Routing issues with OSM map

Did this problem ever get fully resolved? I have reinstalled Basecamp and...

Been a bit puzzled as to why Basecamp has been giving me straight lines across country (as if I'm in a plane) rather than following roads like it should/.

I'm using an OSM routable map and when planning an IBA trip round Ireland (seven waypoints) I noticed that only one section was properly routed- between two waypoints that were relatively close together.

After reinstalling basecamp in case it was corrupted (it wasn't) I tried two routes: Dundee to Tomintoul (about 80 miles) and Dundee to Inverness (about 145miles) and BC failed to plot the longer route, but had no problems with the shorter one (both in the same direction BTW).

Is there an upper limit between waypoints that BC can't cope with with OSM? My tests suggest there is, and is there any way of getting round this- online mapping eg Google will calculate a route clear across Europe between two points.

EDIT: Just tried the same route and map (the OSM) in Mapsource and it seemed to work fine. Wassup with BC?

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

No limit as far as I'm aware, I've plotted routes across Europe with no issues. What may be an issue is the map you're using, some routing on OSM mapping can be a bit of a struggle :)

Which OSM map are you using?

0 RICHARD773CL over 11 years ago

Which OSM map are you using?

It's an OSM generic routable for Windows- downloaded probably a month or so ago. Same map in my Garmin. I did read somewhere that if a route crosses a tile that may cause problems in the view on BC but it's OK in the GPS, but that isn't the case for me.

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

Sorry but which map ... where did it come from? My OSM maps work fine. If in Ireland are you using the maps from www.talkytoaster.co.uk?

0 RICHARD773CL over 11 years ago

No, mine came from here: http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

Strange ... the routeable ones from there normally work fine, and just seen that you've edited your post as it works in Mapsource, maybe as you suggest there's a bug somewhere in Basecamp but I've never had an issue with it.

0 RICHARD773CL over 11 years ago

Oh well, I can use Mapsource anyway- it's not as though my ancient (but cheap and useful) Streetpilot is state of the art.

BC:

MS:

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

Looking at the detail are you sure you have the OSM map selected in BC, looks like the basemap? I can't see your map drop down list, enable it through View, Toolbars ... then check which map you're using:)

(I've moved this to the Windows forum as you posted in the mac one)

0 RICHARD773CL over 11 years ago

Ooops, sorry to post in the wrong section- was following on from the original query

Definitely using the right map:

I had a go at a route I want to do round Ireland with Mapsource and on that it's doing something similar, although it behaves better than Basecamp. Wonder if the problem is the map?

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

I suspect it is.

(Couldn't see your drop down box so it was just a thought, clearly wrong!)

0 RICHARD773CL over 11 years ago

On reflection I'm probably asking too much of a map not from Garmin. I'll just increase the number of waypoints and live with it.