Add "explain element" (show properties) when tapping on it

[sjvudp]

🚀 feature request

Description

OsmAnd models roads to a great detail, but the disadvantage is that there exist over 20 types of roads with different symbols (according to the legend). Most users cannot remember those I'm afraid, specifically as legend and map cannot be displayed at the same time.
So I wondered whether and how that could be improved.

Describe the solution you'd like

My idea was that (long?) tapping on a part of a road would display its properties (like road type, road surface, slope, etc.) in text form.
Much like a "legend on demand", but not a generic one, but a specific one.

Of course that feature does not have to be restricted to roads.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Printing the legend(s) in color and carrying it along to look up what the symbols mean seems to be an out-of-time solution ;-)

[tradavyvy]

Great idea

[letypequividelespoubelles]

Linked with #7741 (adapatble legend) and doublon with #11275, #11056, #2232

[Zirochkabila]

@sjvudp If I understood you correctly, similar functionality already exists https://osmand.net/docs/user/navigation/route-navigation#route-details

[sjvudp]

@sjvudp If I understood you correctly, similar functionality already exists https://osmand.net/docs/user/navigation/route-navigation#route-details

I know that, but my idea was independent of a route; actually it was about examining why a specific road wouldn't be used for navigation.

[tradavyvy]

And why not have it work for other map items then roads.
Is this park, orchard or forrest?
Is this swamp, march or heath?
Is this sand, mud or peble beach?
There is verry often more map info in the data then is (or should be) renderred for readability sake. But that info is often usefull for specific uses. How high is this campsite because in the valley it is now 42 degrees.
With a long press on a location you now get a 4 choise menu why not add an 'explain what is here' button.

[scaidermern]

How high is this campsite because in the valley it is now 42 degrees.

This is possible with the altitude widget: https://osmand.net/blog/Elevation/#elevation-map-center-widget

Or by looking at the contour lines.

But not by tapping on a camp site (unless it has an ele=* tag).

[sjvudp]

But not by tapping on a camp site (unless it has an ele=* tag).

Of course one can only show the native properties of an object (not all properties derivable from related objects) (maybe Chat GPT can ;-)).

[sjvudp]

@sjvudp If I understood you correctly, similar functionality already exists https://osmand.net/docs/user/navigation/route-navigation#route-details

FYI: That link is broken (as of today)

[vshcherb]

https://osmand.net/docs/user/navigation/setup/route-details