diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
index e02c53ffd..f6dcfe785 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 try :
     import osmgpsmap
     OSMGPSMAP = True
+    if osmgpsmap.__version__ < '0.7.0':                                                             
+        OSMGPSMAP = False                                                                           
+        import sys                                                                                  
+        print >> sys.stderr, _("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "                             
+                "osmgpsmap must be >= 0.7.0. yours is %s" % osmgpsmap.__version__ )
 except:
     OSMGPSMAP = False
     import sys