Re: New OsmAnd style "Selection". Now Version 3.40

Thank you! On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00:40 PM UTC+1 Egal wrote: > I continued the development of the new style "Selection" and offer now the > version 3.40. > - It shows some more objects. > but > - It is smaller than version 3.37 and 3.38 and all other styles. > - It is faster than the pr

Re: Show "Train routes" when zoomed out?

Maybe this is what you want: Here's a custom renderer for viewing the railway network (old post from me on this group) I wrote it before the V2 rendering engine was introduced, but I just did a rough check and it still seems to w

Re: Reimporting favourites from GPX file

To delete a group, from the My_Places>My_Favourites screen you tap the trash icon in the top right, tick the checkbox next to the group, then tap the trash icon again. I just tried creating a new group, saving it by sharing to "Share to File System" (by Paul Rowe on google play), deleting the g

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

Perhaps someone who knows what they're talking about can comment, but from browsing OsmAnd Github and some googling, it seems that app updates on Google Play after November must target Android 11 (API 30) and this is when all of the new restrictions are unavoidable. Maybe many other apps will r

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

General note to readers: this discussion seems to have migrated and merged into: https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/13254 with some useful recent information from developer @sonora who has been warning about these problems and trying to alleviate them for a long time. -- You received t

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

> > File Commander is a file explorer type app for Android. There's a free > version with intrusive ads. I only mention it because I couldn't > successfully 'open with' from Samsung's file manager. Presumably other apps > would work though. > I'm not familiar with File Commander, but I notice

Re: Where to find what is considered in the navigation process?

This might be what you want: https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd-resources/blob/master/routing/routing.xml -- 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 osmand+unsub

Re: Streets in the sea?

On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 9:39:01 AM UTC hvd...@gmail.com wrote: > Data is both read from the offline map and from the live map and the > changes in the live map are merged or overlaid with the offline map, where > 99% of the data still comes from the offline map. (I do not exactly know

Re: favourite's details

Speaking for the Android version, "Configure Map">"POI overlay labels" should display the names of favourites that are shown on the map. A short tap on a favourite on the map works for me (Osmand + v3.9.6). Make sure you don't have accessibility mode turned on (Accessibility plugin) because tha

Re: Streets in the sea?

eb map? > > Harry > > Op vr 19 feb. 2021 om 15:15 schreef A Thompson : > >> Yes, with the current England map (full, not roads-only) dated Jan 1st I >> see the same as you Paul. But with live updates it looks OK. So hopefully >> the Feb 1st snapshot captured in th

Re: Streets in the sea?

Yes, I can replicate those "streets in sea" with the England map dated 1st Jan, and confirm that it seems to be fixed. With OsmAnd Live it's OK now. After a recent trial of LIVE when they accidentally enabled it for free in the nightly build, I took advantage of the £2.99 special offer for the

Re: Streets in the sea?

Yes, with the current England map (full, not roads-only) dated Jan 1st I see the same as you Paul. But with live updates it looks OK. So hopefully the Feb 1st snapshot captured in the map update expected in the next few days might fix it. I only recently subscribed to OsmAnd Live, so I can't te

Re: UK postcodes POI file February 2021

Thank you! Like many others I've been using your file for years. and I would encourage other UK users to get it. (The UK governmental mapping agency, "Ordnance Survey" doesn't license house numbers to be used in OSM. So postcodes are extremely useful here!) On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9

Re: Include extra address info in search results

It's been repeatedly raised with the developers, so I hope they _might_ be thinking about it! Eg: https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/9586 https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/9695 https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/6363 (Sorry if this is obvious, but note that the search see

Re: Wrong micro commands

I tried to replicate this (Poland Silesia map 1/1/21, Osmand +3.8.4) taking the from/to coordinates from your OSM link and using the "Simulate navigation" option in OsmAnd but didn't see the same strange directions. If it helps anyone else to look at this more easily, the route is a 1-minute s

Re: POI overlay, Food. Show only springs?

