Thanks! For anyone following this thread, this might be helpful. Additions and changes, welcome. See also, RouteConverter's own documentation:
When you create a route using RouteConverter (and, presumably, comparable services) , you are specifying a set of positions: start, stop, and optionally, one or more intermediate ones. RouteConverter will then use its own map and algorithm to specify a route that runs through these points. When you transfer that route to OsmAnd, OsmAnd will attempt to do the same thing using *its own* map and algorithm. Which means the route on OsmAnd may differ from what you created on the PC. That's especially true if your route is less direct, more scenic. To reduce possible discrepancies, place your interim positions not on intersections but between them. That way, the routing algorithm will better "understand" the route you have in mind. On OsmAnd, the route will start from where you are, regardless of your starting point on the GPX. But you can change that. See above. On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 11:35 AM Harry van der Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Op ma 15 mrt. 2021 om 18:43 schreef Bart Eisenberg < > [email protected]>: > >> Re: RouteConverter. Nice program, open source. I had the best luck >> exporting a GPX as a route (as opposed to points-only). After I imported >> the GPX to OsmAnd and used it to navigate ("Follow track" in options), >> OsmAnd calculated its own route, but from my current position, not the >> beginning of the GPX. I could then specify a new starting point by >> selecting it on the map. Is that your experience too, or am I missing >> something? >> >> > Yes, that is correct and also my experience. It will start from your > current position going to the end of the route, thereby sometimes > completely not using the route. > This was discussed quite some time ago (2-3 years?), but never changed as > far as I know. > > So yes, I do the same. Of course this only happens when you are at home or > so (and that's why they say "don't try this at home" ;) ). > When you are at the start of your hike, cycling tour or car tour, it works > OK of course. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/osmand/5L8QI_Kz0o4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAGARPptE06GBf1dXaoH7XfN353zKYKfObm1gJ7dzh6bRdC5B3g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAGARPptE06GBf1dXaoH7XfN353zKYKfObm1gJ7dzh6bRdC5B3g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAL3UHSMJVRiPQJNgedNEQFgeR9Fs6-tsP8gDqmC99oTYesrbpw%40mail.gmail.com.
