[OSM-talk] Todo List
Simon Poole
simon at poole.ch
Tue Jul 9 09:17:37 UTC 2013
Lester
I think, if you are addressing this to the general OSM list, we need a
better idea of the situation you are referring to ( a marked up
photograph for example). Right now it is at least not clear to me what
the issue is.
BTW have you tried OSMand?
Simon
Am 09.07.2013 10:46, schrieb Lester Caine:
> Given the current thread on the role of OSM as a source I think this
> is possibly the right forum to post these notes.
>
> I'm currently working through a move from my N900 phone augmented by a
> tomtom sat nav which has provided me with a usable 'in car' setup for
> a number of years. The N900 has died and while I can simply buy a
> replacement, Vodafone 'owed' me an upgrade which I was probably paying
> for anyway, so I picked up an S4 since it runs Android 4.2 and the
> tablet I've been playing with has the same on it. First problem ...
> TomTom will not work with S4 for updates or hands free. S4's own hands
> free is adequate, but not nearly as good as I had. Moving forward,
> locus provides a tool to replace the TomTom navigation and it works
> reasonably well, but again not as 'safe' as the TomTom. I use the word
> 'safe' for a particular reason which is the major todo item. Currently
> all four of the routing engines locus accesses give a major problem on
> UK major road junctions.
>
> The problem is that directions given for major junctions tend to be
> 'straight on' where the ACTUAL move is to take the slip road. This is
> where I am wondering if the 'global' nature of this is perhaps getting
> in the way? With driving on the left or right confusing things.
> Improving UK routing to handle major junctions safely is not something
> that would necessarily have the same requirements elsewhere? The
> micro-mapping discussion also comes in here with actual lane data
> making giving directions through a complex junction easier to
> generate. We don't allow 'tagging for the router', but in these cases
> creating data from nothing is causing a safety problem? I can see the
> same problem in many countries but requiring a different
> interpretation of the data hence what should we be doing to ensure
> that the various routing options do have the best data to provide
> 'safe' information?
>
> There are a couple of other items on the todo list, but I have the
> material to work on them :)
>
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