Speaking for the Android version, have you tried using the search mechanism (magnifying glass icon)? You could just type spring into the "Type to search all" box, select your desired type of spring from the top of the list of search results, then tap "Show on the map". If it's something yo

Re: High level actions on Favourites

e > that looks like suitable is the "+" sign. But this leads me to a file open > dialogue. > > A Thompson schrieb am Mittwoch, 25. November 2020 um 04:39:19 UTC+1: > >> OsmAnd has so many features, all created by open-source developers, that >> even fre

Re: Topo.render: Change zoom level of protected_area

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but it can be worth playing with the map magnifier in cases like this. (In "Configure map" or long press on one of the +/- buttons). E.g. if you go to zoom 11 and set the magnifier to 25% you can see a large area, still using the detailed map under control of th

Re: High level actions on Favourites

ability to assign special icons to each > category. > But I can live without that :-) > > On Wednesday, 25 November 2020 at 16:39:19 UTC+13 A Thompson wrote: > >> OsmAnd has so many features, all created by open-source developers, that >> even frequent users need to keep

Re: High level actions on Favourites

lking about "folders" are they folders at > Android file level - or folders within the OsmAnd app? > > On Wednesday, 25 November 2020 at 10:25:36 UTC+13 A Thompson wrote: > >> Faced with the same situation, I discovered a work-around. When you >> import the GPX a

Re: High level actions on Favourites

Faced with the same situation, I discovered a work-around. When you import the GPX as favourites, the new POIs go into the default folder called "Favourites". If you make sure that prior to the import this folder is empty (or even deleted) by moving any contents to other named folders, then aft

Re: OsmAnd 'Umwelt' zones.

Yes! I just tested it in Android with the "OsmAnd" (default) and "Touring View" map styles for the Central London zone (the OSM tag is boundary=low_emission_zone). You need to select Configure_Map>Details>Show_Low_Emission_Zones., but you can still have Configure_Map>Hide>Boundaries enabled if

Does the router think that walking past traffic_signals slows you down?

I was browsing the pedestrian section of routing.xml online here . This part caught my attention: ... According to the OSM wiki here

Re: Dedicated Folders for additional map-families

Hi - I don't exactly understand your question, but it's been a couple of days since you posted, so here is a first attempt to help! Assuming Android, AFAIK if you have generated sqlite, e.g. mymap.sqlitedb you can place such files directly in OsmAnd's "tiles" folder - they don't need to be in

Re: Osmand repeatedly wants me to exit and immediately reenter a highway

On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 7:10:52 AM UTC+1, Martin Trautmann wrote: > > > For a length of the exit lane of 1000 m length (@Wolterholten) this > would be a difference of up to 8.3 seconds (not account for an > acceleration time), for 500 m (Idzard) it would be half of it. How did > you com

Re: Osmand repeatedly wants me to exit and immediately reenter a highway

...still thinking about it... The two examples are when the slower joining road terminates at the junction between the off- and on-ramps. If there is no give-way/yield tagging (I don't know if OsmAnd does, in fact, pay attention to this) then it's impossible to know if traffic on the ramps need

Re: Osmand repeatedly wants me to exit and immediately reenter a highway

On Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:52:53 PM UTC+1, Tom Crocker wrote: > > > However, I do agree that some explicit code that preferred continuing on a > main road to travelling only on a link road where reasonable would be > useful. > That makes sense - I've learnt from other threads that some

Re: Osmand repeatedly wants me to exit and immediately reenter a highway

I had a quick look at your examples on the openstreetmap site, and the OSRM router there does the same thing as OsmAnd, e.g. here . In both examples, both the mo

Re: Wikipedia now missing from map downloads?

Ah! Thanks, Tom. I don't know if something changed (perhaps only in my brain...) but for some reason I was expecting to see them higher up in the menu hierarchy. Thanks again! On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 11:19:18 AM UTC+1, Tom Crocker wrote: > > I can still see it if this is what you mea

Wikipedia now missing from map downloads?

