[mkgmap-dev] Re : --generate-sea for Australia?

Sun Feb 7 11:38:08 GMT 2010

Hi Apollinaris,

> - run splitter, but the input doesn't contain a bbx so it's required to
> insert the bbx in the osm file. haven't tried this part and don't know if
> splitter uses bbx in the incoming  osm file. as alternative adjust the
> areas.list for splitter to the bbx used in osmosis. otherwise some tiles
> will have nearly empty areas caused by long ways extending the osmosis
> boundary. currently splitter doesn't include complete relations maybe mkmap
> can close polygons correct but I doubt it. in general a polygon can be
> closed. left or right along the tile boundary. only for coastline this can
> be solved by analyzing the direction of ways. for a relation based polygon
> there is a 50% chance.to get it correct.

I did submit a request for the splitter to support a bounding box
option that would bound the outer edge of the tiles (rounded
appropriately) but Chris didn't seem keen about that. Personally, I
think it would be useful.

Mark