunction with Deniska’s popular Map This! software!

Certainly shows how the PSP has evolved into quite the portable hand held. Very cool!

Nice wheels, too.

Deniska’s latest Map This! beta now includes support for the official Sony GPS receiver. It unfortunately removes support for other generic receivers at the moment. Also disabled are GPS data re-play & WiFi download features, but hey! It’s beta… what can ya do?

New features:

• GPS-290 support (dhaa :-)
• GPS info screen with satellite data
• Screen rotation in map mode
• Trip reset option added to menu. Trip data does not get reset when you switch to map mode.
• Fixed a bug in TRACK UP mode. (should not switch the mode when approaching to map’s boundaries.
• added new variable to config.txt: INITLOCATION=1
  It should accept values 0,1,2 which may affect the initial satellite lookup algorithm

It’s been tested on 3.03 OE-B but may function under older custom firmwares too.

1. Copy mapViewer folder in to /PSP/GAME303/
2. Put usbacc.prx & usbgps.prx in MapViewer folder. Note that prx files are not supplied with this distribution. I tested with usbacc.prx from 2.71 FW distribution and usbgps.prx bundled with Maplus software. You can try using usbgps.prx from 2.71 FW, but it seems to have a problem reporting negative longitude; so if you are in Europe and Asia it may work for you… (the 3.03 FW usbgsp.prx does not seem to work for me)
3. Generate a map for your area with gmdl tool and copy it inside the maps folder.
4. Attach the usb gps-290 accessory and you should be good to go…

Fantastic work Deniska!

Download: Map This! Beta v0.461S

- source: dcemu

Never get lost again with Deniska’s Map This! — the fully functional map viewer and GPS software for the PSP. With a little know-how you’ll soon be on your way to the nearest strip club.

0.4.60 Beta changes:

• address lookup for US addresses (via TIGER line data)
• reverse lookup (shows the closest known house numbers or intersections)
• new logo, startup screen, wallpaper (contributed by DaxDce)
• re-designed interface: new fonts, menus, some layout changes, more skinable data panels, battery & signal icons, etc..
• some bug fixes: clock desplay, POI layout problem, etc.
• bundled with small NYC map and corresponding geodata file. (~1Mb)

Creation of US geodata file:
I provided a set of scripts & programs (all with sources) to get the Tiger Line data from US Census Bureau. They have been tested under cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com)…
Perhaps someone (in7ane?) could convert that code in to some kind of GUI program.

To generate the geodata file for a state do following:

1. copy geocoder folder to your cygwin home directory
2. navigate to that folder (using cd command) under cygwin prompt.
3. run following command:
   ./geo-map.sh [2-letter state abbreviation in capitals]
   Example: ./geo-map.sh NY
4. wait for a few hours while it creates geodata.dat file
5. copy geodata.dat file to your map’s folder.

Great news for US residents… I hope something similar is available for Canada. :)

Also, for Map This! assistance, read this page.

Download: MapThis! 0.4.60 beta

- source: dcemu

Its never been featured on PSP Hacks but certainly it deserves a spot; that’s Deniska’s Map This!

Map This! is a complete map viewer and satellite navigation app for the PSP supporting select GPS devices. GPS/satellite functionality is only available if you’re running firmware 1.50. Otherwise you’re left in non-GPS mode; a fully functional map viewer for later homebrew capable firmwares.

There’s a tremendous amount of know-how involved with this application — take your time and read slow. It’s recommended you check out the Map This! wiki page for instructional details.

Map This! v0.4 changes:

• GPSFS format support. Map tiles are stored in a custom format for much faster transfer and access rate.
• Zip support for maps is discontinued (since it was too slow for large maps)
• Added logic for low baud GPS devices (by Zero Altitude). To activate put SLOW_GPS=1 in config.txt
• Straight and path distance calculation in map mode
• Ability to add POI. ([X] in Map Mode)
• POI search / display. ([O] from Attraction selector screen). List the names of up to 100 closest points of interest, which match your search criteria together with distances from current location
• Variable read-speed for “GPS from file” mode (FAKEFEED=1). While re-playing your pre-recorded GPS data, press [X] to toggle re-play speed between x1,x3,x5,x7 speeds
• Last position recall. The application memorizes the latest position and zoom settings for each map.
• Improved map rotation logic for TRACK-UP mode. Use TURNSPEED variable in config.txt to specify the minimum speed at which screen rotation takes place. This allows to reduce screen rotation due to deviation in GPS coordinates while the device is not moving or moving slowly.
• Google maps version updated to most recent in WIFI download mode.
• “No UMD” bug is fixed. GPS read functionality does not depend on UMD in drive, wifi switch or hold button position.
• STARTUPMAP=… option in config.txt allows to go directly to a specified map and enables the GPS mode.
• Improved and hopefully mode informative help screen ([START] button)
• New (faster) garbage collection logic (old logic used to crash application on large maps)
• More accurate distance calculation in GPS mode.
• Code cleanup (source code attached)
• New version of Windows Map Download Tool by in7ane (GPSFS conversion/support, new map vendors and much more)

Download: Map This! v0.4

Great work Deniska!

- source: Deniska’s PSP Development Site