[mkgmap-dev] Elevation data just partially accessable by Basecamp

Fri Jan 10 18:23:21 GMT 2020

oh yeah - I think if there is DEM present - routing does not matter?
Because with DEM the map will then also show profile for tracks. If a map
contains DEM - I guess show-profiles should be implied.

On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 19:20, Felix Hartmann <extremecarver at gmail.com>
wrote:

> show profile works without DEM in limited mode - meaning for routes only,
> but not for tracks. HOWEVER if you enable it with a map having neither
> contourlines NOR DEM info - it will cause crashes. So it is useful also for
> maps with contourlines only. Actually I've never tried what happens if you
> have a map with DEM but without contourlines. The DEM/contourlines can be
> in a separate layer (transparent tiles).
>
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 17:16, Gerd Petermann <
> gpetermann_muenchen at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kalle,
>>
>> good to hear. I am working on a patch for mkgmap, it seems I got
>> something completely wrong with this flag.
>>
>> There are two flags (also in gmaptool) and before r4119 mkgmap wrote a 1
>> in the 2nd when DEM data was available, with 4119 this changed.
>> The documentation for the show-profiles option was written before r4119
>> and is wrong since then.
>>
>> It was the Adria Topo map that confused me.
>> It has DEM data but in flag that I thought was the hasDem flag was a 0,
>> while the show-profile flag was 1.
>> So, I thought the flag cannot mean hasDem and decided to write a 0
>> because this was also done before mkgmap supported DEM. Stupid me!
>>
>> Probable solution:
>> I think it was mentioned before that mkgmap probably reversed the order
>> of the "show-profiles" flag and the hasDem flag.
>> I think this is true, the Adria Topo map says "I have DEM data but don't
>> show profiles". Maybe this is because the map is not routable.
>>
>> I'll have to run some more tests ...
>> Gerd
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von
>> Karl-Heinz Kühnlein <kalle_kuehnlein at hotmail.com>
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 16:55
>> An: Andrzej Popowski; mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Elevation data just partially accessable
>> by      Basecamp
>>
>> Hi Andrzej, Hi Gerd,
>>
>> YES, --show-profiles=1 solved the problem! GREAT!
>>
>> I didn't notice this option far away from the DEM options section of the
>> documentation. I suggest to move it to the DEM option section or give a
>> reference there.
>> This option might be usefull for trip planning even without DEM data if
>> contour lines are available. But i didn't tried it yet ...
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help!
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Kalle
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von
>> Gerd Petermann <gpetermann_muenchen at hotmail.com>
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 14:45
>> An: Andrzej Popowski <popej at poczta.onet.pl>;
>> mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk <mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk>
>> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Elevation data just partially accessable by
>> Basecamp
>>
>> Hi Andrzej,
>>
>> in
>> http://gis.19327.n8.nabble.com/option-show-profiles-and-DEM-tp5909983p5910016.html
>> you mention a hasDem flag. I cannot find the information have no idea
>> where this is. Please refresh my memory.
>>
>> Gerd
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von
>> Gerd Petermann <gpetermann_muenchen at hotmail.com>
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 15:13
>> An: Andrzej Popowski; mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Elevation data just partially accessable by
>>  Basecamp
>>
>> Hi Andrzej,
>>
>> thanks for the hint, I totally forgot about this option. I use
>> show-profiles=1 for my map and when I remove that I can reproduce Kalles
>> problems.
>> So, it seems the description for the option is not correct. There was a
>> long discussion here:
>>
>> http://gis.19327.n8.nabble.com/option-show-profiles-and-DEM-tt5909983.html#a5910020
>>
>> I have to reread it first.
>>
>> Gerd
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von
>> Andrzej Popowski <popej at poczta.onet.pl>
>> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 14:46
>> An: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] Elevation data just partially accessable by
>> Basecamp
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> just have realized, that option --show-profiles could remain at default
>> 0 even when DEM are processed.
>>
>> Kalle, please make sure, that you include --show-profiles=1 in mkgmap
>> options.
>>
>> I think the default for --show-profiles could be dependent on DEM
>> presence. Would make less hassle.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Andrzej
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