Map Updates 19. August 2010

Finally I found some more time to work on the openmtbmaps again. There are quite a few substantial changes. First, I changed around quite a few positions of lines so that no lines in the basic types are wrongly classified (outside of the routable types..). The not really correct positions were a left-over of the days were mkgmap could not write extended types. This means old typfiles are not compatible anymore (if you have done any modifications).

Second I introduced arrows pointing downhill now also for mtb:scale:uphill=3 and 2 in less noticeable colors compared to before or 4 and 5. This gives better indication of steepness. Last I made basic_hut and wilderness_hut searchable too, so not only alpine_hut can be found. lean_to and the for me remniscent amenity=shelter will not be searchable. Also I moved up the priority of city types, so that some more cities/places will show up in the city search.

Last but not least, is someone by chance next week (Monday to Thursday) riding in Portes du Soleil and got a (cheap) bed for me to crash? I want to go riding there for a few days and have problems finding a reasonably priced place to stay (and knowing the popularity of PDS just think that maybe someones around). Would be happy about comments/mails regarding this ASAP (before sunday at the latest...)

 

Map Updates 13 August 2010

Only minor changes this time (i.e. healthcare=* polygon and amenity=ice_cream POI).

BTW according to tagstat/tagwatch there are now about 45.000 ways classified with mtb:scale. This is about half the amount of ways classified with sac_scale. If one excludes the sac_scale=hiking value (which can mean more or less anything to a mtbiker) and excludes mtb:scale=0 than both keys now value up more or less.

On the other hand only about 7000 ways have mtb:scale:uphill classification.....

Both of this looks quite good in comparison (though in reality there has to be much much more classified ways) to Garmins announcements like (if I remember correctly) Topo Germany v3 includes 60.000km of cycle routes. Neither 60.000km is anything (OSM probably matches this in a few big cities alone) nor are 45.000 ways classified according to mtb:scale a lot.