[mkgmap-dev] Question reg. points with extended type

Wed Apr 10 22:23:32 BST 2013

Hi Gerd,

On Sat, Apr 06, GerdP wrote:

> good that you asked. I just found out that the overview2 branch did no
> longer create the 
> index in the same way. This is corrected with r2558.
> 
> The so called global index is created when you use the --index option. I
> don't know for sure 
> what the device does with it. 
> I assume that a map with many point with extended types needs longer to list
> the POIs,
> because they are not indexed. Don't know if that can be changed.

Looks more like a firmware issue. I removed all extended types,
60CSx still needs only 2 secs, 62s still needs 6 seconds.

  Thorsten

> Thorsten Kukuk wrote
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Sun, Mar 31, GerdP wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> when mkgmap builds an index (the mdr file),  it reads the points from the
> >> img file.
> >> Up to now, points with extended types are ignored by this routine.
> >> I wonder if this is a GARMIN restriction or a limit in mkgmap ?
> > 
> > Which index is that exactly?
> > 
> > On my GPSmap 62s, all POIs are listed in the nearest POI search,
> > even the one with extended types. On my GPSmap 60CSx POIs with
> > exteded type are not findable.
> > 
> > But: The 60CSx needs 2 sec. to list all POIs in the near, the 62s
> > needs 6 sec. Looks like the 62s does not use the index but generates
> > it somehow itself new.
> > 
> >   Thorsten
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