Jerusalem is missing
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    I want to use the map of Israel but Mapfactor can't find the city Jerusalem. 
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    how old map of Israel do you have? I tested in 20130216 (available on early maps) and it finds that correctly (in PC navigator). It is possible that the polygon for the city was not valid in some older version.

  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    I downloaded the map of Israel from MapFactor and transferred it to my mobile phone (Windows Mobile 6.1). When I want to search for Jerusalem its just not there. The streets are there but I can't get there because I can't select a city to go there.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    is the map version 20130216?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    Where can I check this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    setup utilities/install map data/manage map downloads/free regions - hold pointer on the Israel line
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    It is map 201302160.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    and can you find Jerusalem in PC Navigator?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    No. The area where Jerusalem is located says "Lifta". But Lifta gives me just a couple of streets. So it definitely doesn't represent Jerusalem
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    Wait. With PC Navigator you mean the application installed on my PC. I haven't done this but could try this. Wait for a second.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    Oke. It's getting more wird. I see Jerusalem but in Hebrew. Then when I zoom in Jerusalem is gone and again I see "Lifta" and other area's but not Jerusalem. My guess is that it is some kind of political tric from OSM.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    but yu can search for Jerusalem? If yes,then copy the new Israel map file to your device.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    As a matter of fact I can search for Jerusalem in PC Navigator. Where has PC Navigator installed this map? I can't find the map file? 
  • Vote Up0Vote Down TommisTommis
    Yes it is working. I installed the map again on my mobile phone and it is working now fine. Like the app anyway and I am planning to use it a lot. Thanks a lot Tomas :-)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I have the new ver. of the Israel map and I kann't find Jerusalem, also install PC Navigator and could not find there too.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    There used to be (and probably still is) problem of map division into not-overlapping but fully-covering areas. At the moment we use
    http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1473946
    and
    http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1613659

  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I did vor 2 days a map update and since then I have the problem. can I get the older version somehow? I tried looking for it on the net but found nothing.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    If you are using "Early maps updates" (Advanced settings), you can temporarily disable this check box and download "stable" maps. This works only the first week after the maps were available for download.

    Edit:
    Do you know how old were the maps? I tried 2013.12 and it does not work there too ...
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I don't know the version of the map. I was in November in Israel and it worked. I think I downloaded the map in september but I have no idea the nummber version.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    Well, I tried September data and it failed there too. I would rather focus on current/new maps to fix/improve it there ...
    http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/29090735
    There is no "name" ... I believe that it is because it is not clear what language it should be ... and there is "int_name" instead (?). Because it was edited more than 1 year ago, I suppose you could not find it before (???).

    We are using some alternative names like "name:en", but only when "name" exists. Maybe some OSM mapper could comment on this?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    thank you for your explaination. well i'll have to live with it, or use other App where I can have TomTom map.
    I don't understand enough, I'm just a user.
    Thanks again

  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    OK - it should be fixed in March 2014 data, i.e. if 'int_name' is available and 'name' is missing, 'int_name' will be used instead.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    oh...thank you. I hope it will work
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I have the new version of the map and I can actually write jerusalem and it give me result. but...I kann look for just a few streets in the region of the old city. if I want to look for other streets, it does not find. I have to use Google search (and I need internet fot it.)
    I appreciate the effort you made.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    Do you type the name of the street (even if it is not listed)? There should be filter and search in nearby area ... can you give me an example?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I tried for example the street Agron (really near the region), Herzl Blvd (tried to write it : Herzel, Hertzel. Hertsel....), Derech Ruppin (Ruppin Road), and many more. did not work.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down mdxmdx
    It is strange - if I switch to English I am able to find "Agron" (I originally tested that on PC Navigator and it worked there). Then I tested it on Android with Czech language selected and it did not work. What language do you use? I will investigate it more next week.
    thanks
      Martin
    p.s. do you have maps palestine_osm.mca also downloaded?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    I have German language on the mobile and default on the navigator, also german. But the map is in Hebrew, I don't know why it is so. On my husband mobile it is the same and he complain as he cann't read the map. 
    I can not write the streets in hebrew, it does not recognize whats written.
    I write in german.
    should i download Palestine also?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    try to switch application language to English
  • Vote Up0Vote Down EtietiEtieti
    wow.. it works, in English I have much more streets, actually all I tried worked. And the map is in English not hebrew. Now I'm ready for vacation.
    Thanks a lot 

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