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  • Herko ter Horstundefined Herko ter Horst

    @Nick-Carthew @Con-Hennekens This is exactly why navigation should really use the calculated/planned route (a.k.a. track) directly. Pretty much all these problems disappear/become irrelevant when making the navigation app/device just follow the planned route/track, instead of it having to do its own calculations with way points. The only potential problem that then remains, is using a map (version) that is different between planning and navigation.

    Added benefits include not having to skip waypoints when deviating from the route or starting the route halfway. Also, the burden on the person doing the planning to add superfluous way points to "force" where the route should go is removed.

    Main thing that needs to be addressed in this scenario, is to make sure the benefits of way points are not lost, i.e. they (especially via points) should still be visible/audible during navigation, so stops/viewpoints etc. are not missed while driving/riding.

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    @Herko-ter-Horst, I think we are both proposing different solutions for the same goal 😉 . But the need to skip waypoints in case of deviations is needed in both scenarios, if you want guided navigation back to the route. That's no different in either scenario.

    I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

    Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

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      @Herko-ter-Horst, I think we are both proposing different solutions for the same goal 😉 . But the need to skip waypoints in case of deviations is needed in both scenarios, if you want guided navigation back to the route. That's no different in either scenario.

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      @Steve-Lynch I think that only applies to a limited number of Garmin devices. The current MRA Navigation doesn't use the track at all, so obviously it uses and shows the waypoints.

      @Con-Hennekens I'm not sure. When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

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      • Herko ter Horstundefined Herko ter Horst

        @Steve-Lynch I think that only applies to a limited number of Garmin devices. The current MRA Navigation doesn't use the track at all, so obviously it uses and shows the waypoints.

        @Con-Hennekens I'm not sure. When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

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        @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

        When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

        If there is no next waypoint (like on a track) there is no point to guide you back to after leaving the route. The need is for sure there, when you take a wrong exit, or are confronted with a detour for roadwork or anything. That need is NOT there if you prefer to drive back to the route on sight. I used to do that too when still using the Zumo. But it is not ideal and only done because the system cannot lead you back on track (pun intended) when navigating a track.

        But I must also admit that navigating routes as a track with the addition of using waypoints, their info, and the possibility of using them to get back on track sounds like a decent method of navigating. Perhaps a bit complex to code though, I don't know.

        I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

        Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

        Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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        • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

          @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

          When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

          If there is no next waypoint (like on a track) there is no point to guide you back to after leaving the route. The need is for sure there, when you take a wrong exit, or are confronted with a detour for roadwork or anything. That need is NOT there if you prefer to drive back to the route on sight. I used to do that too when still using the Zumo. But it is not ideal and only done because the system cannot lead you back on track (pun intended) when navigating a track.

          But I must also admit that navigating routes as a track with the addition of using waypoints, their info, and the possibility of using them to get back on track sounds like a decent method of navigating. Perhaps a bit complex to code though, I don't know.

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          @Con-Hennekens said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

          @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

          When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

          If there is no next waypoint (like on a track) there is no point to guide you back to after leaving the route.

          Of course there is, it's just not a fixed, named point, but you can always calculate a route to the nearest location on a track. This location changes dynamically based on the "detour" I am on. So, if I've just deviated from the track, the nearest location on the track is where I left the track. When I'm a bit further along on my deviation, the nearest location on the track will shift accordingly. The app can then calculate a route back to the track at any time.

          As an example, let's say I've planned a route through the center of a village (the green track). On the day, there is a festival/market/whatever blocking the road through the center and instead there is a signposted deviation (red). At any point along this deviation, the possibility exists to calculate a route back to the original track. Two such options are shown in blue.
          Screenshot 2022-09-28 at 15.40.07.png

          There is no need to skip waypoints at all in this scenario.

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          • Herko ter Horstundefined Herko ter Horst

            @Con-Hennekens said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

            @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

            When navigating using a track, there is no need to skip anything, you can just drive to the closest location on the track if you ever need/want to leave it for some reason. In the scenario I'm envisioning, the waypoints are only used for additional information, not navigation, and a such there is no need to skip them.

            If there is no next waypoint (like on a track) there is no point to guide you back to after leaving the route.

            Of course there is, it's just not a fixed, named point, but you can always calculate a route to the nearest location on a track. This location changes dynamically based on the "detour" I am on. So, if I've just deviated from the track, the nearest location on the track is where I left the track. When I'm a bit further along on my deviation, the nearest location on the track will shift accordingly. The app can then calculate a route back to the track at any time.

            As an example, let's say I've planned a route through the center of a village (the green track). On the day, there is a festival/market/whatever blocking the road through the center and instead there is a signposted deviation (red). At any point along this deviation, the possibility exists to calculate a route back to the original track. Two such options are shown in blue.
            Screenshot 2022-09-28 at 15.40.07.png

            There is no need to skip waypoints at all in this scenario.

