Unpaved roads vs color contrast and permanently closed roads motorcyclists
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wrote on 6 Jun 2021, 19:52 last edited by
Hi, when I make a MRA route with the HERE map I see some roads are sligt grey collord. While driving I noticed that these are apparently the unpaved roads. I think the contrast of these gray roads on the map is too low. Is not clearly enough recognizable in the map when you make the route. A shade of darker gray (or another well-recognized color for unpaved roads) would help. Occurs on my PC, tablet and smartphone. So the cause is not my video card or screen
I am familiar with the MRA tool to avoid unpaved roads. I don't want to use this. It's about choosing the right paved roads and recognizable (contrast ratio) unpaved roads myself. Are there more people who share this experiance? Solution?Second problem I have.
While driving the route I made, I regularly cannot continue because the route then wants to enter a road that is permanently closed to motorcyclists. How are these roads recognizable in MRA HERE?NL / GS1200
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@Rene-van-Ooijen
Hi Rene,
The map maker determines the colors of the roads, so these cannot be adjusted by MRA. It is indeed true that the "Light Gray" roads in the Here map (Garmin) are unpaved, or at least covered with gravel. While this is not visible in the TomTom and OSM map.With regard to the closed roads in the Netherlands, I created a POI list for that, I have requested this information through the road authorities in the Netherlands and in many cases received it, I also get back from them that they pass this on to the map makers.
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@Matt-Flaming
It depends on which card you use whether you can tell by the color whether it is a gravel / unpaved road.
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Helle Matt,
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@Rene-van-Ooijen
Hi Rene,
The map maker determines the colors of the roads, so these cannot be adjusted by MRA. It is indeed true that the "Light Gray" roads in the Here map (Garmin) are unpaved, or at least covered with gravel. While this is not visible in the TomTom and OSM map.With regard to the closed roads in the Netherlands, I created a POI list for that, I have requested this information through the road authorities in the Netherlands and in many cases received it, I also get back from them that they pass this on to the map makers.
wrote on 9 Jun 2021, 14:25 last edited by@Hans-van-de-Ven-MRA-Master
Thank you for your comment Hans.
Given the reaction of others, more riders are affected. Too bad Garmin hasn't noticed this yet. Or they have it on the to-do list.
If you zoom in far the light gray is reasonably distinguishable from the white roads. However, if a light gray road between a green area is on the map, I find it difficult.