[mkgmap-dev] [PATCH] Routable pedestrian areas

Thu Apr 8 19:47:55 BST 2010

Felix Hartmann wrote:
> Well I think routing over areas sucks, and I would not support it. There
> should be clear distinction between ares and highways as lines for 
> routing. If people want to have areas instead of lines, they simply 
> should think up another tag, but not use highway.
> If you have on your way say 10 places where it should route over, it 
> will start to fall into pieces, as it is too complicated for the 
> algorythms to route over areas - even if only alongside the borders.
>   

Then this is a failure of the router & not the tagging.

In the same way as renderings, don't tag for the routers.

Although I'm no expert on this subject, isn't it a similar situation to 
how a router would deal with a roundabout with multiple exits with the 
perimeter of the area being the roundabout? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

> BTW Minko, please check you e-mail client. Your not properly replying 
> but writing new topics. This is a pain in the ass.
>   
His posts are displaying correctly inline for me in Thunderbird. Are you 
sure the problem's not at your end?

Cheers
Dave F.