Re: Map size

[john whelan]

Do you really understand my issue?  I'm not sure I have one. The existing
system and size of downloads work for me.  I have prepared my own maps in
the past, but adding in the height stuff makes this more complex.

I have concerns and a concern is different to an issue.

To me the concerns are more that multiple people even ones who live in
Montreal are having to download maps of a far larger area than they have
requirements for.  ie it wastes time downloading etc.

Most people live in cities so having a city based approach perhaps as an
alternative might suit them better.

Cheerio John


On 6 May 2017 at 07:05, Harry van der Wolf  wrote:

> I do understand your issue, but it is a difficult decision which city to
> take and what to include, and why not Montreal in that case?
>
> You can still make your own maps.
> A couple of years ago I wrote an article about creating your own maps
> especially for these kind of pruposes: http://osmand.net/
> help-online?id=technical-articles#Create_offline_maps_for_yourself.
> It was written for linux but it can be easily adapted for windows.
>
> Harry
>
> 2017-05-05 23:25 GMT+02:00 john whelan :
>
>> Not all of us have the latest device that can be expanded by adding a
>> memory card and downloading 500 mb when 50 will do isn't exactly friendly
>> to those who do not have unlimited bandwidth or who forgot to download the
>> area first and are using an Internet cafe to grab an update.
>>
>> Besides which those unwanted 450 mbs have a cost to make available to
>> OSMAND.  Bandwidth isn't free.
>>
>> Cheerio John
>>
>> On 5 May 2017 3:34 pm, "Stefan Monnier"  wrote:
>>
>>> > Could some thought be given to making maps based on a city's location,
>>> that
>>> > would save 90% of my downloads and save a bit of storage on my device.
>>> > Currently Ontario is half a gig.
>>>
>>> Hmm... with 64GB SD cards being so cheap nowadays I stopped worrying
>>> about the size of my Osmand maps (also I don't update them very often).
>>>
>>>
>>> Stefan
>>>
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Re: Map size

[Harry van der Wolf]

I do understand your issue, but it is a difficult decision which city to
take and what to include, and why not Montreal in that case?

You can still make your own maps.
A couple of years ago I wrote an article about creating your own maps
especially for these kind of pruposes:
http://osmand.net/help-online?id=technical-articles#Create_offline_maps_for_yourself
.
It was written for linux but it can be easily adapted for windows.

Harry

2017-05-05 23:25 GMT+02:00 john whelan :

> Not all of us have the latest device that can be expanded by adding a
> memory card and downloading 500 mb when 50 will do isn't exactly friendly
> to those who do not have unlimited bandwidth or who forgot to download the
> area first and are using an Internet cafe to grab an update.
>
> Besides which those unwanted 450 mbs have a cost to make available to
> OSMAND.  Bandwidth isn't free.
>
> Cheerio John
>
> On 5 May 2017 3:34 pm, "Stefan Monnier"  wrote:
>
>> > Could some thought be given to making maps based on a city's location,
>> that
>> > would save 90% of my downloads and save a bit of storage on my device.
>> > Currently Ontario is half a gig.
>>
>> Hmm... with 64GB SD cards being so cheap nowadays I stopped worrying
>> about the size of my Osmand maps (also I don't update them very often).
>>
>>
>> Stefan
>>
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Map size

[john whelan]

I live at the boundary of Ontario and Quebec so I need both maps.

However most of Ontario is more than four hours drive away and I hate to
think how long it would take to cycle it.

Could some thought be given to making maps based on a city's location, that
would save 90% of my downloads and save a bit of storage on my device.
Currently Ontario is half a gig.

Thanks John

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