All maps are now re-rendered and available for download.
The Taiwan map has now also been updated, the programmer of the Mapsforge library was so kind to adapt the map writer to the enormous density of data there.
The next update will be available at the beginning of September.
For us the development of OpenAndroMaps is going on, there are plenty of things to think about.
We wish you a nice summer and pleasant trips with the OpenAndroMaps.
Greetings, Tobias, Michael, Christian
And there we go,
As all those who have ever met me probably guessed, my sense of order is stronger than my frustration and I have written a script for the resolution of the screwed-up super routes and integrated it into the process.
And because I enjoyed that typing so much, I changed the generation of the REFs (= short names of the routes).
Until now, the REF – if there were capital letters in the NAME and no REF-Value – was formed from these.
So e.g. “West Coast Trail” = WCT
Unfortunately, there are also relations which, especially in Scandinavia, had the path name_+vegur +vegen etc. in the NAME. This ended up in a REF that only consisted of the first capital letter.
From now on, the capital letters only become effective when at least TWO of them are recognised.
If there is only one capital letter, the first 5 letters of the NAME are used to form the REF.
So “Fjärilsleden” was REF=”F” until now, from now on REF=”Fjäri” – looks much, much better.
I did allow myself a new POI, namely the “E” charging stations relevant for EBikes without the obligation to consume (Pub,Restaurant…).
These can be found in the POIs under hike/bike, I think this is also of interest to one or two of you.
Here is the exact implementation: https://www.openandromaps.org/oam-forums/topic/ebike_charging_public-2
Perspective: In the course of the discussion about the ICN/IWN + super routes, it came up again that the “big” routes cover the small, local cycling/walking routes too often – we are currently discussing possibilities to switch off the international routes, but this is an essential intervention in the structure of the maps and must be considered = this will take a little time.
So, I wish you a pleasant Summer
Best regards,
Christian
Dear OAM community,
I am forced to suspend further updates of the maps = there will be no more updates for the time being.
Reason: A mapper has begun to “normalise” hierarchies of wheel relations that have been carefully maintained over the years.
This means that the previously common consensus – that the individual cycle relations, such as the Eurovelo routes, consisted of a hierarchy of main (super) relations with individual sub-relations (the countries), each containing all the necessary information – has been destroyed.
Now there are super-relations that are based on other super-relations, relations that cross-reference other relations, etc….
Unfortunately, this cannot be resolved with the hand-programmed tools of the OAM for the time being, as there is no way to resolve the possible cross-nesting of the super/relations 100% conclusively.
For the time being, the Scandinavian maps are affected – but it is foreseeable that this cancer will spread further.
Up to now, I have been able to iron out such improvements to the OSM database relatively quickly and without any major complaints, but now it’s time to take a break.
I am real terrible sorry for the community, my comrades-in-arms @Tobias and @Michael and all those who have contributed to this project in any other way, but at the moment I have reached the point where I simply don’t want to chase after every nonsense like Don Quixote against windmills.
Should something similar to quality control be introduced to OpenStreetMap at some point, I would be happy to become active again.
Have a nice summer
Your Christian
PS: Of course I will remove the donate buttons.
A quick info for you:
Most maps have better LIDAR contour lines again.
Unfortunately, there is currently a problem with a tile in the border area Germany/Poland – I will solve this as soon as possible…
General: Please re-download all maps otherwise there are ghost lines where new and old contour lines overlap.
… or disable the automatic loading of maps.
Have a nice springtime
Christian