Osmand+ 3.8.3, Android 10, England. I didn't notice when it started, but I can't see any wikipedia downloads in Download_Maps>All_Downloads. I've waited at least two weeks before mentioning it. Wikipedia for England is still functioning fine in the app with the file I downloaded long ago, and

Re: Input Lat/Long

P.S. If you use Telegram, have you looked at the "OsmAnd Online GPS Tracker" app? I've never used it, but I guess that you could track the movement of one of your own devices on another device that way, assuming an internet connection. On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 11:32:53 PM UTC+1, ed

Re: Input Lat/Long

Yes! On the Android version, if you tap the magnifying glass symbol to search, you can just type or copy/paste the coordinates into the top bar where it says "Type to search all". Alternatively, pick "ADDRESS" in the next bar at the top then "COORDINATES SEARCH". This way lets you specify the

Re: Modify a GPX Track - how to?

I have a tiny feature request. It would be nice if scrolling the waypoint > list would wrap around, esp. when scrolling down at the first waypoint one > would have immediate access to the last one. > Helmut > > A Thompson > schrieb am Do., 24. Sep. > 2020, 04:32: > >>

Re: Modify a GPX Track - how to?

ng. On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7:53:22 PM UTC+1, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > Many thanks for that excellent explanation. > Again one of OSMAnds hidden gems. > Helmut > > A Thompson > schrieb am Di., 22. Sep. > 2020, 02:21: > >> Here it is in pictures! >> &g

Re: Modify a GPX Track - how to?

You can do it in OsmAnd by loading the track into the "Measure Distance" tool, which has a dual role as a tool for manually creating and editing GPX tracks. Tap on your track in My_Places>Tracks. At the bottom-left of the next screen (you may have to scroll down) tap on the three dots and choos

Re: UK postcodes POI file august 2020

Thanks again! Still working great. -- 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 osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https

Re: Streams and taps

her than being scheduled to be fixed. On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 4:49:29 AM UTC+1, A Thompson wrote: > > P.S. This IS shown in the legend, but it's understandable that you didn't > spot it. Swipe from the left, scroll to the bottom, Help>Map Legend>Osm

Re: Streams and taps

P.S. This IS shown in the legend, but it's understandable that you didn't spot it. Swipe from the left, scroll to the bottom, Help>Map Legend>OsmAnd default map style and you can see "Intermittent stream" in the "Waterways, nature" section. On Wednesday, Au

Re: Streams and taps

I mapped a stream that often dries up in summer - you tag it as waterway=stream, intermittent=yes in OSM. But such "ephemeral" streams (some historically named "Winterbourne"s in the UK) depend on the weather from year to year for when they will flow. In OsmAnd, I checked in both the OsmAnd and

Re: Is this a routing bug?

y the gate would be left open otherwise. But it's not an area I know. On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 12:27:43 PM UTC+1, Greg Troxel wrote: > > > A Thompson > writes: > > > It has a barrier=gate at the start of its service road, but nothing in > OSM > > to say

Re: Useful Companion Apps for OsmAnd

> > >> QGis Processing Toolbox > Raster tools > Generate XYZ tiles (MBTiles) > should generate MBTiles entirely within QGis (from the selected layers). > > AFAIK, you would still have to run mbtiles2osmand on the command line. For > those who prefer a GUI experience, it would sure be nice to hav

Re: Useful Companion Apps for OsmAnd

Thanks for explaining this so well, Xavier. I only map what I've seen with my own eyes unless I'm correcting freely available information, but you have taught me to be even more careful. I always want to learn how to contribute better. Once again, I have hijacked my own thread by over-sharing!

