MRA running on DMD
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For me it would be interesting to use MRA with DMD Hardware using the BMW Wonderwheel. This would be my favourite equipment for on road navigation, especially of zooming and skipping waypoints is possible…. may be someone has some experiences with this showcase?
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Excellent summary!
I agree with you 100%, both in terms of the facts and your assessments.
I want to add something about POIs, as they can also easily be confused with DMD2.
In the MRA POI area, we see three tabs, and it is essential to understand that these POIs have different contexts.
#1 and #3 are like libraries; #1 "search" contains the POIs from the map, and #3 "library" is a private library. These POIs are not directly related to the route but are, so to speak, above it. These libraries also exist in DMD2, one via "search" for the map POIs, and the other via "myLocations" for the private library.
#2 "manage," on the other hand, contains the POIs that are actually assigned to the route, and only these are included in the GPX file as <wpt> when exported.
So if you want to transfer MRA POIs to DMD2 (where they are called waypoints), you have to insert them in tab #3.
@Martin-Wilcke ... hi Martin, I'm so sorry about, but that's not 1000% correct
It's so important to talk with correct wording...
If you open a route in MRA (no matter if a new, or existing one), than you can add POI.- by selecting a category from in MRA existing POI list in tab "search"
- or by activating/selecting a imported POI list in tab "Library"
then (if you zoom in the map) you will see many POI about the selected category(s)
then you can click on one or several of those just visible POIs in map, to make them "embedded" in the map -> will be included in an exported gpx file as <wpt>. case#1
and/or you can make them really as route point -> will be included in an exported gpx file as <rtept>. case#2
if you check both checkboxes in the dialog, you will get a route point and a POI. Icons are laying then on each other in map, may you can't see both. - or by creating a POI on the fly by using tab "Manage", clicking button "Add", paning the map and entering so manually a location as POI in the map case#1
- If you close this route and reopen again, the entered POIs case#1 are still visible - on map and on POI list "Manage" in MRA.
But the POIs are - let me say "only aggregated to this route(file)"! Still not part of the calculated route as routepoint! - If you navigate this route by MyRoute-App, entered POI of case#1 will be visible on map too, but you will not be guided to it!
- If you exported the route as gpx file, and imported the file in DMD2, entered POI of case#1 will be visible on map (and GPX-Manager) too, but you will not be guided to it!
- If you navigate this route by MyRoute-App, entered POI of case#2 will be visible on map too, and you will be guided to it!
- If you exported the route as gpx file, and imported the file in DMD2, entered POI of case#2 will be visible on map too, but not in GPX-Manager, and you will not be guided to it!
puhh - I hope, I have described each case, would have nothing overseen, and you can understand my explanations
