First, thank you, Ticker Berkin, the test map construction
instructions
helped greatly with understanding some of the issues
with the selection
of point codes.
Second, the topic of selecting point codes gets weird!
I am trying to support multiple Garmin StreetPilot 2610
receivers, which
were released in August 2003. I bought my first one about then.
Today, I made a typ text (.txt) and used the test map
generator to test
MapSource versions 2 and 6.16.3, which I use to support the
StreetPilots
as 6.16.3 permits map tile selection to subset large area
mapsets;
BaseCamp version 4.7.2, which is useless to me as I have never
been to
find a way to do map tile selection; a Garmin StreetPilot 2610
running
version 4.80 firmware; and a Nüvi 3790 running version 5.10. On
the
StreetPilot, the testmap failed entirely, only the builtin point
icons
were shown. The Nüvi showed a large fraction of the
test icons. I have
no good way to test how the device handles the icon categories.
MapSource 2.0 could not even find the test map as I was using
the .gmap
form of maps and it only understands the registry format. I did
not test
version further. MapSource 6.16.3 BaseCamp showed same set of
icons, they
differed on the polygons.
I am attaching the test.txt and the testmap.bat (as
testmap.txt) (Silly,
Google)
Thank you,
Randolph J. Herber
P.S., I still believe that burger restaurants belong with
fast food and with neither
American cuisine nor barbecue. Yes, if I were searching for
burgers I would search
under fast food.
MapSource 6.16. screenshot: