Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On 24/09/09 12:32, maning sambale wrote: > Excellent progress! I mentioned before I don't get much of this hexa > engineering. But I have several mdr files for anyone to look into. I > anyone interested? Where do I dump them? Thanks, but have plenty. There are any number of free maps at mapce

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Excellent progress! I mentioned before I don't get much of this hexa engineering. But I have several mdr files for anyone to look into. I anyone interested? Where do I dump them? On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Steve Hosgood wrote: > Felix Hartmann wrote: > > Steve Ratcliffe wrote: > > On 21/

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Felix Hartmann wrote: Steve Ratcliffe wrote: On 21/09/09 17:03, Steve Hosgood wrote: MDR 1: A reverse index from maps to the other sections. MDR 4: poi types, partially known MDR 5: Cities MDR 6: unknown, wiki claims it is a list of cities but I don't believe that I wrote that

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

it stands for "New Technology", a format that is foremost used by Garmin "City Navigator / CN " maps and I think some other "Road" maps. Not compatible with very old (say older 3-4 years) Garmin GPS. Nakor wrote: Hello, Excuse my ignorance here but what does NT stand for? Thanks, N. --

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Hello, Excuse my ignorance here but what does NT stand for? Thanks, N. ___ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 07:26:39PM +0100, Steve Ratcliffe wrote: [...] > I've no idea what the mdr looks like in NT and of course if it > is vastly different then it will not help the current effort. MDR-for-NT and MDR-for-nonNT look quite close, it seems. MDR-for-NT has just some things more tha

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On 21/09/09 19:12, Felix Hartmann wrote: > Why do you try to go for NT format? > Address search worked very well with non NT maps too. cpgsmapper also > makes classic non NT maps. In case it wasn't clear I am going for the classic format, like everything else in mkgmap, and not for the NT format.

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Steve Ratcliffe wrote: On 21/09/09 17:03, Steve Hosgood wrote: MDR 1: A reverse index from maps to the other sections. MDR 4: poi types, partially known MDR 5: Cities MDR 6: unknown, wiki claims it is a list of cities but I don't believe that I wrote that bit of the wiki, and f

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On 21/09/09 17:03, Steve Hosgood wrote: >> MDR 1: A reverse index from maps to the other sections. >> MDR 4: poi types, partially known >> MDR 5: Cities >> MDR 6: unknown, wiki claims it is a list of cities but I don't believe that >> > I wrote that bit of the wiki, and for me at least it's tru

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 05:03:19PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: [...] > NT maps (with MDR1 using a record-length of 4 bytes) seems to be listing > the GMP subtile files. I hear that there are 8 bytes variants - don't > know about them. The 8byte are used in mapsource. Elrond ___

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Steve Ratcliffe wrote: > It looks like you can create a file with only the > sections: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 15. > I shall start off with a header size of 286. > > MDR 1: A reverse index from maps to the other sections. > MDR 4: poi types, partially known > MDR 5: Cities > MDR 6: unknown, wiki cla

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Hi On 19/09/09 12:43, Johann Gail wrote: > We have some basic knowledge of the format in the wiki. Has anyone tried > to generate a mdr with the known sections and see what happens on > mapsource or a gps unit. Not as far as I know. But why don't we just start. I shall kick things off by creat

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Hi Steve, On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:20:27PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: [...] > I write programs to explore the file format and I guess the other > investigators do too. I work in "C", I don't know what the others do. > It would be good idea to have a repository of these explorer programs in >

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

> Is it possible to implement global indexing incrementally? Looking at > my mapsource, the "Find Places" has 4 tabs (city, feature, address, > intersection). This is disabled when I am using mkgmap generated > maps. > > Maybe we can focus first in creating the city search index first or > addre

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 02:20:27PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: > The MDR file is a binary file - I don't know much about those obsolete > 20th century text-editors like emacs, but unless it can handle raw > binary, you're stuffed. It can, if you tame it appropriately. (Be sure to disable any in

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maning sambale wrote: > So the address is the only problem? > > Update: I was able to read an MDR file in emacs. Now how to > understand is the next challenge :) > > Yup - understanding the MDR file is what a bunch of us are trying to do! See the wiki page for our accumulated wisdom(!) so far

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> The biggest problem should be if you have a 25-sign-installationcode for this > map or not. Probably not. > There are keygens which can do the job but that breacks copyright law for > shure. > But may be you have a code. > I have been able to use some maps on a PC with the code DEMO instead of

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

So the address is the only problem? Update: I was able to read an MDR file in emacs. Now how to understand is the next challenge :) On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:07 PM, wrote: > Quoting maning sambale : > >> Is it possible to implement global indexing incrementally?  Looking at >> my mapsource, th

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Is it possible to implement global indexing incrementally? Looking at my mapsource, the "Find Places" has 4 tabs (city, feature, address, intersection). This is disabled when I am using mkgmap generated maps. Maybe we can focus first in creating the city search index first or address search and

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gmaptool can readout the key which is used for your unit from the gmapsupp. Gert Münzel wrote: Hi, Steve, Can I install my genuine .IMG file as an "installed map"? I think so but i guess this breacks copyrights law. I guess you have a CityNavigator on your streetpilot. If it's on a SD

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Hi, Steve, >Can I install my genuine .IMG file as an "installed map"? I think so but i guess this breacks copyrights law. I guess you have a CityNavigator on your streetpilot. If it's on a SD-Card you can take the gmapsupp.img and split it with the gmaptool(needs the free version of cgpsmapper) i

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Hi Steve, At Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:29:16PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: > We could really use a wiki page on stuff like this. > I do have an apparently-OK copy of 'mapsource' but it won't start > because I don't have an "installed map". Yeah, that's a bit weird: I have one MapSource that does

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Steve Hosgood wrote: Gert Münzel wrote: MAPSOURCE: There are 2 Ways to install Mapsource without having the Original-CD to yours fingertips: We could really use a wiki page on stuff like this. I do have an apparently-OK copy of 'mapsource' but it won't start because I don't have a

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Gert Münzel wrote: > MAPSOURCE: > There are 2 Ways to install Mapsource without having the Original-CD to yours > fingertips: We could really use a wiki page on stuff like this. I do have an apparently-OK copy of 'mapsource' but it won't start because I don't have an "installed map". I don't/di

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Hi, Steve, >All suggestions are welcome, but I don't have cGPSmapper nor a workable >copy of MapSource. MAPSOURCE: There are 2 Ways to install Mapsource without having the Original-CD to yours fingertips: * 1.Possibility:* 1. Download current Trainingscenter

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Hello, Being quite new here I would like to understand what is missing. My GPS is an etrex Vista. I generated a map of Michigan from OSM using mkgmap. If I go to Find > Addresses, I am able to search for adresses. I first search the street name (for example Jefferson Ave), then I go to street n

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Florian and Gert wrote in reply to my appeal: > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 03:45:28PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: > >> Detectives wanted! >> >> Some or maybe all of the global index is in the .MDR file. All suggestions are welcome, but I don't have cGPSmapper nor a workable copy of MapSource. So

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Hi, Florian, >Is there any way of creating an MDR file ourselves? I mean >probably with commercial software? >... >... >Flo >-- >Florian Lohoff Personal version of cgpsmapper has the capability to create mapsets including the mdr-file if you want it. This version is available as a 30 days tr

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 03:45:28PM +0100, Steve Hosgood wrote: > Detectives wanted! > > Some or maybe all of the global index is in the .MDR file. Information > on the this file is starting to appear on: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/MDR_Subfile_Format > > There's a g

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Hi, Steve, >You can rip an .MDR file out of an official Garmin .IMG (it isn't >encrypted as such). >More eyes on the job will increase the chance that someone gets lucky >and spots crucial clues into how it all works. >Join in please! > >Steve First, i'm not a coder. I have only small skills

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Steve Hosgood wrote: Mark Burton wrote: Hi Maning, Several problems with Search by Address in Garmin Mobile XT reported by some of my users. This is a known issue. Until the global index stuff is implemented I don't think it will be fixed. Detectives wanted!

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Mark Burton wrote: > Hi Maning, > > >> Several problems with Search by Address in Garmin Mobile XT reported >> by some of my users. >> > This is a known issue. Until the global index stuff is implemented I > don't think it will be fixed. > > Detectives wanted! Some or maybe all of the

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Ok thanks for the info. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Mark Burton wrote: > > Hi Maning, > >> Several problems with Search by Address in Garmin Mobile XT reported >> by some of my users. >> >> " - unable to search for road names via Address Search option using >> Where to?" -> "Addresses" >> -St

Re: [mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Hi Maning, > Several problems with Search by Address in Garmin Mobile XT reported > by some of my users. > > " - unable to search for road names via Address Search option using > Where to?" -> "Addresses" > -Step 1 0f 5 in Address Search requires entry of "State", no state is > listed and no mat

[mkgmap-dev] address search problem due to required "State" value

Several problems with Search by Address in Garmin Mobile XT reported by some of my users. " - unable to search for road names via Address Search option using Where to?" -> "Addresses" -Step 1 0f 5 in Address Search requires entry of "State", no state is listed and no matches found if the "Spell" o