Lester I think, if you are addressing this to the general OSM list, we need a better idea of the situation you are referring to ( a marked up photograph for example). Right now it is at least not clear to me what the issue is.
BTW have you tried OSMand? Simon Am 09.07.2013 10:46, schrieb Lester Caine: > Given the current thread on the role of OSM as a source I think this > is possibly the right forum to post these notes. > > I'm currently working through a move from my N900 phone augmented by a > tomtom sat nav which has provided me with a usable 'in car' setup for > a number of years. The N900 has died and while I can simply buy a > replacement, Vodafone 'owed' me an upgrade which I was probably paying > for anyway, so I picked up an S4 since it runs Android 4.2 and the > tablet I've been playing with has the same on it. First problem ... > TomTom will not work with S4 for updates or hands free. S4's own hands > free is adequate, but not nearly as good as I had. Moving forward, > locus provides a tool to replace the TomTom navigation and it works > reasonably well, but again not as 'safe' as the TomTom. I use the word > 'safe' for a particular reason which is the major todo item. Currently > all four of the routing engines locus accesses give a major problem on > UK major road junctions. > > The problem is that directions given for major junctions tend to be > 'straight on' where the ACTUAL move is to take the slip road. This is > where I am wondering if the 'global' nature of this is perhaps getting > in the way? With driving on the left or right confusing things. > Improving UK routing to handle major junctions safely is not something > that would necessarily have the same requirements elsewhere? The > micro-mapping discussion also comes in here with actual lane data > making giving directions through a complex junction easier to > generate. We don't allow 'tagging for the router', but in these cases > creating data from nothing is causing a safety problem? I can see the > same problem in many countries but requiring a different > interpretation of the data hence what should we be doing to ensure > that the various routing options do have the best data to provide > 'safe' information? > > There are a couple of other items on the todo list, but I have the > material to work on them :) > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