Re: Useful Companion Apps for OsmAnd

> > > You really should not be using google streetview in any way when editing > OSM. Please reread the google terms and not that they are totally > incompatible with the OSM CT. > > Agreed.. But I chose my words carefully! I find streetview useful for refreshing my memory about an area that

Useful Companion Apps for OsmAnd

Over years of taking an interest in free Android mapping apps, I have found a few that directly enhance OsmAnd. Anyone know any others? 1. Map Bookmark / Streetview Player / GPX Viewer is amazing! You can

Re: Do you search using the OLC code

Hi! If you open Osmand's search then paste the OLC straight into the "Type to search all" box at the top, then tap the first search result (shown as latitude and longitude) then for me in the UK it works fine, avoiding the trouble you described. This seems to work even thought the OLC from the

Re: Custom interval for contourlines

them in a few formats. if you could send me >> the tutorial on how to do it in qgis and your nodes I think i can try it! >> >> Op vrijdag 10 juli 2020 03:21:06 UTC+2 schreef A Thompson: >>> >>> Hi! I'm no expert, but have experimented with this sort of thing

Re: Custom interval for contourlines

ies I thought I saw was either placebo or improved 10m contours. If anyone knows about OsmAnd's current status and plans, I'd love to hear from someone who knows what they're talking about! On Friday, July 10, 2020 at 2:21:06 AM UTC+1 A Thompson wrote: > Hi! I'm no expert

Re: Custom interval for contourlines

Hi! I'm no expert, but have experimented with this sort of thing. As far as I know: OsmAnd's elevation data comes from the NASA SRTM/ASTER data that is available freely for the whole world except towards the poles. This has a horizontal resolution of 1 arc-second, about 30 metres. The vertical

Re: Display speed in calculated routes?

BTW, for walking with "use elevation" enabled, OsmAnd uses Naismith's Rule, so you can think of the parts of the slope graph for the route that are greater than zero as a graph of how slow you will be! On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 1:08:43 AM UTC+1, Jörgen Olofsson wrote: > > Is it somehow possibl

Some GPX files for UK Rights of Way

Following my posting in another thread , you can find my simplified GPX files for rights of way in East & West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and Co. Durham here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CZ3dx9nLj0YoxXbu3xIcjZuBN58qGALn?

Re: Rendering Based on Highway Designation

For UK Rights of Way, another way to go is to make GPX files. RoW data for most counties is freely available, and there's an excellent guide here: https://www.rowmaps.com/datasets/ Using JOSM (maybe also QGIS if you go to the original source and discover it is WFS or something peculiar) you can

Re: render.xml: change color based on speed limit?

Interesting question. I looked at Topo and a few other built-in renderers on github (here ) and they don't make any reference to maxspeed. So I suspect that maxspeed is not supplied to the rendering engine. But... woul

Re: Custom renderer adds options to control aspects of contour lines and walking routes

Hi! This email list is also accessible as a google group, which makes it easy to search for everything ever posted: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/osmand Here's a direct link to my posting containing the latest download: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/WyGJS0Dekrk/Z04AwaA1AQAJ Pe

Re: How to make my own vector maps?

You can check the contents of the .obf you created with OsmAndMapCreator using the inspector.bat/.sh utility that comes with it, like this: inspector.bat -vmap -vmapobjects -osm myfile.obf When you copy the .obf to the directory where OsmAand keeps its normal map .obf files, you need your filena

Re: Custom renderer adds options to control aspects of contour lines and walking routes

Another minor improvement: The "Hide restricted walks" option no longer hides walks tagged as "access=no" or "access=private" if they are also tagged with "foot=yes". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: Can't edit name of custom map

Yup, same for me but it has already been reported: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/8889 and merged into other ongoing fixes. You might have missed the post above because, after being merged it was marked as "closed". By default the issues page includes the filter "is:open" which used

Re: Opinions, please: should I suggest a "Highlight" menu option

ia frazione Suna > to Chiesetta del Pellegrino > > Best regards > Danilo > > Il Lun 4 Mag 2020, 03:59 A Thompson > ha > scritto: > >> I'm very pleased that someone else has found walking.render.xml useful. >> >> I've looked at a few ways that hav

Re: Opinions, please: should I suggest a "Highlight" menu option

allowed, the restrictions are only for motors.. > > Danilo > > > > > > Il Lun 27 Apr 2020, 05:00 A Thompson > > ha scritto: > >> In the "Configure map" menu are "Details" and "Hide". This is very good. >> But sometimes you want