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            @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

            ...you can always calculate a route to the nearest location on a track. This location changes dynamically based on the "detour" I am on. So, if I've just deviated from the track, the nearest location on the track is where I left the track. When I'm a bit further along on my deviation, the nearest location on the track will shift accordingly.

            Sounds to good to be true, so I am not really convinced (yet). My fear if this is implemented is that the calculated detour will always guide you back into mess that is the cause of the detour to begin with while you usually want to end up ahead of it. Maybe it could work if you use a "not quite as near location" like 500 mtrs ahead of the nearest point on the track as the goal of the detour.

            I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

            Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

            Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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            • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

              @Herko-ter-Horst said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

              ...you can always calculate a route to the nearest location on a track. This location changes dynamically based on the "detour" I am on. So, if I've just deviated from the track, the nearest location on the track is where I left the track. When I'm a bit further along on my deviation, the nearest location on the track will shift accordingly.

              Sounds to good to be true, so I am not really convinced (yet). My fear if this is implemented is that the calculated detour will always guide you back into mess that is the cause of the detour to begin with while you usually want to end up ahead of it. Maybe it could work if you use a "not quite as near location" like 500 mtrs ahead of the nearest point on the track as the goal of the detour.

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              @Con-Hennekens You are correct that going back to the track "too soon" could be an issue. Of course, this depends on the reason for the deviation. If this is indeed because the road ahead is blocked, you'll want to make sure you don't go back too early (in my example above, the dark blue line would most likely be too early, however the light blue line further along the deviation could work just fine). It would be awesome if the app could help with that, but this would also depend on how much information is available.

              My current navigation solution does 2 things for me:

              1. if there is a known issue on the track I'm planning to drive that's known ahead of time, such as a closed road, it will automatically create a detour around it, while staying on the track for as long as possible and going back to the track as soon as possible.

              2. If I deviate from the track myself or the issue is not known in advance/available to the app, it will dynamically create a route back to the track from where I am on my deviation. I'll have to judge myself, if the route it provides makes sense (it does show the route on screen of course), based on the reason I decided to deviate.

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                Lots of talk about “Tracks” in this thread.
                Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

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                • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

                  Lots of talk about “Tracks” in this thread.
                  Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

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                  @Steve-Lynch I think the use of the Here map has been confirmed by the recent video. I'm not sure the other stuff has been confirmed. If so, I've certainly missed that. It would be a real shame in my opinion, if there is no option to navigate using a track/pre-calculated route (although it does seem likely there will only be navigation based on way points at the moment).

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                  • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

                    Lots of talk about “Tracks” in this thread.
                    Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

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                    @Steve-Lynch said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                    Lots of talk about “Tracks” in this thread.
                    Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

                    I guess that Next, in combination with the routeplanner, will enable options that cannot be translated to gpx 1.1 or 12.2

                    This is irrelevant as long as you stay in the MRA universe but will be annoying when you move to a less performant platform like a GPS device from Garmin or TomTom where you can only import GPX files..

                    Although this is only a guess, MRA evolution should not be hampered by the limitations of other devices.

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                    • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

                      Lots of talk about “Tracks” in this thread.
                      Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

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                      @Steve-Lynch said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                      Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

                      I really don't know. I don't believe I have read that anywhere. The released example looks like Here, but I do not see why that would dismiss the use of tracks. Garmin does that too...

                      @Drabslab said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                      Although this is only a guess, MRA evolution should not be hampered by the limitations of other devices.

                      I agree. So much more is possible with a ecosystem that involves the planner as well as the navigator! At the same time the dedicated device users most not be forgotten of course. MRA is still a plan and share platform.

                      I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

                      Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

                      Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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                      • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

                        @Steve-Lynch said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                        Maybe its just a language thing, but hasn’t it already been confirmed that MRA Next will be based on the Here map using Via and Shaping Points with GPX1.1 or GPX1.2?

                        I really don't know. I don't believe I have read that anywhere. The released example looks like Here, but I do not see why that would dismiss the use of tracks. Garmin does that too...

                        @Drabslab said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                        Although this is only a guess, MRA evolution should not be hampered by the limitations of other devices.

                        I agree. So much more is possible with a ecosystem that involves the planner as well as the navigator! At the same time the dedicated device users most not be forgotten of course. MRA is still a plan and share platform.

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                        @Con-Hennekens @Drabslab

                        Sorry I had a brain freeze mentioning GPX1.1 & GPX1.2 in connection with Navigation..
                        obviously they are irrelevant for the current MRA Navigation and MRA Navigation Next.

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                        • Steve Lynchundefined Steve Lynch

                          @Con-Hennekens @Drabslab

                          Sorry I had a brain freeze mentioning GPX1.1 & GPX1.2 in connection with Navigation..
                          obviously they are irrelevant for the current MRA Navigation and MRA Navigation Next.

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                          @Steve-Lynch said in Suggestion: routing options in planner transfer to Navigation Next:

                          I had a brain freeze

                          That is good if it does not last for too long.

                          If nothing else, it proves you have a brain 🙂 🙂 🙂

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