Waypoint / Viapoint Icons

[JP d]

Any chance we could get a (border control icon ) and a Supermarket icon )

Cheers

[Nomko Nomden]

Border control is not really needed when you only travel in the EU as ling you have open borders.

Supermarket icon... I don't see the benefit of that.

Maybe others do, might be an useful addition.

[Stefan Hummelink]

@Nomko-Nomden said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

I don't see the benefit of that.

Coming from a prospective of a motorcycle rider doing a day trip, nah, indeed, simply using the lunch icon would imho also suffice.

However, thinking a bit more out of the box: from an i.e. RV perspective doing a humongous holiday trip, moving from destination to destination, a supermarket icon that indicates where to load supplies would definitely be useful. A border icon for that matter can also be useful to that same kind of user category , especially considering the fact that the user base of MRA is vastly extending beyond the EU.

[Stefan Hummelink]

said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

prospective

Perspective*

[Con Hennekens]

@Nomko-Nomden said in Waypoint / Viapoint Icons:

Border control is not really needed when you only travel in the EU as ling you have open borders.

Not everyone travels only in EU. MRA is an international product with users worldwide.
Besides that, some people like to know when they cross a border, even if they are open.
Especially since in the EU we have open borders (although some seem to want to close them...) the smaller border crossing roads often are not showing the border very clearly. In such a case it can be meaningful to add a sign while planning.

I am not really waiting for such a sign personally, but sometimes it is worthwhile to empathize with another person's situation.

[Brian McG]

even within the EU many of the old border control posts still exist, so they are a feature on the road even if they are now mostly unattended & not in use

I actually mark border crossings with a warning waypoint with text telling me of its imminent arrival
I find it is not unusual to find police vehicles lurking around border crossings even if there is no passport or immigration control

[JP d]

Also isn't there a border between Croatia and Bosnia.
Bosnia and Serbia.
Serbia and Romania?
Also Montenegro, Albania.

[Ralph Janssen]

I can see that a "store" icon can be helpfull.
Not special a supermarket icon, but a store in general.

But for bordercrossing or other special places I would place a "warning" icon with text in it.
And normally i place it a couple kilometers before the actual crossing because you never know what is waiting in front of you :D.

[Peter Zehentreiter]

@Ralph-Janssen you could use the store market symbol of the POI's gallery

[Hans van de Ven MR.MRA]

And a toll gate icon would be handy too

[Con Hennekens]

A lot of wishes