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From: Valentijn Sessink
[mailto:valentyn@blub.net]
Sent: 05 November 2009 17:43 PM
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Subject: [mkgmap-dev] indexing stuff
Hello list,
I tried the indexing stuff for the first
time. It does work a little
bit: it will find the location of streets
if I select them from the list
of all streets. However, I can't seem to
search for streets or cities.
Also, the country of all these is
"country" and in the list of cities,
there is an "ABC" behind the
names - could that be a hard coded state name?
(I suppose the above is just how it works
now and nothing to worry about).
Best regards,
Valentijn
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Hi Valentijn,
No, I don't think this is just how it
works now.
I get the impression that some people has fully
functional address search on their devices? Someone please confirm.
For myself address search is still not
available on the device.
I have tried Felix' mtb maps of my area,
and the problem remains. So I don't think my compiling methods (options used)
is to blame.
Possibilities are:
1) Not all devices
can cope with -–index.
I use Nuvi200W, someone had exact same
complain using Nuvi250 "Device asks for province/state and can't find any"
Problem is that with the original Garmin
map my device ask for country, and then city- never province
2) OSM
input data insufficient. Maybe there is no address data in the file and that
might be what is required?
I see a lot of "fix my address"
labels that I can't find in the OSM data, so might be generated by mkgmap? Or
maybe I just can't find it.
I deleted all is_in tags, but it had no
effect, I added is_in tags- no effect.
I deleted all is_in:state tags, but it had
no effect, I added is_in:state tags- no effect. (same with is_in:province)
3) No-one
else can get it to work on the device, and we're just assuming everyone else is
happy, or maybe resigned?
I believe "ABC" is mkgmap's default
--country-abbr if you don't specify it. I am unsure whether "country"
is mkgmap's default country-name?
I am not complaining – All & all
I am extremely happy with the work all these developers have done.
So I can’t search streets by address
– so what – I am quite happy with –road-name-pois=0x2f15 for
now.
On the other hand I gladly share ny findings
just to help development.
BTW I found a style file work around to
increase routing distance.
Where my map’s max was 1400km before
I can now route up to 2200km, by simply upgrading the road-class of the major
long distance connector roads.
BennieD