Points of interest

[devemux86]

What other points of interest do you think would be useful to be included in maps and the layers menu?

Current points of interest:

• Accommodation
  • tourism=hotel (16)
  • tourism=hostel (16)
  • tourism=camp_site (12)
  • tourism=caravan_site (12)
• Gastronomy
  • amenity=restaurant (16)
  • amenity=cafe (16)
  • amenity=pub (16)
  • amenity=fast_food (16)
• Health
  • amenity=hospital (15)
  • amenity=pharmacy (16)
• Fuel stations
  • amenity=fuel (10)
• Parking areas
  • amenity=parking (16)
  • amenity=motorcycle_parking (13)
• Peaks and mountain passes
  • natural=peak (10)
  • mountain_pass=yes (10)
• Motorcycle shops
  • shop=motorcycle (10)
• Tourist attractions
  • historic=castle (10)
  • tourism=attraction (10)
  • tourism=picnic_site (10)
• Viewpoints
  • tourism=viewpoint (10)

[Ciutnik]

I vote for ATMs.
Also the layer resulting from my experience in navigation are religious centers (churches, cemeteries). Personally, I am not religious, so I do not have such a “spiritual need”, but such places are excellent landmarks in the area. Church towers can be seen from many kilometers and help to correlate the map with the environment

[WalterG]

ATM?
Looking in Google there i found several meanings for this abbreviation.
Some examples: At The Moment, Adobe Type Manager, Automated Teller Machine, …

Here in the forum there are a lot of readers which are not native speaking english and a lot of them don’t know all abbreviations existing on this planet.

Therefore to make life easier for readers and developers and to avoid questions for further information:

When using abbreviations it would be fine to add minimum one time (perhaps in brackets) the meaning of the abbreviation.

[devemux86]

For reference can see OpenStreetMap lists for amenity and tourism.

[linux-user]

@WalterG

ATM?

ATM in OpenStreetMap

[linux-user]

At what zoom level should POIs been shown?

• Gas stations are shown at zoom ≥10
• as of V1.11.8 (beta):
  • Hospitals at zoom ≥15
  • Pharmacies at zoom ≥16
    

[Ciutnik]

@WalterG

When using abbreviations it would be fine to add minimum one time (perhaps in brackets) the meaning of the abbreviation.

You are absolutely right! Sorry… Although the abbreviation is widely used, I should specify that I mean a banking machine.

[devemux86]

@linux-user

At what zoom level should POIs been shown?

That depends greatly on the POI number in each category in map layers menu.
Zoom levels are not set in stone, but above all are map performance & visibility.

Certainly cannot work or expect speed with such map appearance.
OpenStreetMap website is a useful guide for POI min-zoom levels.

[Ciutnik]

I suggest completing the “Tourist attractions” layer with the at least “ruins”, “castle” and maybe “monument” tags from OpenStreetMap Key:historic https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:historic . I realize that this is a lot of data but there are a lot of very very interesting places marked there.

[devemux86]

@Ciutnik

I suggest completing the “Tourist attractions” layer with the at least “ruins”, “castle” and maybe “monument” tags from OpenStreetMap Key:historic Key:historic - OpenStreetMap Wiki

Castles are already included, see edited 1st post for all current POI.

[Ciutnik]

@devemux86

Castles are already included

Yes I know, but there are only those that are tagged Tag:tourism=attractions. Unfortunately, there are not all the castles I know (e.g. the Royal Castle in Warsaw ). But I noticed that some of them are marked as Tag:historic=castle - that’s why my proposal to add the “historic” OSM key.

[devemux86]

@Ciutnik

But I noticed that some of them are marked as Tag: historic = castle - that’s why my proposal to add the “historic” OSM key.

See the 1st post, both historic=castle and tourism=attraction are included.

[Ciutnik]

In fact, I have now noticed that the edited post #1, in which you wrote that both keys are included… So I have to look closely at the points on OSM

The motorcycle pub, where I spent my life some time ago, is tagged “amenity=bar” in OSM. Maybe you will attach this tag to the “Gastronomy” layer in Kurviger.

[juschka10001]

Because we’re doing classic touring in unknown areas we’re interested in:

• fuel stations
• tourism points / viewing points
• hotels etc.

My personal opinion…
BR
juschka

[linux-user]

@devemux86

Accommodation

• tourism=hotel (16)
• tourism=hostel (16)
• tourism=camp_site (12)
• tourism=caravan_site (12)

Maybe you could add to the accommodation layer also:

• tourism=chalet usually rented elsewhere
• tourism=guest_house
• tourism=motel

[Patrick]

Aren’t chalets usually rented elsewhere and are therefore not really the thing you need on the map?

[Ralf_D]

I’d like to see icecream cafe’s :slight_smile

amenity"=“ice_cream”

Because for self-importing (overlay or own POI) necessary usability features are missing:

• As Overlay: Hide in low (high?) zoom levels, like gas stations
• switch displaying on/off, like gas stations
• As POI: Folders/Categories with different colors
• Also performance is very slow showing them permanently (test with 7000)

Ref:
http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/bbd
https://blog.openstreetmap.de/blog/2015/09/wochenaufgabe-eisdielen/

Best regards

[zaphod_42]

Not even the “profi” app AroundMe offers ice cream parlors, and then a navigation software is supposed to implement this nonsense?
Maybe I am biased: the only POIs I use (only if really needed) are gas stations.