[mkgmap-dev] Commit: r1246: Impelent mdr 4 and 9 as best as we know.

Wed Sep 30 12:25:06 BST 2009


Steve Ratcliffe wrote:
> On 30/09/09 11:23, Felix Hartmann wrote:
>   
>> I think this is style dependant? I get 50% rubbish right now - (as
>> compared to what I find via "nearest places) in all categories.
>>     
>
> Yes I do see quite a lot of things that shouldn't be there, up to 50%
> I would agree.
>
>   
>> If you get it to show the same as nearest places it would be great,
>> otherwise (but this would be a good idea in any case) it would be great
>> if one could exclude POI via points file in the style-file e.b. by
>> having a line like this:
>> highway=traffic_lights [0x* resolution 24 -noindex]
>>
>> There are many POI that are nice to have in a map, but not needed to be
>> searched for (e.g. traffic_lights, park benches, railway crossings,
>> trees, diverse obstacles like bump_gate, kissing_gate,..., water_tower,
>> energy plant, cliff, wayside shrine, .......
>>     
>
> Well as far as I can tell most or all of those things can't be in the 
> index anyway, and also only things that have names are included.
> So once it is fully working I think it will be just fine.  But
> lets wait until then and see.
>
>   
Hmm, what is if you add names via style-file?  Will they then show up 
(this could be of good use, and also of bad use...)
Currently I get many showing up WITHOUT name however too:


>> Really great that it is more or less working however!
>> (well city, state/province, country still not usable - city would be
>> great to have off course)
>>     
>
> Yes I think we know enough to add these, so that should happen fairly 
> quickly, barring unforeseen problems.
>
> ..Steve
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