xMap : show POI

[loic.caouen]

Id like to know how to display POI with xMap 1 and xMap 2.
I'm using leaflet and javascript.
I'd like to see supermarkets (like Auchan, Carrefour, Decathlon, Ikea) or car industries (Renault, Peugeot, ...).
Thanks for your help

[Bernd Welter]

Hello Loic,

in xServer 1 you can use the Geodatasource layer (xMap is connected to a database with the POI data provided by PTV).
https://svc-eu-n-test.cloud.ptvgroup.co ... /index.jsp
there are several examples dealing with the POI in LEAFLET.

For xServer 2 we do not provide the POI at that moment. This is subject for a future version and we might generate som kind of a feature layer for that.

Best regards,
Bernd

[CAPcargo]

Hi Bernd,

Can you give some update regarding POI for xServer 2? Any further plans or is it already available?

Best regards,
Beat

[Bernd Welter]

Hi folks,

in the meantime several new technologies have been released. As part of the PTV Developer API (released in 2022) collection we offer a (cloud only) service geocoding-places-api which offers the two step visualization of POI also called "places":

• Step 1: gather a list of PLACES within a certain (map) rectangle
• Step 2: display them as a separate layer of business data on top of the standard background layer (including streets and town labels)

Here are further links:

• Codesample
• Technical Concept

[Bernd Welter]

As I have just been asked for "is it possible to render own POI in DEV/xMap2?":

With modern mapping frameworks such as Leaflet, OpenLayers, xServer.NET the visualization of content is based on multiple layers:

• Geographic layers with street network, town labels

  

  Digital Roadnetwork, e.g. HERE

• Additional tile layers from remote services (weather, satellite, ...)

  

  Satellite Images, e.g. from HERE

• Business data such as Waypoints, Routes, Areas

  

  Business data

• And finally the total user experience by superpositioning of layers:

  

  All layers together...