MaGeX

Welcome to MaGeX project site

The aim of the MaGeX - Maps with GPS Extension project is to develop a set of applications for displaying maps and transferring GPS data on a mobile phone.

The MaGeX suite

There are four applications within the MaGeX project that serve the following purposes:

Mobile - the mobile phone application for displaying maps and communicating with GPS devices. It is capable of displaying current GPS location, saving tracks and waypoints and transferring data to desktop (via Bluetooth) or the MaGeX Server (over the internet).
Preparation - a desktop application, used to convert the maps from a commonly used Polish format to a format suitable for the mobile application.
Transfer - a desktop application, used to communicate with the mobile application and transfer maps, tracks and waypoints from and to the mobile device.
Server - the MaGeX Server provides the user with advanced functionality, such as tracing objects over the internet.

Technology

In order to achieve wide compatibility among the mobile devices, the Mobile application is written in the J2ME language (i.e. Java for mobile devices). Thanks to this, at least the basic version of the application (without GPS extensions) works with most of the commonly used mobile phones.

The desktop applications use Java SE to achieve portability among different operating systems. Both of them include a graphical user interface for easy usage.

The MaGeX server is written in C++ for Unix systems for greater effectivity. It provides a web-based control interface.