Welcome!

[Michel van Hagen MRA-Founder]

Welkom tot het besloten Beta MRA Navigation Next forum!

Het is voor mij moeilijk om in de juiste woorden te beschrijven hoe dankbaar ik ben dat er zoveel mensen in ons geloven en ondersteunen! We hebben niet altijd de makkelijkste weg gekozen, in 2013 gekozen om meerdere kaartaanbieders in één website samen te laten werken, zodat TomTom én Garmin gebruikers een mooie tool hebben waarmee je routes kunt vinden, maken, delen en exporteren, ik kan je zeggen, dat is complex én kostbaar. En toch is dat gelukt, mede door alle feedback van jullie die enthousiast met MRA aan de slag zijn gegaan. Kijk maar eens naar de geverifieerde reviews van trustpilot!

Nu slaan we een nieuwe weg in met MRA Navigation Next, spannend, want ook nu gaan we iets maken wat er nog niet is. Een all-in-one route app waarmee auto-, motor-, camper- en EV rijders mee uit te voeten kunnen. Zowel met vinden, maken, tracken als navigeren van de mooiste routes. En dat zo goed als het met de huidige techniek en hardware mogelijk is. Niet eenvoudig, ik verwacht bloed, zweet en tranen, maar met de website is het gelukt en met de nieuwe app gaat het ook lukken.

In grote lijnen kun je stellen dat we MyRoute-app mobile samen gaan voegen met MyRoute-app Navigation. Je krijgt dan één all-in-one app met de belangrijkste functies van de website én premium navigatie. Het project is opgeknipt in 4 fases, onze ambitie is om uiterlijk 1 februari 2023 een goedwerkende app op te leveren die wat betreft functionaliteit minimaal hetzelfde kan als onze huidige navigatie app. 1 juni willen we de compleet nieuwe app aanbieden in de AppStore en Play Store, gaan we dan achterover leunen? Nee, zeker niet, er komt een nieuwe roadmap die we samen met jullie gaan vormgeven!

Tot slot wil ik graag aangeven dat we een klein bedrijf zijn met mensen die vol positieve energie en passie aan dit project werken. Niet alles zal perfect gaan, we streven wel naar perfectie, maar, waar gewerkt wordt vallen spaanders. Opbouwende kritiek stellen we op prijs, maar hou het netjes en respectvol. We staan er ook voor open om persoonlijk met jullie af te spreken als er iets onduidelijk is.

We hebben er ongelofelijk veel zin in en gaan er samen met jullie iets bijzonders van maken!

Michel van Hagen, directeur MyRouteApp B.V.
Namens het gehele team!

Welcome to the private Beta MRA Navigation Next forum!

It's hard for me to put into words how grateful I am that so many people believe and support us! We didn't always choose the easiest way, in 2013 we chose to have multiple map providers work together in one website, so that TomTom and Garmin users have a nice tool with which you can find, create, share and export routes, I can tell you that is complex and expensive. And yet we succeeded, partly because of all the feedback from you who enthusiastically started working with MRA. Just take a look at trustpilot's verified reviews!

Now we are taking a new path with MRA Navigation Next, which is exciting, because even now we are going to make something that isn't there yet. An all-in-one route app that car, motorcycle, camper and EV drivers can use. Both with finding, creating, tracking and navigating the most beautiful routes. And that as well as is possible with current technology and hardware. Not easy, I expect blood, sweat and tears, but with the website it worked and with the new app it will also work.

Broadly speaking, you can say that we are going to merge MyRoute-app mobile with MyRoute-app Navigation. You then get one all-in-one app with the most important functions of the website and premium navigation. The project is divided into 4 phases, our ambition is to deliver a properly working app by February 1, 2023 at the latest that can be at least the same in terms of functionality as our current navigation app. June 1st we want to offer the completely new app in the AppStore and Play Store, are we going to sit back? No, definitely not, there will be a new roadmap that we will design together with you!

Finally, I would like to state that we are a small company with people who are working on this project with positive energy and passion. Not everything will go perfectly, we do strive for perfection, but, where work is done, chips fall. We appreciate constructive criticism, but please keep it neat and respectful. We are also open to meet with you personally if something is unclear.
We are really looking forward to it and are going to make it something special together with you!

Michel van Hagen, director MyRouteApp B.V.
On behalf of the entire team!

[Hans van de Ven MR.MRA]

@Michel-van-Hagen-MRA-Founder

En dat gaat zeker lukken @Michel-van-Hagen-MRA-Founder

[Stefan Hummelink]

@Michel-van-Hagen-MRA-Founder Heel mooi! Ik heb zin om actief bij te dragen aan de ontwikkeling van de nieuwe app!

