[mkgmap-dev] filter by unit area?

Wed May 9 15:13:46 BST 2012

On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 08:55:49PM +0800, maning sambale wrote:
>Our current coverage is getting detailed.  I'm thinking of removing
>certain buildings given a unit area threshold. For example:
> - remove all building=yes given a threshold of x m^2
> - convert buildings as points if a name or address tag exist
> - retain buildings as polygons if > x m^2
>
>Is this possible with the current mkgmap versions?  Thanks!

I don't think we have any such primitives for areas. It could be handy.  
Omitting small areas should be much cheaper than merging adjacent areas.

	Marko