<div dir="ltr">If we're talking about upping expectations, let me toss in: speed. If we do POIs we should do them right and that includes instant response in my mind.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:35 AM, Ilya Zverev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zverik@textual.ru" target="_blank">zverik@textual.ru</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi. I'd like to put the discussion of Roland's POI feature in perspective. Last month the team of <a href="http://openstreetmap.ru" target="_blank">openstreetmap.ru</a> released their version of POI search and display engine. Check out the screenshot: <a href="http://shtosm.ru/pictures/osmrupoi.gif" target="_blank">http://shtosm.ru/pictures/<u></u>osmrupoi.gif</a> and another one: <a href="http://not.textual.ru/zverik/2/3/osmrupoi-fortalk.gif" target="_blank">http://not.textual.ru/zverik/<u></u>2/3/osmrupoi-fortalk.gif</a><br>
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There is a catalogue of POI types (a lot like on other sites, <a href="http://flosm.de" target="_blank">flosm.de</a> and such), when you check one or more, markers appear on the map. When a marker is clicked, a popup appears with relevant tags translated into russian: name, opening_hours (parsed), address (using reverse geocoding), cuisine for restaurants, operator, website etc. Alas, everything is in Russian with translations neither available nor planned, and it works only for Russia. You can check it out at <a href="http://openstreetmap.ru/#layer=M&zoom=14&lat=57.81758&lon=28.32691" target="_blank">http://openstreetmap.ru/#<u></u>layer=M&zoom=14&lat=57.81758&<u></u>lon=28.32691</a> (open «Точки интереса (POI)» tab on the left).<br>
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I'd like to expect something no less spectacular and useful on the <a href="http://openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">openstreetmap.org</a>. Right now, in Roland's version, it isn't even clear that one should click on the map to get information.<br>
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IZ<br>
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