how to make address search aware of the Canadian provinces?
Hi, I'm generating a map of Canada with this command: java -jar mkgmap/dist/mkgmap.jar --latin1 --gmapsupp --min-size-polygon \ --series-name="OSM Canada" --family-name="OpenStreetMap Canada 08 May 2012" \ --index --location-autofill=bounds,is_in,nearest --bounds=bounds --add-pois-to-areas \ --pois-to-areas-placement="entrance=main;entrance=yes;building=entrance" \ --check-roundabout-flares --route --remove-short-arcs --drive-on-right --check-roundabouts \ --family-id=34244 --product-id=1 --road-name-pois \ --generate-sea="extend-sea-sectors,multipolygon,floodblocker" --make-all-cycleways \ -c template.args --description="OSM Canada" I'd like to know if it's possible to get the address search to be aware of the provinces. For example, on the built-in map of my Nuvi 255w, the GPS "knows" that I'm in Ontario and gives me the option to change the 'state/country'. Here's a screenshot that shows this behaviour: http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-builtin-map.bmp With the mkgmap generated maps, the GPS only "knows" that I'm in Canada. Here's a screenshot showing this behaviour: http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-mkgmap-osm-map.bmp I've added these lines to the points, lines and polygons style files to setup the Canadian boundaries: # Canada = CAN mkgmap:country=CAN & mkgmap:region!=* & mkgmap:admin_level4=* { set mkgmap:region='${mkgmap:admin_level4}' } mkgmap:country=CAN & mkgmap:city!=* & mkgmap:admin_level8=* { set mkgmap:city='${mkgmap:admin_level8}' } Side note: I can make a patch to the default style with these lines if people are interested in having this included with mkgmap. Does anybody know how I can get the GPS to be aware of the province with my mkgmap generated map? Thanks, Ben
Hi Ben, your approach is correct. But I don't know which field are used by the builtin map. So maybe it is not possible to have the same functionality with mkgmap generated maps. Can you please what information/address is displayed if you select a POI on your mkgmap generated map. Is the province name displayed? If not then you should check the log file if mkgmap really finds your bounds directory. WanMil
Hi,
I'm generating a map of Canada with this command:
java -jar mkgmap/dist/mkgmap.jar --latin1 --gmapsupp --min-size-polygon \ --series-name="OSM Canada" --family-name="OpenStreetMap Canada 08 May 2012" \ --index --location-autofill=bounds,is_in,nearest --bounds=bounds --add-pois-to-areas \ --pois-to-areas-placement="entrance=main;entrance=yes;building=entrance" \ --check-roundabout-flares --route --remove-short-arcs --drive-on-right --check-roundabouts \ --family-id=34244 --product-id=1 --road-name-pois \ --generate-sea="extend-sea-sectors,multipolygon,floodblocker" --make-all-cycleways \ -c template.args --description="OSM Canada"
I'd like to know if it's possible to get the address search to be aware of the provinces. For example, on the built-in map of my Nuvi 255w, the GPS "knows" that I'm in Ontario and gives me the option to change the 'state/country'. Here's a screenshot that shows this behaviour:
http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-builtin-map.bmp
With the mkgmap generated maps, the GPS only "knows" that I'm in Canada. Here's a screenshot showing this behaviour:
http://bagu.org/scratch/nuvi-255w-address-search-mkgmap-osm-map.bmp
I've added these lines to the points, lines and polygons style files to setup the Canadian boundaries:
# Canada = CAN mkgmap:country=CAN& mkgmap:region!=*& mkgmap:admin_level4=* { set mkgmap:region='${mkgmap:admin_level4}' } mkgmap:country=CAN& mkgmap:city!=*& mkgmap:admin_level8=* { set mkgmap:city='${mkgmap:admin_level8}' }
Side note: I can make a patch to the default style with these lines if people are interested in having this included with mkgmap.
Does anybody know how I can get the GPS to be aware of the province with my mkgmap generated map?
Thanks, Ben _______________________________________________ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
Hi WanMil, On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM, WanMil <wmgcnfg@web.de> wrote:
your approach is correct. But I don't know which field are used by the builtin map. So maybe it is not possible to have the same functionality with mkgmap generated maps.
Ok, good to know. Thanks.
Can you please what information/address is displayed if you select a POI on your mkgmap generated map. Is the province name displayed? If not then you should check the log file if mkgmap really finds your bounds directory.
On the mkgmap generated map of Canada, POIs have the city and province name displayed. If the POI has full address information in OSM, then the full address is displayed. I think the bounds are being set correctly. One thing I noticed is that the built-in map of Canada uses the province abbreviation whereas the mkgmap generated map uses the full province name. For instance, the built-in map uses ON for the province while the map generated with mkmap uses Ontario. Could this somehow be causing the problem? In any case, I would like to use the province abbreviations instead of the full province names. Is there a setting that I can use in mkgmap to get this behaviour? Thanks, Ben
Hi WanMil,
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM, WanMil<wmgcnfg@web.de> wrote:
your approach is correct. But I don't know which field are used by the builtin map. So maybe it is not possible to have the same functionality with mkgmap generated maps.
Ok, good to know. Thanks.
Can you please what information/address is displayed if you select a POI on your mkgmap generated map. Is the province name displayed? If not then you should check the log file if mkgmap really finds your bounds directory.
On the mkgmap generated map of Canada, POIs have the city and province name displayed. If the POI has full address information in OSM, then the full address is displayed. I think the bounds are being set correctly.
One thing I noticed is that the built-in map of Canada uses the province abbreviation whereas the mkgmap generated map uses the full province name. For instance, the built-in map uses ON for the province while the map generated with mkmap uses Ontario. Could this somehow be causing the problem?
Maybe that's a hint how you can solve that yourself. Instead of assigning the country (CAN - Canada) and a region (Ontario) you might assign the province as country: ONT - Canada Ontario . To do this you must add your provinces to the LocationHook.xml file and add the country redefinition rule mkgmap:country=CAN && mkgmap:admin_level4=* { set mkgmap:country='${mkgmap:admin_level=4}' }
In any case, I would like to use the province abbreviations instead of the full province names. Is there a setting that I can use in mkgmap to get this behaviour?
In case there is a tag with the short name add this tag to the name-tag-list option. WanMil
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