Re: Worldwide routable Garmin maps: URL REMOVED

mtrax wrote:

btw I assume the Mkmap people know about this coast line problem/bug, or do we need to report it officially?

They know it. Someone else and I have reported it on the Mkgmap dev mailinglist.

oh and another request, is it possible to "name" the map so if I download two sets of maps
eg Korea and australia , they would appear separately on Mapsource
So when you build a Map you give it a name , I assume this can alter the registry entries you create right?
This could also be used in the filename too (I suggest keep the name small eg 10-20 chars

It's not the mapname that makes it unique within MapSource, but the family and product id's. So if you want a new map to be registered under mapsource then you will have to give it a different id when building the TDB file. I could make this optionally configurable on the website.

slight problem if I install two maps it looks like second map over rights the first Mapsource ?

so is this by design ie should I get ALL my maps in one shot or can I download two Mapsource install areas?

All map tiles have an unique number so installing two combined maps from my website does not overwrite any maptiles. But MapSource uses the TDB file and overview image (63240000.img), which are unique for each download from the website, to show the map at a great distance and maybe also to know which tiles exist. This behavior causes MapSource to not show the previously installed tiles if you add a new set of tiles for a different area. So with the service at it's current state you should download all the tiles you want in one go or use Mkgmap or MapSetToolkit etc to combine the tiles manually on you own pc.

Treadly wrote:

I didn't know Merkaator existed and having had a bit of a play with it I'm impressed! So far I've been using Potlatch and JOSM, but Merkaator looks much nicer and is more flexible.

Question 1: I don't understand what extract does, how do I convert GPX raw data into a track directly without having to trace it manually? (In Mekanator)

Question 2: When I zoom out on the raw GPX data the track quickly disappears, it's a bit like looking at a road through a keyhole, can the raw GPX tracks be made visible at wider zoom levels? (In Mekanator)

Sorry that my questions encouraged you to ask these questions, but it's best to start a topic in Q&A about this. I don't want to go offtopic here.

Question 3: Could some sub groups be added to the forum index for OSM software? For example, Potlatch, JOSM, Merkaator, Mkgmap and a few others. At the moment all the questions are grouped together and it's difficult to look through the answers to find what you're looking for. I know there's a search engine but it doesn't always find what you want.

Same applies here, this is a topic for the Feedback forum.

Update: The server harddisk was almost full last night so some large requests have failed partially (e.g. missing the mapsource installer). Sorry.