iPhone POI app

[Wikiboo]

I want to make POI iPhone app whichwill show POIs od certain city, and I will implement route-me so user can get directions.
Questions are:
1.) Where to obtain POI files and how to implement coordinations in app?
I've found that openstreetmap is the best way, but can't figure out how to download POIs for a certain city in XML.
2.) What map to use? Google, openstreetmap, cloudmade?

Can you give me some directions here?

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by Wikiboo

I want to make POI iPhone app whichwill show POIs od certain city, and I will implement route-me so user can get directions.
Questions are:
1.) Where to obtain POI files and how to implement coordinations in app?
I've found that openstreetmap is the best way, but can't figure out how to download POIs for a certain city in XML.
2.) What map to use? Google, openstreetmap, cloudmade?

Can you give me some directions here?

I'm not sure. I looked into the other options before the mapkit was added to iOS, but stopped paying attention to them after the mapkit was added.

The google terms of service forbid you from using their maps except in a Google-branded map, and also forbid you from providing turn-by-turn directions (At least that's my memory of their TOS). Take a long, hard look at Google's TOS before you invest any effort in using their stuff.

You might want to go to the websites for those other map services and see what you can learn there.

[Wikiboo]

I can't find useful information about this, I've been "googleing" for 3 days now and nothing

[michelle]

Originally Posted by Wikiboo

I can't find useful information about this, I've been "googleing" for 3 days now and nothing

To find the address from a gps coordinate you can use map kit

to do geo coding you can use the yahoo api, just query it on the yahoo site.
I can share some code, if you want to contact me directly.

for now I do have some info on our blog page

Life in The Clouds

[michelle]

Originally Posted by Wikiboo

I want to make POI iPhone app whichwill show POIs od certain city, and I will implement route-me so user can get directions.
Questions are:
1.) Where to obtain POI files and how to implement coordinations in app?
I've found that openstreetmap is the best way, but can't figure out how to download POIs for a certain city in XML.
2.) What map to use? Google, openstreetmap, cloudmade?

Can you give me some directions here?

more specifically this is maybe exactly what you need
Geolocation and voice recognition - Life in The Clouds

[firecracker]

Wikiboo try QuickBlox, they provide simple samples to plugin functions to your app. The location module has what you're asking for. The admin panel allows you to import lots of points of interest easily.