Waypoint / Viapoint Icons

[JP d]

Any chance we could get a (border control icon ) and a Supermarket icon )

Cheers

[Nomko Nomden]

Border control is not really needed when you only travel in the EU as ling you have open borders.

Supermarket icon... I don't see the benefit of that.

Maybe others do, might be an useful addition.

[Stefan Hummelink]

@Nomko-Nomden said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

I don't see the benefit of that.

Coming from a prospective of a motorcycle rider doing a day trip, nah, indeed, simply using the lunch icon would imho also suffice.

However, thinking a bit more out of the box: from an i.e. RV perspective doing a humongous holiday trip, moving from destination to destination, a supermarket icon that indicates where to load supplies would definitely be useful. A border icon for that matter can also be useful to that same kind of user category , especially considering the fact that the user base of MRA is vastly extending beyond the EU.

[Stefan Hummelink]

said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

prospective

Perspective*

[Con Hennekens]

@Nomko-Nomden said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

Border control is not really needed when you only travel in the EU as ling you have open borders.

Not everyone travels only in EU. MRA is an international product with users worldwide.
Besides that, some people like to know when they cross a border, even if they are open.
Especially since in the EU we have open borders (although some seem to want to close them...) the smaller border crossing roads often are not showing the border very clearly. In such a case it can be meaningful to add a sign while planning.

I am not really waiting for such a sign personally, but sometimes it is worthwhile to empathize with another person's situation.

[Brian McG]

even within the EU many of the old border control posts still exist, so they are a feature on the road even if they are now mostly unattended & not in use

I actually mark border crossings with a warning waypoint with text telling me of its imminent arrival
I find it is not unusual to find police vehicles lurking around border crossings even if there is no passport or immigration control

[JP d]

Also isn't there a border between Croatia and Bosnia.
Bosnia and Serbia.
Serbia and Romania?
Also Montenegro, Albania.

[Ralph Janssen]

I can see that a "store" icon can be helpfull.
Not special a supermarket icon, but a store in general.

But for bordercrossing or other special places I would place a "warning" icon with text in it.
And normally i place it a couple kilometers before the actual crossing because you never know what is waiting in front of you :D.

[Peter Zehentreiter]

@Ralph-Janssen you could use the store market symbol of the POI's gallery

[Hans van de Ven MR.MRA]

And a toll gate icon would be handy too

[Con Hennekens]

A lot of wishes

[white.mouse]

As an avid geocacher, I have applied long time ago for a Geocaching Icon. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be possible.

Als verwoed geocacher heb ik al eens een aanvraag gedaan voor een Geocaching Icon. Helaas schijnt niet mogelijk te zijn.

[ginogino]

@Stefan-Hummelink said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

@Nomko-Nomden said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:
simply using the lunch icon would imho also suffice.

The food icon is a sandwich. You have no idea what my tour friends would say if I told them we were having a sandwich for lunch. The classic ‘knife and fork’ icon is more appropriate.

[Stefan Hummelink]

@ginogino said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

The classic ‘knife and fork’ icon is more appropriate.

A knife and fork would assume I'm a modern age developed person using cutlery to eat lunch, and would therefore not be inclusive to the neanderthal caveman which is what I consider myself to be... Sometimes, I even go as far as to kill my sandwhich before I devour it with my bare hands and getting the excess saucy smudge all over my bare chest... Aaaarrggh...

All joking aside, I would consider changing the current lunch or food icon for that matter, to a knife and fork symbol to be a utter waste of valuable resources haha. Are we gonna request to change the coffee icon to an George Clooney (n)espresso, latte macchiato, or even americano for that matter just to suit all different aspects of each culture around the world?

[Lex.Kloet.RX]

Ik zou de indeling graag wat anders zien. Ik vind het nu wat door elkaar staan.
Waarom niet aan de linkerkant (als we met 2 kolommen blijven werken) alles wat met "stoppen" te maken heeft, dus:
geen symbool
parkeren
wc
koffie
eten
drinken
camper
camping
hotel
pakketpunt
historisch

Een aan de rechterkant (of omgekeerd) alles wat met "rijden, bewegen, onderweg" te maken heeft:
klok
groep
brandstof
laadpaal
uitzichtpunt
camera
werkzaamheden
waarschuwing
veerpont
offroad
snelweg

Ik vind dit veel overzichtelijker.

[Rob Verhoeff]

@Lex.Kloet.RX Ook daarover kunnen we "discuzeuren". Ik vind dat tanken (brandstof) alles met stoppen te maken heeft. Ik kan nog steeds niet rijdend tanken. Bij een historisch punt daarentegen hoef ik niet altijd te stoppen!

Wel een leuke discussie

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We can "argue" about that too. I think refueling (fuel) has everything to do with stopping. I still can't refuel while driving. A historical landmark, on the other hand, doesn't always require me to stop!

Still, it's a fun discussion

[Lex.Kloet.RX]

Zonder benzine kun je niet rijden, dus het heeft in mijn beleving met "bewegen" te maken. Maar je kunt zo meerdere subgroepen maken. Als je kijkt in welke volgorde ik ze heb gezet, zit daar ook een logica in.
Los daarvan, ik blijf van mening, dat het nu door elkaar staat en ook al ben ik een intensieve ge-/verbruiker. Ik prik nog regelmatig mis met mijn muis, omdat het nu niet intuïtief is.