[mkgmap-dev] Searching for postal_code & pbf-support

Mon Jan 23 17:18:37 GMT 2012

Hello,

while searching for information how housenumbers are handled on Garmin devices I found a old thread.
Postal_codes: 
When I use the display-tool I see that the zip-codes (mdr 6) are not sorted:

--------- MDR 6 (ZIPs) ---------------------------------------------------------
         |        |                         | Zip size: 2
         |        |                         | zip index 1
00f99def | 000000 | 40                      | 64 map number
00f99df0 | 000001 | 2a 00                   | the 42 zip in the map
00f99df2 | 000003 | 40 08 00                | offset in LBL 0x000840
         |        |                         | zip index 2
00f99df5 | 000006 | 40                      | 64 map number
00f99df6 | 000007 | 35 00                   | the 53 zip in the map
00f99df8 | 000009 | 40 2b 00                | offset in LBL 0x002b40
         |        |                         | zip index 3

...

I don't think/hope that sorting the postal_codes will fix the problem... 
I'ver read somewhere, that only in NT-Maps postal_codes are searchable... Maybe we just have to set some bits in the header... 

//Martin

Am 19.06.2011 um 09:34 schrieb Martin:

> Coming back to the postal codes. I made a short test with the NUVI from my girlfriend.
> 1. Searching with the Garmin-Map: You have the choice to search for City/Zip/City&Zip
> http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2194/115zv.png
> In the results you see it this way:
> http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4187/137phj.png
> 2. Using a mkgmap-map: You can search only for City
> http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9313/189g.png
> And the results:
> http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/102/54133456.png
> 
> So searching for postal codes do not work. I know this is a problem with the index and not with the locator branch... 
> 
> Cheers
> Martin
> 
> Am 16.06.2011 um 21:09 schrieb WanMil:
> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Other question: Is the pbf-support already included in r1965? I still get:
>>>>> Error at line 1, col 1
>>>>> Bad file format: test.osm.pbf
>>>>> Error parsing file
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Yes. It is included since the first days of the locator branch. I have
>>>> tested it today and it's working fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Please check carefully that the latest osmpbf.jar and protobuf.jar are
>>>> in the classpath.
>>>> 
>>>> WanMil
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> How can I check this?! Isn't it included in the jar-file? I didn't compile it from trunk. I downloaded the following file:
>>> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-locator-r1965.jar
>>> Don't forget, that it works with the "normal" versions.
>>> 
>>> Martin
>>> 
>> 
>> The jar files are not included in the locator branch.
>> 
>> Download the trunk 
>> (http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-r1962.zip), unzip the file 
>> and replace the mkgmap.jar with the download of the locator branch 
>> (http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-locator-r1965.jar). It should 
>> work then.
>> 
> 
> Thanks, now it works ;)
> 
>> WanMil
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