Difference between revisions of "NTBI SatNav Service"

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NTBI SatNavs in vehicles with destination support have access to the NTBI Address Service. This is a database which places addresses (e.g. 155 B Street) at a specific point on the grid. You can enter an address (either just the street name and number, or the street + a custom city name, or a zip code, etc.) and the service will return a gridwide position. In NTBI SatNavs, you are then shown the direction to the destination, and how far away it is.
 
NTBI SatNavs in vehicles with destination support have access to the NTBI Address Service. This is a database which places addresses (e.g. 155 B Street) at a specific point on the grid. You can enter an address (either just the street name and number, or the street + a custom city name, or a zip code, etc.) and the service will return a gridwide position. In NTBI SatNavs, you are then shown the direction to the destination, and how far away it is.
  
The Address Service is not yet publicly available.
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Addresses are not supported unless the city has set up the SatNav service themselves.
  
Only specific regions support the Address Service. At this time, only a select few private testing regions have been addressed.
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===Currently Supported Areas===
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* All cities with SatNav support have since closed. No areas are currently supported.

Revision as of 18:28, 13 April 2015

The NTBI SatNav Service is a mapping and addressing service by NTBI. It is currently only available in select NTBI vehicles (although it may be made public eventually).

Custom Map Loading

By default, the NTBI SatNav in SPT vehicles uses the Second Life map for its map images. In some regions, map images are unreliable or simply entirely blocked out. If this is the case, you can submit your own map image to use, and it will be automatically loaded on any NTBI vehicle in your region.

Eligible Map Submissions

Your map image can either be a satellite view or a street map.

If you like, you can edit your map to add street names. Remember, the satnav zooms into the map image, so keep your text small.

To submit your map, contact Nelson Jenkins in-world with a link to the map hosted on an image-sharing service. He may have to edit your map to get it to work with the satnav. Submissions are free.

We ask that in roleplay sims and other highly-managed regions, only estate owners or managers submit map images to avoid conflicts. This will be checked.

Address Service

NTBI SatNavs in vehicles with destination support have access to the NTBI Address Service. This is a database which places addresses (e.g. 155 B Street) at a specific point on the grid. You can enter an address (either just the street name and number, or the street + a custom city name, or a zip code, etc.) and the service will return a gridwide position. In NTBI SatNavs, you are then shown the direction to the destination, and how far away it is.

Addresses are not supported unless the city has set up the SatNav service themselves.

Currently Supported Areas

  • All cities with SatNav support have since closed. No areas are currently supported.