[mkgmap-dev] splitter and options --description / --geonames-file

Fri Apr 10 09:21:39 BST 2020

Hi

I'd go for the idea of having the specific option eg --add-google-plus.

Also, as a slight modification to the patch that increases the area
beyond the tile looking for a city, maybe limit it double the tile size
before giving up and just describing the tile with the mapName.

Ticker

On Fri, 2020-04-10 at 06:46 +0000, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> Hi Randolph,
> 
> when I want to visualize the calulcated areas I use --write
> -kml=splitter.kml. The output file splitter.kml can be used in JOSM
> (with a plugin) as well as in Google Earth,
> if you prefer that. The use in JOSM helps me to find issues where a
> tile border might be involved.
> 
> Anyhow, if others are interested I would use your patch with a
> different option, something like --add-google-plus which would either
> add the code to the city name or to the given description or to an
> empty string so that splitter would always generate a unique tile
> description.
> 
> Gerd
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> Von: Randolph J. Herber <army.bronze.star at gmail.com>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 10. April 2020 02:17
> An: Development list for mkgmap; Gerd Petermann; Mike Baggaley;
> Ticker Berkin
> Betreff: Re: [mkgmap-dev] splitter and options --description / -
> -geonames-file
> 
> Hi, all!
> 
> Yes, it helps.
> 
> It was not what I had in mind.
> 
> [Fragment of          template.args showing the OLC or Google Plus
> Codes that were          added.]
> 
> These codes can be directly used to show the area in question: EG
> -Alexandria:8G3F5W00+<https://plus.codes/8G3F5W00+>
> 
> [Image of          Alexandria, Egypt, area referenced.]
> 
> and for an Egyptian area with no cities with a population as large as
> 15 000: EgyptUC:7GJM0000+<https://plus.codes/7GJM0000+>
> 
> [Large area in        southern Egypt with no cities as large as 15
> thousand people.]
> 
> This area is in southern Egypt.
> 
> The differences in AreaList.java, in Unix format are in the attached
> differences file.
> 
> The modified AreaList.java files in the attached java file.
> 
> Can you now understand what I want and why?
> 
> Randolph J. Herber
> 
> 
> On 4/9/2020 9:48 AM, Gerd Petermann wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> sorry, I think some mails where not sent to the list. I've attached a
> patch that adds a number to the city name when --geonames-file is
> used and multiple tiles
> are close to that city.
> 
> I fear I don't know in what situation these names are important. So,
> please try if this improves something.
> 
> Gerd