[mkgmap-dev] naming map layers in a gmapsupp.img

Tue Dec 15 14:00:50 GMT 2009

Charlie Ferrero wrote:
> charlie at cferrero.net wrote:
>   
>> Quoting Torsten Leistikow <de_muur at gmx.de>:
>>
>>     
>>> Moin,
>>>
>>> I have multiple map layers in my gmapsupp.img file, but I can not   
>>> set the name
>>> of the layers, so that they can be identified on my nuvi.
>>>
>>> The first layer is created by the following call:
>>>
>>> java -jar  -Xmx6144M ../../mkgmap-r1170/mkgmap.jar
>>> --style-file=../../styles/06_restrictions_motorcar --remove-short-arcs=5
>>> --transparent --product-id=7 --family-id=46 --country-name="Deutschland"
>>> --country-abbr="D" --family-name="OSM_M_OV" --tdbfile --draw-priority=18
>>> --max-jobs=3 ../../osm/Europa/66666???.osm.gz
>>>
>>> The second layer is created by the following call:
>>>
>>> java -jar  -Xmx6144M ../../mkgmap-r1170/mkgmap_style_2.jar
>>> --style-file=../../styles/03_topo_base --remove-short-arcs=5 --product-id=7
>>> --family-id=43 --country-name="Deutschland" --country-abbr="D"
>>> --family-name="OSM_BASE" --tdbfile --draw-priority=8 --max-jobs=3
>>> ../../osm/Europa/66663???.osm.gz
>>>
>>> And in a third step I combine both layers into the gmapsupp.img:
>>>
>>> java -jar mkgmap-r1429/mkgmap.jar --product-id=7 --mapset-name=OSM_M004
>>> --gmapsupp img/06_restrictions_motorcar/*.img img/03_topo_base/*.img
>>> img/03_topo_base/OSM_BASE.TYP
>>>
>>> The resulting map is working ok, just when I look at the map settings in my
>>> nuvi, both layers are displayed in the same way
>>>
>>> family name
>>> [1] OSM street map
>>> family name
>>> [1] OSM street map
>>>
>>> So, what parameters do I have to set, so that I can identify the   
>>> layers on the
>>> nuvi by the mapname?
>>>
>>> Gruss
>>> Torsten
>>>       
>> I have noticed the same problem on my GPSMap.  The name shown is that  
>> of the top layer, no matter what options have been used to compile  
>> each layer.  All layers have a different family ID.  I combine files  
>> using sendmap, not mkgmap, incidentally, so the problem is not  
>> occurring in the combine step.
>>
>>     
> As a correction, the above should have read:
> "The *series* name shown is that of the top layer, no matter what 
> options have been used to compile each layer."
>
>
> The full list of options is
> Restore Defaults
> Restore All Map Defaults
> Show All
> Show None
> Show Basemap
> Show International Mari [sic]
> Hide CF OSM map series
> Hide CF OSM map series
>
>   
I recommend you make a test map using all the naming parameters, and 
track which name goes where. You are missing --series-name and --area-name.

I upload maps with MapSource, and the menu name you wish to change is 
taken from the --family-name (as far as I can see).

Garvan