[mkgmap-dev] [PATCH v7] - alpha patch to support road find by name

Wed Mar 18 13:54:04 GMT 2009

Hi Marko,

> > v7 - now supports zip records for roads (data comes
> > from addr:postcode tag).
> 
> Where can I see those?  Maybe there is no such data in finland.osm yet.

It's quite likely that the data isn't there.

When I tested the feature, the zip info was displayed along with the
city name when matching roads are shown. It could possibly also be
displayed if you select a road on the map (not tested, just guessing).

> I tested the patch, and it looks like r984 is the most visible change
> since the pre-r984 patch I tried: the motorway exits are numbered and
> highlighted even at low zoom levels.
> 
> I can search for "4" but there is no "E 75".  Can you please also map int_ref?

OK - I will look at adding int_ref.

> When I search for "14", the list will only show "14", not "140".  Searching
> for "140" returns the road with ref=140.

You've lost me here - are you searching for an exit called 14?

> When it comes to joining roads, it would be good not to join long roads
> (several hundred kilometers), such as the 140.  Now the list of matches
> will display useful information: which section of the ref=140 I want to
> go to.  You could implement it so that road sections are joined when both
> sections are in the same "city".

Good point - actually, I haven't got my head around the joining of
roads to minimise the number of hits. It's not as simple to implement
as you may imagine.

Cheers,

Mark