Overlay Maps

[GT JWR]

@paul69 right, and I have that set for HERE, simply for ease of planning and with the intention of using the Nav app.

If it's possible, it would be a great enhancement to select the Overlay view of choice and have it default as selected, instead of auto defaulting to HERE.

[paul69]

@GT-JWR said in Overlay Maps:

simply for ease of planning and with the intention of using the Nav app.

hi yes i agree with that, but you can still plan using OSM and use the compare with, in the tools menu.
this is what i do as i have friends who use tomtom, so i also compare with that, and amend the waypoints accordingly

[Brian McG]

Hi @GT-JWR it does not auto default to Here, it defaults to your choice of routing algorithm which kind of makes sense. If your planning a route with a certain routing algorithm you would probably want to be viewing that Overlay

I believe what your asking for is an additionally default for the overlay that would not match the routing algorithm

[GT JWR]

@Brian-McG right, and that is my assumption as well. And being MRA is HERE based (and I also have a Garmin ZUMO XT), I mainly plan on the HERE map.

However, in terms of overlay, HERE is terrible - see the comparison by only swithching the overlay. Planning with more detail, I would hope, is much preferred - but, only my opinion.

I realize I can switch algorythm's to plan, then compare to HERE and adjust the route to match - but why go through all the extra steps if the overlay can show the detail.

Using the HERE default planning algorythm and the HERE default in overlay:

Using HERE default planning algorythm and Google Maps overlay:

Drastic difference in detail - and it's not even zoomed in!

[Brian McG]

@GT-JWR yes I agree, was just trying to understand & make clear your request

In the web planner the default Here Overlay is very bland, it has very little contrast. The Here Terrain is a bit nicer but cannot be seleceted as default
For planning, like you I switch the Overlay, normally for me it is to OpenstreetMap or Michelin or OpenTopo

In the Navgation app the Here map overlay is terrible, just a washed out white/grey

[paul69]

hi @GT-JWR

just for info, whenever i open the web planner, the map always shows the last overlay used, which in my case is Michelin, when planning.

[GT JWR]

@paul69 nice! Now how did you make that happen!!

[paul69]

i may have misled you there, i am talking about when i open MRA web site the map shows michelin for me, but if i start to plan a new route, it defaults to OSM and i have to click michelin overlay, sorry my bad.

[paul69]

is it just me or has the actual google maps gone a bit wishy washy, similar to here, or am i doing something wrong.
i know this has nothing to do with the OP, only an observation.
how does MRA manage to use the old google map colours.

[GT JWR]

@paul69 yes, I've noticed that on the google maps website. I like the older color scheme myself. In any event, it still has more detail than HERE!

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Peter-Schiefer I don't understand the design choices either.
But all map suppliers use a less contrasting colour scheme now.