> On Dec 20, 2007 12:50 AM, Karl Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 19, 2007 12:43 AM, Lambertus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > demuire wrote: > > > > I've been using OSM on my Garmin eTrex Legend more or less since I > bought it, > > > > it's great :) Would love it more if it was auto routing, but I > suppose I > > > > can't get everything I want Well, not right away anyway... > > > > > > > > Anyway, one thing that I'd really really like though, is to be able to > find > > > > a street. For example, say I know that I need to go to X street, but I > have > > > > no idea where it is. I'd like to be able to use perhaps the Find > function on > > > > the GPS to at least tell me where it is, so that I know at least > roughly how > > > > to get there... > > > > > > > > Is this possible? If not, can I make my maps better in any way to make > it > > > > possible? Will using the "is in" tag make it possible? > > > > > > > What you're describing here is adding all the streets to the POI list I > > > guess. While that should be possible, I wonder if it would be workable > > > with all those streets that are named the same in different cities. > > > > If you're talking about maps for a Garmin GPS, I believe there's a > > special index that is created just for streets. If you look at the > > various modes and licensing options for cGPSMapper, the ability to > > search by address or street intersection is one of the premium > > features. > > > > Karl > > Thanks for pointing that out Karl. Wow, USD800! I wonder how much the > Shareware (USD25) does, it sounds like it only indexes the cities and POI's > (I would assume by POI it would mean like tourist attractions, parking > etc?). If it at least does suburbs then it could be almost what I'm looking > for...
Actually, for the full-featured version that does everything with no restrictions, it's USD2800... However, you can get free access to that version online if you're willing to share your maps with the world. It's at mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com The other complicating factor is that there is currently no path from OSM data to cGPSMapper format. That's a project I'm planning, but I need to get some key pieces in place first. I actually rewrote the osmgarminmap XSLT stylesheet to transform OSM data into routable cGPSMapper format, but xsltproc chokes on even moderate-sized data (10 MB), so it's not usable. The other big factor is that there is no agreement on how to do street/house numbers yet, so there's limited data in OSM anyway. I've discussing the proposal on the Wiki recently and it's been a bit frustrating because nobody seems to get my point. Karl _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
