[mkgmap-dev] emergency_access_point

Mon Aug 2 16:32:04 BST 2021

Hi Gerd,
the question is not so much where the next emergency access point is,
but its reference number (or name). So that I can tell them e.g.: "we
are in the forest halfway between WI-1234 and RÜD-9876". That's an
information they can make use of.
Regards,
Bernhard

Am 01.08.2021 um 13:05 schrieb Gerd Petermann:
> Hi Bernhard,
>
> no idea if there is a good POI type for this. I see no good use case for this when you have a Garmin device with you which tells you your position. Why would you want to know where the next emergency_access_point is?
>
> Gerd
>
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> Von: mkgmap-dev <mkgmap-dev-bounces at lists.mkgmap.org.uk> im Auftrag von Bernhard Hiller <bhil at gmx.de>
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 1. August 2021 12:35
> An: mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> Betreff: [mkgmap-dev] emergency_access_point
>
> Hi all,
>
> "highway=ergency_access_point" (see
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Demergency_access_point
> ) seems not to be included in our style: only in case of a line (instead
> of a point), there's an instruction: delete the highway tag.
>
> But it is a useful feature. In case of an emergency, you'll be asked:
> "where are you?" and then ... describing the place to the emergency
> service can be complicated: "on a cycle way next to the Rhine river a
> couple of kilometers south of the town of ..." is not exact enough.
> Unfortunatly, no emergency access point sign was directly at that place.
> Finding the name of a road leading to the place helped.
>
> So I think it could be helpful to know the reference number of emergency
> access points nearby.
> What could be a good Garmin id, so that it is searchable?
>
> Regards,
> Bernhard
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