[mkgmap-dev] Any option to include POIs as ways?

Wed Jul 26 14:11:31 BST 2017

Hi Dominik,

okay, I remember one such barrier after an s-curve on a rather narrow hw=track going downhill. Unwarned, one may arrive with +30 km/h at it.
Still. I doubt that we can find a good way to display them. Please try and let us know your results.

Gerd
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Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von Dominik Seelow <domi at gmx.co.uk>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. Juli 2017 14:13:18
An: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Any option to include POIs as ways?

On 26.07.17 12:16, Gerd Petermann wrote:

Hi Gerd,

> I think it is possible to add code to support this but I don't see how this feature would help
> reg. barriers. My experience is that most barriers are at crossings, besides that you should
> probably prefer to look on the road ahead, not the GPS ;-)

I'll certainly rather look ahead.  ;-)

It is indeed not a big issue on roads but on designated cycle ways where
some planners seem to love to place barriers right after turns.
The problem worsens when you're riding in a bunch with other riders in
front of you who do not gradually slow down before a turn but rather
brake in full panic when they spot an obstacle. Or simply do not
indicate potential hazards such railway crossings. I feel much safer
knowing potential dangers in advance.

I think that such a feature might be helpful for many other purposes as
well: I would like to see the position of mountain passes or summits as
'dots' when cycling (without all the other POIs) whilst others might
want to display all bus stops in their public transport map. Garmin
devices seem not to offer the flexibility to choose the POIs to be shown.

I had hoped for some hidden mkgmap feature or some kind of dual-use
capabilities of the link-pois-to-ways function. But I can easily modify
the OSM files to create a second node for each POI of (my) interest and
a way connecting them, this should solve my problem as well.

Best,
Dominik
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