[mkgmap-dev] No POI in gmapsupp

Sun Nov 23 12:31:05 GMT 2014

You are right, I just had to pan the map to a place in the USA map and 
then it's able to find all POI's. Lot of time lost testing for a false 
problem:'(

El 23/11/14 a las 09:47, Gerd Petermann escribió:
> Hi Carlos,
>
> I tried to reproduce the problem with your data on my Oregon 450t and I
> see no problems. When I list "all POI"
> I see POIs like Starbucks, Telegraph Hill and Fog City Diner.
>
> Gerd
>
> > Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 22:04:18 +0100
> > From: cdavilam at orangecorreo.es
> > To: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [mkgmap-dev] No POI in gmapsupp
> >
> > El 21/11/14 a las 22:47, Carlos Dávila escribió:
> > > I build all maps of my web site [1] using the same parameters for
> > > mkgmap (apart from name, FID, etc.). Most of them work fine, but 
> those
> > > of full USA or single USA states have no POI's when installed on
> > > device, with no difference if I use mkgmap generated gmapsupp or
> > > MapSource generated. On MapSource/BaseCamp POI search works as 
> expected.
> > >
> > > I use the following general mkgmap call:
> > > java -Xmx2800m -ea -Dlog.config=logging.properties -jar mkgmap.jar
> > > --output-dir=./tmp --bounds=bounds.zip --precomp-sea=sea.zip
> > > --max-jobs --route --latin1 --code-page=1252 \
> > > --country-name=$PAIS --country-abbr=$ABR --area-name=$MAPA
> > > --family-name="OpenStreetMap $MAPA" --family-id=1$FID --product-id=1
> > > --series-name="OSM-$MAPA" \
> > > --overview-mapname=$ABR-1$FID --overview-mapnumber=551${FID}000
> > > --name-tag-list=$NAMETAG --index $RNP --process-destination
> > > --process-exits --housenumbers \
> > > --remove-short-arcs=0 --reduce-point-density=4
> > > --reduce-point-density-polygon=8 --polygon-size-limits="24:12, 18:10,
> > > 16:0" --add-pois-to-areas --adjust-turn-headings 
> --report-similar-arcs
> > > --report-dead-ends=2 --link-pois-to-ways \
> > > --location-autofill=is_in,nearest --drive-on-$DRIVEON
> > > --check-roundabouts --check-roundabout-flares
> > > --license-file=license_ODbL.txt \
> > > --copyright-message="OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. See:
> > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" --style=mio --check-styles -c
> > > $pais.args
> > > Which becomes as follows for USA with the variables assigned:
> > > java -Xmx2800m -ea -Dlog.config=logging.properties -jar mkgmap.jar
> > > --output-dir=./tmp --bounds=bounds.zip --precomp-sea=sea.zip
> > > --max-jobs --route --latin1 --code-page=1252 --country-name=USA
> > > --country-abbr=USA --area-name=USA --family-name="OpenStreetMap USA"
> > > --family-id=148 --product-id=1 --series-name="OSM-USA"
> > > --overview-mapname=USA-148 --overview-mapnumber=55148000
> > > --name-tag-list=name --index --process-destination --process-exits
> > > --housenumbers --remove-short-arcs=0 --reduce-point-density=4
> > > --reduce-point-density-polygon=8 --polygon-size-limits="24:12, 18:10,
> > > 16:0" --add-pois-to-areas --adjust-turn-headings 
> --report-similar-arcs
> > > --report-dead-ends=2 --link-pois-to-ways
> > > --location-autofill=is_in,nearest --drive-on-right 
> --check-roundabouts
> > > --check-roundabout-flares --license-file=license_ODbL.txt
> > > --copyright-message="OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. See:
> > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" --style=mio --check-styles -c
> > > usa.args
> > >
> > > Any idea what can make the difference with USA maps?
> > >
> > > [1] http://mapas.alternativaslibres.es/download.php
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> > >
> > I have narrowed down the number of options and the area involved and
> > still the same result. I just downloaded an small area of San Francisco
> > (USA) [1] and Cáceres (Spain) [2] in JOSM and compiled them with the
> > following command:
> > java -Xmx800m -ea -jar mkgmap.jar --bounds=bounds.zip
> > --precomp-sea=sea.zip --route --latin1 --code-page=1252 --family-id=114
> > --product-id=1 --overview-mapname=ESP-114 --mapname=55114001
> > --overview-mapnumber=55114000 --index san_francisco.osm (or caceres.osm)
> > Once installed on device (via MapSource) I can find POI's using Cáceres
> > gmapsupp.img and can't find any in San Francisco. The same if I 
> generate
> > gmapsupp with:
> > java -Xmx800m -ea -jar mkgmap.jar --gmapsupp --bounds=bounds.zip
> > --precomp-sea=sea.zip --route --latin1 --code-page=1252 --family-id=114
> > --product-id=1 --index
> >
> > [1] http://mapas.alternativaslibres.es/san_francisco.osm
> > [2] http://mapas.alternativaslibres.es/caceres.osm
> >