What are the functional differences between Rich Map Engine and the NavSDK?
You can develop a NavSDK application with far more complexity in much shorter time than with RME, but the NavSDK does also have limitations in that not all of the RME API is exposed in the NavSDK. At the same time though, NavSDK has a significant amount of higher-level functionality designed specifically for navigation applications that is not available to RME users, who would have to create this functionality on top of the RME at their application level. RME is a set of ‘C’ libraries that mainly support data retrieval and routing. It works well for desktop or server applications (DDS being a particular example) as well as in embedded environments including products created by deCarta customers like Pharos and Benefon. On the other hand, there is no support within the RME libraries for map display or address lookup, although we do provide sample code showing a simple implementation build on *top* of the RME functionality that users often take as a template for creating their own applic
