Wikimapia Adds GPS Capabilities
Earlier today Wikimapia added a few more features. The biggest of those features is the addition of GPS Capabilities. These new features will allow users with a GPS device to have their present location marked on Wikimapia. This will allow those users to check out what places are near to their location.
There are two ways you can add this functionality. 
Firstly would be to go to their blog post: GPS to WikiMapia (at this time for Windows only) and download the software there. Secondly would be to go to Wikimapia. Once there, open the “WikiMapia” menu and select “GPS + WikiMapia”. That will pull up this screen (image clickable for larger version).
From that screen you will download and install the Wikimapia GPS software. Once you hit “Start GPS” on the software you will be ready to go. When you click “Show on Wikimapia” a new browser window will open with a red crosshair marking your location on Wikimapia. Then check out all the cool places near by!
Comments have also been added to each place marker (I will talk about these at a later date). They have also added a Wikimapia FAQ (that my blog is mentioned in twice!) that can also be accessed through the “WikiMapia” menu. A “Useful Links” page has also been put up and is accessible through the “WikiMapia” menu.
klaas wrote:
My Leadtek 9535 Bluetooth GPS does not work even wnen the comport is configured on port COM8 which does work with OziExplorer and any other Bluetooth GPS application.
Does thesoftware support Bluetooth COM ports ?
Posted 02 Oct 2006 at 12:54 pm ¶
Matt Jones wrote:
For those that might right across the same problem. here is klaas’ follow up comment:
Posted 02 Oct 2006 at 4:03 pm ¶
akgman wrote:
Matt: I just registered but I marked a number of places in Alsaka prior to registration. How can I get credit for them, please?
Posted 02 Jan 2007 at 10:04 pm ¶
Matt Jones wrote:
You can’t.
Posted 08 Jan 2007 at 11:18 pm ¶
sanjoealex wrote:
anyone have any info about making such an application for linux..?? pls mail me…
Posted 08 Feb 2007 at 6:00 am ¶
Søren Døygaard wrote:
Hello Matt, what a fantastic site. I have just provided some Danish place names. Would it be possible for the WikiMapia GPS application also to communicate through the USB port ? My Garmin GPSMAP has no COM port !
/Soren
Posted 26 May 2007 at 5:03 am ¶
AltaGid wrote:
Hello! Help solve the problem.
Very often try to enter the site, but says that the password is not correct.
Regrettably use of remembering. Give like to be?
Thank you!
Posted 20 Aug 2007 at 2:09 pm ¶
m2h3js1h wrote:
Hello, how are you?
What is your name?
Posted 10 Jun 2008 at 9:03 am ¶
Pradeep wrote:
I want levels and contours on the map.
Posted 15 Jun 2008 at 5:55 pm ¶
dave wrote:
Great app, unfortunately my gps will only connect on com port 17….
Posted 25 Oct 2009 at 12:05 pm ¶