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Unfortunately, Cyprus is a bit hard to get at the moment...
Firstly, Google Maps isn't even a proper option. You can get the satellite "Google Earth"-type view, but no street names.
The only place on the internet with full Cyprus maps, with searchable street names, is openstreetmap.org.
That's basically the Wikipedia of maps.
There is a (complicated, fidly and time consuming) way to grab those and put them on a memory card (so you only use your GPS receiver through an application like Trekbuddy), but they can only be saved as "images", so searching street names and getting directions is out the window.
I've done this, and to be honest it's fairly useless since you can't "zoom" per se but you need to keep loading different maps of different zoom levels.
Finding a street even a couple of blocks away is very, VERY hard.
Garmin (a major GPS navigation company) apparently does have maps for Cyprus and a Blackberry application, but:
a) you need to pay and
b) you need an internet connection.
What happened was that, while other mobile phones can get Garmin maps on memory cards, Blackberries, due to their usually "unlimited data" plans and the stable server structures just get a Google Maps-like treatment, where the Garmin maps load off the internet.
I personally think that's incredibly stupid since it basically forbids you from using a map anywhere without a phone signal, which is why i didn't even try it.
So overall, good luck and if you find anything good, drop me a line too.
05-22-09 09:24 AM - I have tried google maps in Cyprus. It gets to the point at a +- 6 meters precision. Indoors.
Anyone with a solution?
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