[Talk-GB] OpenTrail - Freemap for Android

Kevin Peat k at k3v.eu
Mon Feb 11 14:46:52 GMT 2013


Hi Nick,

On 11 February 2013 12:59, Nick Whitelegg <Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> If you're interested in trying it out...
>

I installed the apk on a Nexus 7. The smallish downloadable packaged
maps are great and the render is nice and clear which is good for
mobile devices.

I did notice a couple of things from first use.

Had to try the map download quite a few times (mostly getting
"Connection to http://www.free-map.org.uk refused") but managed to
download the SX map in the end. A download progress bar might be a
good idea for a future version as it is hard to know if anything is
happening.

Street name labels are extremely small and don't expand as you zoom in.

The POI search (only checked pubs) seems to only find those mapped as
nodes and not those mapped as areas. Search for other POI types would
also be useful (toilets, convenience stores, etc.).

highway=pedestrian doesn't appear to render.

The sea is rendered as white with just a thick blue line for the
coastline. I guess that is a feature?

Hope this is useful.

regards,
Kevin



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