Nokia N95 manual Position requests, About Maps

Positioning (GPS)

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received enough data from the satellite signal to calculate the coordinates of your location, the bar turns black.

Initially your device must receive signals from at least four satellites to be able to calculate the coordinates of your location. When the initial calculation has been made, it may be possible to continue calculating the coordinates of your location with three satellites. However, the accuracy is generally better when more satellites are found.

Position requests

You may receive a request from a network service to receive your position information. Service providers may offer information about local topics, such as weather or traffic conditions, based on the location of your device.

When you receive a position request, a message is displayed showing the service that is making the request. Select Accept to allow your position information to be sent or Reject to deny the request.

Maps

About Maps

Press , and select Maps.

With Maps, you can see your current location on the map, browse maps for different cities and countries, search for addresses and different points of interest, plan routes from one location to another, and save locations as landmarks and send them to compatible devices.

You can also purchase extra services, such as guides and a turn-by-turn navigation service with voice guidance.

Maps uses GPS. You can define the positioning methods used with your device in the device settings. See "Positioning settings," p. 147. For the most accurate location information, use either the internal GPS or a compatible external GPS receiver. When you use Maps for the first time, you may need to define an internet access point for downloading map information for your current location. To change the default access point later, select Options > Settings > Network > Default access point.

Almost all digital cartography is inaccurate and incomplete to some extent. Never rely solely on the cartography provided for use in this device.