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    trailcafe Bronze Member
    last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 06:04

    plotaroute.com is also based on OSM maps and routes anything without issues. Same for the Footpath app. Can someone explain, why there are differences in routing? For me it seems, that SA fails and the others can manage route creation in a better way. But I cannot explain it to me why this is the case.

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      A Former User @trailcafe
      last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 06:40

      @trailcafe Indeed! yesterday i took some time to plan well known routes with SA and twice i ran into the same problem. komoot however worked without any problems. it is a pity for SA, just hope they will address this issue in the future

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        Mff73 @trailcafe
        last edited by Mff73 8 Mar 2023, 07:20 3 Aug 2023, 07:19

        @trailcafe
        OSM is the source of data : points, path, tracks, etc… are created there, with attributes.
        Then, there are map generations using these source of data, and each map generator (OSM itself for itself, or mapbox for others, or openandromap, etc…) are taking attributes and filter, tweak, to display the way they want/can.
        Then it comes to routing, where same OSM data source is used by routing engines to follow what can be followed using routing profiles (sometimes one can see routed path on a “path” not displayed on the map itself 😉 )

        Something in OSM not routable “at all”, and no routing engine will go through this.
        But something routable, according to some profile criteria can be walked through but not cycle, etc…, and finally (maybe not complete explanation, just my own understanding) which optimisation or path choosing when multiple are possible, it is the magic inside each routing profiles/engines i think.

        Then SA/Komoot/etc use all OSM raw data, have potentially their own mapping “provider”/“sources”, and also their “own” routing engine/profiles.

        It may just explain the differences, not why SA is not the best at routing (according to users).

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          trailcafe Bronze Member @Mff73
          last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 07:35

          @Mff73 thank you very much. When I get it right, SA could improve its mapping because it’s using “its own” routing engine that could be tweaked to e.g. route all visible paths (or any other criteria).

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            isazi Moderator @trailcafe
            last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 07:36

            @trailcafe not sure Suunto App is using its own routing, I believe they use the mapbox API.

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              trailcafe Bronze Member
              last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 07:53

              I just went into OSM and checked the metadata of some paths:

              1. and 2. picture is correctly routed by SA, 3. picture shows the path that SA ignores. I can’t see any differences in classification
                Link to area: https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?editor=id#map=17/47.57343/11.21559

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              The Mapbox API does not have any high sophisticated settings
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              https://docs.mapbox.com/api/navigation/directions/

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                Mff73 @trailcafe
                last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 11:28

                @trailcafe
                Sometimes it is not the path itself which is faulty, but its non proper connexion with other paths. Just one point not linked and the path, properly setup, is a dead-end, and routing will avoid it.

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                  trailcafe Bronze Member @Mff73
                  last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 11:39

                  @Mff73 Yes, and that is also understandable. But that does not apply here in this example.

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                    Mff73 @trailcafe
                    last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 12:04

                    @trailcafe
                    strange, yes.
                    This path 3 is routable in other tools (with locus and brouter)

                    Just one thinking : this path 3 is connected to its both end to a path which is quoted “alpine hiking”
                    here
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                    and here
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                    so, if SA refuse to route Alpine Hiking paths (hypothesis), then this path 3 is never reachable in SA routing.
                    But indeed little strange 🤔

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                      trailcafe Bronze Member @Mff73
                      last edited by 3 Aug 2023, 13:02

                      @Mff73 Damn, I’ve overseen that little part. Changed it to T3 which is still ok for classification. Environment changed and it got easier in this small part.

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