[Jack van Tilburg]

Ik heb hier bijzonder naar uitgekeken en ben blij met deze volgende stappen.
Net als @StefanHummelink ben ik zeer bereid om actief bij te dragen.

I have been really looking forward to this and am happy with these next steps.
Like StefanHummelink, I am very willing to contribute actively.

[Luc Janssen]

Just let me know how I can contribute at the moment you think it is relevant!

[Spili]

Great!
Waiting for next steps

[Rob Verhoeff]

Zeer benieuwd naar het vervolg van deze expeditie. De afgelopen zomer werd mij het gebruik van MRA wel heel makkelijk gemaakt door tijdens de rit gewoon op de telefoon de route even om te leggen.
Ook heb ik in het verleden al eens mee getest met Apple CarPlay (leuk om te doen).

Mijn roots liggen in die mooie stad achter de duinen en nu alweer geruime tijd woonachtig op een steenworp afstand van het MRA-kantoor in Sweet Lake City.
Mocht er eens behoefte zijn aan hele korte lijntjes of gerichte opdrachten in de buurt van "het kantoor", dan valt dat vast in te passen vanaf mijn kant.

[Nick Carthew]

@Michel-van-Hagen-MRA-Founder I’m so excited that Corjan and Joost will be putting there incredible skills and knowledge to good use to design a brand new Navigation app. I have every confidence that they will, under your guidance, build a world class navigation app. #TeamMRA the best

[RetiredWingMan]

I'm looking forward to a revised navigation app. I found the MyRoute-app mobile confusing as it seemed to be a cross between the web site and navigation. I'm anxious to see the new navigator.

[Con Hennekens]

I despite having a subscription that runs until 2024 I believe, I decided to take the Lifetime. To be able to follow the Beta and perhaps input some ideas. I am confident that it will be a swell party and the entry price is worth every cent

To start with an idea: would it not be sensible to ask for the Beta forum to be in English. If everyone goes about in his own language, this forum will soon be a mess...

[Nick Carthew]

@Con-Hennekens said in Welcome!:

I despite having a subscription that runs until 2024 I believe, I decided to take the Lifetime. To be able to follow the Beta and perhaps input some ideas. I am confident that it will be a swell party and the entry price is worth every cent

To start with an idea: would it not be sensible to ask for the Beta forum to be in English. If everyone goes about in his own language, this forum will soon be a mess...

Hi @Con-Hennekens I love your enthusiasm to help develop MRA Navigation Next, bravo

I also love your idea that English should be the forums first language

[Rob Verhoeff]

I also love your idea that English should be the forums first language

May I disagree with you? However it's a global firm nowday's I certainly don't want to scare people off if they don't express themselves in English that good!

[Nick Carthew]

@Rob-Verhoeff I am slightly biased on this point

[Rob Verhoeff]

@Nick-Carthew said in Welcome!:

I am slightly biased on this point

#metoo

[Con Hennekens]

@Rob-Verhoeff said in Welcome!:

May I disagree with you? However it's a global firm nowday's I certainly don't want to scare people off if they don't express themselves in English that good!

Yes you may, and usually I would agree with you. However we are talking BETA here, that's something for the techsavvy people, and I cannot imagine many of them to not being able to express themselves in English. My point is to NOT scatter all information during the BETA into different languages, like it is done in the other forum categories for market ready software.

[Nick Carthew]

@Con-Hennekens said in Welcome!:

My point is to NOT scatter all information during the BETA into different languages, like it is done in the other forum categories for market ready software.

You make a very strong and valid point

[MyRoute-app community]

Thank you for the suggestion to keep the forum’s main language in English. As most posts are in English it hasn’t been an issue so far. In some areas we do want to accept multilanguage responses since our average audience member only speaks their home language. We’d rather have the feedback in A foreign language than not at all.

I’ll discuss this with Michel if it does become an issue.

[Rob Verhoeff]

@Timo-Martosatiman-MRA Are you going to ban people from the test who are not very proficient in English writing? There will undoubtedly be strong testers among the Dutch. Then you are excluded in advance. Or you must immediately indicate that English is the official language when registering. As testers in the past (Apple Carplay), I didn't mind the multilingual response. I can still remember that they even responded in German...

[Con Hennekens]

@Rob-Verhoeff, my point was NOT to ban people from anything. again, we are talking about BETATESTING software, and I am well aware that most participants are probably Dutch. I am just concerned that having responses in many different languages is a drag at the development speed. And also again, I cannot believe there are many BETATESTERS that have a problem writing in English. Customers can make use of the regular forums targeted at their language.

If I am mistaken in my assumptions, please leave all as it is. But I think giving responses in many languages is a hold-up.

[Bergefall]

@Michel-van-Hagen-MRA-Founder Great. I am waiting to see and try it.