Re: Opinions, please: should I suggest a "Highlight" menu option

ecial requirements and the necessary know-how! On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 8:28:31 AM UTC+1, Eugene zmeu wrote: > > You can make your render.xml file for your use case. Read more here > https://osmand.net/help/docs/Custom_Rendering_How-To.htm > > > On Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00:

Re: Opinions, please: should I suggest a "Highlight" menu option

ced "In the "Configure map" > menu are "Details" and "Hide" do not exist after. xml file copy to the > "rendering" folder and closing OSMAND, rebooting and even restarting my > phone. OSMAND updates are OK. > > Can you help me please w

Opinions, please: should I suggest a "Highlight" menu option

In the "Configure map" menu are "Details" and "Hide". This is very good. But sometimes you want to clearly see a critical feature that might normally be obscured. Just for my personal use, this led to me writing derivative renderers for walking: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/WyGJS0Dek

Re: Padstow & river Camel flooded?

> > If I zoom in to the harbour at Padstow, it appears correctly at a reported > level of 16.3. Strangely, as I now pan slowly right and left, the areas of > sand appear and disappear. > Same for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" grou

Re: Padstow & river Camel flooded?

I can replicate the Stepper Point flooding (50.56905,-4.9451456). For me it happens only at zoom level 12. (OsmAnd + 3.6.3, latest maps) >From previous discussions, flooding can be caused by OSM coastline errors. I'm no expert, but I don't see any coastline warnings here with "OSM Inspector".

Re: Custom Over/Underlay maps

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 6:36:34 PM UTC, Akkana Peck wrote: > > Here's another approach using QGIS, if you can't use the Windows > program mapc2mapc that Bart talks about: > http://shallowsky.com/blog/mapping/osmand-making-overlay-maps.html > Thanks, Akkana, for your excellent guide wh

Re: How can I find all results for keyword/value "internet_access = wlan" and "internet_acccess:fee = no"?

If you don't need search you can go the GPX route and see them on the map in five minutes. If this isn't what you need, maybe it will help someone else: Go to https://overpass-turbo.eu click "Wizard" and type: (internet_access=wlan and internet_access:fee=no) in Cologne and hit "Build and ru

Re: Heuristic coefficient comparisons

Thank you, Poutnik! I'm very grateful to understand this better, and I'm sure others are too. Interpreting Harry's results, I'm no longer thinking "acceptable routes are found even when the optimum is no longer guaranteed" but (eg. for hc=1.2) "it would take a very unusual route and section of

Re: Heuristic coefficient comparisons

Apologies - it was stupid of me to question the setup of the mailing list when we were discussing something else. I diluted my own question! If heuristic = bee-line_distance * hc and the cost function is only distance, then hc can be larger than 1.0 to the extent that it reflects the extra dist

Re: Heuristic coefficient comparisons

Aaargh. I meant overestimates not underestimates. Wouldn't it be better if this were a google group where posts could be edited, rather than a mailing list archived as google group? On Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 3:57:45 AM UTC, A Thompson wrote: > > As I understand it, the A* algor

Re: Heuristic coefficient comparisons

As I understand it, the A* algorithm uses a heuristic that estimates the cost of the as-yet unexplored route from a point to the goal. If this function never underestimates the cost, then the optimal route is guaranteed to be found. If we only consider distance as the cost, then the bee-line d

Re: What is "Browse map" intended for?

I have Browse as my default profile and rarely explicitly switch. When you calculate a route in Browse, you can then select a profile in the route overview sidebar - this causes the route to be recalculated with the selected profile's navigation settings even though you're still seeing the map

Re: creating maps with non-standard tagging with OsmAndMapCreator

Thanks to everyone for this thread - people have asked about this before without getting anywhere! Sorry if it's obvious, but there are also two low-effort solutions to the original problem: 1. Forget about making map files, convert the boundaries to .gpx tracks in JOSM, then OsmAnd can displ

Re: OsmAnd wish list

On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 8:11:13 PM UTC, Gregor Boos wrote > > > 4. Other GPX-Track colors > I'm not sure this is what you're looking for, but if you go to "My Places>Tracks" and tap on the NAME of a track (NOT on the three dot menu to its right) then you get a screen where you can se

