Hi Surfy,
Just wanted to give you an update. We've found a fix to the "no route possible" error. And we've also added support to other mapping programs, so you can view the location in Skobbler, Galileo and Maps.me. This will all come out in the next release, probably will be a few weeks. Let me know if you want it sooner, and we can put you on the beta tester list to get these updates instantly

Thanks!
Jessica

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Jessica- for those of us luddites who do not have I-bones , any chance of this coming out for Android?
Ideas
4x4 icon for places for those with only concrete parking
Moto icon " " which have tent space on soft ground and welcome 2 wheelers
Truck icon " " " " for places large enough to park one of those
Some other icon for those places which cater for all !

Hi Bertrand. Fellow luddite here Yes, there is an excellent chance of it coming our for Android. We're talking with a developer now, but realistically may need to do a bit of fundraising first. The cost for the development software is $300, and we're already running is the red from all the site hosting. So, yes it's coming, but realistically, it will be a few months.

As for your icon ideas. Let me tell you what we have currently, and then see what we should add. Right now the icons on the map signify the type of place. Formal established camping (like RV parks, or state parks), Wild camping (free, but no amenities), and informal camping (like a hotel parking lot, or a restaurant that let's you pitch a tent), and a bunch of others that are more self-explanatory. To see all the icons, click the "Show legend" button in the top right of the homepage.

We added to the list of amenities the ability to mark a place as "tent-friendly" and "big rig friendly". But, you have to do a search, or view the details of a place to see this info. For example, go here, and see the column on the left: iOverlander | Altai Oasis. This place is marked as tent friendly and big-rig friendly. For hotels and hostels there is a field for "parking" so you can see how much space there is and where the parking is located. Is it on premise- or the garage 3 blocks away.

Based on your suggestions, I think we are missing two fields.
- A 4x4 icon for places with only concrete parking. I think this is similar to tent friendly. If it's just a parking lot, then we mark it not tent friendly. Am I understanding correctly?

- A moto icon for places that welcome 2-wheelers: This we could add, and we've considered in in the past. The question is, are there places that have parking and are tent friendly that don't welcome motos? What would this field signify aside from a fluffy tent spot and a place to park? Because those two items are already covered by other amenities. Hmmmm... let me know your thought on this.

Thank you for the feedback! It is always appreciated.
Jessica

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Need more input- need more input!

Not all accom. places welcome motorcyclists as they often are dripping wet with dirty boots!

Thoughts...
Green tent icon for grass camping?
Red tent icon for wild camping
Black tent icon for camping on concrete? ( not everyone has free-standing tents)
The hard part is designing simple bitmaps which are self-explanatory especially due their shrunk size!

Surfy

"If I click on a link who is in southamerica, and i`m in europe, i get an error that there is no route possible.."
Could this have something to do with the... err.... Atlantic ocean I wonder? Is your Toyota amphibian??
(sorry for the cheekiness but you did 'fish' for it )

Good ideas for implementing!

Please add MotionX GPS! It is the currently most powerful Navigationtool for Overlanders, who is able to download huge areas of Google Satellite, Terrain, Road and many other mapsources for offline usage. Offers Trackercording, Track & Waypoint sharing/import/export and so on.

I will start soon the panamericana, therefore i better didnt join the betatester program.

Exactly

therefore i would like a button for just viewing the spot in Google, together to the option to get a direction (routing).


Surfy

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Thank you for link for gps Surfy

On the list! We'll try to squeeze it in the next release.

If you want to be a beta tester, just send an email to ioverlander.com@gmail.com. Sam will get you all set up.

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Ok, I think what you're saying is, make the icons suck less Noted. We'll work on it! Thanks.

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