[mkgmap-dev] how to make address search aware of the Canadian provinces?

Thu May 24 19:52:37 BST 2012

Hi Ben,

your approach is correct.
But I don't know which field are used by the builtin map. So maybe it is 
not possible to have the same functionality with mkgmap generated maps.

Can you please what information/address is displayed if you select a POI 
on your mkgmap generated map. Is the province name displayed? If not 
then you should check the log file if mkgmap really finds your bounds 
directory.

WanMil

> Hi,
>
> I'm generating a map of Canada with this command:
>
> java -jar mkgmap/dist/mkgmap.jar --latin1 --gmapsupp --min-size-polygon \
>    --series-name="OSM Canada" --family-name="OpenStreetMap Canada 08 May 2012" \
>    --index --location-autofill=bounds,is_in,nearest --bounds=bounds
> --add-pois-to-areas \
>    --pois-to-areas-placement="entrance=main;entrance=yes;building=entrance" \
>    --check-roundabout-flares --route --remove-short-arcs
> --drive-on-right --check-roundabouts \
>    --family-id=34244 --product-id=1 --road-name-pois \
>    --generate-sea="extend-sea-sectors,multipolygon,floodblocker"
> --make-all-cycleways \
>    -c template.args --description="OSM Canada"
>
> I'd like to know if it's possible to get the address search to be
> aware of the provinces. For example, on the built-in map of my Nuvi
> 255w, the GPS "knows" that I'm in Ontario and gives me the option to
> change the 'state/country'. Here's a screenshot that shows this
> behaviour:
>
> http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-builtin-map.bmp
>
> With the mkgmap generated maps, the GPS only "knows" that I'm in
> Canada. Here's a screenshot showing this behaviour:
>
> http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-mkgmap-osm-map.bmp
>
> I've added these lines to the points, lines and polygons style files
> to setup the Canadian boundaries:
>
> # Canada = CAN
> mkgmap:country=CAN&  mkgmap:region!=*&  mkgmap:admin_level4=* { set
> mkgmap:region='${mkgmap:admin_level4}' }
> mkgmap:country=CAN&  mkgmap:city!=*&  mkgmap:admin_level8=* { set
> mkgmap:city='${mkgmap:admin_level8}' }
>
> Side note: I can make a patch to the default style with these lines if
> people are interested in having this included with mkgmap.
>
> Does anybody know how I can get the GPS to be aware of the province
> with my mkgmap generated map?
>
> Thanks, Ben
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