Re: OsmAnd wish list

> > > 3. Favorites POI with names on the map > Have you tried "Configure Map>POI overlay labels" while the favourites are displayed? > 4. Other GPX-Track colors > I'm not sure that I understand exactly what you require, but if you go to "My Places>Tracks" and tap on a track's name (not the

Re: creating maps with non-standard tagging with OsmAndMapCreator

AFAIK, you need to get the file rendering_types.xml from github and put it in the right place for OsmAndMapCreator to read it. Then you can edit that file to control what is or isn't included in the map. If you search the archives of this list for "rendering_types.xml" then you'll know as much

Re: Osmand 3.5.5 and BRouter

Does this earlier question help? It's not obvious..., https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/neTFFbOCO3Y/MdGU8fnkDgAJ -- 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

Re: time predictions VERY inaccurate

Should an enthusiastic user (I) be occasionally downloading nightly builds rather than what's released on Google store? I'm interested in the statistics of experiencing a significant bug. Are google releases tested more than nightly builds, or do they just correspond to completion of the next w

Re: WRONG CALCULATION OF THE WALK TIME

Actually, for walking OsmAnd does now use Naismith's rule to factor ascent into the time estimate. But it seems that it doesn't do this is you are following your own .gpx track. If I take the start and end of the .gpx track and allow OsmAnd to plan its own walking route, then the estimated time

HowTo: sync favourites between devices with Syncthing

It used to be that the favourites.gpx file was only ever written, not read, by OsmAnd. But now on a full OsmAnd restart it is imported. This means you can sync your favourites between devices by syncing the favourites.gpx file. I've been using Syncthing https://syncthing.net/ (free, open source)

Re: foot routing, Berlin Oberbaumbrucke

I can replicate this (OsmAnd 3.5.5, latest map). It happens even if "Use elevation data" is OFF and "fastest route" is ON. This is a complicated area in OSM, but keepright isn't reporting problems on the desired route. This is no direct help, but may stimulate someone wiser... -- You received

Re: Too many solar panels as POIs on the map?

> > On full maps the "internal POIs" are always displayed, like supermarkets > (purple), hospitals (red cross), restaurants (brown) and others. I had not > realised that, but indeed: they are always displayed! > In the past that was not the case. Each of them belongs to a certain POI > category

Re: Where are the settings for OSMAnd+

In OsmAnd's main folder (e.g. Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files/) is a file called favourites.gpx (with old versions stored in the subfolder "backup"). This is a standard GPX POI file containing your favourites, complete with any categories you may have created for them. It used to be that Osm

Re: Optimizing OsmAnd for motorcycle use?

Yes, I meant OsmAnd's own roads-only map. That way you get a free update available every month,without doing any work. And I notice that Harry has raised the problem he identified with the developers on github and it's acknowledged so will be fixed in due course. So all you have to do is the re

Re: Optimizing OsmAnd for motorcycle use?

How about using the "roads_only" map and a dependent renderer to turn off any details you don't like, and change to your preferred colours? That way you still get a free map update from OsmAnd every month. Otherwise you have to keep regenerating your maps to keep them up to date. -- You recei

Re: Optimizing OsmAnd for motorcycle use?

On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 5:31:36 AM UTC, Rich Morin wrote: > > tl;dr - I've made substantial progress, but I could really use some help! > I think there might be some confusion here. The primary use of OsmAndMapCreator is to take OSM data (either from a supplied .osm file, or downloade

Re: Optimizing OsmAnd for motorcycle use?

I've played with dependent renderers by testing if each new edit works on my Android device. If there's an error, then OsmAnd loads the default renderer instead, giving no more information. This posting https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/6USzKxxkSv8/11IMgyCsAQAJ suggested you can get error

Re: UK postcodes file November 2019

Thanks! I've been using your UK postcodes POI file for years, and it works great. -- 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 osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: Which map gets displayed when multiple offline maps cover the location?

If you have multiple active versions of an object *having the same ID*, then only the most "up to date" one is used as determined by filename sort order. See recent discussions: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/7562 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/osmand/T0-ddc878Zw -- You rec

Re: Maps overlapping

Hi! I think I can replicate your problem. Since you posted your query, vscherb gave some more info on github about the file naming scheme for OSM Live incremental updates: Typically patches are called and sorted (the last one is the most important > patch): > > Map.obf (full) > Map_19_09_00.obf

Re: route calculation mistake roundabout.

> > Could you be seeing https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/7135 ? > If so, the devs addressed it 10 days ago. BTW, I notice version 3.4.4 went on Google play three days ago, which solved a different problem for me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goog

Re: Fault with POI search for Drinking Water?

Thanks Peter! I'd checked the Issues on Github, but didn't realise I was only looking at "Open" issues. This is "closed" --- I'll just wait for version 3.4 to be released. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this grou

Fault with POI search for Drinking Water?

I had a custom POI search for Drinking Water saved, and it used to work fine. Now it doesn't find anything. Digging deeper, things seem odd. Here's a Drinking Water point in SE England that I know: [image: Screenshot_2019-07-15-01-02-41.png] Current OsmAnd+ from Google Play, current map, Tourin

Re: Osmand claims it uses elevation data - but it doesn't

In an update to OsmAnd about a year ago, they introduced for the first time Naismith's rule to factor elevation into the calculation of WALKING times. Back then, I tested it and it worked. Numerous refinements to Naismith's rule have been proposed, but a fundamental uncertainty is one's persona

Re: Public transport routing

> > > > You can do some confirmation yourself. Check if the route appears > using OSMInspector: > > https://tools.geofabrik.de/osmi/?view=pubtrans_routes > > I just had a quick look and the above seems to answer the question. Roughly speaking, public transport tagging in the UK is largely con

Re: Own overlay map

OK, I checked. QGIS QTiles is the same for QGIS 2 and 3 and hasn't changed since 2017.It doesn't give the option of altering the filename extension. So to use the directory hierarchy of tiles in OsmAnd without generating a .sqlite we have to recurse through the directory hierarchy that QTiles m

Re: Own overlay map

OK, I checked. QGIS QTiles is the same for QGIS 2 and 3, and hasn't changed since 2017. It doesn't let you specify the filename extension, so we have to recurse through the directory hierarchy afterwards and change *.png to *.png.tile In windows, an easy way is to make a file addtile.bat to the

Re: Own overlay map

On Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:29:08 AM UTC+1, bartei...@gmail.com wrote: > > If I understand your post and link, you've worked out a way to produce an > overlay entirely within QGIS. Yes? Yes. A directory hierarchy of PNG tiles is already the way that OsmAnd caches online tile sources, so

Re: Own overlay map

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 1:06:28 AM UTC+1, bartei...@gmail.com wrote: > > I've also heard that QGIS and Mobile Atlas Creator can be used together to > create overlays. But I've never done it. There might be a posting here on > the forum. This might be alluding to the time I posted my no

Re: reading coordinates lat/long on new version android OsmAnd+ 3.3.4

Osmand+ 3.3.6 has been on Google Play for a couple of days and restores the display of lat/lon of a selected point. If you long-press on them, they copy to clipboard in the format "Lat y Lon x" (x and y being the numbers). Using the "Geo2Clip" route puts "y,x" in the clipboard - the same forma

Re: reading coordinates lat/long on new version android OsmAnd+ 3.3.4

I was just experimenting to find a temporary work-around. If you select a favourite then hit SHARE and COPY, then your clipboard gets a load of info that includes the lat/long. Easier, on Android if you have the app "Geo2Clip: Copy map coordinates" by CatFish (here

Re: Rendering Based on Highway Designation

Thanks, everyone. I was just trying to do the same thing, got bored when it didn't work, and instead decided to go browse this group's archive for the first time in a while! I agree with your motivation, Jonathan: in the UK people are starting to mark legally designated footpaths with designati

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